From left to right, U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Shannon Perry, senior enlisted leader for the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Marine Corps Col. Ryan Lynch, commanding officer, 24th MEU, Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Erick Lizarraga, 346th Air Expeditionary Wing, and Air Force Col. William Watkins, commanding officer, 346th AEW, greet Marine Corps Gen. Francis Donovan, commander, U.S. Southern Command, during an operation site survey in Roosevelt Roads Naval Station, Puerto Rico, May 24, 2026. U.S. military forces are deployed to the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility in support of Operation SOUTHERN SPEAR, Department of War-directed operations, and the president’s priorities to disrupt illicit drug trafficking, deter malign actors and protect the homeland through continuous presence. (U.S. Marine Corps photo)
| Date Taken: | 05.24.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 05.25.2026 08:51 |
| Photo ID: | 9704572 |
| VIRIN: | 260524-M-GH531-1047 |
| Resolution: | 4214x3010 |
| Size: | 2.76 MB |
| Location: | ROOSEVELT ROADS NAVAL STATION, PR |
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