CARIBBEAN SEA (Oct. 24, 2021) A rigid-hull inflatable boat (RHIB) from the Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Billings (LCS 15) participates in a maritime operation exercise with the Dominican Republic navy coastal patrol vessel Canopus (CG 107), Oct. 24, 2021. 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 Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Austin G. Collins)