Local Commissioning Committee Receives Official Notice – The Future USS Little Rock LCS 9 Will be Commissioning in Buffalo at Canalside on Saturday, December 16, 2017 BUFFALO, NY – The future USS Little Rock LCS 9, one of the newest US Navy littoral combat ships (LCS), will make her way…
LAKE MICHIGAN (Aug. 25, 2017) The future littoral combat ship USS Little Rock (LCS 9) is underway during a high-speed run in Lake Michigan during acceptance trials. (U.S. Navy photo courtesy of Lockheed Martin/Released) navy.mil PEO Littoral Combat Ships Public Affairs September 26, 2017 MARINETTE, Wis. (NNS) — The U.S….
arkansasonline.com Hunter Field October 2, 2017 The U.S. Navy has taken possession of the shallow-water combat ship that will become the USS Little Rock once commissioned near year’s end. The $360 million ship will soon make its way from the Wisconsin shipyard where it was built through the Great Lakes…
This article was originally written by Joe Daraskevich and featured on Jacksonville.com (The Florida Times-Union) August 1, 2017. The era of littoral combat ships at Mayport Naval Station is about to start picking up speed now that a new vessel is scheduled to join the base’s squadron about every six months. Each…
The US Navy is the largest sea force on the planet and their new, ground-breaking Littoral Combat Ships are the fastest combat ships in its fleet. Built for speed, these innovative warships can travel at over 40 knots per hour in shallow water. Watch the video here: https://www.sciencechannel.com/tv-shows/impossible-engineering/full-episodes/us-navys-super-ship
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…
