250131-N-SK336-1113 GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba (Jan. 31, 2025) - The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS St. Louis (LCS 19) sits moored at U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NSGB) with the ship’s crew supporting the expansion of the base’s Migrant Operations Center as part of Operation Southern Guard. January 31, 2025. At the direction of the President of the United States to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Defense, U.S. military service members are supporting removal operations led by DHS at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jennifer Newsome/Released)