U.S. Marines with Maritime Special Purpose Force, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), fast rope from a Navy MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 26, aboard Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) while underway in the Caribbean Sea, April 24, 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: | 04.24.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 05.04.2026 08:04 |
| Photo ID: | 9656406 |
| VIRIN: | 260424-M-SR021-1276 |
| Resolution: | 3648x5472 |
| Size: | 4.53 MB |
| Location: | CARIBBEAN SEA |
| Web Views: | 1 |
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