Versatile. Integrated. Lethal. The Sailors of USS San Antonio (LPD 17) and Marines of Littoral Combat Force-24 exemplify the ship-to-shore capabilities of the Navy-Marine Corps team. On patrol in the Caribbean Sea, the force provides a vital tactical advantage: the flexibility to rapidly shift from disaster relief in Venezuela to a warfighting posture in support of missions to disrupt cartels and narco-terrorist networks in the Western Hemisphere. 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. @SecWar @The24MEU @USMC @MARFORSOUTH @USNavy @NAVSOUS4THFLT @USAenEspanol