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A U.S. Marine Corps flight equipment technician with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 225, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South, installs a Flexible Linear Shaped Charge on a U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II canopy assigned to VMFA-225 at Jose Aponte de la Torre Airport in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, Dec. 9, 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 flight equipment technician with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 225, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South, installs a Flexible Linear Shaped Charge on a U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II canopy assigned to VMFA-225 at Jose Aponte de la Torre Airport in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, Dec. 9, 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 flight equipment technicians with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 225, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South, install a Flexible Linear Shaped Charge on a U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II canopy assigned to VMFA-225 at Jose Aponte de la Torre Airport in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, Dec. 9, 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 flight equipment technicians with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 225, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South, install a Flexible Linear Shaped Charge on a U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II canopy assigned to VMFA-225 at Jose Aponte de la Torre Airport in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, Dec. 9, 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 flight equipment technicians with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 225, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South, install a Flexible Linear Shaped Charge on a U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II canopy assigned to VMFA-225 at Jose Aponte de la Torre Airport in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, Dec. 9, 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 flight equipment technicians with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 225, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South, install a Flexible Linear Shaped Charge on a U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II canopy assigned to VMFA-225 at Jose Aponte de la Torre Airport in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, Dec. 9, 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 and pilot with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 225, U.S. Marine Corps Forces South, conduct 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, Dec. 9, 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 and pilot with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 225, U.S. Marine Corps Forces South, conduct 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, Dec. 9, 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 and pilot with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 225, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South, greet each other at Jose Aponte de la Torre Airport in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, Dec. 9, 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 and pilot with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 225, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South, greet each other at Jose Aponte de la Torre Airport in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, Dec. 9, 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 assigned to VMFA-225 at Jose Aponte de la Torre Airport in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, Dec. 9, 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 assigned to VMFA-225 at Jose Aponte de la Torre Airport in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, Dec. 9, 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, Dec. 9, 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, Dec. 9, 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, Dec. 9, 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, Dec. 9, 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, prepares 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, Dec. 9, 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, prepares 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, Dec. 9, 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 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, Dec. 9, 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 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, Dec. 9, 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, secure a GBU-54 Laser Joint Direct Attack Munition onto a Short for Airfield Tactical Support during a hot load training at Jose Aponte de la Torre Airport in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, Oct. 31, 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, secure a GBU-54 Laser Joint Direct Attack Munition onto a Short for Airfield Tactical Support during a hot load training at Jose Aponte de la Torre Airport in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, Oct. 31, 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 F-35B Lightning II assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 225, U.S. Marine Corps Forces South, receives fuel from a tanker truck assigned to the 346th Air Expeditionary Wing at Jose Aponte de la Torre Airport in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, Oct. 28, 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 F-35B Lightning II assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 225, U.S. Marine Corps Forces South, receives fuel from a tanker truck assigned to the 346th Air Expeditionary Wing at Jose Aponte de la Torre Airport in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, Oct. 28, 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, utilize a Short for Airfield Tactical Support loader to load a GBU-54 Laser Joint Direct Attack Munition onto a U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II assigned to VMFA-225 at Jose Aponte de la Torre Airport in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, Oct. 31, 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, utilize a Short for Airfield Tactical Support loader to load a GBU-54 Laser Joint Direct Attack Munition onto a U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II assigned to VMFA-225 at Jose Aponte de la Torre Airport in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, Oct. 31, 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, simultaneously load a GBU-54 Laser Joint Direct Attack Munition and an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile onto an F-35B Lightning II assigned to VMFA-225 during a hot load training at Jose Aponte de la Torre Airport in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, Oct. 31, 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, simultaneously load a GBU-54 Laser Joint Direct Attack Munition and an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile onto an F-35B Lightning II assigned to VMFA-225 during a hot load training at Jose Aponte de la Torre Airport in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, Oct. 31, 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 F-35B Lightning II assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 225, U.S. Marine Corps Forces South, receives fuel from a tanker truck assigned to the 346th Air Expeditionary Wing at Jose Aponte de la Torre Airport in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, Oct. 28, 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 F-35B Lightning II assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 225, U.S. Marine Corps Forces South, receives fuel from a tanker truck assigned to the 346th Air Expeditionary Wing at Jose Aponte de la Torre Airport in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, Oct. 28, 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, utilize a Short for Airfield Tactical Support loader to load a GBU-54 Laser Joint Direct Attack Munition onto a U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II assigned to VMFA-225 during a hot load training at Jose Aponte de la Torre Airport in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, Oct. 31, 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, utilize a Short for Airfield Tactical Support loader to load a GBU-54 Laser Joint Direct Attack Munition onto a U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II assigned to VMFA-225 during a hot load training at Jose Aponte de la Torre Airport in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, Oct. 31, 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, lift an AIM-9 Sidewinder onto a U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II assigned to VMFA-225 during hot load training at Jose Aponte de la Torre Airport in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, Oct. 31, 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, lift an AIM-9 Sidewinder onto a U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II assigned to VMFA-225 during hot load training at Jose Aponte de la Torre Airport in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, Oct. 31, 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, utilize a Short for Airfield Tactical Support loader to move a GBU-54 Laser Joint Direct Attack Munition off a trailer at Jose Aponte de la Torre Airport in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, Oct. 31, 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, utilize a Short for Airfield Tactical Support loader to move a GBU-54 Laser Joint Direct Attack Munition off a trailer at Jose Aponte de la Torre Airport in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, Oct. 31, 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 shut down a U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II assigned to VMFA-225 at Jose Aponte de la Torre Airport in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, Oct. 28, 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 shut down a U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II assigned to VMFA-225 at Jose Aponte de la Torre Airport in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, Oct. 28, 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 ordnance technician 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. 26, 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 ordnance technician 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. 26, 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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