 USS Freedom LCS 1 Source: Lockheed Martin |
USS FREEDOM, at Sea - USS Freedom (LCS 1), the United States Navy's first littoral combat ship, is under way off the coast of Florida for final training and certification prior to its maiden deployment to the U.S. Southern Command region. Counter-illicit trafficking, damage control, and systems training began soon after Freedom's arrival at Naval Station Mayport, Fla., on January 25.
Freedom is the first ship of the revolutionary Littoral Combat Ship program, a fast, agile, mission-focused ship that demonstrates the latest in naval warfighting technology. The ship is specifically designed to defeat "anti-access" threats in shallow, coastal water regions, including fast surface craft, quiet diesel submarines, and mines.
Freedom's deployment will conclude later this year with a transit to its new homeport of San Diego.
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