LCS : Littoral Combat Ship

Watch as USS Freedom (LCS 1) comes out of dry dock during an ongoing planned maintenance period in San Diego, bringing the ship one step closer to returning to sea. — via Littoral Combat Ship Squadron One

SOUTH CHINA SEA (May 11, 2017) Littoral combat ship USS Coronado (LCS 4) sails during a photo exercise as part of multilateral Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) exercise with the Republic of Singapore and Royal Thai navies. CARAT is a series of annual maritime exercises aimed at strengthening partnerships and increasing interoperability through bilateral and multilateral engagements ashore and at sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Deven Leigh Ellis/Released)


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USS Omaha (LCS-12) is christened

SOUTH CHINA SEA (June 8, 2017) - An MQ-8B Firescout unmanned aerial vehicle flies over the flight deck before landing aboard littoral combat ship USS Coronado (LCS 4). Coronado is on a rotational deployment in U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility, patrolling the region's littorals and working hull-to-hull with partner navies to provide 7th Fleet with the flexible capabilities it needs now and in the future. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Deven Leigh Ellis/Released)


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SOUTH CHINA SEA (May 11, 2017) Littoral combat ship USS Coronado (LCS 4) sails in formation with ships of the Royal Thai Navy and Republic of Singapore Navy during a multilateral Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) exercise. CARAT is a series of annual maritime exercises aimed at strengthening partnerships and increasing interoperability through bilateral and multilateral engagements ashore and at sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Deven Leigh Ellis)


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USS Jackson arrives in Portland for Fleet Week (June 8, 2017)


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MARINETTE, Wisc. (July 1, 2017) The U.S. Navy’s future USS Billings (LCS 15) launches sideways into the Menominee River in Marinette, Wisconsin, following its christening by ship sponsor Sharla Tester. Once commissioned, LCS-15 will be the first ship of its name in naval service. (U.S. Navy photo courtesy of Lockheed Martin/Released)


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SAN DIEGO (July 5, 2017) The littoral combat ship USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10) arrives at its homeport of Naval Base San Diego. Gabrielle Giffords is the newest Independence-variant littoral combat ship and one of seven littoral combat ships homeported in San Diego. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Nicholas Burgains/Released)


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CAM RANH BAY, Vietnam (July 7, 2017) The littoral combat ship USS Coronado (LCS 4) moors in Cam Ranh Bay during Naval Engagement Activity Vietnam 2017. The engagement provides an opportunity for Sailors from the U.S. Navy and Vietnam People's Navy to interact and share knowledge to enhance mutual capabilities and strengthen solid partnerships. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Deven Leigh Ellis/Released)


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GULF OF THAILAND (June 3, 2017) The littoral combat ship USS Coronado (LCS 4) is underway in formation with ships from the Royal Thai Navy as part of a division tactics exercise during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Thailand. CARAT is a series of Pacific Command-sponsored, U.S Pacific Fleet-led bilateral exercises held annually in South and Southeast Asia to strengthen relationships and enhance force readiness. CARAT exercise events cover a broad range of naval skill areas and disciplines including surface, undersea, air, and amphibious warfare; maritime security operations; riverine, jungle, and explosive ordnance disposal operations; combat construction; diving and salvage; search and rescue; maritime patrol and reconnaissance aviation; maritime domain awareness; military law, public affairs and military medicine; and humanitarian assistance and disaster response. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Deven Leigh Ellis/Released)


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