U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), conduct CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter flight operations aboard the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS San Antonio (LPD 17), while underway in the Caribbean Sea, March 11, 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)
Jessica Rubio-Walling, the Operational Stress Control and Readiness team program specialist for II Marine Expeditionary Force, receives an award during an Operational Stress Control and Readiness core master trainer course, on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, March 26, 2026. The OSCAR team program works to improve the well-being of service members’ physical, mental, social, and spiritual health. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dorian Melrath.)
