U.S. Marines with Maritime Special Purpose Force, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), conduct training in the Caribbean Sea and on Camp Santiago, Puerto Rico, from Sept. 2025 to Mar. 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 video)
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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Collin Southall, left, and Austin Minnich, both small arms repairer/technician with II Marine Expeditionary Force Support Battalion, practice using a radio during a Mechanism of Injury, Injuries Sustained, Signs and Symptom and Treatment Given (MIST) class at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, March 18, 2026. This training was conducted to improve and sustain the Marines’ mission readiness and their ability to supply II MEF with proper operational support. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Sabine Wilson)
