NAVAL STATION MAYPORT, Fla. (Dec. 15, 2021) The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Billings (LCS 15) departs Naval Station Mayport, Florida for the ship's second deployment, Dec. 15, 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 Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Austin G. Collins)