22 June 2021 USS Charleston (LCS 18) Sailor in the Spotlight - Boatswain's Mate Seaman Kiara Woods A Fresno, Calif., native and 2018 Fresno High School graduate is serving in the U.S. Navy aboard the rotationally-deployed Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18)...
21 June 2021 LCS, Marines enhance Naval integration while in Okinawa Rotationally-deployed littoral combat ships (LCS) in the Indo-Pacific continue to integrate with forces across the region as a part of the Naval Expeditionary Force (NEF) and in support of theater littoral warfare...
17 June 2021 Galley Aboard USS Charleston (LCS 18) Culinary Specialist 3rd Class Matthew Deluca, from Cincinnati, prepares ribs for dinner aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18), June 16...
15 June 2021 Replenishment at Sea Aboard USS Charleston (LCS 18) with USNS Pecos (T-AO 197) Culinary Specialist 3rd Class Alan Jackson, from Jackson, Ga., signals to tension span wire during a replenishment at sea with Henry J. Kaiser-class underway replenishment oiler USNS Pecos (T-AO 197) aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18), June 11...
06 June 2021 Flight Operations on USS Charleston (LCS 18) Mineman 3rd Class Dalton Miller, from Mount Union, Pa., shows the chains to the pilots 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), June 6...
02 June 2021 Damage Control Training Aboard USS Charleston Mineman 3rd Class Hunter Auslander, from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., dons a fire fighter ensemble a during damage control training exercise aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18), June 2...
01 June 2021 Promotion Ceremony Aboard USS Charleston (LCS 18) Officers say the oath of office during a promotion ceremony aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18), June 1...
01 June 2021 Sailor in the Spotlight - Aviation Machinist’s Mate Airman Elisa Morales APRA HARBOR, Guam (May 21, 2021) -- A Columbus, Ohio, native and 2018 Westland High School graduate is serving in the U.S. Navy aboard the deployed Independence-variant littoral combat ship (LCS) USS Charleston (LCS 18)...
28 May 2021 U.S. Navy Littoral Combat Ship hosts German Defense Minister The crew of Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18) hosted Germany’s Defense Minister, who toured the ship while moored at Naval Base Guam, May 28...
17 May 2021 Damage Control Training Aboard USS Charleston (LCS 18) PACIFIC OCEAN (May 17, 2021) Sailors conduct damage control drills aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18), May 17...
10 May 2021 Coast Guard, Navy High Seas Oceania Maritime Security Initiative Patrol Continues SAN DIEGO (May 10, 2021) – The U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Navy continue their joint mission...
27 April 2021 Fire Scout Crashes After Hitting USS Charleston SAN DIEGO (April 27, 2021) – An unmanned helicopter crashed into the side of USS Charleston (LCS 18) after taking off from the ship around 3:40 p.m., April 26. No one was injured, and the Littoral Combat Ship continued to safely operate after the incident involving the MQ-8B Fire Scout vertical...
09 December 2019 ASW SUW WTI Assumes Command of USS Charleston (LCS 18) Cmdr. James Hoey, became the first Anti-Submarine Warfare/Surface Warfare (ASW/SUW) Warfare Tactics Instructor (WTI) to assume command during a change command ceremony for USS Charleston (LCS 18) on December 6, 2019.Hoey, a native of Santa Rosa, Calif., served as Charleston’s Executive Officer...
19 April 2019 Navys Newest Littoral Combat Ship USS Charleston Arrives in San Diego SAN DIEGO (April 19, 2019) - The newest littoral combat ship, the Independence-variant USS Charleston (LCS 18), arrived at its San Diego homeport April 19 after completing its maiden voyage from the Austal USA shipyard in Mobile, Alabama...