MANTA, Ecuador (July 28, 2022) Cmdr. Brett Seeley, commanding officer of the Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Billings (LCS 15) Gold crew, scans for incoming surface contacts during a sea and anchor detail as the ship arrives in Manta, Ecuador, July 28, 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)