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PHILIPPINE SEA

211119-N-LI768-1021 PHILIPPINE SEA (Nov. 19, 2021) – Mineman 2nd Class Samuel Vazquez, from Odessa, Texas, left, and Mineman 1st Class Nigel Littleton, from Colorado Springs, Colo., prepare to enter a space and fight a simulated fire during damage control training aboard the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Tulsa (LCS 16). Tulsa, part of Destroyer Squadron Seven, 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 photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Devin M. Langer) Share

APRA HARBOR, GUAM

211102-N-LI768-1006 APRA HARBOR, Guam (Nov. 2, 2021) – Mineman Seaman Jacob Robinson, from Bluffton, S.C., poses for a portrait aboard the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Tulsa (LCS 16). Tulsa, part of Destroyer Squadron Seven, 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 photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Devin M. Langer) Share

LCS 16 LATEST NEWS

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. Share

LCS 16 LATEST NEWS

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). Share

LCS 16 LATEST NEWS

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). Share

APRA HARBOR, Guam

USS Tulsa Observes Colors Share

LCS 16 LATEST NEWS

211025-N-LI768-1005 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). Share