LCS 'Independence' Greeted at New Home Port
LCS Independence arrives at its new home port led through San Diego Bay by a water-spraying tugboat. Independence, the lead ship in the trimaran hull-variant, is the second vessel in the Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship program. It’s also the second LCS to arrive at Naval Base San Diego, where the Navy plans to base its future fleet of 55 ships. The first littoral combat ship, Freedom, arrived in San Diego in 2010. Independence left Mayport, Fla., in early April, traveling through the Panama Canal with a stop in Manzanillo…
Lockheed Martin Delivers Trainer for LCS Crews
Lockheed Martin recently delivered the U.S. Combat Ships (LCS) at the San Diego Naval Base. the majority of its lifecycle. actually board the ship. the facility in early May. and commercially available hardware. and maneuvers. combat management system. and operational. events versus training.
Joint Venture Impresses Off San Diego
The Bollinger/Incat USA combination has hit another high note with the performance of its ship HSV-X1 - aka Joint Venture - at a recent major war game exercise off the U.S. west coast. According to the builders, the vessel played an integral part in the largest joint exercise ever undertaken by the U.S. military - known as Millennium Challenge 2002 (MC02) - which involved more than 13,500 military personnel and hundreds of ships and aircraft throughout the U.S. The war games are a large-scale joint field exercise, utilizing U.S. Army, Navy, Marine, and Special Operations Command personnel. The 313-ft. Joint Venture, on charter from Bollinger/Incat USA, is a high-speed troop and equipment transport which has multi-mission, multi-purpose capabilities.
Joint Venture Impresses Military
The ship HSV-X1, better known as the "Joint Venture", played an integral part in the largest joint exercise ever undertaken by the US military, involving more than 13,500 military personnel and hundreds of ships and aircraft throughout the United States. The war games, known as Millennium Challenge 2002 (MC02), are a congressionally mandated, Secretary of Defense directed, large-scale joint field exercise, utilizing United States Army, Navy, Marine, and Special Operations Command personnel.The exercise began on July 24, and ran until August 15. The 313-ft. "Joint Venture", on charter to the US Government from Bollinger/Incat USA, is a high-speed troop and equipment transport which has multi-mission, multi-purpose capabilities.
