PONCE, Puerto Rico (May 23, 2022) Sailors assigned to the Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Billings (LCS 15) Gold crew conduct small boat operations on the 11-meter rigid-hull inflatable boat (RHIB) while inport Ponce, Puerto Rico, May 23, 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 Mineman 2nd Class Justin Hovarter)