CARIBBEAN SEA - (Oct. 30, 2021) The Dominican Republic coastal patrol vessel Orion (GC 109) simulates intercepting a 11M rigid-hull inflatable boat (RHIB) assigned to the Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Sioux City (LCS 11) during a bilateral maritime interdiction exercise, Oct. 30, 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 3rd Class Juel Foster)