LCS 18 Photos

Navy and Marine Corps integration aboard USS Charleston

221027-O-NR876-859 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei (Oct. 27, 2022) - Sgt. Ethan Nottingham, assigned to the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, demonstrates mobile communications equipment to Chief Operations Specialist Cory J. Woll, from Staten Island, New York, assigned to the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18), and Lt. j.g. Brandon Aro, assigned to Patrol Squadron (VP) 10, aboard Charleston in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, Oct. 27. Charleston, part of Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 7, is on a rotational deployment, 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 a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy courtesy photo)