U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley (DDG 101) sails through the Caribbean Sea as U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venoms, with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 365 (Reinforced), Littoral Combat Force-24, conduct deck landing qualifications, July 23, 2026. U.S. military forces are deployed to the #SOUTHCOM area of responsibility in support of #OpSouthernSpear, @DeptofWar-directed operations, and the President’s priorities to disrupt illicit drug trafficking, deter malign actors and protect the homeland through continuous presence. @The24MEU @USMC @MARFORSOUTH @SecWar @USNavy @NAVSOUS4THFLT @afsouth @usairforce