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A U.S. Sailor assigned to the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS Fort Lauderdale (LPD 28) gives a send-off salute as a U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 365 (Reinforced), Littoral Combat Force-24, takes off during night deck landing qualifications while underway in the Caribbean Sea, May 19, 2026. U.S. military forces are deployed to the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility in support of Operation SOUTHERN SPEAR, Department of War-directed operations, and the president’s priorities to disrupt illicit drug trafficking, deter malign actors and protect the homeland through continuous presence. (U.S. Marine Corps photo)

A U.S. Sailor assigned to the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS Fort Lauderdale (LPD 28) gives a send-off salute as a U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 365 (Reinforced), Littoral Combat Force-24, takes off during night deck landing qualifications while underway in the Caribbean Sea, May 19, 2026. U.S. military forces are deployed to the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility in support of Operation SOUTHERN SPEAR, Department of War-directed operations, and the president’s priorities to disrupt illicit drug trafficking, deter malign actors and protect the homeland through continuous presence. (U.S. Marine Corps photo)

Photo by Sgt. Daniel Childs

A U.S. Coast Guardsman, left, with Tactical Law Enforcement Team Pacific, and a U.S. Marine with Maritime Raid Force, Littoral Combat Force-24, move to their objective after fast-roping off of a UH-1Y Venom assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 365 (Reinforced), LCF-24, during a Maritime Interdiction Operation Full Mission Profile rehearsal aboard San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS Fort Lauderdale (LPD 28) while underway in the Caribbean Sea, May 22, 2026. U.S. military forces are deployed to the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility in support of Operation SOUTHERN SPEAR, Department of War-directed operations, and the president’s priorities to disrupt illicit drug trafficking, deter malign actors and protect the homeland through continuous presence. (U.S. Marine Corps photo)

Photo by Cpl. Daniel Garcia

A U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom helicopter assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 365 (Reinforced), Littoral Combat Force-24, hoists a Marine with Maritime Raid Force, 24th MEU, from San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS Fort Lauderdale (LPD 28) during a Maritime Interdiction Operation Full Mission Profile rehearsal while underway in the Caribbean Sea, May 22, 2026. U.S. military forces are deployed to the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility in support of Operation SOUTHERN SPEAR, Department of War-directed operations, and the president’s priorities to disrupt illicit drug trafficking, deter malign actors and protect the homeland through continuous presence. (U.S. Marine Corps photo)

Photo by Sgt. Daniel Childs

A U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 365 (Reinforced), Littoral Combat Force-24, departs the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS Fort Lauderdale (LPD 28), during night deck landing qualifications while underway in the Caribbean Sea, May 19, 2026. U.S. military forces are deployed to the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility in support of Operation SOUTHERN SPEAR, Department of War-directed operations, and the president’s priorities to disrupt illicit drug trafficking, deter malign actors and protect the homeland through continuous presence. (U.S. Marine Corps photo)

A U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 365 (Reinforced), Littoral Combat Force-24, departs the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS Fort Lauderdale (LPD 28), during night deck landing qualifications while underway in the Caribbean Sea, May 19, 2026. U.S. military forces are deployed to the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility in support of Operation SOUTHERN SPEAR, Department of War-directed operations, and the president’s priorities to disrupt illicit drug trafficking, deter malign actors and protect the homeland through continuous presence. (U.S. Marine Corps photo)

Photo by Sgt. Daniel Childs

U.S. Marines and Sailors with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), volunteer with the Habitat for Humanity foundation in Wilmington, N.C., April 16, 2025. 24th MEU Marines and Sailors volunteer with different organizations to give back to local communities and build relationships. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Victoria Hutt)

U.S. Marines and Sailors with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), volunteer with the Habitat for Humanity foundation in Wilmington, N.C., April 16, 2025. 24th MEU Marines and Sailors volunteer with different organizations to give back to local communities and build relationships. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Victoria Hutt)

Photo by Cpl. Victoria Hutt

U.S. Marine Pfc. Sinai Garcia-Bello, an inventory management specialist with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), volunteers with the Habitat for Humanity foundation in Wilmington, N.C., April 16, 2025. 24th MEU Marines and Sailors volunteer with different organizations to give back to local communities and build relationships. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Victoria Hutt)

