CARIBBEAN SEA (Oct. 14, 2025) U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Emmanuel Bridges, assigned to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), participates in a live-fire range on the flight deck of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) while underway in the Caribbean Sea, Oct. 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. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Andrew Eggert)