211217-N-DB801-0027 MAYPORT, Fla. - (Dec. 17, 2021) – Friends and family of the crew assigned to the Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Sioux City (LCS 11) welcome home the ship as it returns from a deployment to the U.S. 4th Fleet area of responsibility, Dec. 17, 2021. Sioux City was 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 1st Class Steven Khor/Released)