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09/03/2021

Department of Defense 🇺🇸 on Twitter

See the game-changing, cross-domain, cross-service concepts the Strategic Capabilities Office and @USNavy are rapidly developing: an SM-6 launched from a modular launcher off of USV Ranger. Such innovation drives the future of joint capabilities.

https://twitter.com/DeptofDefense/status/1433852377870839808?s=20

“See the game-changing, cross-domain, cross-service concepts the Strategic Capabilities Office and @USNavy are rapidly developing: an SM-6 launched from a modular launcher off of USV Ranger. Such innovation drives the future of joint capabilities. #DoDInnovates https://t.co/yCG57lFcNW”

06/19/2021

media.defense.gov

Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Tulsa (LCS 16) conducts routine operations in the Philippine Sea. Tulsa, part of Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 7, is on a rotational deployment operating in the U.S. 7th fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with partners and serve as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region. https://media.defense.gov/2021/Jun/15/2002742063/-1/-1/0/210613-N-JO829-1144.JPG

05/27/2021

media.defense.gov

USS Sioux City (LCS 11) and Dominican Republic 🇩🇴 coastal patrol vessels Orion (GC 109) and Betelgeuse (GC 102) conducted a bi-lateral maritime interdiction exercise in the Caribbean Sea. Read about it here: https://go.usa.gov/x6cce

https://media.defense.gov/2021/May/25/2002727318/-1/-1/0/210523-N-RL695-2278.JPG

05/27/2021

SERMC Completes Milwaukee Selected Restricted Availability On Time

The first SRA on an LCS in Mayport has completed on time

MAYPORT, Fla. - The Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ship USS Milwaukee (LCS 5) was delivered to the fleet on time after completing a Selected Restricted Availability (SRA) at Southeast Regional

05/21/2021

Future USS Mobile (LCS 26) Set for Namesake City Commissioning

Watch the commissioning of the Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship, USS Mobile (LCS 26) tomorrow, May 22nd, at 10 a.m. (CT)

https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/Press-Releases/display-pressreleases/Article/2579783/future-uss-mobile-lcs-26-set-for-namesake-city-commissioning/

MOBILE, Alabama – The future USS Mobile (LCS 26), the U.S. Navy’s newest Independence-variant littoral combat ship (LCS), will be commissioned May 22, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. (CT) in Mobile, Alabama.

04/17/2021

USS Oakland Commissioning Ceremony

Watch the commissioning of our newest littoral combat ship, USS Oakland (LCS 24), today in her namesake city. https://allhands.navy.mil/Media/Live-Stream/

https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/Press-Releases/display-pressreleases/Article/2576229/uss-oakland-commissioning-ceremony/

WASHINGTON - The Navy’s newest Freedom-variant littoral combat ship, the future USS Oakland (LCS 24), will be commissioned at 10:00 a.m. PST on Saturday, April 17, 2021 in Oakland, California.

04/08/2021

Coast Guard, Navy Begin High Seas Oceania Maritime Security Initiative Patrol

Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Tulsa (LCS 16), with an embarked Coast Guard law enforcement detachment from the Pacific Tactical Law Enforcement Team are conducting maritime law enforcement operations through the enforcement of international law and the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention in order to protect United States and Pacific Island Nations’ resource security and sovereignty.

https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/News-Stories/Article/2562144/coast-guard-navy-begin-high-seas-oceania-maritime-security-initiative-patrol/

SAN DIEGO, Calif. - The U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Navy began their joint mission in the Western and Central Pacific under the Oceania Maritime Security Initiative (OMSI) to reduce and eliminate

03/20/2021

Navy, Marine Corps Release Unmanned Campaign Plan

“Unmanned Systems have and will continue to play a key part in future Distributed Maritime Operations, and there is a clear need to field affordable, lethal, scalable, and connected capabilities. That is why the Navy is expanding and developing a range of unmanned aerial vehicles, unmanned undersea vehicles, and unmanned surface vessels that will play
key roles as we shift our focus toward smaller platforms that operate in a more dispersed manner.” Read more on the Navy’s new Unmanned Campaign plan:

https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/Press-Releases/display-pressreleases/Article/2538616/navy-marine-corps-release-unmanned-campaign-plan/

WASHINGTON, D.C. ̶ The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps released the Unmanned Campaign framework today. The Unmanned Campaign Plan represents the Navy and Marine Corps’ strategy for making unmanned

03/06/2021

Wichita Conducts First PASSEX on Maiden Deployment with Dominican Republic

CARIBBEAN SEA- The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Wichita (LCS 13) executed a passing exercise (PASSEX) with naval counterparts from the Dominican Republic in early March.

CARIBBEAN SEA - The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Wichita (LCS 13) executed a passing exercise (PASSEX) with naval counter parts from the Dominican Republic, Mar. 2 while operating in the Caribbean Sea.

07/15/2020

U.S. Navy

U.S. Navy

Ever wonder what life is like aboard a Littoral Combat Ship (LCS)?

