UNITAS_Gold Knowpia

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]

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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^ Boynton, Holly (21 April 2009). "UNITAS Gold, Longest Running Naval Exercise, Begins in Florida". Official Website of the United States Navy. United States Navy. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
^ James G. Stavridis (February 2014). Partnership for the Americas: Western Hemisphere Strategy and U.S. Southern Command. NDU Press. pp. 86–87. GGKEY:KDBABGL9GBS.
^ Peter Kien Hong Yu (21 August 2012). International Governance and Regimes: A Chinese Perspective. Routledge. p. 111. ISBN 978-1-136-52101-0.

[boyn-1] Boynton, Holly (21 April 2009). "UNITAS Gold, Longest Running Naval Exercise, Begins in Florida". Official Website of the United States Navy. United States Navy. Retrieved 2 January 2017.

[Stavridis2014-2] James G. Stavridis (February 2014). Partnership for the Americas: Western Hemisphere Strategy and U.S. Southern Command. NDU Press. pp. 86–87. GGKEY:KDBABGL9GBS.

[Yu2012-3] Peter Kien Hong Yu (21 August 2012). International Governance and Regimes: A Chinese Perspective. Routledge. p. 111. ISBN 978-1-136-52101-0.

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