SAN DIEGO -- Natasha Fyles, center left, the Australian Chief Minister of Northern Territory, poses for a photo alongside leadership aboard the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Canberra (LCS 30) during a scheduled tour, Sept. 11, 2023. Homeported in San Diego as a part of Littoral Combat Ship Squadron ONE, USS Canberra is a fast, optimally-manned, mission-tailored surface combatant that operates in near-shore and open-ocean environments, winning against 21st-century coastal threats. LCS like USS Canberra integrate with joint, combined, manned and unmanned teams to support forward presence, maritime security, sea control, and deterrence missions around the globe. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Vance Hand)
SAN DIEGO -- Natasha Fyles, center left, the Australian Chief Minister of Northern Territory, poses for a photo alongside leadership aboard the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Canberra (LCS 30) during a scheduled tour, Sept. 11, 2023. Homeported in San Diego as a part of Littoral Combat Ship Squadron ONE, USS Canberra is a fast, optimally-manned, mission-tailored surface combatant that operates in near-shore and open-ocean environments, winning against 21st-century coastal threats. LCS like USS Canberra integrate with joint, combined, manned and unmanned teams to support forward presence, maritime security, sea control, and deterrence missions around the globe. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Vance Hand)
EASTPORT, MAINE -- The Independence-variant littoral combat ship PCU Augusta (LCS 34) conducts a virtual tour of ship spaces, Sept. 13. Littoral Combat Ships are fast, optimally-manned, mission-tailored surface combatants that operate in near-shore and open-ocean environments, winning against 21st-century coastal threats. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Vance Hand)
SAN DIEGO – The Australian Chief Minister of Northern Territory toured the Independence-variant
littoral combat USS Canberra (LCS 30) in San Diego, Sept. 11.
Canberra returned to its homeport of Naval Base San Diego on August, 29 after conducting the first U.S.
Navy ceremonial commissioning. Canberra and crew visited American Samoa and the Pacific Island
Nation of Fiji prior to its arrival in Sydney for commissioning. Canberra commissioned at the Royal
Australian Navy’s Fleet Base East in Sydney, Australia, July 22.
Natasha Fyles, the Australian Chief Minister of Northern Territory, received a tour of Canberra from
Capt. Marc Crawford, commodore of Littoral Combat Ship Squadron One and met with Cmdr. William...