Cmdr. Alfonza White relieved Cmdr. Jeremiah Petersen as the commanding officer of Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) during a change of command ceremony aboard the ship, Oct. 14.

PACIFIC OCEAN — Cmdr. Edison Rush III relieved Capt. Dustin Lonero as the commanding officer of Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Montgomery (LCS 8) during a change of command ceremony at sea, Oct. 14.

Cmdr. Jenna Van Zeyl became the first Gold crew commanding officer of Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Savannah (LCS 28) during an assumption of command ceremony aboard the ship, Oct. 7.

Cmdr. Ralph Lufkin relieved Cmdr. Edison Rush III as the commanding officer of Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Manchester’s (LCS 14) Blue crew during a change of command ceremony aboard the ship, Sept. 29.

Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Coronado (LCS 4) was decommissioned in San Diego, Sept. 14.

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.

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.

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.

NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO (Jul. 29, 2022) – The crew of Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Montgomery hosted family and friends aboard the ship pierside, Jul. 29.

Capt. Marc Crawford relieved Capt. Jack Fay as Commander, Littoral Combat Ship Squadron One (LCSRON ONE) during a change of command ceremony at Naval Base San Diego, June 24.

Independence-variant littoral combat ship Pre-Commissioning Unit Canberra (LCS 30) arrived at Naval Base San Diego, June 22, after completing the ship’s maiden voyage from the Austal USA shipyards in Mobile, Alabama.

The U.S. Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) class successfully launched sea-based missiles at a land-based target for the first time during a proof of concept exercise, May 12.

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

Retired Navy Quartermaster 2nd Class Norman Williams visited Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Kansas City (LCS 22) during a scheduled visit 21 Jan, 2022.

The Navy celebrated the commissioning of Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Kansas City (LCS 22), Friday, Dec. 17, at Naval Base San Diego.

The Independence-variant littoral combat ship (LCS) USS Oakland (LCS 24) finished installation of its Naval Strike Missile (NSM) launch module on Dec. 9 at Naval Base San Diego.

Rebecca Byrne, the ship sponsor of Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Mobile (LCS 26) visited the ship on Oct. 13.

U.S. Navy Reserve Sailor, Culinary Specialist 2nd Class Yuankun Xia from St. Augustine, Fla., is supporting the littoral combat ship (LCS) community as a search and rescue (SAR) swimmer during many shipboard qualifications and operations at sea.

SOUTH CHINA SEA -- “It’s literally a place where everybody knows your name,” said Engineman 2nd Class Eric A. Torres, who is assigned to the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10). “Working on a littoral combat ship is similar to working with family, we all become