U.S. Marine Corps helicopters with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), prepare to take off during flight operations aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group, while underway in the Caribbean Sea, Oct. 30, 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.
Kelsey Wood, the vice principal of Woodland Elementary School, narrates during an Adopt-a-School ceremony at the school in Maysville, North Carolina, Nov. 19, 2025. The Adopt-a-School program is a voluntary program between Woodland Elementary School and II Marine Expeditionary Force Support Battalion designed to strengthen the connection between the military and local community. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Payton Walley)
