Former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle
MOBILE, Ala. (Jun. 13, 2015) Former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle "Gabby" Giffords waves to a crowd in front of the littoral combat ship, USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10), named for her. Giffords was on the stage as Dr. J... More
The first Littoral Combat Ship, Freedom (LCS 1) is shown under constru...
Marinette, Wis. (Aug. 16, 2006) The first littoral combat ship, USS Freedom (LCS 1), is shown under construction in Marinette, Wis. LCS is a new class of ship designed to be a fast, agile and networked warship ... More
The first Littoral Combat Ship, Freedom (LCS 1) is shown under constru...
Marinette, Wis. (Sep. 08, 2006) The first littoral combat ship, USS Freedom (LCS 1), is shown under construction in Marinette, Wis. LCS is a new class of ship designed to be a fast, agile and networked warship ... More
Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Gary Roughead tours the pre-commi...
MARINETTE, Wis. (Jan. 14, 2008) Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Gary Roughead tours the pre-commissioning unit littoral combat ship (LCS) Freedom while visiting Marinette Marine Shipyard. Roughead told the... More
Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Gary Roughead tours the pre-commi...
MARINETTE, Wis. (Jan. 14, 2008) Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Gary Roughead tours the pre-commissioning unit littoral combat ship (LCS) Freedom while visiting Marinette Marine Shipyard. Roughead told the... More
Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Gary Roughead tours the pre-commi...
MARINETTE, Wis. (Jan. 14, 2008) Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Gary Roughead tours the pre-commissioning unit littoral combat ship (LCS) Freedom while visiting Marinette Marine Shipyard. Roughead told the... More
Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Gary Roughead is interviewed by m...
MARINETTE, Wis. (Jan. 14, 2008) Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Gary Roughead is interviewed by media after touring the pre-commissioning unit littoral combat ship (LCS) Freedom while visiting Marinette Ma... More
Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Gary Roughead tours the pre-commi...
MARINETTE, Wis. (Jan. 14, 2008) Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Gary Roughead tours the pre-commissioning unit littoral combat ship (LCS) Freedom while visiting Marinette Marine Shipyard. Roughead told the... More
The littoral combat ship pre-commissioning unit Independence (LCS 2) i...
MOBILE, Ala. (May. 28, 2008) The littoral combat ship pre-commissioning unit Independence (LCS 2) is the second ship in a new design of next-generation combat vessel for close-to-shore operations. The ship will... More
The littoral combat ship pre-commissioning unit Independence (LCS 2) i...
MOBILE, Ala. (May. 28, 2008) The littoral combat ship pre-commissioning unit Independence (LCS 2) is the second ship in a new design of next-generation combat vessel for close-to-shore operations. The ship will... More
Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) the Honorable Dr. Donald C. Winter take...
SAN DIEGO (Oct. 15, 2008) Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) the Honorable Dr. Donald C. Winter takes control of the simulated littoral combat ship (LCS) at the shore-based trainer during a meeting with the LCS Cla... More
The Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Independence (LCS 2), the U. S. Navy'...
MOBILE, Ala. (Jul. 02, 2009) The Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Independence (LCS 2), the U. S. Navy's first trimaran littoral combat ship, departs Mobile, Ala. to begin builder's sea trials in the Gulf of Mexico... More
The Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Independence (LCS 2), the U. S. Navy'...
MOBILE, Ala. (Jul. 02, 2009) The Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Independence (LCS 2), the U. S. Navy's first trimaran littoral combat ship, departs Mobile, Ala. to begin builder's sea trials in the Gulf of Mexico... More
Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) the Honorable Ray Mabus tours Austal Sh...
MOBILE, Al. (Oct. 07, 2009) Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) the Honorable Ray Mabus tours Austal Shipyards to see the progress on construction of the Navy littoral combat ships Independence (LCS 2) and Coronado ... More
The littoral combat ship Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Independence (LC...
MOBILE, Ala. (Nov. 16, 2009) The littoral combat ship Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Independence (LCS 2) pulls away from the pier for her acceptance trials at Austal USA in Mobile, Ala. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass ... More
The littoral combat ship Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Independence (LC...
