Munition Mission
Marines load a GBU-54 Laser Joint Direct Attack Munition into a Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II at Jose Aponte de la Torre Airport in Puerto Rico, Oct. 16, 2025. U.S. military forces were deployed to the Caribbean to support the U.S. Southern Command mission, War Department-directed operations and President Donald J. Trump's priorities to disrupt illicit drug trafficking and protect the homeland.