USS Thomas Hudner (DDG-116) MH-60 Valykrie
A U.S. Sailor, assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 50, performs clear and safe checks on la .50 caliber machine gun on an MH-60R Seahawk helicopter aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, USS Thomas Hudner (DDG 116), awhile underway in the Caribbean Sea, Dec. 27, 2025. U.S. military forces are deployed to the Caribbean in support of U.S. Southern Command mission, Department of War-directed operations, and the president’s priorities to disrupt illicit drug trafficking and prote