PONCE, Puerto Rico (Jan. 25, 2022) Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro speaks to the crew of the Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Milwaukee (LCS 5) on the pier during his visit to the ship in Ponce, Puerto Rico, Jan. 25, 2022. Secretary Del Toro was visiting Puerto Rico to celebrate the 500th anniversary of San Juan, meet with local officials, and to visit the Sailors aboard the Milwaukee, which is deployed to U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations in support of Joint Interagency Task Force South’s mission, which includes counter-illicit drug trafficking missions in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Danielle Baker)