Caribbean Sea – U.S. Marine Corps helicopters with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), prepared to take off during flight operations aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) on October 30, 2025.

The USS Iwo Jima, part of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group, was underway in the Caribbean Sea during the flight operations.

U.S. military forces are deployed to the Caribbean in support of the U.S. Southern Command mission, Department of War-directed operations, and the president’s priorities to disrupt illicit drug trafficking and protect the homeland.

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