22nd MEU(SOC) | USS Fort Lauderdale Conducts Strait Transit Operations
A U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom helicopter with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), takes off from San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS Fort Lauderdale (LPD 28) during a strait transit while underway in the Caribbean Sea, Nov. 18, 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)
22nd MEU(SOC) | USS Fort Lauderdale Conducts Strait Transit Operations
A U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom helicopter with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), takes off from San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS Fort Lauderdale (LPD 28) during a strait transit while underway in the Caribbean Sea, Nov. 18, 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)