CARRIBEAN SEA (March 6, 2021) Sailors assigned to the Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Wichita (LCS 13) prepare an 11m rigid-hull inflatable boat (RHIB) in the Waterborne Mission Zone before conducting small boat operations, March 6, 2021. Wichita is deployed to the U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations to support Joint Interagency Task Force South's mission, which includes counter illicit drug trafficking in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo taken by Aerographer/s Mate 1st Class Keith E. Mitchell)