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Lt. Ed Early, USS Freedom (LCS 1) Public Affairs
January 30, 2010
The littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS 1) rests at her berth at Naval Station Mayport following independent ship training and certification. (U.S. Navy photo by Lieutenant Ed Early/Released)
USS Freedom (LCS 1), the Navy’s first littoral combat ship (LCS), arrived at Naval Station Mayport, Fla., Jan. 26 to begin final preparations for her maiden deployment.
While in Mayport, Freedom will undergo final counterillicit trafficking and airborne use of force training and certification in preparation for expected missions in the U.S. Southern Command/Commander, U.S. 4th Fleet Area of Responsibility.
