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Offi cial U.S. Navy fi le photo of Independence variant littoral combat ship.
Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Montgomery (LCS 8) From Program Executive Offi ce Littoral Combat Ships Public Aff airs
MOBILE, Ala. (NNS) -- The Navy accepted delivery of future USS Montgomery (LCS 8) during a ceremony at the Austal USA shipyard, June 23.
Delivery marks the offi cial transfer of
Montgomery from the shipbuilder to the Navy. It is the fi nal milestone prior to com- missioning, which is planned for September 2016 in Mobile, Alabama. LCS 8 is the sev- enth littoral combat ship to be delivered to the Navy and the fourth of the Independence variant, which is noted for its trimaran hull.
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The Nimitz-class Aircraft carriers USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) and USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) conduct dual aircraft carrier strike group operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacifi c. The operations mark the U.S. Navy’s continued presence throughout the area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Nathan Burke/Released)
“Today marks a signifi cant milestone
in the life of the future USS Montgomery, an exceptional ship which will conduct an- ti-submarine, surface and mine countermea- sures operations around the globe with ever increasing mission package capability,” said Capt. Tom Anderson, LCS program manag- er. “I look forward to seeing Montgomery join her sister ships in San Diego this fall and deploy next year.” LCS is a modular, reconfi gurable ship,
with three types of mission packages includ- ing surface warfare, mine countermeasures, and anti-submarine warfare. The LCS class consists of the Freedom variant and Inde- pendence variant, designed and built by two industry teams. The Freedom variant team is led by Lockheed Martin (for the odd-num- bered hulls, e.g. LCS 1). The Independence variant team is led by Austal USA (for LCS 6 and follow-on even-numbered hulls). The Program Executive Offi ce Littoral
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PACIFIC OCEAN (NNS) -- Named to honor President Theodore Roosevelt’s Great White Fleet, the Navy’s Great Green Fleet is ushering in a new era of energy innovation. A centerpiece of this yearlong initiative
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