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...