Sailors assigned to the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Jackson (LCS 6) man a rigid-hulled inflatable boat (RIB) during a man overboard drill...

211005-N-FA490-1002 APRA HARBOR, GUAM (Oct. 05, 2021) Cmdr. Michael Root, commanding officer of the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Jackson (LCS 6), and Senior Chief Derek Nelson, command senior chief, congratulate Operations Specialist 1st Class Daniel Hernandez, from San Antonio,...

The 40th annual San Francisco Fleet Week kicked-off Oct. 4 with ship arrivals bringing together the San Francisco community, Marines, Coastguardsmen and Sailors to celebrate the sea service branches of the military...

Mineman Seaman Timothy Messick, from Panama City, Fla., center, dons firefighting equipment during a damage control training exercise aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18)...

Engineman 1st Class Scott Kruse, from Murrieta, Calif., uses a fuel conditioning control panel aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18), during routine operations...

U.S. Marines with 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit deploy equipment serving as an advanced staging platform aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18), during Noble Jaguar 2021, Oct. 5, 2021...

The Navy’s newest guided missile destroyer, the future USS Daniel Inouye (DDG 118) sailed away from General Dynamics Bath Iron Works shipyard, Oct. 4...

Sailors assigned to the Whidbey Island-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47) participate in a community basketball clinic called "Hoops with the Troops" during San Francisco Fleet Week (SFFW) 2021. SFFW is an opportunity for the American public to meet their Navy, Marine Corps and...

The Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Halsey (DDG 97) returned to its homeport at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Oct. 4, after successfully completing a scheduled deployment to the U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet areas of responsibility...

211004-N-FA490-1009 APRA HARBOR, GUAM (Oct. 04, 2021) Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Alejandrina Keil, from American Samoa, operates a twin boom extensible crane system (TBECS) in the mission bay aboard the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Jackson (LCS 6)...

Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18) transits the Philippine Sea during routine operations...

The U.S. Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) conducted a cooperative deployment (CODEP) in the Hawaiian Islands Operating Area, Oct. 4...

Engineman 1st Class Ryan Schneider, from Spencerville, Ohio, assigned to Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18), collects a fuel sample, during an underway replenishment-at-sea...

211002-N-FA490-2003 APRA HARBOR, GUAM (Oct. 02, 2021) Engineman 2nd Class Jacob Costello, from New Bedford, Mass., transits the mission bay aboard the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Jackson (LCS 6)...

Commanding Officer of Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18) Cmdr. Clayton Beas, from Bloomington, Calif., uses binoculars in the pilot house during routine operations...

Sailors stand ready prior to flight operations aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18)...

Capt. Marc Crawford, commodore, Surface Division Eleven, addresses the crew of the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Jackson (LCS 6) during an all hands call on the flight deck...

Timelapse of Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18) leaving Arpa Harbor, Guam...

Basic B-Roll of Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18). Charleston, part of Destroyer Squadron Seven...

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Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18) moors pier side in Apra Harbor, Guam...

Culinary Specialist Seaman Apprentice Jeremy Reynolds, from Chicago, prepares a stew in the galley aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18)...

Information Systems Technician 3rd Class Jerry Brown, from Middletown, Ohio, conducts maintenance on a navigational console on the bridge aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18)...

Sailors participate in a small boat training exercise aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18)...

APRA HARBOR, Guam (Oct. 1, 2021) – An Ingleside, Texas, native and 2019 Ingleside High School graduate is serving in the U.S. Navy aboard the deployed Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Tulsa (LCS 16)...