CARIBBEAN SEA (May 23, 2021) A rigid-hull inflatable boat assigned to the Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Sioux City (LCS 11) conducts a bi-lateral maritime interdiction exercise with the Dominican Republic Navy patrol class vessel Orion (GC 109), May 23, 2021. Sioux City 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 missions in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Marianne Guemo)