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.
U.S. Marines with II Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group pose for a photo with staff members of Queens Creek Elementary School during an Adopt-a-School ceremony at Queens Creek Elementary School in Swansboro, North Carolina, Dec. 2, 2025. The Adopt-a-School program is a voluntary program between Queens Creek Elementary School and II MIG designed to strengthen the connection between the military and local community. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dorian Melrath)
