CARIBBEAN SEA (Feb. 16, 2022) The French navy Floreal-class frigate FS Germinal (F735) and the Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Milwaukee (LCS 5) conduct a bilateral maritime exercise in the Caribbean Sea, Feb. 16, 2022. Milwaukee 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 Danielle Baker)