USS Augusta (LCS 34)

ASTORIA, Oregon – Sailors assigned to USS Augusta (LCS 34) and USS Montgomery (LCS 8) will pull into Astoria, Oregon on June 2, 2024.

USS Augusta (LCS 34) Hosts Friends and Family Cruise Day

240513-N-ZS023-1213 Sailors aboard the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Augusta (LCS 34) host guests in the ship's hangar bay as part of a Friends and Family Day cruise, May 13. Littoral Combat Ships are fast, optimally-manned, mission-tailored surface combatants that operate in near-shore and open-ocean environments, winning against 21st-century coastal threats. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Vance Hand)

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SAN DIEGO -- The Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Augusta (LCS 34) hosted a Friends and Family Day Cruise off the coast of San Diego, May 13.

USS Augusta Commissioning in Eastport

Capt. Marc Crawford, Commander of Littoral Combat Ship Squadron One, salutes as he arrives to the commissioning ceremony of the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Augusta (LCS 34) in Eastport, Maine Sept. 30, 2023. (DoD photo by EJ Hersom)

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EASTPORT, MAINE — Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Augusta (LCS 34) commissioned at Eastport, Maine, Sept. 30.

USS Augusta in Eastport Maine

With his family present, Chief Mark Garcia accepts his hat as a new Navy chief in Eastport, Maine Sept. 29, 2023. he crew of USS Augusta promoted their new chiefs close to the farthest eastern point of the US mainland to become the newest chiefs in the Navy a day before the ship’s commissioning. (DoD photo by EJ Hersom)

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EASTPORT, MAINE — With heavy fog rolling in at dawn, the future USS Augusta’s (LCS 34) first four new chiefs pinned on anchors and donned covers for the first time Sept. 29 at the ship’s inaugural Chief Petty Officer Pinning Ceremony at what is projected as this season’s first pinning in the continental U.S.

USS Augusta (LCS 34)

USS Augusta (LCS 34)

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SAN DIEGO — The future Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Augusta (LCS 34) will join the active fleet with a commissioning ceremony at Eastport, Maine on September 30.

Pre-Commissioning Unit Augusta (LCS 34) Blue Crew Holds Assumption of Command Ceremony

221213-N-ZS023-1020 SAN DIEGO (Dec 13, 2022) Independence-variant littoral combat ship Pre-Commissioning Unit Augusta (LCS 34) Blue crew render honors during an assumption of command ceremony held at Littoral Combat Ship Squadron ONE, Dec. 13. Littoral Combat Ships are fast, optimally-manned, mission-tailored surface combatants that operate in near-shore and open-ocean environments, winning against 21st-century coastal threats. LCS integrate with joint, combined, manned and unmanned teams to support forward-presence, maritime security, sea control and deterrence missions around the globe. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Vance Hand)

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Cmdr. Christopher Polnaszek became the first commanding officer of future Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Augusta (LCS 34) Blue crew during an assumption of command ceremony on Naval Base San Diego, Dec. 13.