USS Indianapolis (LCS 17) Commissioning Ceremony
Welcome to Navy Live blog coverage of USS Indianapolis’ (LCS 17) commissioning ceremony. Live video from the Oct. 26 ceremony in Burns Harbor, Indiana, is scheduled to begin 10 a.m. local time (CDT). The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship (LCS) is a fast, agile, focused-mission platform designed for operation in near-shore environments as well as open-ocean …
USS Indianapolis (LCS 17) Commissioning Ceremony
Welcome to Navy Live blog coverage of USS Indianapolis’ (LCS 17) commissioning ceremony. Live video from the Oct. 26 ceremony in Burns Harbor, Indiana, is scheduled to begin 10 a.m. local time (CDT). The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship (LCS) is a fast, agile, focused-mission platform designed for operation in near-shore environments as well as open-ocean …
USS Cincinnati (LCS 20) Commissioning
Welcome to Navy Live blog coverage of USS Cincinnati (LCS 20)’s commissioning ceremony. The principal speaker will be Rep. Brad Wenstrup of Ohio. Former Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker will serve as the ship’s sponsor. Senior military representative at the ceremony will be Adm. James Foggo III, commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa and commander, Allied …
USS Billings Commissioning
Welcome to Navy Live blog coverage of the August 3, 2019, commissioning of the Navy’s newest Freedom-variant littoral combat ship (LCS), the future USS Billings (LCS 15). Live video from Key West, Florida, is scheduled to begin 10 a.m. (EST). “The future USS Billings and her crew will play an important role in the defense …
USS Paul Ignatius Commissioning
Welcome to Navy Live blog coverage of the July 27 commissioning of the Navy’s newest guided-missile destroyer, the future USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117). Live video from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, is scheduled to begin at 10:00 a.m. Eastern time. “The future USS Paul Ignatius stands as proof of what the teamwork of all our people …
USS Charleston (LCS 18) Commissioning Ceremony
Welcome to Navy Live blog coverage of the March 2 commissioning of the Navy’s newest Independence-variant littoral combat ship, the future USS Charleston (LCS 18). Live video from Columbus Street Terminal in Charleston, South Carolina, is scheduled to begin 10 a.m. (EST). “The future USS Charleston is proof of what the teamwork of all of our people …
USS Charleston (LCS 18) Commissioning Ceremony
Welcome to Navy Live blog coverage of the March 2 commissioning of the Navy’s newest Independence-variant littoral combat ship, the future USS Charleston (LCS 18). Live video from Columbus Street Terminal in Charleston, South Carolina, is scheduled to begin 10 a.m. (EST). “The future USS Charleston is proof of what the teamwork of all of our people …
USS South Dakota (SSN 790) Commissioning Ceremony
Welcome to Navy Live blog coverage of the February 2 commissioning of the Navy’s newest fast attack submarine, the future USS South Dakota (SSN 790). Live video from Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut, is scheduled to begin 11 a.m. USS South Dakota, a Virginia-class submarine designated SSN-790, is the third ship to bear the state’s …
USS Wichita (LCS 13) Commissioning Ceremony
Welcome to Navy Live blog coverage of the January 12 commissioning of the Navy’s newest Freedom-variant littoral combat ship, the future USS Wichita (LCS 13). Live video from Naval Station Mayport, Florida, is scheduled to begin 10 a.m. (EST). The future USS Wichita is the third naval vessel to honor Kansas’s largest city. The first was a …
USS Indiana (SSN 789) Commissioning Ceremony
Welcome to Navy Live blog coverage of the Sept. 29 commissioning of the Navy’s newest fast attack submarine, the future USS Indiana (SSN 789). The principal speaker will be U.S. Representative Jim Banks from Indiana. Diane Donald, wife of retired Adm. Kirkland Donald, director of Naval Nuclear Propulsion from 2004 to 2012, is serving as the …