PHILIPPINE SEA (Sep. 20, 2021) Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18), right, sails with Royal New Zealand Navy ship HMNZS AOTEAROA (A11), as seen from HMNZS TE KAHA (F77), during a division tactics exercise...

Capt. Chase Sargeant, from Lakeland, Fla., commander, Task Force 71, left, awards Cmdr. Rob Niemeyer, from St. Louis, outgoing commanding officer of Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Milius (DDG 69), the Meritorious Service Medal during a change of command ceremony on the flight deck...

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...

SAN DIEGO — U.S. Navy Reserve Sailor, Culinary Specialist 2nd Class Yuankun Xia from St. Augustine, Fla., is supporting the littoral combat ship (LCS) community as a search and rescue (SAR) swimmer during many shipboard qualifications and operations at sea...

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...

210830-N-WU807-1049 PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 30, 2021) Mineman 1st Class Kevin Blanchard, center, from Fitchburg, Mass., actuates a chem light during a man-overboard drill aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18), Aug. 30...