04 April 2024 USS Tulsa (LCS 16) Gold Crew Conducts Change of Command SAN DIEGO -- Cmdr. Erin Connor was relieved by Cmdr. Samuel Moffett as commanding officer of the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Tulsa (LCS 16) Gold crew during a ceremony onboard USS Tulsa (LCS 16), April 4. Capt. Douglas Meagher, commodore, Littoral Combat Ship Squadron 3 (LCSRON 3),...
05 August 2022 USS Tulsa (LCS 16) Blue Crew Holds Change of Command SAN DIEGO — Cmdr. Drew Greenlees relieved Cmdr. Brandon Cornes as commanding officer of Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Tulsa (LCS 10) Blue crew during a change of command ceremony at Naval Base San Diego, August 5...
30 July 2022 USS Tulsa (LCS 16) Blue Crew Returns From Deployment SAN DIEGO (July 30, 2022) – Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Tulsa (LCS 16) Blue crew returned to Naval Base San Diego following deployment, July 30...
29 July 2022 USS Tulsa (LCS 16) Gold Crew Holds Change of Command Cmdr. Erin Connor relieved Cmdr. Travis Dvorak as commanding officer of Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Tulsa (LCS 16) Gold Crew during a change of command ceremony held aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ships USS Cincinnati (LCS 20) at Naval Base San Diego, July 29...
03 May 2022 LCS Returns to Singapore 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...
25 April 2022 Aboard USS Jackson, MQ-8C Fire Scout returns to flight 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...
20 March 2022 Seventh Fleet Sailors take the lead in LCS maintenance, display teamwork and resilience Sailors aboard the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Tulsa (LCS 16) and the submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39) worked together to demonstrate expeditionary combat repair capability to fix an essential ship system...
05 February 2022 Navy Commissions Littoral Combat Ship USS Savannah (LCS 28) The U.S. Navy commissioned its newest Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship USS Savannah (LCS 28) Feb. 5, 2022, in Brunswick, Ga...
05 February 2022 USS Savannah (LCS 28) Commissions The U.S. Navy commissioned its newest Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship USS Savannah (LCS 28) Feb. 5, 2022, in Brunswick, Ga...
31 January 2022 Commander Task Force Seventy-Six (CTF-76), embarks USS Miguel Keith to Command and Control theater littoral warfare operations 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...
10 December 2021 Bilateral Exercise CARAT Bangladesh 2021 Concludes, reinforces shared commitment to regional security As part of the 27th annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) series, CARAT Bangladesh 2021 concluded Dec. 9, following nine days of virtual, in-person and at-sea engagements that enhanced collaboration between the Bangladesh Navy and U.S. Navy and focused on shared maritime security...
01 December 2021 Bangladesh, U.S. Kick off bilateral exercise CARAT Bangladesh Bangladesh Navy (BN) and U.S. military personnel are partnering in the 27th annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) maritime exercise, virtually and in the Bay of Bengal, beginning Dec. 1...
27 November 2021 USS Tulsa Observes Colors 211027-N-LI768-1022 APRA HARBOR, Guam (Oct. 27, 2021) – Mineman 2nd Class Jeffrey Langston, from Turkey, N.C., left, and Chief Mineman Stan Kaboskie, from Philadelphia, salute the ensign during colors aboard the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Tulsa (LCS 16)...
23 November 2021 Malaysia, U.S. Commence Bilateral Exercise MTA Malaysia Military personnel from Malaysia and the U.S. kicked off Maritime Training Activity (MTA) Malaysia 2021 virtually and in the waters and airspace of the Strait of Malacca, Nov. 23...
02 November 2021 Bluffton, South Carolina Native Serves aboard USS Tulsa U.S. Navy minemen typically serve aboard minesweepers, also known as mine countermeasure ships, to detect and neutralize underwater mines. Minemen are also tasked with assembling and testing underwater explosive devices...
30 October 2021 USS Tulsa Flight Operations Mineman 2nd Class Samuel Vazquez, from Odessa, Texas, signals for an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter, assigned to the “Blackjacks” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 21, to take off from the flight deck of the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Tulsa (LCS 16)...
30 October 2021 USS Tulsa Underway The Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Tulsa (LCS 16) transits the Philippine Sea...
30 October 2021 USS Tulsa Gun Shoot Cmdr. Travis Dvorak, the commanding officer of the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Tulsa (LCS 16), fires an M240B machine gun during a weapons exercise...
29 October 2021 Hellfire Exercise with USS Tulsa An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter, assigned to the “Island Knights” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25, launches an AGM 114 Hellfire missile during an exercise...
29 October 2021 USS Tulsa Damage Control Training Mineman 2nd Class Samuel Vazquez, from Odessa, Texas, left, and Mineman 1st Class Nigel Littleton, from Colorado Springs, Colo., fight a fire during damage control training aboard the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Tulsa (LCS 16)...
27 October 2021 USS Tulsa Observes Colors 211027-N-LI768-1022 APRA HARBOR, Guam (Oct. 27, 2021) – Mineman 2nd Class Jeffrey Langston, from Turkey, N.C., left, and Chief Mineman Stan Kaboskie, from Philadelphia, salute the ensign during colors aboard the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Tulsa (LCS 16)...
25 October 2021 USS Tulsa Culinary Specialist Culinary Specialist 2nd Class Dorothy Mance, from Chicago, places a tray of fish in the food line before lunch aboard the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Tulsa (LCS 16)...
25 October 2021 USS Tulsa Watchstander Chief Quartermaster Matthew Rivera, from Mount Bethel, Penn., walks on the flight deck during security watch aboard the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Tulsa (LCS 16)...
22 October 2021 USS Tulsa Cleaning Stations Lt. j.g. Hannah Denny, from Ridley Park, Penn., wipes down a door frame during cleaning stations aboard the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Tulsa (LCS 16)...
22 October 2021 U.S. Navy, German Navy sail at sea together, meet ashore 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...