Photo by Chief Petty Officer Sean Weir | Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet | 01.28.2025
Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, speaks with Sailors aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Manchester (LCS 14), during a ship tour at Naval Base San Diego, Jan. 28, 2025. Littoral combat ships are fast, optimally-manned, mission-tailored surface combatants that operate in near-shore and open-ocean environments, winning against 21st-century threats. LCS......
Photo by Chief Petty Officer Sean Weir | Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet | 01.28.2025
Adm. Steve Koehler, right, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, speaks with Cmdr. Shawn Callihan, commanding officer, Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Manchester (LCS 14), during a ship tour at Naval Base San Diego, Jan. 28, 2025. Littoral combat ships are fast, optimally-manned, mission-tailored surface combatants that operate in near-shore and open-ocean environments, winning against......
Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Kelby Sanders | Commander, Littoral Combat Ship Squadron 1 | 01.28.2025
Adm. Steve Koehler, center, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, shakes hands with Rear Adm. Ted LeClair, deputy commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, during a visit to Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Manchester (LCS 14) at Naval Base San Diego, Jan. 28, 2025. Littoral combat ships are fast, optimally-manned, mission-tailored surface combatants that operate in near-shore......
Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Kelby Sanders | Commander, Littoral Combat Ship Squadron 1 | 01.28.2025
Adm. Steve Koehler, right, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, speaks with Cmdr. Shawn Callihan, commanding officer, Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Manchester (LCS 14), during a ship tour at Naval Base San Diego, Jan. 28, 2025. Littoral combat ships are fast, optimally-manned, mission-tailored surface combatants that operate in near-shore and open-ocean environments, winning against......
Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Kelby Sanders | Commander, Littoral Combat Ship Squadron 1 | 01.28.2025
Adm. Steve Koehler, right, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, shakes hands with Cmdr. Megan Ricker, executive officer, Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Manchester (LCS 14), during a ship tour at Naval Base San Diego, Jan. 28, 2025. Littoral combat ships are fast, optimally-manned, mission-tailored surface combatants that operate in near-shore and open-ocean environments, winning......
Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Kelby Sanders | Commander, Littoral Combat Ship Squadron 1 | 01.28.2025
Adm. Steve Koehler, center, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, shakes hands with Command Senior Chief Lowell Waddell III during a visit to Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Manchester (LCS 14) at Naval Base San Diego, Jan. 28, 2025. Littoral combat ships are fast, optimally-manned, mission-tailored surface combatants that operate in near-shore and open-ocean environments, winning......
Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Kelby Sanders | Commander, Littoral Combat Ship Squadron 1 | 01.28.2025
Adm. Steve Koehler, center left, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, shakes hands with Capt. Jose Roman, commander, Littoral Combat Ship Squadron One, during a visit to Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Manchester (LCS 14) at Naval Base San Diego, Jan. 28, 2025. Littoral combat ships are fast, optimally-manned, mission-tailored surface combatants that operate in near-shore and......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Nathen Parsons | Commander, Littoral Combat Ship Squadron 1 | 12.12.2024
Cmdr. Nellie Wang, center, the oncoming commanding officer of the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Montgomery (LCS 8) salutes sideboys during a change of command ceremony held at Naval Base San Diego, Dec. 12. Littoral combat ships are fast, optimally-manned, mission-tailored surface combatants that operate in near-shore and open-ocean environments, winning against 21st-century......