CARIBBEAN SEA (June 29, 2021) The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Sioux City (LCS 11) participates in a bilateral maritime exercise with the Dominican Republic navy, June 29, 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 Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Marianne Guemo)