U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Littoral Combat Force-24, conduct fast-rope drills aboard San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS Fort Lauderdale (LPD 28) while underway in the Caribbean Sea, May 28, 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)
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kevin Toro, a rifleman with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), embraces his family on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 7, 2026. U.S. Marines and Sailors with the 22nd MEU (SOC) returned home from a nearly 10-month-long deployment to support U.S. Southern Command to counter illicit threats, strengthen regional partnerships and protect the homeland. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ethan Claassen)
