Story by Petty Officer 1st Class Vance Hand | Commander, Littoral Combat Ship Squadron 1 | 05.08.2024
SAN DIEGO -- Cmdr. William Ashley was relieved by Cmdr. Bill Golden as commanding officer of the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Canberra (LCS 30) Blue crew during a change of command and retirement ceremony held at Naval Base San Diego, May 8. 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 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 | 08.29.2023
SAN DIEGO – The Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Canberra (LCS 30) returned to its homeport in San Diego, Aug. 29....
Courtesy Story | Commander, Littoral Combat Ship Squadron 1 | 05.19.2023
NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO (May 19, 2023) Cmdr. William Ashley relieved Cmdr. Michael G. Tyree as commanding officer of Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Canberra (LCS 30) during a ceremony aboard the ship, pier side at Naval Base San Diego, May 19....
Courtesy Story | Commander, Littoral Combat Ship Squadron 1 | 03.07.2023
SAN DIEGO (March 7, 2023) – Cmdr. James “Bobby” Barber III, a native of San Diego, became the first commanding officer of Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Canberra (LCS 30) Gold crew during an assumption of command ceremony on Naval Base San Diego, March 7....
Courtesy Story | Commander, Littoral Combat Ship Squadron 1 | 01.11.2023
NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO (Jan. 11, 2023) Commodore Darren Grogan, Royal Australian Naval Attaché to the United States, promoted Royal Australian Navy Senior Chief Petty Officer Luke Brewer to Chief Warrant Officer aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Canberra (LCS 30), Jan. 11....
Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Vance Hand | Commander, Littoral Combat Ship Squadron 1 | 06.22.2022
NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO (June 22, 2022) – Independence-variant littoral combat ship Pre-Commissioning Unit Canberra (LCS 30) arrived at Naval Base San Diego, June 22, after completing the ship’s maiden voyage from the Austal USA shipyards in Mobile, Alabama....
