Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Alana Langdon | Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet | 01.12.2019
MAYPORT, Fla. (Jan. 12, 2019) Cmdr. Nathan Rowan, the commanding officer of USS Wichita (LCS 13), delivers remarks during Wichita’s commissioning ceremony at Naval Station Mayport on Jan. 12. LCS 13 is the fourteenth littoral combat ship to enter the fleet and the seventh of the Freedom variant. It is the third Navy combat ship named after Wichita, the largest city in Kansas. (U.S. Navy......
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Alana Langdon | Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet | 01.12.2019
MAYPORT, Fla. (Jan. 12, 2019) Kate Lehrer, USS Wichita (LCS 13) ship sponsor, prepares to motivate her ship’s crew during Wichita’s commissioning ceremony, at Naval Station Mayport, Jan. 12. LCS 13 is the fourteenth littoral combat ship to enter the fleet and the seventh of the Freedom variant. It is the third Navy combat ship named after Wichita, the largest city in Kansas. (U.S. Navy......
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Alana Langdon | Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet | 01.12.2019
MAYPORT, Fla. (Jan. 12, 2019) The crew of the Navy's newest littoral combat ship USS Wichita (LCS 13), bring the ship to life during its commissioning ceremony, at Naval Station Mayport, Jan. 12. LCS 13 is the fourteenth littoral combat ship to enter the fleet and the seventh of the Freedom variant. It is the third Navy combat ship named after Wichita, the largest city in Kansas. (U.S. Navy......
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Alana Langdon | Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet | 01.12.2019
MAYPORT, Fla. (Jan. 12, 2019) The official party and guests render honors during the commissioning ceremony of USS Wichita (LCS 13), at Naval Station Mayport, Jan. 12. LCS 13 is the fourteenth littoral combat ship to enter the fleet and the seventh of the Freedom variant. It is the third Navy combat ship named after Wichita, the largest city in Kansas. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication......
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Alana Langdon | Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet | 01.12.2019
MAYPORT, Fla. (Jan. 12, 2019) The crowd stands as the ensign is raised above USS Wichita (LCS 13), during its commissioning ceremony at Naval Station Mayport, Jan. 12. LCS 13 is the fourteenth littoral combat ship to enter the fleet and the seventh of the Freedom variant. It is the third Navy combat ship named after Wichita, the largest city in Kansas. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Elesia Patten | Commander, Task Force 70 / Carrier Strike Group 5 | 12.04.2018
181204-N-WM647-1319 WATERS SOUTH OF JAPAN (Dec. 4, 2018) Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) sailors assigned to the JMSDF destroyer JS Hyuga (DDH-181), observe as an anti-submarine scenario occurs in the combat information center aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65). Benfold is forward-deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Elesia Patten | Commander, Task Force 70 / Carrier Strike Group 5 | 12.04.2018
181204-N-WM647-1293 WATERS SOUTH OF JAPAN (Dec. 4, 2018) Sonar Technician (Surface) 2nd Class Joseph Hines, from Denver, explains how to use a range finder to Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Ensign Asano Shinchi, assigned to the JMSDF destroyer JS Hyuga (DDH-181), in the sonar control room aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65). Benfold is......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Elesia Patten | Commander, Task Force 70 / Carrier Strike Group 5 | 12.04.2018
181204-N-WM647-1086 WATERS SOUTH OF JAPAN (Dec. 4, 2018) Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Torpedo Chief Hajime Kusaba, assigned to the JMSDF destroyer JS Hyuga (DDH-181), asks Sonar Technician (Surface) 2nd Class Rebecca Pocza, from Virginia Beach, Va., a question in the sonar control room aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65). Benfold is......
