NEW YORK (April 30, 2023) — The Freedom- variant littoral combat ship USS Cooperstown (LCS 23) arrives in New York in advance of its commissioning ceremony. USS Cooperstown will be the first naval ship named after Cooperstown, New York and honors the 70 Hall of Famers who served the United States during wartime in a range of conflicts spanning the Civil War, World War I, World War II, and the Korean War.
NAVAL STATION MAYPORT (Dec. 19, 2024) – Freedom-variant littoral combat ship (LCS) USS Beloit (LCS 29) makes it to her homeport in Mayport, Fla., December 19.
NAVAL STATION MAYPORT, Florida -- On October 15, 2024, Information Technicians First Class Justin Hightower, assigned to USS Wichita (LCS 13), was awarded the Navy Commendation Medal for correcting a class-wide configuration issue and providing documented steps to the network’s Program of Record (PoR) for implementation and dissemination across the Freedom-Class.
MAYPORT Fla. (November 22, 2024) – Cmdr. Steven Fresse relieved Cmdr. Justin Neff as USS Minneapolis-St. Paul (LCS 21) Commanding Officer, during a change of command ceremony at Naval Station Mayport, November 22.
BILLINGS, MT (October 27, 2024) – Sailors assigned to the Freedom-Variant Littoral Combat Ship USS Billings (LCS 15) visited their ship’s namesake city October 27 - November 3, 2024.
NAVAL STATION MAYPORT, Florida (Sept. 20, 2024) -- Search and Rescue (SAR) swimmer Gunner’s Mate Chief Justin Olson, assigned to USS Cooperstown (LCS 23), was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal here today for heroism in safely recovering a stranded mariner in the pitch darkness of March 11, 2023.
MAYPORT Fla. (May 17, 2024) – Cmdr. TJ Orth relieved Cmdr. Jonathan Williams as USS St. Louis (LCS 19) Commanding Officer, during a change of command ceremony at Naval Station Mayport, May 17th.
