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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine poses for a photo with U.S. Airmen with the 346th Air Expeditionary Wing at Jose Aponte de la Torre Airport in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, Nov. 24, 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 photo)

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine poses for a photo with U.S. Airmen with the 346th Air Expeditionary Wing at Jose Aponte de la Torre Airport in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, Nov. 24, 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 photo)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Gavin

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine speaks to U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 225, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South, and U.S. Airmen with the 346th Air Expeditionary Wing at Jose Aponte de la Torre Airport in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, Nov. 24, 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 photo)

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine speaks to U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 225, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South, and U.S. Airmen with the 346th Air Expeditionary Wing at Jose Aponte de la Torre Airport in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, Nov. 24, 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 photo)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Gavin

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine speaks to U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 225, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South, and U.S. Airmen with the 346th Air Expeditionary Wing at Jose Aponte de la Torre Airport in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, Nov. 24, 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 photo)

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine speaks to U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 225, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South, and U.S. Airmen with the 346th Air Expeditionary Wing at Jose Aponte de la Torre Airport in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, Nov. 24, 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 photo)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Gavin

Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman David L. Isom speaks to U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 225, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South, and U.S. Airmen with the 346th Air Expeditionary Wing at Jose Aponte de la Torre Airport in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, Nov. 24, 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 photo)

Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman David L. Isom speaks to U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 225, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South, and U.S. Airmen with the 346th Air Expeditionary Wing at Jose Aponte de la Torre Airport in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, Nov. 24, 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 photo)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Gavin

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine speaks to U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 225, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South, and U.S. Airmen with the 346th Air Expeditionary Wing at Jose Aponte de la Torre Airport in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, Nov. 24, 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 photo)

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine speaks to U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 225, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South, and U.S. Airmen with the 346th Air Expeditionary Wing at Jose Aponte de la Torre Airport in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, Nov. 24, 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 photo)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Gavin

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine recognizes a U.S. Marine with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 225, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South, for outstanding performance at Jose Aponte de la Torre Airport in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, Nov. 24, 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 photo)

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine recognizes a U.S. Marine with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 225, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South, for outstanding performance at Jose Aponte de la Torre Airport in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, Nov. 24, 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 photo)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Gavin

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine receives a tour from the commanding officer of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 225, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South, at Jose Aponte de la Torre Airport in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, Nov. 24, 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 photo)

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine receives a tour from the commanding officer of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 225, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South, at Jose Aponte de la Torre Airport in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, Nov. 24, 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 photo)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Gavin

Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman, David L. Isom greets the Command Senior Enlisted Leader of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 225, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South, at Jose Aponte de la Torre Airport in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, Nov. 24, 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 photo)

Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman, David L. Isom greets the Command Senior Enlisted Leader of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 225, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South, at Jose Aponte de la Torre Airport in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, Nov. 24, 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 photo)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Gavin

(From left to right) Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman David L. Isom, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine, the Commanding Officer and the Command Senior Enlisted Leader of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 225, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South, pose for a photo Jose Aponte de la Torre Airport in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, Nov. 24, 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 photo)

(From left to right) Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman David L. Isom, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine, the Commanding Officer and the Command Senior Enlisted Leader of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 225, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South, pose for a photo Jose Aponte de la Torre Airport in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, Nov. 24, 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 photo)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Gavin

A U.S. Marine Corps KC-130J Super Hercules assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 252, Marine Aircraft Group 14, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, is parked on the flightline while a U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 225, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South, takes off at Jose Aponte de la Torre Airport in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, Nov. 20, 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 photo)

A U.S. Marine Corps KC-130J Super Hercules assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 252, Marine Aircraft Group 14, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, is parked on the flightline while a U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 225, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South, takes off at Jose Aponte de la Torre Airport in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, Nov. 20, 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 photo)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Gavin

A U.S. Marine Corps plane captain with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 225, U.S. Marine Corps Forces South, signals to a U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II pilot with VMFA-225 at Jose Aponte de la Torre Airport in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, Nov. 20, 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 photo)

A U.S. Marine Corps plane captain with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 225, U.S. Marine Corps Forces South, signals to a U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II pilot with VMFA-225 at Jose Aponte de la Torre Airport in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, Nov. 20, 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 photo)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Gavin

