02 November 2021 U.S. Navy Sailors and U.S. Coast Guardsman Observe Morning Colors 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...
01 November 2021 USS Charleston Sailors Conduct Perodic Maintenance Check 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...
01 November 2021 USS Charleston Sailors Participate in DCTT Evolution 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...
27 October 2021 USS Charleston Sailor Stands Watch 211027-N-PH222-1623 APRA HARBOR, GUAM (Oct. 27, 2021) Mineman Seaman Francisco Vera, from Tracy, Calif., stands watch from the flight deck aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18), during routine operations...
27 October 2021 USS Charleston Sailors Participate in SAR Training Evolution 211027-N-PH222-1590 APRA HARBOR, GUAM (Oct. 27, 2021) Sailors assigned to Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18), participate in a Search and Rescue training evolution...
27 October 2021 USS Charleston and USS Tulsa Sailors Observe Morning Colors 211027-N-PH222-1064 APRA HARBOR, GUAM (Oct. 27, 2021) Sailors from Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18), left, and USS Tulsa (LCS 16), render honors during morning colors...
25 October 2021 USS Charleston Conducts Flight Operations 211025-N-PH222-1828 PHILIPPINE SEA (Oct. 25, 2021) Lt. Garret Smart, from Draper, Utah, left, signals the plane captain from a MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter, attached to the “Blackjacks” of Helicopter Sea Combat (HSC) Squadron 21, during routine flight operations aboard Independence-variant littoral...
23 October 2021 USS Charleston Sailors Conduct Live Fire Gunnery Exercise Lt. Iman Amaya, from Orange Park, Fla., left, fires a M240D machine gun aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18), during a live fire exercise...
22 October 2021 USS Charleston Sailors Conduct Firefighting Training Chief Damage Controlman Raul Avila, from Inglewood, Calif., part of the damage control training team, instructs Sailors during a main space fire drill aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18)...
21 October 2021 USS Charleston Sailor Inventories Supply 211021-N-PH222-1114 PHILIPPINE SEA (Oct. 21, 2021) Logistics Specialist 2nd Class Emily Tan, from Gilbert, Ariz., inventories supplies in the hazmat locker aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18), during routine operations...
20 October 2021 USS Charleston Sailor Stands Watch 211020-N-PH222-1377 PHILIPPINE SEA (Oct. 20, 2021) Senior Chief Gas Turbine Systems Technician Clark Griswold, from Berwick, Ill., stands watch aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18), during routine operations...
16 October 2021 USS Charleston underway in U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility Charleston, part of Destroyer Squadron Seven, is on a rotational deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operation...
01 October 2021 Time Lapse of USS Charleston (LCS 18) leaving Arpa Harbor, Guam Timelapse of Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18) leaving Arpa Harbor, Guam...
30 September 2021 Basic B-Roll of Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston Basic B-Roll of Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18). Charleston, part of Destroyer Squadron Seven...
26 September 2021 USS Charleston Sailors Participate in a TBEC Training Evolution Sailors guide an 11-meter Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat during a Twin Boom Extensible Crane training evolution in the mission bay aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18)...
21 September 2021 USS Charleston (LCS 18) Conducts Routine Operations 210921-N-PH222-2196 PACIFIC OCEAN (Sep. 21, 2021) Sailors assigned to Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18) conduct small boat operations during a routine training exercise...
20 September 2021 USS Charleston Sailors Participate in a Crash and Salvage Exercise 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)...
20 September 2021 USS Charleston Sailors participate in a Sea and Anchor Evolution 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)...