NAVAL STATION MAYPORT (June 30, 2021) The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Billings (LCS 15) departs Naval Station Mayport for the ship’s maiden deployment, June 30, 2021. During the deployment to the U.S. Southern Command's area of responsibility, Billings, with embarked helicopter and USCG law enforcement detachment, will 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 3rd Class Austin G. Collins)