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...

Naval Air Crewman 2nd Class Oleg Bylogurov, from Portland, Ore., inspects the tail rotor of an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter attached to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 21 assigned to Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18), Aug. 28...

Sailors train using pistols during small arms training aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18), Aug. 27...

Chief Mineman Daniel Chaboya, from Tucson, Ariz., climbs a ladder during damage control training aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18), Aug. 26...

Hull Maintenance Technician 1st Class Jacob Williams, right, from Simi Valley, Calif., tests a portable exothermic cutting unit and Mineman 2nd Class Santiago Lopez, from Bronx, N.Y., stands by with a fire extinguisher aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18), Aug...

Gunner's Mate 2nd Class Daniel Cox, from Leavenworth, Kan., stows 57mm rounds aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18), Aug. 18...

Sailors lower a rigid-hulled inflatable boat to the side of Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18) during boat operations, Aug. 18...

Command Senior Chief Donald Alvarado, from Tucson, Ariz., poses for a photo aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18), Aug. 16...

APRA HARBOR, Guam (Aug. 6, 2021) Sailors ride in a rigid-hulled inflatable boat attached to Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18), Aug. 6...