A U.S. Sailor mans a .50-caliber machine gun aboard the world’s largest aircraft carrier, Ford-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), as the ship departs Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, Dec. 6, 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. Navy photo)
| Date Taken: | 12.06.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 12.16.2025 12:11 |
| Photo ID: | 9445300 |
| VIRIN: | 251206-N-CO502-1009 |
| Resolution: | 6000x4000 |
| Size: | 3.92 MB |
| Location: | CARIBBEAN SEA |
| Web Views: | 6 |
| Downloads: | 3 |
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