MOBILE, Ala. (Nov. 16, 2009) The littoral combat ship Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Independence (LCS 2) pulls away from the pier for her acceptance trials at Austal USA in Mobile, Ala. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass ... More
The littoral combat ship Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Independence (LC...
MOBILE, Ala. (Nov. 16, 2009) The littoral combat ship Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Independence (LCS 2) pulls away from the pier for her acceptance trials at Austal USA in Mobile, Ala. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass ... More
The new littoral combat ship, USS Independence (LCS 2) is pier side du...
MOBILE, Ala. (Jan. 16, 2010) The new littoral combat ship, USS Independence (LCS 2) is pier side during her commissioning ceremony. Independence is the second of two littoral combat ships designed to operate in... More
The Navy's newest littoral combat ship, USS Independence (LCS 2), appr...
MAYPORT, Fla. (Apr. 02, 2010) The Navy's newest littoral combat ship, USS Independence (LCS 2), approaches Naval Station Mayport for a port call. Independence is enroute to Norfolk, Va., for commencement of ini... More
The Navy's newest littoral combat ship, USS Independence (LCS 2), appr...
MAYPORT, Fla. (Apr. 02, 2010) The Navy's newest littoral combat ship, USS Independence (LCS 2), approaches Naval Station Mayport for a port call. Independence is enroute to Norfolk, Va., for commencement of ini... More
Engineers from Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City recover the Re...
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (Oct. 02, 2010) Engineers from Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City recover the Remote Multi-Mission Vehicle, part of the littoral combat ship (LCS) mine countermeasures mission packag... More
The mast of the Remote Multi-Mission Vehicle, part of the littoral com...
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (Oct. 02, 2010) The mast of the Remote Multi-Mission Vehicle, part of the littoral combat ship (LCS) mine countermeasures mission package, is visible during underwater operations. The mine... More
Engineers from Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City recover the Re...
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (Oct. 02, 2010) Engineers from Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City recover the Remote Multi-Mission Vehicle, part of the littoral combat ship (LCS) mine countermeasures mission packag... More
The littoral combat ship Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Fort Worth (LCS ...
MARINETTE, Wis. (Dec. 04, 2010) The littoral combat ship Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Fort Worth (LCS 3) is launched into the Menominee River during a christening ceremony for the navy's third littoral combat s... More
(PCU) Fort Worth (LCS 3) is launched into the Menominee River during a...
MARINETTE, Wis. (Dec. 04, 2010) The littoral combat ship Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Fort Worth (LCS 3) is launched into the Menominee River during a christening ceremony for the navy's third littoral combat s... More
The littoral combat ship Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Fort Worth (LCS ...
MARINETTE, Wis. (Dec. 04, 2010) The littoral combat ship Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Fort Worth (LCS 3) is launched into the Menominee River during a christening ceremony for the navy's third littoral combat s... More
The littoral combat ship Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Coronado (LCS 4)...
MOBILE, Ala. (Jan. 09, 2011) The littoral combat ship Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Coronado (LCS 4) is rolled-out at the Austal USA assembly bay. Coronado is scheduled to be christened Jan. 14, 2012 and will un... More
The littoral combat ship Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Coronado (LCS 4)...
MOBILE, Ala. (Jan. 09, 2011) The littoral combat ship Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Coronado (LCS 4) is rolled-out at the Austal USA assembly bay. Coronado is scheduled to be christened Jan. 14, 2012 and will un... More
Attendees of the 2011 Training Magazine Conference and Expo take turns...
SAN DIEGO (Feb. 09, 2011) Attendees of the 2011 Training Magazine Conference and Expo take turns on a littoral combat ship (LCS) simulator at the Littoral Combat Ship Shore Based Training Facility at Naval Stat... More
Austal USA machinery operators Michael Wright, left, and Kyle Sealy mo...
MOBILE, Ala. (Aug. 02, 2011) Austal USA machinery operators Michael Wright, left, and Kyle Sealy monitor the first cut of aluminum for the sixth littoral combat ship, the future USS Jackson (LCS 6), at the Aust... More
Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) the Honorable Ray Mabus, middle, and Mi...
