PONCE, Puerto Rico (March 25, 2022) Mineman 1st Class Tyler Lavalle, assigned to the Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Billings (LCS 15), handles line during sea and anchor detail as the ship departs Ponce, Puerto Rico following a preventative maintenance availability, March 25, 2022. Billings 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 3rd Class Aaron Lau)