CARIBBEAN SEA - (Feb. 27, 2022) -- The Colombian navy Almirante Padilla-class frigate ARC Independiente (FM-54) sails alongside the Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Billings (LCS 15) during a bilateral anti-submarine warfare exercise with the Colombian navy, Feb. 27, 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 Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Aaron Lau/Released)