MILWAUKEE (Sep. 13, 2011) Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) the Honorable Ray Mabus, middle, and Milwaukee, Wis., Mayor Tom Barrett, right, announce that the fifth littoral combat ship will be named USS Milwaukee ... More
The littoral combat ship Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Fort Worth (LCS ...
GREEN BAY, Wis. (Sep. 28, 2011) The littoral combat ship Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Fort Worth (LCS 3) is underway in Green Bay, Wis. Fort Worth is undergoing builder's trials at the Marinette Marine Corporat... More
The littoral combat ship Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Fort Worth (LCS ...
GREEN BAY, Wis. (Sep. 28, 2011) The littoral combat ship Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Fort Worth (LCS 3) transits through the Menekaunee Bridge in Green Bay, Wis. Fort Worth is undergoing builder's trials at th... More
The littoral combat ship Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Fort Worth (LCS ...
MARINETTE, Wisc. (Oct. 05, 2011) The littoral combat ship Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Fort Worth (LCS 3) conducts builders trials in Lake Michigan. (U.S. Navy photo courtesy of Lockheed Martin by Michael Rote)... More
The littoral combat ship Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Fort Worth (LCS ...
MARINETTE, Wisc. (Oct. 05, 2011) The littoral combat ship Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Fort Worth (LCS 3) conducts builders trials in Lake Michigan. (U.S. Navy photo courtesy of Lockheed Martin by Michael Rote)... More
The littoral combat ship Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Fort Worth (LCS ...
MARINETTE, Wisc. (Oct. 05, 2011) The littoral combat ship Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Fort Worth (LCS 3) conducts builders trials in Lake Michigan. (U.S. Navy photo courtesy of Lockheed Martin by Michael Rote)... More
The littoral combat ship Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Fort Worth (LCS ...
MARINETTE, Wisc. (Oct. 05, 2011) The littoral combat ship Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Fort Worth (LCS 3) conducts builders trials in Lake Michigan. (U.S. Navy photo courtesy of Lockheed Martin by Michael Rote)... More
The littoral combat ship Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Fort Worth (LCS ...
MARINETTE, Wisc. (Oct. 05, 2011) The littoral combat ship Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Fort Worth (LCS 3) conducts builders trials in Lake Michigan. (U.S. Navy photo courtesy of Lockheed Martin by Michael Rote)... More
The littoral combat ship Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Fort Worth (LCS ...
MARINETTE, Wisc. (Oct. 05, 2011) The littoral combat ship Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Fort Worth (LCS 3) conducts builders trials in Lake Michigan. (U.S. Navy photo courtesy of Lockheed Martin by Michael Rote)... More
The littoral combat ship Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Fort Worth (LCS ...
MARINETTE, Wisc. (Oct. 05, 2011) The littoral combat ship Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Fort Worth (LCS 3) conducts builders trials in Lake Michigan. (U.S. Navy photo courtesy of Lockheed Martin by Michael Rote)... More
The littoral combat ship Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Fort Worth (LCS ...
MARINETTE, Wisc. (Oct. 05, 2011) The littoral combat ship Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Fort Worth (LCS 3) conducts builders trials in Lake Michigan. (U.S. Navy photo courtesy of Lockheed Martin by Michael Rote)... More
Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Ray Mabus and Montgomery Mayor Todd Str...
ACKERMAN, Miss. (Oct. 06, 2011) Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Ray Mabus and Montgomery Mayor Todd Strange, left, celebrate the naming of the eighth littoral combat ship, USS Montgomery (LCS 8). (U.S. Navy pho... More
Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) the Honorable Ray Mabus celebrates the ...
DETROIT (Oct. 10, 2011) Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) the Honorable Ray Mabus celebrates the naming of the seventh littoral combat ship, USS Detroit (LCS 7), during a press conference on the Detroit internatio... More
Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) the Honorable Ray Mabus celebrate the n...
