A U.S. Marine with Maritime Special Purpose Force, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), and a U.S. Coast Guardsmen with Maritime Security Response Team East and West, board a UH-1Y Venom helicopter with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 during an aerial night sniper live fire aboard San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Fort Lauderdale (LPD 28) while underway in the Caribbean Sea, Jan. 26, 2026. 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: | 01.26.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 02.02.2026 08:48 |
| Photo ID: | 9502124 |
| VIRIN: | 260126-M-VB488-1273 |
| Resolution: | 5662x3777 |
| Size: | 9.59 MB |
| Location: | CARIBBEAN SEA |
| Web Views: | 14 |
| Downloads: | 2 |
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