CARIBBEAN SEA (July 24, 2021) The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Billings (LCS 15) transits the Caribbean Sea, July 24, 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 2nd Class Austin G. Collins)