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, Fla. (March 26, 2025) - The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS MINNEAPOLIS-SAINT PAUL (LCS 21), along with the “Valkyries” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 50 Detachment 3 and embarked U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment, departed from Naval Station Mayport March 26, beginning her maiden deployment to support U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations.
MAYPORT Fla. (March 7, 2025) – Cmdr. Billy Green relieved Cmdr. Kari Yakubisin as USS Nantucket (LCS 27) Commanding Officer, during a change of command ceremony at Naval Station Mayport, March 7.
MAYPORT Fla. (January 24, 2025) – Cmdr. Joe Bickel relieved Cmdr. LeAndra Kissinger as USS Beloit (LCS 29) Commanding Officer, during a change of command ceremony at Naval Station Mayport, January 24.
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.
