A U.S. Coast Guardsman, with Maritime Security Response Team East, scans for simulated enemy combatants aboard San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS San Antonio (LPD 17) during a Maritime Interdiction Operation Full Mission Profile rehearsal while underway in the Caribbean Sea, July 18, 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: | 07.18.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 07.20.2026 11:14 |
| Photo ID: | 9819042 |
| VIRIN: | 260718-M-TH104-1243 |
| Resolution: | 2337x3505 |
| Size: | 1.21 MB |
| Location: | CARIBBEAN SEA |
| Web Views: | 51 |
| Downloads: | 7 |
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