Flight Operations Aboard USS San Antonio

04/01/2026

U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), conduct CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter flight operations aboard the San Antonio class amphibious transport dock USS San Antonio (LPD 17), while underway in the Caribbean Sea, March 11, 2026.

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.

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