On Friday, 05 May 2017, friends and family of LCS Crew 109, as well as some of the LCS 9 Commissioning Committee, gathered to witness LCS 9’s Change of Command. Following U.S. Navy tradition, Commander Paul Burkhart formally transferred leadership, trust and responsibility of USS Little Rock (LCS 9) and…
This legacy of flexibility, focus, and countering the asymmetrical threat are the legacy of destroyers. This is the legacy inherited by the crews of the Littoral Combat Ships (LCS), and a legacy, despite challenges, the U.S. Navy must secure for its strategic well-being. Read the full story here
Try-It Distributing, located in Lancaster, NY, is supporting the USS Little Rock LCS 9 Commissioning Committee as a sponsor. Gene Vukelic, Chairman and CEO of Try-It Distributing, served as an instructor with the U.S. Marine Corps 3rd Marine Division before joining family-owned Try-It Distributing. The LCS 9 Commissioning Committee is extremely grateful…
This article was originally featured in the The Florida Times-Union on February 25, 2017 by Joe Daraskevich Every day starts with breakfast. Chief Culinary Specialist Matthew Nordquest helps push out more than 50 of them to the sailors on the USS Detroit before he can move on to the next job. Some…
“In the future, every ship is a threat to adversary forces. Every asset has the ability to shoot…to react…to project power. Because the calculus of sea control – and sea denial – is changing.” See how Littoral Combat Ships play a critical role in the Future Fleet.
The Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program is a bold departure from traditional Navy shipbuilding programs based on its use of innovative acquisition, construction, manning, training and operational concepts.
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When LCS 9 is officially commissioned as USS Little Rock later this year, the ceremony along with the commissioning week events, will take place at Canalside Buffalo. This popular waterfront venue is located in downtown Buffalo, NY, along the Buffalo River with close proximity to the Buffalo Naval Park –…
The following story was originally produced by Commander, Littoral Combat Ship Squadron 2 Public Affairs on 1/3/2017 MAYPORT, Fla. (NNS) — U.S. government and senior U.S. Navy officials, along with several local distinguished visitors, held a ceremony Dec. 30 to officially welcome USS Milwaukee (LCS 5) and USS Detroit (LCS…
