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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

U.S. Marine Corps. Col. Chad Vaughn (Ret.), former commanding officer of Marine Aircraft Group 13, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, is presented with a gift from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 225 during their 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, is presented with a gift from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 225 during their 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

U.S. Marine Corps. Col. Chad Vaughn (Ret.), former commanding officer of Marine Aircraft Group 13, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, speaks to Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 225 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, speaks to Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 225 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

A U.S. Marine Corps adjutant with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 225, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South, reads Gen. John A. Lejeune’s Marine Corps Birthday Message 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)

A U.S. Marine Corps adjutant with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 225, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South, reads Gen. John A. Lejeune’s Marine Corps Birthday Message 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

The commanding officer of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 225, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South, gives a speech 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)

The commanding officer of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 225, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South, gives a speech 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

The youngest Marine of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 225, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South, receives the first slice of Marine Corps’ 250th birthday cake from the squadron’s oldest Marine 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 youngest Marine of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 225, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South, receives the first slice of Marine Corps’ 250th birthday cake from the squadron’s oldest Marine 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, cuts 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)

The commanding officer of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 225, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South, cuts 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

A U.S. Marine with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 225, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South, conducts pre-flight 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. 17, 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 with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 225, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South, conducts pre-flight 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. 17, 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. 17, 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. 17, 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, signals to the ground crew while preparing to fly in 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. 17, 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, signals to the ground crew while preparing to fly in 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. 17, 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 with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 225, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South, salutes 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. 17, 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 with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 225, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South, salutes 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. 17, 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 with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 225, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South, signals to 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. 17, 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 with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 225, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South, signals to 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. 17, 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. 17, 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. 17, 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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