Posted: 01/10/2020
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Jan. 4, 2020) The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Detroit (LCS 7) and the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley (DDG 101) perform division tactics (DIVTACS) maneuvering exercises in the U.S. Southern Command's area of responsibility. Gridley is transiting through the U.S. Southern Command's area of responsibility while returning from deployment. Detroit, with embarked helicopter and U.S. Coast Guard 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)