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UNITAS Gold

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UNITAS Gold
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UNITAS Gold was the 50th iteration of UNITAS, which began in 1959 and is the longest-running multilateral maritime exercise.[1] The 2009 exercises included 25 ships and 70 aircraft from 12 nations and was the 50th time the operation was conducted.[2]

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A Harpoon missile is launched from the guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook during the sinking exercise portion of UNITAS Gold.
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A Mexican helicopter firing rockets at the former USS Conolly during UNITAS Gold in 2009

Rear Admiral Joseph D. Kernan, then-Commander, U.S. Fourth Fleet and U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command, remarked that UNITAS helps "nations coordinate efforts to oppose the scourge" of piracy.[3]

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A Colombian Navy AS-555 prepares to fire at ex-Connolly during operation UNITAS Gold.
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