No need to wonder. Watch this video to get a first-hand view!

07/14/2020

U.S. Navy

USS Detroit Completes Historic Counter-Narcotics Deployment

Story ⬇️
https://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=113511&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_content=100001399028203&utm_campaign=Fight

04/30/2019

USS Tulsa Change of Command

USS Tula Change of Command
https://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=109427

USS Tulsa (LCS 16) held a change of command on the ship's flight deck while pierside at Naval Base San Diego, Apr. 29.

04/30/2019

Navy’s high-speed, mission-focused surface combatant completes advanced training

Navy’s high-speed, mission-focused surface combatant completes advanced training

USS Montgomery (LCS 8) recently completed the Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC)-led training in 3rd Fleet.

04/23/2019

USS Charleston arrives in San Diego!
https://www.public.navy.mil/surfor/lcs18/Pages/Navys-Newest-Littoral-Combat-Ship-USS-Charleston-Arrives-in-San-Diego.aspx

04/01/2019

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04/01/2019

Happy 126th Birthday Chiefs – Chief On!

Happy 126th Birthday, Chiefs!

https://navylive.dodlive.mil/2019/04/01/happy-126th-birthday-chiefs-chief-on/

03/04/2019

Commissioning Ceremony Breathes Life into USS Charleston

Welcome to the Fleet, USS Charleston!
https://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=108775

The Navy commissioned USS Charleston (LCS 18) during a 10 a.m. ceremony March 2 at Columbus Street Terminal in Charleston, South Carolina.

02/28/2019

PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 27, 2019) The Independence-variant littoral combat ships USS Independence (LCS 2), left, USS Manchester (LCS 14) and USS Tulsa (LCS 16) are underway in formation in the eastern Pacific. Littoral combat ships are high-speed, agile, shallow draft, mission-focused surface combatants designed for operations in the littoral environment, yet fully capable of open ocean operations. As part of the surface fleet, LCS has the ability to counter and outpace evolving threats independently or within a network of surface combatants. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Shannon Renfroe/Released) #LCS

02/28/2019

Naval Sea Systems Command

Naval Sea Systems Command

☀️☀️Sunny days ahead for future USS Billings as the #USNavy chooses Key West, FL for the ship's commissioning location! The event will take place in August 2019. #LCS #ExpandTheAdvantage

02/19/2019

USS Tulsa Commissioned as Navy's Newest Surface Combatant

Welcome to the Fleet USS Tulsa!

https://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=108634

The littoral combat ship USS Tulsa (LCS 16) was commissioned as the Navy's newest surface combatant in a ceremony in San Francisco Feb. 16.

02/01/2019

Secretary of the Navy Names Independence Variant Littoral Combat Ship After Capital of Maine

Secretary of the Navy Names Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship after capital of Maine. Read all about it here:
https://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=108476

Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer announced today that the next Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship will be named USS Augusta (LCS 34).

02/01/2019

Naval Power and Force Projection Winter 2019

A thoughtful package of articles on LCS as a vessel of opportunity in the Winter 2019 issue of Naval Power & Force Projection magazine. Check out pages 4-10 here:
https://lsc-pagepro.mydigitalpublication.com/publication/?i=556150

tacticaldefensemedia.com | WINTER 2019 CAPABILITIES INTEGRATION FOR FLEET SUPPORT RADM Ronald A. Boxall Director Surface Warfare OPNAV N96 CAPT Seiko Okano Major Program Manager, Above Water Sensors Program Executive Office Integrated Warfare Systems PEO IWS 2.0 COMMANDER’S CORNER n n n n n PRSRT ...

11/28/2018

SAN DIEGO (Nov. 21, 2018) The future littoral combat ship USS Tulsa (LCS 16) arrives at its new homeport at Naval Base San Diego after completing its maiden voyage from the Austal USA shipyard in Mobile, Alabama. Tulsa is the eighth ship in the littoral combat ship Independence-variant class and is scheduled for commissioning Feb. 16, 2019 in San Francisco. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jason Isaacs/Released)

11/26/2018

U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)

U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)

As U.S. Navy Adm. Kurt W. Tidd, commander of U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), prepares to turn over the reins today, let's take a look back at how the bonds among the nations of the Western Hemisphere have strengthened under his leadership. #KnowYourMil #SOUTHCOMCoC18

11/21/2018

Welcome home, USS Sioux City!

The USS Sioux City is welcomed home after their commissioning. Welcome home shipmates. You were missed. (Mineman 3rd Class John P. McCoy/ Navy) #navy #lcs #siouxcity #welcomehome #homefromthesea

11/21/2018

USS Milwaukee LCS 5

Happy Birthday USS Milwaukee!

11/21/2018

U.S. Navy

U.S. Navy

Every year we are thankful for the over 30,000 young men and women who join the Navy! Headed into Thanksgiving help us celebrate them by watching as the #USNavy's newest Sailors graduate boot camp and join the fleet!

11/21/2018

PEO USC's cover photo

11/21/2018

PEO USC's cover photo