USS Charleston Conducts Flight Operations USS Charleston Conducts Flight Operations SHARE IMAGE: Download Image Image Details Photo By: Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ryan M. Breeden VIRIN: 211025-N-PH222-1828 USS Charleston Conducts Flight Operations 211025-N-PH222-1828 PHILIPPINE SEA (Oct. 25, 2021) Lt. Garret Smart, from Draper, Utah, left, signals the plane captain from a MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter, attached to the “Blackjacks” of Helicopter Sea Combat (HSC) Squadron 21, during routine flight operations aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18). LCS 18 LATEST NEWS
211023-N-PH222-1384 PHILIPPINE SEA (Oct. 23, 2021) Lt. Iman Amaya, from Orange Park, Fla., left, fires a M240D machine gun aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18), during a live fire exercise. SHARE IMAGE: Download Image Image Details Photo By: Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan Breeden VIRIN: 211023-N-PH222-1384 USS Charleston Sailors Conduct Live Fire Gunnery Exercise Lt. Iman Amaya, from Orange Park, Fla., left, fires a M240D machine gun aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18), during a live fire exercise. LCS 18 LATEST NEWS
211018-N-PL200-0001 PHILIPPINE SEA (Oct. 18, 2021) 211018-N-PL200-0001 Independence-variant littoral combat ships USS Tulsa (LCS 16), left, and USS Jackson (LCS 6), right, sail with German Navy frigate FGS Bayern (F 217), center, in the Philippine Sea. Jackson & Tulsa, part of Destroyer Squadron Seven, are on a rotational deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operation to enhance interoperability with partners and serve as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (German Navy courtesy photo) SHARE IMAGE: Download Image Image Details Photo By: Lt.Cmdr. Lauren Chatmas VIRIN: 211022-N-N0831-0002 U.S. Navy, German Navy sail at sea together, meet ashore Independence-variant littoral combat ships USS Jackson (LCS 6) and USS Tulsa (LCS 16) sailed with Germany Navy frigate FGS Bayern (F 217) in the Philippine Sea, and Tulsa hosted Bayern crewmembers for ship tours while moored at Naval Base Guam, Oct. 18 & 21. LCS 16 LATEST NEWS LCS 6 LATEST NEWS F 217 CDS 7 LATEST NEWS HSC 23 LCS 18 LATEST NEWS ESG 7 LATEST NEWS PHIBRON 11 HSC 25 COMCMRON 7 LATEST NEWS NBU 7 LATEST NEWS LCC 19 LATEST NEWS
USS Charleston Sailors Conduct Firefighting Training USS Charleston Sailors Conduct Firefighting Training SHARE IMAGE: Download Image Image Details Photo By: USS Charleston Sailors Conduct Firefighting Training VIRIN: 211022-N-PH222-1325 USS Charleston Sailors Conduct Firefighting Training Chief Damage Controlman Raul Avila, from Inglewood, Calif., part of the damage control training team, instructs Sailors during a main space fire drill aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18). LCS 18 LATEST NEWS
USS Charleston Sailor Inventories Supply USS Charleston Sailor Inventories Supply SHARE IMAGE: Download Image Image Details Photo By: Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ryan M. Breeden VIRIN: 211021-N-PH222-1114 USS Charleston Sailor Inventories Supply 211021-N-PH222-1114 PHILIPPINE SEA (Oct. 21, 2021) Logistics Specialist 2nd Class Emily Tan, from Gilbert, Ariz., inventories supplies in the hazmat locker aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18), during routine operations. LCS 18 LATEST NEWS
211020-N-PH222-1178 Sailors conduct a vertical replenishment from the flight deck aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18), with a MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter, attached to the “Blackjacks” of Helicopter Sea Combat (HSC) Squadron 21, with dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Carl Brashear (T-AKE 7). SHARE IMAGE: Download Image Image Details Photo By: Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan Breeden VIRIN: 211021-N-N0831-0004 USS Charleston Sailors Conduct Vert Rep Sailors conduct a vertical replenishment from the flight deck aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18), with a MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter, attached to the “Blackjacks” of Helicopter Sea Combat (HSC) Squadron 21, with dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Carl Brashear (T-AKE 7). LCS 18 LATEST NEWS HSC 21 T-AKE 7 CDS 7 LATEST NEWS
USS Charleston Sailor Stands Watch USS Charleston Sailor Stands Watch SHARE IMAGE: Download Image Image Details Photo By: Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ryan M. Breeden VIRIN: 211020-N-PH222-1377 USS Charleston Sailor Stands Watch 211020-N-PH222-1377 PHILIPPINE SEA (Oct. 20, 2021) Senior Chief Gas Turbine Systems Technician Clark Griswold, from Berwick, Ill., stands watch aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18), during routine operations. LCS 18 LATEST NEWS