A U.S. Marine Corps pilot and plane captain with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 225, U.S. Marine Corps Forces South, conduct preflight checks on a U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II assigned to VMFA-225 at Jose Aponte de la Torre Airport in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, Nov. 20, 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 photo)

A U.S. Marine Corps pilot and plane captain with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 225, U.S. Marine Corps Forces South, conduct preflight checks on a U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II assigned to VMFA-225 at Jose Aponte de la Torre Airport in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, Nov. 20, 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 photo)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Gavin

A U.S. Marine Corps plane captain with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 225, U.S. Marine Corps Forces South, conducts a preflight inspection under a U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II assigned to VMFA-225 at Jose Aponte de la Torre Airport in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, Nov. 20, 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 photo)

A U.S. Marine Corps plane captain with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 225, U.S. Marine Corps Forces South, conducts a preflight inspection under a U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II assigned to VMFA-225 at Jose Aponte de la Torre Airport in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, Nov. 20, 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 photo)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Gavin

A U.S. Marine Corps pilot and plane captain with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 225, U.S. Marine Corps Forces South, conduct preflight checks on a U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II assigned to VMFA-225 at Jose Aponte de la Torre Airport in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, Nov. 20, 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 photo)

A U.S. Marine Corps pilot and plane captain with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 225, U.S. Marine Corps Forces South, conduct preflight checks on a U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II assigned to VMFA-225 at Jose Aponte de la Torre Airport in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, Nov. 20, 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 photo)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Gavin

U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 225, U.S. Marine Corps Forces South, prepare to launch a U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II assigned to VMFA-225 at Jose Aponte de la Torre Airport in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, Nov. 20, 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 photo)

U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 225, U.S. Marine Corps Forces South, prepare to launch a U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II assigned to VMFA-225 at Jose Aponte de la Torre Airport in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, Nov. 20, 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 photo)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Gavin

A U.S. Marine Corps pilot with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 225, U.S. Marine Corps Forces South, conducts preflight inspections on a U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II assigned to VMFA-225 at Jose Aponte de la Torre Airport in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, Nov. 20, 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 photo)

A U.S. Marine Corps pilot with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 225, U.S. Marine Corps Forces South, conducts preflight inspections on a U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II assigned to VMFA-225 at Jose Aponte de la Torre Airport in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, Nov. 20, 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 photo)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Gavin

A U.S. Marine Corps plane captain with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 225, U.S. Marine Corps Forces South, guides a U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II pilot with VMFA-225 at Jose Aponte de la Torre Airport in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, Nov. 20, 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 photo)

A U.S. Marine Corps plane captain with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 225, U.S. Marine Corps Forces South, guides a U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II pilot with VMFA-225 at Jose Aponte de la Torre Airport in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, Nov. 20, 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 photo)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Gavin

U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 225, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South, present the Marine Corps’ 250th Birthday cake at Jose Aponte de la Torre Airport in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, Nov. 14, 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 photo)

U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 225, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South, present the Marine Corps’ 250th Birthday cake at Jose Aponte de la Torre Airport in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, Nov. 14, 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 photo)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Gavin

The commanding officer of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 225, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South, and U.S. Marine Corps. Col. Chad Vaughn (Ret.), former commanding officer of Marine Aircraft Group 13, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, salute the colors while the national anthem is played at Jose Aponte de la Torre Airport in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, Nov. 14, 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 photo)

The commanding officer of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 225, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South, and U.S. Marine Corps. Col. Chad Vaughn (Ret.), former commanding officer of Marine Aircraft Group 13, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, salute the colors while the national anthem is played at Jose Aponte de la Torre Airport in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, Nov. 14, 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 photo)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Gavin

U.S. Marine Corps. Col. Chad Vaughn (Ret.), former commanding officer of Marine Aircraft Group 13, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, thanks the command senior enlisted leader of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 225, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South, for a gift received during the Marine Corps 250th birthday ceremony at Jose Aponte de la Torre Airport in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, Nov. 14, 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 photo)

U.S. Marine Corps. Col. Chad Vaughn (Ret.), former commanding officer of Marine Aircraft Group 13, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, thanks the command senior enlisted leader of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 225, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South, for a gift received during the Marine Corps 250th birthday ceremony at Jose Aponte de la Torre Airport in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, Nov. 14, 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 photo)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Gavin

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