DETROIT (Oct. 10, 2011) Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) the Honorable Ray Mabus celebrate the naming of the seventh littoral combat ship, USS Detroit (LCS 7), during a press conference on the Detroit internation... More
Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) the Honorable Ray Mabus celebrates the ...
DETROIT (Oct. 10, 2011) Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) the Honorable Ray Mabus celebrates the naming of the seventh littoral combat ship, USS Detroit (LCS 7), during a press conference on the Detroit internatio... More
The littoral combat ship Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Milwaukee (LCS 5...
MARINETTE, Wisc. (Dec. 16, 2011) The littoral combat ship Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Milwaukee (LCS 5) is prepared for its christening ceremony Dec. 18 at the Marinette Marine Corporation shipyard. (U.S. Navy... More
The littoral combat ship Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Milwaukee (LCS 5...
MARINETTE, Wisc. (Dec. 16, 2011) The littoral combat ship Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Milwaukee (LCS 5) is prepared for its christening ceremony Dec. 18 at the Marinette Marine Corporation shipyard. (U.S. Navy... More
Susan Ring Keith christens the littoral combat ship Pre-Commissioning ...
MOBILE, Ala. (Jan. 14, 2012) Susan Ring Keith christens the littoral combat ship Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Coronado (LCS 4) during a ceremony at Austal USA. The Independence-class ship has a trimaran hull de... More
The Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) the honorable Ray Mabus announces t...
WASHINGTON (Feb. 10, 2012) The Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) the honorable Ray Mabus announces that the name of the 10th littoral combat ship, LCS 10, will be USS Gabrielle Giffords. With Mabus are former U.S.... More
Cmdr. Peter Kim, executive officer of the littoral combat ship Pre-Com...
PANAMA CANAL (Apr. 15, 2012) Cmdr. Peter Kim, executive officer of the littoral combat ship Pre-Commissioning Unit Coronado (LCS 4) monitors the distance between the wall of the Pedro Miguel Lock and the hull o... More
The littoral combat ship USS Independence (LCS 2) operates in the wate...
SAN DIEGO (May. 02, 2012) The littoral combat ship USS Independence (LCS 2) operates in the waters off Southern California. The littoral combat ship is a fast, agile, networked surface combatant designed to ope... More
The littoral combat ship USS Independence (LCS 2) completes her maiden...
SAN DIEGO (May. 02, 2012) The littoral combat ship USS Independence (LCS 2) completes her maiden voyage with arrival in her homeport of San Diego. After two years of training off the coast of Florida, the ship'... More
The first of class littoral combat ships USS Freedom (LCS 1), right, a...
SAN DIEGO (May. 02, 2012) The first of class littoral combat ships USS Freedom (LCS 1), right, and USS Independence (LCS 2), maneuver together during an exercise off the coast of Southern California. The littor... More
The first of class littoral combat ships USS Freedom (LCS 1), rear, an...
SAN DIEGO (May. 02, 2012) The first of class littoral combat ships USS Freedom (LCS 1), rear, and USS Independence (LCS 2) maneuver together during an exercise off the coast of Southern California. The littoral... More
The littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS 1) operates in the waters of...
SAN DIEGO (May. 02, 2012) The littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS 1) operates in the waters off Southern California. The littoral combat ship is a fast, agile, networked surface combatant designed to operate ... More
A Sailor secures the welcome lei on the bow of the littoral combat shi...
SAN DIEGO (May. 02, 2012) A Sailor secures the welcome lei on the bow of the littoral combat ship USS Independence (LCS 2) as she arrives in her homeport of San Diego. After two years of training off the coast ... More
The first of class littoral combat ships USS Freedom (LCS 1), left, an...
SAN DIEGO (May. 02, 2012) The first of class littoral combat ships USS Freedom (LCS 1), left, and USS Independence (LCS 2), maneuver together during an exercise off the coast of Southern California. The littora... More
The first of class littoral combat ships USS Freedom (LCS 1), rear, an...
SAN DIEGO (May. 02, 2012) The first of class littoral combat ships USS Freedom (LCS 1), rear, and USS Independence (LCS 2) maneuver together during an exercise off the coast of Southern California. The littoral... More
The first of class littoral combat ships USS Freedom (LCS 1), rear, an...
