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PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 17, 2021) U.S. Navy Sailors watch a movie on the flight deck of the littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS 1) during a Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) sponsored event. Freedom is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S Third Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Richard Cho)
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PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 14, 2021) U.S. Navy Engineman 1st Class Dialo Woods, selected for promotion to chief petty officer, from Oxford, Miss., conducts safety checks on personal electronic devices aboard the littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS 1). Freedom is conducting routine operations underway in the U.S. Third Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Richard Cho)
SAN DIEGO (December 4, 2020) – USS Tulsa (LCS 16) held a change of command on the ship’s flight deck while pierside at Naval Base San Diego, Dec. 4.
Cmdr. Brandon Cornes, a native of Baltimore, Maryland, assumed command of the ship from Cmdr. Audry Oxley.
Oxley, a native of Lamar, Colorado served as executive officer aboard USS Tulsa before assuming command of Tulsa in April 2019.
Oxley led the Tulsa Blue crew through the ship’s maintenance and basic phase.
“The accomplishments and resiliency of USS Tulsa Blue crew never cease to impress me,” said Oxley. “It is a bitter sweet occasion to leave such an amazing group of Sailors who have successfully met challenge after challenge. I am confident that they will...
