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...
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...