SAN DIEGO (May. 02, 2012) The first of class littoral combat ships USS Freedom (LCS 1), rear, and USS Independence (LCS 2) maneuver together during an exercise off the coast of Southern California. The littoral... More
The littoral combat ship USS Independence (LCS 2) completes her maiden...
SAN DIEGO (May. 02, 2012) The littoral combat ship USS Independence (LCS 2) completes her maiden voyage with arrival in her homeport of San Diego. After two years of training off the coast of Florida, the ship'... More
Cmdr. Nathan Schneider, second from left, assigned to the Navy's Super...
MARINETTE, Wis. (Jun. 06, 2012) Cmdr. Nathan Schneider, second from left, assigned to the Navy's Supervisor of Shipbuilding, officially accepts delivery of the littoral combat ship Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) ... More
Cmdr. Nathan Schneider reviews the official document that will formall...
MARINETTE, Wis. (Jun. 06, 2012) Cmdr. Nathan Schneider, second from left, assigned to the Navy's Supervisor of Shipbuilding, reviews the official document that will formally transfer ownership of the littoral c... More
The littoral combat ship Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Fort Worth (LCS...
MARINETTE, Wis. (Aug. 06, 2012) The littoral combat ship Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Fort Worth (LCS 3) departs Marinette Marine Corp. shipyard in Marinette, Wis. Fort Worth is scheduled to be commissioned Se... More
A Navy officer stands watch on the bridge.
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 17, 2012) Lt. Cavell Thomas stands watch on the bridge of the Freedom-class littoral combat ship Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Fort Worth (LCS 3). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Spec... More
A Sailor participates in a fresh water wash down.
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 18, 2012) Sonar Technician (Surface) 1st Class Brandon Greer participates in a fresh water wash down aboard the Freedom-class littoral combat ship Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Fort Worth (L... More
Line handlers tie the littoral combat ship Pre-commissioning Unit (PCU...
NORFOLK (Aug. 24, 2012) Line handlers tie the littoral combat ship Pre-commissioning Unit (PCU) Fort Worth (LCS 3) to the pier at Naval Station Norfolk. Fort Worth is scheduled to be commissioned in September a... More
The Freedom-class littoral combat ship Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Fo...
GALVESTON, Texas (Sep. 17, 2012) The Freedom-class littoral combat ship Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Fort Worth (LCS 3) arrives in Galveston, Texas, for her commissioning ceremony Sept. 22. Fort Worth will proc... More
The Freedom-class littoral combat ship Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Fo...
GALVESTON, Texas (Sep. 17, 2012) The Freedom-class littoral combat ship Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Fort Worth (LCS 3) arrives in Galveston, Texas, for her commissioning ceremony Sept. 22. Fort Worth will proc... More
The Freedom-class littoral combat ship Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Fo...
GALVESTON, Texas (Sep. 17, 2012) The Freedom-class littoral combat ship Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Fort Worth (LCS 3) arrives in Galveston, Texas, for her commissioning ceremony Sept. 22. Fort Worth will proc... More
Sailors raise the Navy Jack aboard the Freedom-class littoral combat s...
GALVESTON, Texas (Sep. 17, 2012) Sailors raise the Navy Jack aboard the Freedom-class littoral combat ship Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Fort Worth (LCS 3) as the ship arrives in Galveston, Texas, for her commis... More
Lt. Rich Sealy, Gold crew operations officer of the Freedom-class litt...
GALVESTON, Texas (Sep. 18, 2012) Lt. Rich Sealy, Gold crew operations officer of the Freedom-class littoral combat ship Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Fort Worth (LCS 3), gives visitors a tour of Fort Worth. For... More
A child gives Sonar Technician (Surface) 1st Class Matthew Bizjak a hi...
GALVESTON, Texas (Sep. 18, 2012) A child gives Sonar Technician (Surface) 1st Class Matthew Bizjak a high-five during a tour of the Freedom-class littoral combat ship Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Fort Worth (LC... More
Cmdr. Randy Blankenship, blue crew commanding officer of the Freedom-c...
