17 June 2021 Expeditionary Strike Group 7 visits USS Tulsa Rear Adm. Christopher Engdahl, center, commander, Expeditionary Strike Group 7/Task Force 76, greets the side boys prior to a tour aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Tulsa (LCS 16)...
15 June 2021 USS Tulsa (LCS 16) sails in the Philippine Sea Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Tulsa (LCS 16) conducts routine operations in the Philippine Sea...
10 June 2021 USS Tulsa (LCS 16) conducts boat operations Mineman 1st Class Andrew R. Lemke, from Antioch, IL., controls a small boat crane console during rigid-hull inflatable boat (RHIB) operations aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Tulsa (LCS 16)...
06 June 2021 USS Tulsa (LCS 16) conducts flight operations Senior Chief Naval Aircrewman (Helicopter) Jake Senn, left, from Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., assigned to Helicopter Combat Squadron (HSC) 21, escorts Capt. Tom Ogden, commodore of Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 7, from a MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter during flight operations aboard Independence-variant...
03 June 2021 USS Tulsa (LCS 16), HSC-21 train with EOD Mobile Unit 5 Naval Aircrewman (Helicopter) 2nd Class Trenton B. Coble, right, from Edgewood, Texas, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 21, utilizes a rescue hoist on a MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter during a training evolution with Task Group 75.1/ Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 5...
03 June 2021 USS Tulsa (LCS 16) Exchange of Command APRA HARBOR, Guam (June 3, 2021) Capt. Tom Ogden, commodore of Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 7, delivers remarks during an exchange of command ceremony onboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Tulsa (LCS 16). During the ceremony, Cmdr. Brandon J. Cornes, Tulsa Blue crew’s commanding...
02 June 2021 USS Tulsa (LCS 16), HSC-21 train with EOD Mobile Unit 5 Sailors assigned to Task Group 75.1/Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 5 keep tension on a line attached to a MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 21, during a repel training evolution on CTG 75.1/EODMU 5’s compound...
04 May 2021 Oceania Maritime Security Initiative Patrol Conducts Enforcement Boardings Oceania Maritime Security Initiative Patrol Conducts Enforcement Boardings Story by U.S. Third Fleet Public Affairs SAN DIEGO (May 4, 2021) – A U.S. Coast Guard law enforcement detachment embarked aboard a U.S. Navy littoral combat ship conducted maritime law enforcement boardings in the Western...
05 April 2021 USS Tulsa, USCGC Kimball Conduct Joint Training PACIFIC OCEAN (April 5, 2021) – The U.S. Navy and the U.S. Coast Guard joined forces to conduct joint training in the eastern Pacific Ocean, April 4.This evolution provides training and education to the Navy-Coast Guard all-domain naval force to maintain our nation’s advantage at sea. By conducting...
05 April 2021 Coast Guard, Navy begin high seas OMSI patrol SAN DIEGO - The U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Navy began their joint mission in the Western and Central Pacific under the Oceania Maritime Security Initiative (OMSI) to reduce and eliminate illegal, unregulated, unreported (IUU) fishing, combat transnational crimes, and enhance regional security, April...
27 August 2019 LA Fleet Week Kicks off with Ship Arrivals Los Angeles Fleet Week offers the public an opportunity to tour Naval ships, engage with service members, and enjoy a variety of displays and events throughout the week. It also gives the public an opportunity to gain a better understanding of the sea services and how they support our country’s...
01 May 2019 USS Tulsa Change of Command SAN DIEGO (April 29, 2019) – The Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Tulsa (LCS 16) held a change of command on the ship’s flight deck while pierside at Naval Base San Diego, Apr. 29.Cmdr. Audry Oxley, a native of Lamar, Colorado, assumed command of the ship from Cmdr. Drew Borovies, a...