USS Billings (LCS 15) Completes Maiden Deployment
Channel: U.S. Navy
Date: 2021-11-03

CARIBBEAN SEA - (Oct. 26, 2021)  The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Billings (LCS 15) returned from a successful deployment to the U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations Oct. 30, 2021. The ship deployed to support Joint Interagency Task Force South’s mission, which includes counter-illicit drug trafficking missions in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific. Billings disrupted an estimated 1,597 kilograms of cocaine, conducted humanitarian assistance disaster relief operations, and completed bilateral maritime exercises to strengthen partnerships and build interoperability between forces. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Austin G. Collins)

*For a high-resolution download of this video, visit the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service (DVIDS) at this link:* https://www.dvidshub.net/video/819995/uss-billings-returned-successful-deployment-us-4th-fleet-area-operations