U.S. Marine Pfc. Sinai Garcia-Bello, an inventory management specialist with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), volunteers with the Habitat for Humanity foundation in Wilmington, N.C., April 16, 2025. 24th MEU Marines and Sailors volunteer with different organizations to give back to local communities and build relationships. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Victoria Hutt)

Photo by Cpl. Victoria Hutt

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. John Bechtold, an intelligence specialist with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), volunteers with the Habitat for Humanity foundation in Wilmington, N.C., April 16, 2025. 24th MEU Marines and Sailors volunteer with different organizations to give back to local communities and build relationships. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Victoria Hutt)

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. John Bechtold, an intelligence specialist with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), volunteers with the Habitat for Humanity foundation in Wilmington, N.C., April 16, 2025. 24th MEU Marines and Sailors volunteer with different organizations to give back to local communities and build relationships. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Victoria Hutt)

Photo by Cpl. Victoria Hutt

U.S. Marine Cpl. Robert Beall, an intelligence specialist with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), volunteers with the Habitat for Humanity foundation in Wilmington, N.C., April 16, 2025. 24th MEU Marines and Sailors volunteer with different organizations to give back to local communities and build relationships. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Victoria Hutt)

U.S. Marine Cpl. Robert Beall, an intelligence specialist with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), volunteers with the Habitat for Humanity foundation in Wilmington, N.C., April 16, 2025. 24th MEU Marines and Sailors volunteer with different organizations to give back to local communities and build relationships. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Victoria Hutt)

Photo by Cpl. Victoria Hutt

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. John Bechtold, an intelligence specialist with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), volunteers with the Habitat for Humanity foundation in Wilmington, N.C., April 16, 2025. 24th MEU Marines and Sailors volunteer with different organizations to give back to local communities and build relationships. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Victoria Hutt)

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. John Bechtold, an intelligence specialist with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), volunteers with the Habitat for Humanity foundation in Wilmington, N.C., April 16, 2025. 24th MEU Marines and Sailors volunteer with different organizations to give back to local communities and build relationships. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Victoria Hutt)

Photo by Cpl. Victoria Hutt

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Colton Ricigliano, a utilities system technician with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), volunteers with the Habitat for Humanity foundation in Wilmington, N.C., April 16, 2025. 24th MEU Marines and Sailors volunteer with different organizations to give back to local communities and build relationships. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Victoria Hutt)

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Colton Ricigliano, a utilities system technician with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), volunteers with the Habitat for Humanity foundation in Wilmington, N.C., April 16, 2025. 24th MEU Marines and Sailors volunteer with different organizations to give back to local communities and build relationships. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Victoria Hutt)

Photo by Cpl. Victoria Hutt

U.S Navy Petty Officer First Class Nancy Guillermo, a Queens, New York native with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), is awarded a Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal at the Lejeune Memorial Gardens, Jacksonville, N.C., March 24, 2025. As the 24th MEU’s Religious Programs Specialist, Guillermo organized and participated in multiple volunteer opportunities and community relation events during the pre-deployment training cycle and deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Victoria Hutt)

U.S Navy Petty Officer First Class Nancy Guillermo, a Queens, New York native with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), is awarded a Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal at the Lejeune Memorial Gardens, Jacksonville, N.C., March 24, 2025. As the 24th MEU’s Religious Programs Specialist, Guillermo organized and participated in multiple volunteer opportunities and community relation events during the pre-deployment training cycle and deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Victoria Hutt)

Photo by Cpl. Victoria Hutt

U.S Navy Petty Officer First Class Nancy Guillermo, a Queens, New York native with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), poses for a portrait with U.S. Navy Chaplain Lieutenant Commander Jim Campbell (right) after being awarded a Navy Commendation Medal and the 2024 GEICO Military Service Award at the Lejeune Memorial Gardens, Jacksonville, N.C., March 24, 2025. As the 24th MEU’s Religious Programs Specialist, Guillermo organized and participated in multiple volunteer opportunities and community relation events during the pre-deployment training cycle and deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Victoria Hutt)

