CARIBBEAN SEA – U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Brendan Baughman, left, and Lance Cpl. Keiry Palma, airframe mechanics with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), conduct maintenance on a MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft wheel in the hanger bay aboard Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) while underway in the Caribbean Sea, Oct. 26, 2025. 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. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Emily Hazelbaker)
| Date Taken: | 10.26.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 11.13.2025 08:51 |
| Photo ID: | 9384561 |
| VIRIN: | 251026-M-DB868-1149 |
| Resolution: | 5472x3648 |
| Size: | 5.11 MB |
| Location: | CARIBBEAN SEA |
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