A U.S. Marine Corps AH-1Z Viper helicopter with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), launches an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile at a simulated target during an exercise while underway in the Caribbean Sea, Nov. 25, 2025. 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)
U.S. Marines with 2nd Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, II Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, hold out hand signals prior to conducting special patrol insertion and extraction training on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Dec. 18, 2025. SPIE training is designed to rapidly insert and extract a reconnaissance patrol from an area that does not permit a helicopter landing. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. John Allen)
