The Honorable John C. Phelan, center, secretary of the Navy, tours the flight line with the deputy commander of the 346th Air Expeditionary Wing, left, and the senior enlisted leader of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 225, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South, right, at Jose Aponte de la Torre Airport Ceiba, Puerto Rico, Dec. 24, 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)
| Date Taken: | 12.23.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 01.07.2026 13:22 |
| Photo ID: | 9468900 |
| VIRIN: | 251224-M-OQ453-1271 |
| Resolution: | 5627x3751 |
| Size: | 3.49 MB |
| Location: | JOSé APONTE DE LA TORRE AIRPORT, PR |
| Web Views: | 6 |
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