191127-N-DW182-1158 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Nov. 12, 2019)

191127-N-DW182-1158 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Nov. 12, 2019) An MH-60S Seahawk helicopter assigned to the “Sea Knights” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 22 prepares to take off from the flight deck of the Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Detroit (LCS 7). During this deployment to the U.S. Southern Command’s area of responsibility, USS Detroit, with embarked helicopter and USCG law enforcement detachment, will support Joint Interagency Task Force South’s mission, which includes counter-drug patrols and detection and monitoring of illicit traffic in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Devin Bowser/Released)