USS Iwo Jima Conducts Flight Operations [Image 5 of 12]

CARIBBEAN SEA (Sept. 6, 2025) An MV-22B Osprey, assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), takes off from the flight deck of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7). 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. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Logan Goins)