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LCS 18 LATEST NEWS

210927-N-PH222-2179 PHILIPPINE SEA (Sep. 27, 2021) Sailors participate in a small boat training exercise aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18). Charleston, part of Destroyer Squadron Seven, is on a rotational deployment, is operating in the U.S. 7th fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with partners and serve as a ready-response force in support of free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ryan M. Breeden/released) Share

LCS 18 LATEST NEWS

PHILIPPINE SEA (Sep. 20, 2021) Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18), right, sails with Royal New Zealand Navy ship HMNZS AOTEAROA (A11), as seen from HMNZS TE KAHA (F77), during a division tactics exercise. Charleston, part of Destroyer Squadron Seven, is on a rotational deployment, is operating in the U.S. 7th fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with partners and serve as a ready-response force in support of free and open Indo-Pacific region. (Royal New Zealand Navy courtesy photo) Share

SMWDC LATEST NEWS

Lt. Cmdr. Stephen Gaisford, Royal Australian Navy (RAN), graduated from Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC's) Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) Warfare Tactics Instructor (WTI) program. Share

LCS 18 LATEST NEWS

USS Charleston Sailor Conducts Maintenance Share

LCS 18 LATEST NEWS

Sailors conduct a foreign object debris walkdown on the flight deck aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18) prior to flight operations. Charleston, part of Destroyer Squadron Seven, is on a rotational deployment, is operating in the U.S. 7th fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with partners and serve as a ready-response force in support of free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ryan M. Breeden/released) Share

LCS 18 LATEST NEWS

Sailors assigned to the “Blackjacks” of Helicopter Sea Combat (HSC) Squadron 21, secure a MH-60S Seahawk to the flight deck aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18). Charleston, part of Destroyer Squadron Seven, is on a rotational deployment, is operating in the U.S. 7th fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with partners and serve as a ready-response force in support of free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ryan M. Breeden/released) Share

LCS 18 LATEST NEWS

A MH-60S Seahawk helicopter, assigned to the “Blackjacks” of Helicopter Sea Combat (HSC) Squadron 21, prepares to land on the flight deck aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18), during routine flight operations. Charleston, part of Destroyer Squadron Seven, is on a rotational deployment, is operating in the U.S. 7th fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with partners and serve as a ready-response force in support of free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ryan M. Breeden/released) Share

Pacific Ocean

210921-N-PH222-2196 PACIFIC OCEAN (Sep. 21, 2021) Sailors assigned to Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18) conduct small boat operations during a routine training exercise. Share

Philippine Sea

Sailors guide an 11-meter Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat during a Twin Boom Extensible Crane training evolution in the mission bay aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18). Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 21, 2021) Sailors prepare to chock and chain a MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter, assigned to the �Blackjacks� of Helicopter Sea Combat (HSC) Squadron 21, during flight operations on the flight deck aboard the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18). Charleston, part of Destroyer Squadron Seven, is on a rotational deployment, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with partners and serve as a ready-response force in support of free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ryan M. Breeden) Share

DDG 69 LATEST NEWS

YOKOSUKA, Japan (Sept. 17, 2021) Cmdr. Matthew Hays, from Celina, Ohio., commanding officer of Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Milius (DDG 69), reads his orders during a change of command ceremony on the flight deck aboard Milius. Milius is assigned to Commander, Task Force (CTF) 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest forward-deployed DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice RuKiyah Mack) Share

DDG 69 LATEST NEWS

YOKOSUKA, Japan (Sept. 17, 2021) Cmdr. Matthew Hays (left), from Celina, Ohio., commanding officer of Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Milius (DDG 69), accepts the ceremonial saber from Cmdr. Rob Niemeyer, from St. Louis, the outgoing commanding officer of USS Milius (DDG 69) during a change of command ceremony on the flight deck aboard Milius. Milius is assigned to Commander, Task Force (CTF) 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest forward-deployed DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice RuKiyah Mack) Share