191231-N-DW182-1091 CARTAGENA, COLOMBIA (Dec. 31, 2019)

191231-N-DW182-1091 CARTAGENA, COLOMBIA (Dec. 31, 2019) Vice Adm. Vasquez, commander Caribbean Naval Forces, greets Cmdr. Anthony James, commanding officer, on 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)