The U.S. Marine Corps shared a video of night flight operations involving aircraft from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima in the Caribbean Sea on Oct. 10, 2025, according to an X post by @mhmiranusa between 3:15 a.m. and 3:45 a.m. UTC on Dec. 27. The video, produced by Cpl. Emily Hazelbaker, depicts the squadron's activities during night operations on the ship, as stated in the post at https://x.com/mhmiranusa/status/2004755242920067384 shared in this 30-minute reporting window. This release follows U.S. Air Force KC-135 tanker support for B-1B Lancer bombers refueling southeast of the Bahamas earlier on Dec. 27, as reported by @AirAssets and others prior to this window, amid U.S.-Venezuela tensions including TankerTrackers.com's estimate of 17.5 million barrels of Venezuelan oil stranded on tankers due to a U.S. blockade.
