Ready day or night: A U.S. Marine with Combat Logistics Battalion 8, Littoral Combat Force-24, zeros an AN/PEQ-15 during a rifle range during a rifle range training on Camp Santiago Joint Training Center, Puerto Rico. U.S. military forces are deployed to the #SOUTHCOM# area of responsibility in support of Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere, @DeptofWar-directed operations, and the President’s priorities to disrupt illicit drug trafficking, deter malign actors and protect the homeland through continuous presence. #JTFWHEM# @The24MEU @USMC @MARFORSOUTH @SecWar

The Navy-Marine Corps team of USS San Antonio (LPD 17), USS Gridley (DDG 101), and Littoral Combat Force-24 is taking the fight to the enemy and delivering decisive blows against narco-terrorist networks in the Western Hemisphere. U.S. military forces are deployed to the #SOUTHCOM# area of responsibility in support of Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere, @DeptofWar-directed operations, and the President’s priorities to disrupt illicit drug trafficking, deter malign actors and protect the homeland through continuous presence. #JTFWHEM# @The24MEU @USMC @MARFORSOUTH @SecWar @USNavy @NAVSOUS4THFLT

A U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom helicopter crew chief with Littoral Combat Force-24 surveys the area during the Aug. 28 interdiction of a vessel operating as a floating refueling station for drug trafficking operations in the Eastern Pacific. U.S. military forces are deployed to the #SOUTHCOM# area of responsibility in support of Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere, @DeptofWar-directed operations, and the President’s priorities to disrupt illicit drug trafficking, deter malign actors and protect the homeland through continuous presence. #JTFWHEM# @The24MEU @USMC @MARFORSOUTH @SecWar @USNavy @NAVSOUS4THFLT

Forging jungle warriors: Re-launched after nearly two decades, the Jungle Operations Training Course-Panama returned in 2025 to forge U.S. and partner nation forces capable of surviving, fighting, and winning in the jungle domain. The course is part of ongoing U.S.-Panamanian engagements that are strengthening regional security against shared threats and ensuring the protection of the Panama Canal. #SOUTHCOM# @USMC @MARFORSOUTH @USArmyWHC @USEmbPAN @USAenEspanol @DeptofWar @aeronavalpanama @SPIPanama @senafrontpanama

The Navy-Marine Corps team with USS San Antonio (LPD 17), USS Gridley (DDG 101), and Littoral Combat Force-24 provide unmatched precision, capability and lethality while supporting counter-cartel operations in the Pacific Ocean off South America. U.S. military forces are deployed to the #SOUTHCOM# area of responsibility in support of Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere, @DeptofWar-directed operations, and the President’s priorities to disrupt illicit drug trafficking, deter malign actors and protect the homeland through continuous presence. #JTFWHEM# @The24MEU @USMC @MARFORSOUTH @SecWar @USNavy @NAVSOUS4THFLT

U.S. Marines with Littoral Combat Force-24 and U.S. Sailors with USS San Antonio (LPD 17) approach USS Gridley (DDG 101) during a Maritime Interdiction Operation Full Mission Profile while underway in the Pacific Ocean, Aug. 21, 2026. U.S. military forces are deployed to the #SOUTHCOM# area of responsibility in support of Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere, @DeptofWar-directed operations, and the President’s priorities to disrupt illicit drug trafficking, deter malign actors and protect the homeland through continuous presence. #JTFWHEM# @The24MEU @USMC @MARFORSOUTH @SecWar @USNavy @NAVSOUS4THFLT