U.S Navy Petty Officer First Class Nancy Guillermo, a Queens, New York native with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), poses for a portrait with U.S. Navy Chaplain Lieutenant Commander Jim Campbell (right) after being awarded a Navy Commendation Medal and the 2024 GEICO Military Service Award at the Lejeune Memorial Gardens, Jacksonville, N.C., March 24, 2025. As the 24th MEU’s Religious Programs Specialist, Guillermo organized and participated in multiple volunteer opportunities and community relation events during the pre-deployment training cycle and deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Victoria Hutt)

Photo by Cpl. Victoria Hutt

U.S Navy Petty Officer First Class Nancy Guillermo, a Queens, New York native with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), is awarded the Geico Service Member of the Year award for the Navy at the Lejeune Memorial Gardens, Jacksonville, N.C., March 24, 2025. As the 24th MEU’s Religious Programs Specialist, Guillermo was awarded the GEICO Service Member of the Year for organizing and participating in multiple volunteer and community relation events, both on and off duty, during the pre-deployment training cycle and deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Victoria Hutt)

U.S Navy Petty Officer First Class Nancy Guillermo, a Queens, New York native with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), is awarded the Geico Service Member of the Year award for the Navy at the Lejeune Memorial Gardens, Jacksonville, N.C., March 24, 2025. As the 24th MEU’s Religious Programs Specialist, Guillermo was awarded the GEICO Service Member of the Year for organizing and participating in multiple volunteer and community relation events, both on and off duty, during the pre-deployment training cycle and deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Victoria Hutt)

Photo by Cpl. Victoria Hutt

U.S Navy Petty Officer First Class Nancy Guillermo, a Queens, New York native with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), is awarded the Geico Service Member of the Year award for the Navy at the Lejeune Memorial Gardens, Jacksonville, N.C., March 24, 2025. As the 24th MEU’s Religious Programs Specialist, Guillermo was awarded the GEICO Service Member of the Year for organizing and participating in multiple volunteer and community relation events, both on and off duty, during the pre-deployment training cycle and deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Victoria Hutt)

U.S Navy Petty Officer First Class Nancy Guillermo, a Queens, New York native with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), is awarded the Geico Service Member of the Year award for the Navy at the Lejeune Memorial Gardens, Jacksonville, N.C., March 24, 2025. As the 24th MEU’s Religious Programs Specialist, Guillermo was awarded the GEICO Service Member of the Year for organizing and participating in multiple volunteer and community relation events, both on and off duty, during the pre-deployment training cycle and deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Victoria Hutt)

Photo by Cpl. Victoria Hutt

U.S Navy Petty Officer First Class Nancy Guillermo, a Queens, New York native with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), is awarded the Geico Service Member of the Year award for the Navy at the Lejeune Memorial Gardens, Jacksonville, N.C., March 24, 2025. As the 24th MEU’s Religious Programs Specialist, Guillermo was awarded the GEICO Service Member of the Year for organizing and participating in multiple volunteer and community relation events, both on and off duty, during the pre-deployment training cycle and deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Victoria Hutt)

U.S Navy Petty Officer First Class Nancy Guillermo, a Queens, New York native with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), is awarded the Geico Service Member of the Year award for the Navy at the Lejeune Memorial Gardens, Jacksonville, N.C., March 24, 2025. As the 24th MEU’s Religious Programs Specialist, Guillermo was awarded the GEICO Service Member of the Year for organizing and participating in multiple volunteer and community relation events, both on and off duty, during the pre-deployment training cycle and deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Victoria Hutt)

Photo by Cpl. Victoria Hutt

U.S Navy Petty Officer First Class Nancy Guillermo, a Queens, New York native with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), is awarded a Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal at the Lejeune Memorial Gardens, Jacksonville, N.C., March 24, 2025. As the 24th MEU’s Religious Programs Specialist, Guillermo organized and participated in multiple volunteer opportunities and community relation events during the pre-deployment training cycle and deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Victoria Hutt)

