SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (July 7, 2021) The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Billings (LCS 15) pulls into Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, July 7, 2021. Billings 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 3rd Class Austin G. Collins)