PORT HERA, Timor-Leste – Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18) and Timor-Leste Defense Force (F-FDTL) partnered in the 27th annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) maritime exercise in the territorial waters surrounding Port Hera, Dec. 6-7...

Capt. Jack Fay, right, commodore, Littoral Combat Ship Squadron ONE (COMLCSRON ONE), presents a relic from USS Arizona (BB 39) to Cmdr. Jeremiah Peterson, commanding officer and the crew of Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) in remembrance and commemoration of the 80th...

A St. Louis, native, Jaskowiak is the newest commanding officer of an Independence-variant littoral combat ship...

Cmdr. Derek Jaskowiak relieved Cmdr. Francisco Garza as commanding officer of the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Oakland (LCS 24) Blue Crew during a change of command ceremony at Naval Base San Diego, Dec. 3...

Capt. Greg Baker, commodore of Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) 11, left, presents a relic from USS Arizona (BB 39) to Capt. Ken Ward, commanding officer of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6)...

Bangladesh Navy (BN) and U.S. military personnel are partnering in the 27th annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) maritime exercise, virtually and in the Bay of Bengal, beginning Dec. 1...

Cmdr. Michael Tyree relieved Cmdr. Wayne Gehman as Commanding Officer of the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Montgomery (LCS 8) Gold Crew during a change of command ceremony aboard Montgomery while pier side at Naval Base San Diego (NBSD), November 30th, 2021...

211027-N-LI768-1022 APRA HARBOR, Guam (Oct. 27, 2021) – Mineman 2nd Class Jeffrey Langston, from Turkey, N.C., left, and Chief Mineman Stan Kaboskie, from Philadelphia, salute the ensign during colors aboard the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Tulsa (LCS 16)...

SAN DIEGO, CA — USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) held a change of command ceremony at Naval Station San Diego, Nov. 24...

Military personnel from Malaysia and the U.S. kicked off Maritime Training Activity (MTA) Malaysia 2021 virtually and in the waters and airspace of the Strait of Malacca, Nov. 23...

Capt. Jack Fay, left, commodore, Littoral Combat Ship Squadron ONE (COMLCSRON ONE), presents a relic from USS Arizona (BB 39) to Cmdr. Dustin Lonero, commanding officer aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Coronado (LCS 4), in remembrance and commemoration of the 80th anniversary of...

The 27th annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Brunei maritime exercise concluded Nov. 19, following five days of virtual engagements that enhanced collaboration between Royal Brunei Armed Forces and U.S. military and focused on shared maritime security challenges of the region...

CAMP PENDLETON, CA, UNITED STATES Capt. Scott Carroll relieved Capt. Chris Nelson as commanding officer of Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 5 during a change of command ceremony at ACU-5 onboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Nov. 16...

U.S. military and Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) are partnering in the 27th annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) maritime exercise, virtually and in the South China Sea, Nov. 15...

USS Charleston Has The Watch. Routine Operations in U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility...

Chief Information Systems Technician Brennan Kane, a native of Rancho Santa Margarita, Ca, assigned aboard Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) leads a tour as part of San Diego Fleet Week 2021...

SOUTH CHINA SEA (Nov. 4, 2021) – A Stoystown, Pennsylvania native and 2018 West Virginia University graduate serves in the U.S. Navy aboard the Independence-variant littoral combat ship, USS Jackson (LCS 6), as part of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23 detachment five...

An El Paso, Texas native and 2013 America’s high school graduate is serving in the U.S. Navy aboard the deployed Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Jackson (LCS 6)...

Sailors assigned to the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Jackson (LCS 6), perform a foreign object debris (FOD) walkdown on the flight deck of Jackson during routine operations...

211103-N-PH222-1451 APRA HARBOR, GUAM (Nov. 3, 2021) Chief selectee Sailors assigned to Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18), and prospective Chief Coast Guardsman from the Coast Guard stand at parade rest prior to observing morning colors...

U.S. Navy minemen typically serve aboard minesweepers, also known as mine countermeasure ships, to detect and neutralize underwater mines. Minemen are also tasked with assembling and testing underwater explosive devices...

Military personnel from the U.S. and Indonesia kicked off Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Indonesia virtually, in Surabaya and in the waters and airspace of the Java Sea, Nov. 1...

211101-N-PH222-1144 APRA HARBOR, GUAM (Nov. 1, 2021) Mineman 3rd Class Kern Daniel, from Harrison, Ohio, left, and Gunner's Mate 3rd Class Wayne Richards III, from Corona, Calif., perform periodic maintenance on vests in the hangar bar aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston...

211101-N-PH222-1240 APRA HARBOR, GUAM (Nov. 1, 2021) Sailors participate in combating a simulated fire aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18) during a damage control training team evolution...

A rigid-hulled inflatable boat (RIB) assigned to the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Jackson (LCS 6), simulates fire-fighting techniques on a MK-58 signal flare during a search and rescue exercise (SAREX)...