CARIBBEAN SEA (June 19, 2022) Aviation Structural Mechanic 2nd Class John De Jesus removes the power cable from an MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned aerial vehicle attached to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 28, Detachment 8, prior to flight operations aboard the Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Billings (LCS 15), June 19, 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 Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mineman 2nd Class Justin Hovarter)