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Don McGrogan,
BMCS, USN (Ret.)
Charleston (LCS 18)
"While We Breathe, We Fight"
"Charleston, The Ship" - "Charleston, The People"
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227k | 23 October 2018: San Diego, Cal. - Sailors assigned to Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center and the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS
Charleston (LCS 18) unload a pallet of tile during a community relations project at Habitat for Humanity ReStore during San Diego Fleet Week 2018. San Diego Fleet Week
is an opportunity or the American public to meet their Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard teams and experience America's sea services. During fleet week, service members participate
in various community service events, showcase capabilities and equipment to the community. (U.S. Navy photo #181023-N-SF984-0080 by MC2 Chelsea Troy Milburn from the Navy News Stand) |
Mike Smolinski Clifton, N.J. Manager, Navsource DE / FF / LCS Archive | |
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150k | 25 February 2019: Charleston, S.C. - Mineman 3rd Class Chris H. Parker, from Chesapeake, Virginia, performs maintenance on a fire hose nozzle aboard the future USS
Charleston (LCS 18). When Charleston is commissioned in its namesake city later this week, it will be the 16th littoral combat ship to enter the fleet
and the ninth of the Independence variant. It is the sixth ship named for Charleston, the oldest and largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina. (U.S. Navy photo VIRIN #190225-N-RF885-028 by MC2 Natalia Murillo from the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service) | ||
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517k | 27 February 2019: Charleston, S.C. - Commander Christopher K. Brusca, center, commanding officer, future USS Charleston (LCS 18), and a native of Los Angeles,
poses for a photo with members of Tin Can Sailors National Association of Destroyer Veterans during a ship visit. LCS 18 is scheduled to be commissioned in Charleston on 02 March and
will be the sixteenth littoral combat ship to enter the fleet. (U.S. Navy photo VIRIN #19027-N-RF885-003 by MC2 Natalia Murillo from the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service) | ||
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227k | 01 March 2019: Charleston, S.C. - Members of the Chief’s Mess aboard the future USS Charleston present Warrant Officer 2 Enrique Aparicio, center, from Lima, Peru,
with a signed hard hat and encased American flag during his commissioning ceremony commemorating his departure from the Chief Boatswain’s Mate rank and entry to the officer ranks. (U.S. Navy photo VIRIN #190301-N-RF885-310 by MC2 Natalia Murillo from the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service) | ||
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345k | 19 April 2019: San Diego, Cal. - Family and friends reunite with the crew of the littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18) during a homecoming at Naval Base
San Diego. Charleston arrived to its San Diego homeport after successfully completing the ship's maiden voyage from the Austal USA shipyard in Mobile, Alabama. Charleston
is the eleventh ship in the littoral combat ship Independence-variant class. (U.S. Navy photo #190419-N-BQ610-238 by Lt.(jg) Jasmine Spencer from the Navy News Stand) |
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192k | 19 April 2019: San Diego, Cal. - Chief Logistics Specialist Lillian Morales, assigned to USS Charleston is greeted by her family during a homecoming at Naval Base
San Diego. (U.S. Navy photo #190420-N-BQ610-503 by Lt.(jg) Jasmine Spencer from the Navy News Stand) |
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353 | 01 June 2021: Apra Harbor, Guam - Officers pose for a photo following a promotion ceremony aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston
(LCS 18). From left to right are: Lt. James Kluesner, from Nevada, Iowa, Lt. Amber Mendez, from Carlsbad, Calif., Lt. Danielle Turner, from Aubrey, Texas, and Lt. Myles Swain, from Macon, Ga. (U.S. Navy photo #210601-N-WU807-1091 by MC3 Adam Butler from the Navy News Stand) |
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160 | 11 June 2021: the South China Sea - Boatswain's Mate Seaman Kiara Woods heaves line from Henry J. Kaiser-class underway replenishment oiler USNS Pecos (T-AO 197)
during a replenishment at sea, aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston. (U.S. Navy photo #2210611-N-WU807-1074 by MC3 Adam Butler from the Navy News Stand) |
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302 | 16 June 2021: the Andaman Sea - Culinary Specialist 3rd Class Matthew Deluca, from Cincinnati, prepares ribs for dinner aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship
USS Charleston. (U.S. Navy photo #210616-N-WU807-1019 by MC3 Adam Butler from the Navy News Stand) |
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213 | 17 June 2021: the Andaman Sea - Culinary Specialist 3rd Class Alana Jackson, from Jackson, Ga., ices cupcakes aboard Charleston. (U.S. Navy photo #210617-N-WU807-1023 by MC3 Adam Butler from the Navy News Stand) |
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193 | 26 June 2021: the Indian Ocean - Gunner’s Mate 2nd Class Daniel Cox, from Leavenworth, Kan., poses next to the left and right hoist for the Mk 110 57mm Gun Weapon System
aboard Charleston. (U.S. Navy photo #210626-N-WU807-1020 by MC3 Adam Butler from the Navy News Stand) |
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246 | 06 July 2021: Singapore - Engineman 2nd Class Joshua Moll, from San Diego, inspects a fuel sample aboard Charleston. (U.S. Navy photo #210706-N-WU807-1008 by MC3 Adam Butler from the Navy News Stand) |
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127 | 01 November 2021: Apra Harbor, Guam - Mineman 3rd Class Timothy Messick, Panama City, Fla., conducts maintenance on a life ring aboard Independence-variant littoral combat
ship USS Charleston (LCS 18). Charleston, part of Destroyer Squadron Seven, is on a rotational deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operation to enhance
interoperability with partners and serve as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo #211101-N-PH222-1039 by MC2 Ryan M. Breeden from the Navy News Stand) |
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"Charleston, The Ship" - "Charleston, The People"
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