PONCE, Puerto Rico (April 21, 2022) Mineman 2nd Class Alaric Shepherd, assigned to the Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Billings (LCS 15), lowers the ensign during evening colors on the flight deck, April 21, 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)