U.S. Marine Corps Col. Ryan Lynch, Commanding Officer of the 2th marine Expeditionary Unit, prepares to board a UH-1Y Venom helicopter, attached to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 365 (Reinforced), Littoral Combat Force-24, before it departs the flight deck of Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley (DDG 101) while underway in the Caribbean Sea, July 23, 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. Navy photo)
| Date Taken: | 07.23.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 07.30.2026 13:42 |
| Photo ID: | 9840579 |
| VIRIN: | 260723-N-BQ129-1144 |
| Resolution: | 6000x4000 |
| Size: | 1.44 MB |
| Location: | AT SEA |
| Web Views: | 20 |
| Downloads: | 2 |
This work, USMC Col. Lynch visits USS Gridley [Image 3 of 3], by PO1 Amber Gibson, identified by DVIDS, must comply with the restrictions shown on https://www.dvidshub.net/about/copyright.
No keywords found.
