U.S. Sailors signal an MH-60R Seahawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 48, during flight operations aboard the littoral combat ship USS Billings (LCS 15) while operating in the Caribbean Sea, June 27, 2026. At the direction of U.S. Southern Command, assigned U.S. military forces are supporting Department of State-led U.S. disaster assistance to the people of Venezuela in the aftermath of the June 24, 2026, earthquakes.