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02/20/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 02/20/2026 11:42

Trained, Tested and Ready in the Caribbean Sea

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22nd MEU(SOC) | BLT 3/6 and DSS Quick Reaction Force Training

U.S. Marines with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) and Department of State's Diplomatic Security Service conducts a quick reaction force rehearsal aboard Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), while underway in the Caribbean Sea, Jan. 30, 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. (U.S. Marine Corps video)

Jan. 30, 2026

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https://www.dvidshub.net/video/embed/996195

https://www.dvidshub.net/video/996195/22nd-meusoc-blt-3-6-and-dss-quick-reaction-force-training

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