UNITAS Gold was the 50th iteration of

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, which began in 1959 and is the longest-running multilateral maritime exercise. The 2009 exercises included 25 ships and 70 aircraft from 12 nations and was the 50th time the operation was conducted. UNITAS Gold - Atlantic Ocean DVIDS169717

UNITAS Gold - Atlantic Ocean DVIDS169717

Rear Admiral

Joseph D. Kernan Joseph Devereux Kernan (born February 4, 1955) is a retired United States Navy vice admiral and the former under secretary of defense for intelligence, United States Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM), Miami, Florida from May 23, 2011 to September 201 ...

, then-Commander,

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and U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command, remarked that UNITAS helps "nations coordinate efforts to oppose the scourge" of

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References

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