GALVESTON, Texas (Sep. 20, 2012) Cmdr. Randy Blankenship, blue crew commanding officer of the Freedom-class littoral combat ship Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Fort Worth (LCS 3), speaks with media on the bridge ... More
The littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS 1) departs San Diego harbor ...
SAN DIEGO (Nov. 26, 2012) The littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS 1) departs San Diego harbor to conduct operations off the coast of Southern California. The littoral combat ship is a fast, agile, networked s... More
Dr. Maria Posada assesses friction stir welding.
BETHESDA, Md. (Mar. 04, 2013) Dr. Maria Posada assesses friction stir welding, a new fabrication technique first used by the Navy for joining aluminum structures in the littoral combat ship (LCS) in 2005 follo... More
Sailors assigned to the Blue Crew of the littoral combat ship USS Free...
SEMBAWANG, Singapore (Aug. 02, 2013) Sailors assigned to the Blue Crew of the littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS 1) board the ship to conduct a turnover with the embarked Gold crew. Freedom is conducting the... More
Engineman 2nd Class Elijah Eggers, from Haines, Ore., cleans an electr...
SEMBAWANG, Singapore (Aug. 05, 2013) Engineman 2nd Class Elijah Eggers, from Haines, Ore., cleans an electricity generator aboard the littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS 1). Freedom is conducting the first cr... More
Gunner's Mate 2nd Class Bryan Welles, from Honolulu, Hawaii, speaks on...
SEMBAWANG, Singapore (Aug. 05, 2013) Gunner's Mate 2nd Class Bryan Welles, from Honolulu, Hawaii, speaks on the phone aboard the littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS 1). Freedom is conducting the first crew s... More
Culinary Specialist 2nd Class Andrea Coleman recites the meaning of t...
SAN DIEGO (Aug. 27, 2013) Culinary Specialist 2nd Class Andrea Coleman recites the meaning of the Independence-class littoral combat ship Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Jackson (LCS 6) crest during a crest unveil... More
Cmdr. Mike Davies, commanding officer of the Independence-class littor...
SAN DIEGO (Aug. 27, 2013) Cmdr. Mike Davies, commanding officer of the Independence-class littoral combat ship Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Jackson (LCS 6), removes the veil from the ships crest an unveiling ce... More
Sailors parade the colors during the Independence-class littoral comba...
SAN DIEGO (Aug. 27, 2013) Sailors parade the colors during the Independence-class littoral combat ship Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Jackson (LCS 6) crest unveiling ceremony at Mariner's Park Amphitheater, Naval... More
Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Ray Mabus tours the Marinette Marine Co...
MARINETTE, Wis. (Sep. 12, 2013) Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Ray Mabus tours the Marinette Marine Corporation shipyard and receives an update on the Freedom-variant littoral combat ship and its manufacturing ... More
The U.S. Navy's first littoral combat ship, USS Freedom (LCS 1), trans...
PEARL HARBOR (Dec. 13, 2013) The U.S. Navy's first littoral combat ship, USS Freedom (LCS 1), transits the waters of Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. Freedom's maiden proof-of-concept deployment, a 9-month assig... More
The U.S. Navy's first littoral combat ship, USS Freedom (LCS 1), moors...
PEARL HARBOR (Dec. 13, 2013) Seaman Exammanuel Williams, stationed aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Erie (CG 70) secures a mooring line for the U.S. Navy's first littoral combat ship, USS Freedom (LCS... More
The U.S. Navy's first littoral combat ship, USS Freedom (LCS 1), trans...
PEARL HARBOR (Dec. 13, 2013) The U.S. Navy's first littoral combat ship, USS Freedom (LCS 1), transits the waters of Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. Freedom's maiden proof-of-concept deployment, a 9-month assig... More
The U.S. Navy's first littoral combat ship, USS Freedom (LCS 1), trans...
