Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Vance Hand | Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet | 12.12.2024
SAN DIEGO (Dec. 12, 2024) - Cmdr. Matthew Farell, left, the commanding officer of the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Manchester (LCS 14) Gold crew, speaks with Brent Ingraham, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Platform and Weapon Portfolio Management, on the ship’s flight deck during a scheduled tour, Dec. 12. Littoral combat ships are fast, optimally-manned,......
Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Vance Hand | Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet | 12.12.2024
SAN DIEGO (Dec. 12, 2024) - Cmdr. Matthew Farell, right, the commanding officer of the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Manchester (LCS 14) Gold crew, speaks with Brent Ingraham, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Platform and Weapon Portfolio Management, in the ship’s mission bay during a scheduled tour, Dec. 12. Littoral combat ships are fast, optimally-manned,......
Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Vance Hand | Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet | 12.12.2024
SAN DIEGO (Dec. 12, 2024) - Cmdr. Matthew Farell, right, the commanding officer of the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Manchester (LCS 14) Gold crew, greets Brent Ingraham, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Platform and Weapon Portfolio Management, in the ship’s flight mission bay during a scheduled tour, Dec. 12. Littoral combat ships are fast, optimally-manned,......
Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Claire Alfaro | Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet | 09.26.2024
NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO (Sep. 26, 2024) - Vice Adm. Brendan McLane, commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, is rung off as he leaves the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Manchester (LCS 14) following a visit to the ship Sep. 26. McLane, as well as the crew's families, welcomed Manchester home from an 18-month deployment Sep. 11. During this visit, McLane spoke with the......
Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Claire Alfaro | Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet | 09.26.2024
NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO (Sep. 26, 2024) - Vice Adm. Brendan McLane, commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, shakes hands with Command Senior Chief Lowell Waddell III aboard the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Manchester (LCS 14) during a visit to the ship Sep. 26. McLane, as well as the crew's families, welcomed Manchester home from an 18-month deployment Sep. 11. During......
Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Claire Alfaro | Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet | 09.26.2024
NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO (Sep. 26, 2024) - Vice Adm. Brendan McLane, commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, is rung aboard the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Manchester (LCS 14) during a visit to the ship Sep. 26. McLane, as well as the crew's families, welcomed Manchester home from an 18-month deployment Sep. 11. During this visit, McLane spoke with the commanding......
Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Claire Alfaro | Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet | 09.11.2024
NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO (Sept. 11, 2024) — Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet Vice Adm. Brendan McLane, left, presents a challenge coin for excellence to Culinary Specialist 2nd Class Visakha Bouachoum, assigned to the Independence-class littoral combat ship USS Manchester (LCS 14), upon the ship's return to its homeport in San Diego. Manchester deployed in April 2023 and has......
Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Claire Alfaro | Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet | 09.11.2024
NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO (Sept. 11, 2024) — Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet Vice Adm. Brendan McLane, left, presents a challenge coin for excellence to Information Systems Technician 1st Class Dylan Bender, assigned to the Independence-class littoral combat ship USS Manchester (LCS 14), upon the ship's return to its homeport in San Diego. Manchester deployed in April 2023 and......
