Story by Petty Officer 1st Class Vance Hand | Commander, Littoral Combat Ship Squadron 1 | 07.26.2024
SAN DIEGO -- Cmdr. Matthew Knuth was relieved by Cmdr. Andrew Recame as commanding officer of the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Cincinnati (LCS 20) during a change of command ceremony held at Naval Base San Diego, July 26. Capt. Douglas Meagher, commodore, Littoral Combat Ship Squadron 1 (LCSRON 1), was the presiding officer and guest speaker at the ceremony....
Story by Petty Officer 1st Class Vance Hand | Commander, Littoral Combat Ship Squadron 1 | 07.19.2024
SAN DIEGO -- Cmdr. Michael Winslow was relieved by Cmdr. Nick Van Wagoner as commanding officer of the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Jackson (LCS 6) during a change of command ceremony held at Naval Base San Diego, July 19. Capt. Douglas Meagher, commodore, Littoral Combat Ship Squadron 1 (LCSRON 1), was the presiding officer of the ceremony....
Story by Petty Officer 1st Class Vance Hand | Commander, Littoral Combat Ship Squadron 1 | 06.28.2024
SAN DIEGO -- Cmdr. Alfonza White was relieved by Cmdr. Dana Canby as commanding officer of the Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) during a change of command ceremony held at Naval Base San Diego, June 28. Capt. Douglas Meagher, commodore, Littoral Combat Ship Squadron 1 (LCSRON 1), was the presiding officer of the ceremony....
Story by Petty Officer 1st Class Vance Hand | Commander, Littoral Combat Ship Squadron 1 | 04.30.2024
SAN DIEGO -- Cmdr. Phillip Herndl was relieved by Cmdr. Matthew Harris as commanding officer of the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10) Blue crew during a change of command and retirement ceremony onboard the USS Midway Museum, April 30. Capt. Douglas Meagher, commodore, Littoral Combat Ship Squadron 1 (LCSRON 1), was the presiding officer and guest......
Story by Lt. Brinn Hefron | Commander, Littoral Combat Ship Squadron 1 | 04.19.2024
SAN DIEGO (April 19, 2024) – Capt. Douglas Meagher relieved Capt. Marc Crawford as Commander, Littoral Combat Ship Squadron One during a change of command ceremony onboard Naval Base San Diego, April 19. Rear Adm. Randall Peck, Commander, Expeditionary Strike Group Three, was the guest speaker and presiding officer at the ceremony and presented Crawford with a Legion of Merit for his time at......
Story by Petty Officer 1st Class Vance Hand | Commander, Littoral Combat Ship Squadron 1 | 01.19.2024
SAN DIEGO – The Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Oakland (LCS 24) arrived at its San Diego homeport Jan. 19, following an eighteen-month deployment....
Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Vance Hand | Commander, Littoral Combat Ship Squadron 1 | 09.11.2023
SAN DIEGO – The Australian Chief Minister of Northern Territory toured the Independence-variant littoral combat USS Canberra (LCS 30) in San Diego, Sept. 11....
Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Vance Hand | Commander, Littoral Combat Ship Squadron 1 | 10.01.2021
NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO (Oct. 1, 2021) Cmdr. William Carroll assumed command of Independence-variant littoral combat Ship USS Oakland (LCS 24) Gold Crew during an assumption of command ceremony Oct. 1, on board Naval Base San Diego....