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US Navy commissions final Independence-variant LCS USS Pierre

LCS are surface vessels designed to operate in both near-shore and open-ocean environments to address modern coastal threats.
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USS Pierre completes sea trials, closing a chapter for the Navy’s Independence-class LCS

The Navy’s last Independence-class littoral combat ship successfully completed sea trials this month, a bittersweet milestone for a group of vessels that were once planned to be a bigger part of the ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

USS Princeton returns to San Diego as it ends one of its last deployments

The USS Princeton returned to San Diego on Wednesday after spending nearly nine months escorting the USS Carl Vinson carrier battle group as it traveled throughout the Indo-Pacific and the Middle East ...
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After 15 years, the U.S. Navy commissions the last Independence-class ship

The United States Navy has officially commissioned USS Pierre (LCS 38), the final littoral combat ship of the Independence ...
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USNS Arctic returning to Naval Station Norfolk just in time for Independence Day

NORFOLK, Va. — The USNS Arctic is returning home to Naval Station Norfolk on Thursday, just in time for Independence Day. The U.S. Navy’s fast combat support ship is returning from an eight-month ...
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USNS Arctic returns to Naval Station Norfolk after 8-month deployment

NORFOLK, Va. — Just in time for Independence Day, the USNS Arctic (T-AOE-8) returned to Naval Station Norfolk on Thursday morning, reuniting sailors with their families after an eight-month deployment ...