Courtesy Story | Commander, Naval Surface Force Atlantic | 08.21.2025
by LCSRON TWO Public Affairs TAMPA BAY, FLORIDA - Sailors aboard the Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS St. Louis (LCS 19) recently completed an at-sea Main Propulsion Diesel Engine repair, enabling the ship to remain on mission. This self-sufficient repair, a task previously requiring contractor assistance, marks another milestone in the Navy’s effort to strengthen crew-led......
Story by Karli Yeager | Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet | 09.11.2024
The U.S. Navy will commission the future USS Nantucket (LCS 27), a Freedom-variant littoral combat ship, November 16, 2024, at Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, Massachusetts....
Story by Lt. Anthony Junco | Commander, Littoral Combat Ship Squadron TWO | 10.02.2022
NAVAL STATION MAYPORT, Fla. -- The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Sioux City (LCS 11) returned to Naval Station Mayport, Florida, Oct. 2, following its historic five-month deployment to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of operations....
Courtesy Story | Commander, Littoral Combat Ship Squadron TWO | 06.27.2022
Sailors assigned to the Freedom-variant littoral combat ship (LCS) Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Nantucket (LCS 27) traveled to Nantucket, 17-21 June, to participate in community relations events in their namesake city....
Courtesy Story | Commander, Littoral Combat Ship Squadron TWO | 06.15.2022
ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 15, 2022) -- After 17 locks, five Great Lakes, four port visits, and hundreds of miles traveled later, USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul (LCS 21) at last arrived in the Atlantic Ocean, continuing its voyage to its future homeport, Mayport, Florida....
Story by Lt. Anthony Junco | Commander, Littoral Combat Ship Squadron TWO | 06.09.2022
ST. LAWRENCE RIVER – The Freedom-variant Littoral Combat ship USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul (LCS 21) provided emergency assistance to a motor vessel in distress while transiting the St. Lawrence River, June 3, 2022....
Courtesy Story | Commander, Littoral Combat Ship Squadron TWO | 05.13.2022
By Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Aaron Lau PONCE, Puerto Rico (Apr. 18, 2022) Sailors assigned to the LCS Maintenance Execution Team (MET) conduct maintenance aboard the Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Billings (LCS 15) while in port in Ponce, Puerto Rico, Apr. 18, 2022....
Story by Lt. Anthony Junco | Commander, Littoral Combat Ship Squadron TWO | 12.15.2021
By Ensign Emily Redmond NAVAL STATION MAYPORT, Fla. (Dec 15, 2021) - The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Billings (LCS 15), along with the “Dragon Whales” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 28 Detachment 7 and embarked U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment, departed from Naval Station Mayport Dec. 15, continuing its maiden deployment to the U.S. 4th Fleet area of......
