22 January 2019 Independence Change of Command SAN DIEGO (January 18, 2019) – USS Independence (LCS 2) held a change of command on the ship’s flight deck while pierside at Naval Base San Diego, Jan. 11.Cmdr. Matt Scarlett, a native of Ravenna, Ohio, assumed command of the ship from Cmdr. Emily Cathey, a native of Statesville, North