SAN DIEGO -- Cmdr. Michael Winslow was relieved by Cmdr. Nick Van Wagoner as commanding officer of the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Jackson (LCS 6) during a change of command ceremony held at Naval Base San Diego, July 19. Capt. Douglas Meagher, commodore, Littoral Combat Ship...

The Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Jackson (LCS 6) arrives at Broadway Pier in downtown San Diego in support of San Diego Fleet Week 2023...

A Subic Bay, Philippines, native is serving in the U.S. Navy as the commanding officer aboard the deployed Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Jackson (LCS 6) that pulled into the port of his hometown, June 2-4...

Royal Thai and U.S. navies begin maritime training during the 28th annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) exercise, May 23...

The Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Jackson (LCS 6) arrived at Changi Naval Base in Singapore May 2, as part of a rotational deployment to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations...

The Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Jackson (LCS 6) completed underway return to flight operations of the Navy’s unmanned helicopter, the MQ-8C Fire Scout, in the Philippine Sea, April 20...

The U.S. Navy commissioned its newest Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship USS Savannah (LCS 28) Feb. 5, 2022, in Brunswick, Ga...

The U.S. Navy commissioned its newest Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship USS Savannah (LCS 28) Feb. 5, 2022, in Brunswick, Ga...

The Navy and Marine Corps “blue-green team” composed of Commander Task Force Seventy-Six (CTF 76)/Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 7 is underway with the embarked 31st and 11th Marine Expeditionary Units (MEUs), for training and operations in the Indo-Pacific region...

Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Jackson (LCS 6) arrived in Brunei Jan. 14 following a one-day exercise at sea with the Royal Brunei Navy (RBN)...

U.S. military and Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) are partnering in the 27th annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) maritime exercise, virtually and in the South China Sea, Nov. 15...

SOUTH CHINA SEA (Nov. 4, 2021) – A Stoystown, Pennsylvania native and 2018 West Virginia University graduate serves in the U.S. Navy aboard the Independence-variant littoral combat ship, USS Jackson (LCS 6), as part of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23 detachment five...

An El Paso, Texas native and 2013 America’s high school graduate is serving in the U.S. Navy aboard the deployed Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Jackson (LCS 6)...

Sailors assigned to the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Jackson (LCS 6), perform a foreign object debris (FOD) walkdown on the flight deck of Jackson during routine operations...

A rigid-hulled inflatable boat (RIB) assigned to the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Jackson (LCS 6), simulates fire-fighting techniques on a MK-58 signal flare during a search and rescue exercise (SAREX)...

A rigid-hulled inflatable boat (RIB) launches from the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Jackson (LCS 6), during a search and rescue exercise (SAREX)...

Logistics Specialist 3rd Class Ronnia Weaver, from Kansas City, Mo., right, checks out supplies to Gunner’s Mate 1st Class Daniel Dimayuga, from San Diego, Calif., aboard the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Jackson (LCS 6) during routine operations...

SOUTH CHINA SEA – Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Murasame-class destroyer JS Yudachi (DD 103) and Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Jackson (LCS 6) operated bilaterally in the South China Sea...

The Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Jackson (LCS 6) comes alongside the Henry J. Kaiser-class oiler USNS Tippecanoe (T-AO 199), in preparation for replenishment-at-sea (RAS), during routine operations...

211028-N-FA490-1956 The Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Jackson (LCS 6), Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force SH-60K Seahawk helicopter and Japanese (MSDF) Murasame-class Yuudachi (DDG 103) transit the South China Sea during a PHOTOEX...

The Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Jackson (LCS 6) transits the South China Sea during routine operations...

Naval Aircrewman 1st Class Christopher Fred, from Sarasota, Fla., assigned to the “Wildcards” of Helicopter Sea Combat 23 (HSC 23) transits the South China Sea in an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter during routine operations...

Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class Justin Bautista, from Los Angeles, assigned to the “Wildcards” of Helicopter Sea Combat (HSC) Squadron 23, washes an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter on the flight deck of the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Jackson (LCS 6) during routine operations...

Independence-variant littoral combat ships USS Jackson (LCS 6) and USS Tulsa (LCS 16) sailed with Germany Navy frigate FGS Bayern (F 217) in the Philippine Sea, and Tulsa hosted Bayern crewmembers for ship tours while moored at Naval Base Guam, Oct. 18 & 21...

211022-N-FA490-1083 Cmdr. Michael Root, captain of the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Jackson (LCS 6), from Benton, Pa., observes a sea and anchor evolution from the starboard bridgewing of Jackson, during routine operations...