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Ticonderoga class guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Erie (CG 70) breaks away from the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) after a replenishment-at-sea while underway in the Caribbean Sea, Feb. 3, 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. Navy photo)
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