CARIBBEAN SEA (April 1, 2022) Chief petty officers assigned to the Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Billings (LCS 15) stand watch on the bridge during the chief petty officer’s 129th birthday celebration, April 1, 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)