PANAMA CANAL (Sept. 15, 2020) The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Detroit (LCS 7) sails through the Pedro Miguel Locks while transiting the Panama Canal. Detroit is deployed to the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility to support Joint Interagency Task Force South's mission, which includes counter illicit drug trafficking in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nathan T. Beard)