MANTA, Ecuador (Aug. 22, 2022) Cmdr. Brett Seeley, commanding officer of the Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Billings (LCS 15) Gold crew, stands aboard an 11-meter rigid-hull inflatable boat from the ship off the coast of Manta, Ecuador, Aug. 22, 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)