U.S Navy Petty Officer First Class Nancy Guillermo, a Queens, New York native with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), is awarded a Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal at the Lejeune Memorial Gardens, Jacksonville, N.C., March 24, 2025. As the 24th MEU’s Religious Programs Specialist, Guillermo organized and participated in multiple volunteer opportunities and community relation events during the pre-deployment training cycle and deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Victoria Hutt)

Photo by Cpl. Victoria Hutt

U.S Navy Petty Officer First Class Nancy Guillermo, a Queens, New York native with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), is awarded a Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal at the Lejeune Memorial Gardens, Jacksonville, N.C., March 24, 2025. As the 24th MEU’s Religious Programs Specialist, Guillermo organized and participated in multiple volunteer opportunities and community relation events during the pre-deployment training cycle and deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Victoria Hutt)

U.S Navy Petty Officer First Class Nancy Guillermo, a Queens, New York native with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), is awarded a Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal at the Lejeune Memorial Gardens, Jacksonville, N.C., March 24, 2025. As the 24th MEU’s Religious Programs Specialist, Guillermo organized and participated in multiple volunteer opportunities and community relation events during the pre-deployment training cycle and deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Victoria Hutt)

Photo by Cpl. Victoria Hutt

U.S. Marines with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) walk across the beach preparing to head back to base, Onslow Beach, North Carolina, Dec. 2, 2024. The Marines with the 24th MEU (SOC) return to Camp Lejeune following a 7-month long deployment to U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa area of operation. Embarked on the Navy’s Wasp Amphibious Ready Group, the 24th MEU (SOC) supported U.S. Allied, and partner interests in the region, including the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, to promote regional stability and deter aggression. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Michele Clarke)

U.S. Marines with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) walk across the beach preparing to head back to base, Onslow Beach, North Carolina, Dec. 2, 2024. The Marines with the 24th MEU (SOC) return to Camp Lejeune following a 7-month long deployment to U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa area of operation. Embarked on the Navy’s Wasp Amphibious Ready Group, the 24th MEU (SOC) supported U.S. Allied, and partner interests in the region, including the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, to promote regional stability and deter aggression. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Michele Clarke)

Photo by Sgt. Michele Clarke

U.S. Marines with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) walk across the beach after finally returning home, Onslow Beach, North Carolina, Dec. 2, 2024. The Marines with the 24th MEU (SOC) return to Camp Lejeune following a 7-month long deployment to U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa area of operation. Embarked on the Navy’s Wasp Amphibious Ready Group, the 24th MEU (SOC) supported U.S. Allied, and partner interests in the region, including the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, to promote regional stability and deter aggression. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Michele Clarke)

U.S. Marines with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) walk across the beach after finally returning home, Onslow Beach, North Carolina, Dec. 2, 2024. The Marines with the 24th MEU (SOC) return to Camp Lejeune following a 7-month long deployment to U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa area of operation. Embarked on the Navy’s Wasp Amphibious Ready Group, the 24th MEU (SOC) supported U.S. Allied, and partner interests in the region, including the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, to promote regional stability and deter aggression. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Michele Clarke)

Photo by Sgt. Michele Clarke

U.S. Marines with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) walk across the beach preparing to head back to base, Onslow Beach, North Carolina, Dec. 2, 2024. The Marines with the 24th MEU (SOC) return to Camp Lejeune following a 7-month long deployment to U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa area of operation. Embarked on the Navy’s Wasp Amphibious Ready Group, the 24th MEU (SOC) supported U.S. Allied, and partner interests in the region, including the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, to promote regional stability and deter aggression. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Michele Clarke)

U.S. Marines with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) walk across the beach preparing to head back to base, Onslow Beach, North Carolina, Dec. 2, 2024. The Marines with the 24th MEU (SOC) return to Camp Lejeune following a 7-month long deployment to U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa area of operation. Embarked on the Navy’s Wasp Amphibious Ready Group, the 24th MEU (SOC) supported U.S. Allied, and partner interests in the region, including the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, to promote regional stability and deter aggression. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Michele Clarke)

Photo by Sgt. Michele Clarke