PONCE, Puerto Rico (July 24, 2021) Mineman 2nd Class Kevin Carpenter throws a heaving line during sea and anchor detail on the flight deck aboard the Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Billings (LCS 15) as the ship pulls in to Ponce, Puerto Rico for a brief stop for fuel and provisions, 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)