BALBOA, Panama (March 25, 2022) The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Milwaukee (LCS 5) arrives in Balboa, Panama, for a brief stop for fuel and provisions, March 25, 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 and Eastern Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Danielle Baker)