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