PEARL HARBOR (Dec. 13, 2013) The U.S. Navy's first littoral combat ship, USS Freedom (LCS 1), transits the waters of Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. Freedom's maiden proof-of-concept deployment, a 9-month assig... More
The littoral combat ship Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Milwaukee (LCS 5...
MARINETTE, Wis. (Dec. 18, 2013) The littoral combat ship Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Milwaukee (LCS 5) slides into the Menominee River during a christening ceremony at the Marinette Marine Corporation shipyard... More
Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Ricardo Tovar looks out toward the pier as ...
MOBILE, Ala. (Jan. 27, 2014) Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Ricardo Tovar looks out toward the pier as the Independence-class littoral combat ship Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Coronado (LCS 4)pushes off on her maid... More
Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Ricardo Tovar looks out toward the pier as ...
MOBILE, Ala. (Jan. 27, 2014) Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Ricardo Tovar looks out toward the pier as the Independence-class littoral combat ship Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Coronado (LCS 4) departs Mobile, Ala. ... More
Lt. Rob McCallister, assigned to the Independence-class littoral comba...
GULF OF MEXICO (Jan. 28, 2014) Lt. Rob McCallister, assigned to the Independence-class littoral combat ship Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Coronado (LCS 4), stands near the tactical action coordinator station on ... More
Chief Quartermaster Paul Sanchez looks out off the bridge of the Indep...
GULF OF MEXICO (Jan. 28, 2014) Chief Quartermaster Paul Sanchez looks out off the bridge of the Independence-class littoral combat ship Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Coronado (LCS 4) during the ships maiden voya... More
Cmdr. John N. Kochendorfer, commanding officer of the Independence-cla...
GULF OF MEXICO (Jan. 28, 2014) Cmdr. John N. Kochendorfer, commanding officer of the Independence-class littoral combat ship Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Coronado (LCS 4), talks with a member of the crew on the... More
Sailors aboard the Independence-class littoral combat ship Pre-Commiss...
GULF OF MEXICO (Jan. 28, 2014) Sailors aboard the Independence-class littoral combat ship Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Coronado (LCS 4) fire a .50-caliber machine gun during a crew served weapons qualification.... More
Sailors aboard the Independence-class littoral combat ship Pre-Commiss...
GULF OF MEXICO (Jan. 28, 2014) Sailors aboard the Independence-class littoral combat ship Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Coronado (LCS 4) prepare for a crew served weapons qualification during the ship's maiden v... More
Operations Specialist 1st Class Ryan Saylor mans the tactical action c...
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Jan. 30, 2014) Operations Specialist 1st Class Ryan Saylor mans the tactical action coordinator station from the bridge of the Independence-class littoral combat ship Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU... More
Lt. j.g. Veronica Kennedy stands watch as the officer of the deck on t...
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Jan. 30, 2014) Lt. j.g. Veronica Kennedy stands watch as the officer of the deck on the bridge of the Independence-class littoral combat ship Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Coronado (LCS 4) during... More
The littoral combat ship USS Independence (LCS 2) approaches the B Str...
SAN DIEGO (Feb. 12, 2014) The littoral combat ship USS Independence (LCS 2) approaches the B Street pier in downtown San Diego. The ship will be open to the public for tours for two days in order to showcase th... More
The littoral combat ship USS Independence (LCS 2) moors at the B Stree...
SAN DIEGO (Feb. 12, 2014) The littoral combat ship USS Independence (LCS 2) moors at the B Street pier in downtown San Diego. The ship will be open to the public for tours for two days in order to showcase the ... More
The littoral combat ship USS Independence (LCS 2) approaches the B Str...
SAN DIEGO (Feb. 12, 2014) The littoral combat ship USS Independence (LCS 2) approaches the B Street pier in downtown San Diego. The ship will be open to the public for tours for two days in order to showcase th... More
The littoral combat ship USS Independence (LCS 2) approaches the B Str...
SAN DIEGO (Feb. 12, 2014) The littoral combat ship USS Independence (LCS 2) approaches the B Street pier in downtown San Diego. The ship will be open to the public for tours for two days in order to showcase th... More