Source: Lockheed Martin; issued September 18, 2008)

Accepted by the US Navy on Sept. 18, the future USS Freedom is the first Littoral Combat Ship to enter service. It will be commissioned in November. (US Navy photo)

MARINETTE, Wis. --- The Lockheed Martin led industry team delivered the nation's first Littoral Combat Ship, Freedom (LCS 1), to the U.S. Navy today. The delivery milestone marks the Navy's preliminary acceptance of LCS 1, clearing the way for the ship's crew to prepare her for commissioning and service.

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That's pretty damn fast for 3,000 tons! Great name for a ship too!

Has anyone looked up the number of the crew.

yeah, that's all of them standing on the bow in that pic! Didya notice they performed the 'sea trails' in Lake Michigan?

I noticed the Lake Michigan comment but they had civilian hard hat on the Bow.

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0IBQ/is_1061/ai_n27861512 This is the page I was looking for.

That 5-Vector Model is all the rage in Navy training now....started in the aviation and intel schools and now moving Navy wide.....I don't like it.

I feel the same but this Manager's comment is completely jacked up about the Engineman a En's job has been filled for many years by MM's and in reverse.I can't feel right about a person that is not Career minded being a Super Sailor.

http://www.lmlcsteam.com/photo_gallery/lcs_keel/LCS_Keel-crew.jpg I found this picture of part of the LCS crew you could say a lot of Chiefs very few Indians.Best I can tell the CO is a Commander & XO is the female LCDR.

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