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![MSC’s Newest Ship USNS Miguel Keith Christened at General Dynamics NASSCO San Diego Rear Adm. Thomas Wettlaufer, Commander, Military Sealift Command, addresses attendees of the christening ceremony for MSC's newest ship, USNS Miguel Keith (T-ESB 5), at the General Dynamics, NASSCO shipyard in San Diego.
Miguel Keith is the fifth ship in the expeditionary mobile base platform build for MSC, and the third expeditionary staging base model.
The ship will be delivered to the MSC fleet later this year, where it will support a variety of maritime-based missions, including Special Operations Forces and Airborne Mine Counter Measures support operations, humanitarian and traditional military missions.](https://societyofsponsorsofusn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/5845612-957x1024-1.jpg)
USNS Miguel Keith Christened at General Dynamics NASSCO San Diego
Rear Adm. Thomas Wettlaufer, Commander, Military Sealift Command, addresses attendees of the christening ceremony for...
![USS Cincinnati LCS 20 Commissioning Ceremony GULFPORT, Miss. (Oct. 5, 2019) – The crew of the Independence-variant littoral combat ship, USS Cincinnati (LCS 20) mans the ship during the commissioning ceremony in Gulfport, Miss. LCS 20, the fifth ship in naval history to be named Cincinnati, will be homeported at Naval Base San Diego. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Rosalie Chang)](https://societyofsponsorsofusn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/5812195-1024x680-1.jpg)
Navy Commissions USS Cincinnati (LCS 20)
GULFPORT, Miss. (Oct. 5, 2019) – The crew of the Independence-variant littoral combat ship, USS Cincinnati (LCS...
![USS Indianapolis commissioned BURNS HARBOR, Ind. (Oct. 26, 2019) Dick Thelen, a veteran seaman 2nd class and a survivor of the sinking of USS Indianapolis (CA 35), hands the long glass (telescope) to Lt. Julian Turner, navigator of the first watch, during the commissioning ceremony of USS Indianapolis (LCS 17). LCS 17 is the 19th littoral combat ship to enter the fleet and the ninth of the Freedom variant. It will be the fourth ship named for Indianapolis, Indiana's capital city. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Timothy Haggerty)](https://societyofsponsorsofusn.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/5863327-1024x683-1.jpg)
Navy Commissions Littoral Combat Ship Indianapolis
BURNS HARBOR, Ind. (Oct. 26, 2019) Dick Thelen, a veteran seaman 2nd class and a...
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Woody Williams (ESB 4) Commissioned
Hershel Woodrow Williams, Retired Chief Warrant Officer Four and Medal of Honor recipient, salutes as...
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USS Cooperstown (LCS 23) Christened
https://youtu.be/2f_TMCfBcpE Article originally appears courtesy of Fox 11 News (March 1, 2020) A celebration was held...
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USNS Cherokee Nation Keel Laying
Tribal leaders from the Cherokee Nation, U.S. Navy officials from Program Executive Office Ships and...
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USS Oregon (SSN 793) Christened in Connecticut
The U.S. Navy’s newest attack submarine, the future USS Oregon, is christened in a ceremony at...
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USS Basilone Keel Laying
BATH, Maine (Jan. 10, 2020) Ship sponsor Ms. Ryan Manion welds her initials into a...