USS Charleston conducts RAS with Royal New Zealand Navy HMNZS Aotearoa and HMNZS Te Kaha

USS Charleston Sailor Hoists National Ensign

210921-N-PH222-1024 PHILIPPINE SEA (Sep. 20, 2021) Sailors form a hose team while participating in a crash and salvage exercise on the flight deck aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18).

210920-N-PH222-1118 SANTA RITA, GUAM (Sep. 20, 2021) Sailors heave in line, during a sea and anchor detail aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18).

USS Curtis Wilbur Arrives in Homeport San Diego, California

APRA HARBOR, Guam (Sept. 13, 2021) Gunner’s Mate Seaman Ruben Rodriguez, from Abilene, Tex., performs routine maintenance on a lock system on the flight deck aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Jackson (LCS 6).

Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Tulsa (LCS 16) joined Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group (VINCSG) during presence operations in the South China Sea.

U.S. Navy Capt. Tony Chavez assumed command of USS Makin Island (LHD 8) from Capt. Tom Ulmer during a ceremony held on board Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, Sept. 9.

U.S., Thailand expand maritime partnership with CARAT Exercise

USS Jackson (LCS 6) Engineman sets up cooler

USS Tulsa (LCS 16) Sails In The South China Sea

USS Tulsa (LCS 16) sails in the Sulu Sea

PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 6, 2021) Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class David Miller, from Chicago directs a MH-60S Sea Hawk, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23, off the flight deck aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Jackson (LCS 6) during a vertical replenishment-at-sea drill.

SOUTH CHINA SEA (SEP. 05, 2021) Sailors assigned to the "Blackjacks" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 21, conduct post flight operations aboard the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Tulsa (LCS 16), Sep. 05, 2021.

KOROR, Republic of Palau -- U.S. Marines and U.S. Coastguardsmen with Task Force Koa Moana 21, I Marine Expeditionary Force, accompany the U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Palau, Ambassador John Hennessey-Niland, to observe the USS Jackson (LCS 6), Destroyer Squadron 7, departing from the

Fire Controlman 1st Class Derrick Boyd, from San Antonio, Tex., stands watch at replenishment-at-sea station one aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Jackson (LCS 6).

Electrician’s Mate 1st Class Chance Emerson, from Denver, Colo., tests fuel in the oil lab aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Jackson (LCS 6).

The USS Jackson (LCS 6) sails alongside the Japanese Ships Kaga, Murasame, and Shiranui through the Malakal Passage, Republic of Palau, Sept. 2, 2021.

Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Jackson (LCS 6) transits into Palau.

Southwest Regional Maintenance Center (SWRMC) successfully supported the early delivery of USS Paul Hamilton (DDG 60) from availability on Aug. 13.

SAN DIEGO – The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) is one step closer to operational tasking, after successfully completing a five-day Re-Integration Material Inspection with the Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV), Sept. 3, 2021.

Master Chief Damage Controlman Christian Bolanos, right, from Buga, Colombia, receives the Enlisted Air Warfare Specialist (EAWS) pin from Chief Engineman Jaron White, from Victorville, Calif., during an award ceremony aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18), Aug.

The Center for Surface Combat Systems (CSCS) educated the surface warfare community on how they train warfighters to fight and win during the Surface Navy Association’s (SNA) 2nd Waterfront Symposium, August 25 - 26.

Chief Boatswain’s Mate 1st Brendon Braveboy, from Laurel, Md., operates anchoring equipment during an anchor drop test in the anchor windlass aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Jackson (LCS 6).

Naval Aircrewmen (Helicopter) 1st Class Ryan Gee and Mineman Seaman Jonathan Alonsojuarez participate in a gunnery exercise inside of a MH-60S Seahwak helicopter assigned to the “Blackjacks” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 21 aboard the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Tulsa