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)...
23 September 2021 USS Charleston Sailor Conducts Maintenance Engineman 3rd Class James Whitaker, from Dunn, N.C., replaces deck sand paper strips on a staircase 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...
21 September 2021 HSC -21 Conducts Flight Operations Aboard USS Charleston A MH-60S Seahawk helicopter, assigned to the “Blackjacks” of Helicopter Sea Combat (HSC) Squadron 21, prepares to land on the flight deck aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18), during routine flight operations...
20 September 2021 USS Charleston conducts RAS with Royal New Zealand Navy HMNZS Aotearoa and HMNZS Te Kaha USS Charleston conducts RAS with Royal New Zealand Navy HMNZS Aotearoa and HMNZS Te Kaha...
20 September 2021 USS Charleston Sailor Hoists National Ensign USS Charleston Sailor Hoists National Ensign...
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)...
20 September 2021 USS Charleston (LCS 18) sails with Royal New Zealand Navy ships HMNZS AOTEAROA (A11) and HMNZS TE KAHA (F77) 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...
31 August 2021 Award Ceremony Aboard USS Charleston (LCS 18) 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...
30 August 2021 Boat Operation Aboard USS Charleston (LCS 18) 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...
28 August 2021 Flight Operations Aboard USS Charleston (LCS 18) 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...
27 August 2021 Small Arms Training Aboard USS Charleston (LCS 18) Sailors train using pistols during small arms training aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18), Aug. 27...
26 August 2021 Damage Control Training Aboard USS Charleston (LCS 18) 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...
25 August 2021 Fueling At Sea between USS Charleston (LCS 18) and USS America (LHA 6) USS America (LHA 6), the Navy’s only forward-deployed amphibious assault ship, conducted a fueling-at-sea (FAS) with USS Charleston (LCS 18) in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 20...
25 August 2021 Maintenance Aboard USS Charleston (LCS 18) 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...
22 August 2021 Flight Operations Aboard USS Charleston (LCS 18) PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 22, 2021) Sailors stand by for flight operations for 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. 22...
20 August 2021 Mk 110 Download Aboard USS Charleston (LCS 18) 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...
18 August 2021 Boat Operations Aboard USS Charleston (LCS 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...
16 August 2021 Manila native serving in U.S. Navy visits homeport Command Senior Chief Donald Alvarado, from Tucson, Ariz., poses for a photo aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18), Aug. 16...
09 August 2021 USS Charleston (LCS 18) meet up with USNS Millinocket 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...
29 July 2021 Boat Operations Aboard USS Charleston (LCS 18) Mineman 1st Class Kevin Blanchard, from Fitchburg, Mass., points at the winch operator during boat operations aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18), July 24...
18 July 2021 Flight Operations On Board USS Charleston (LCS 18) Boatswain's Mate Seaman Kiara Woods signals an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter attached to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25 to land on Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18), July 18...
15 July 2021 Fueling At Sea with USS Charleston (LCS 18), USNS Tippecanoe (T-A0 199) Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18) comes alongside Henry J. Kaiser-class underway replenishment oiler USNS Tippecanoe (T-AO 199) during a fueling at sea, July 13...
15 July 2021 Flight Operations Aboard USS Charleston (LCS 18) Sailors fold the rotors 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), July 11...
15 July 2021 57mm Gun Shoot Aboard USS Charleston (LCS 18) The Mk 110 57mm Gun Weapons System (GWS) is fired as part of a regular operational exercise aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18), July 11...
15 July 2021 Flight Operations Aboard USS Charleston (LCS 18) Flight Operations Aboard USS Charleston (LCS 18)...
08 July 2021 Man-Overboard Training Aboard USS Charleston (LCS 18) (June 5, 2021) Aerographer's Mate 1st Class Ashley Young, from Clearwater, Fla., practices cardiac pulmonary recitation during a man-overboard drill aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18), June 5...
27 June 2021 Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training Sri Lanka with USS Charleston (LCS 18) Boatswain's Mate Seaman Kiara Woods, left, from Fresno, Calif., and Aviation Structural Mechanic 2nd Class Israel Salinas, from Mission, Texas, stand by aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18) during a joint flight operations exercise with Sri Lankan Navy Advanced...
23 June 2021 USS Charleston (LCS 18) participates in CARAT Sri Lanka USS Charleston (LCS 18) arrives in Trincomalee, Sri Lanka, for a contactless port visit ahead of Cooperation Afloat and Readiness at Sea Training (CARAT) Sri Lanka, June 23...