A Look at the US Military's Unusually Large Force in the Caribbean Sea

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military has built up an unusually large force in the Caribbean Sea and the waters off the coast ...
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The U.S. Navy Built Two Versions of the Littoral Combat Ship. Both Were a Mess.

Key Points and Summary - The Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program is presented as a deeply flawed naval experiment. The decision to build two competing designs, the Freedom and Independence classes, ...
The News Herald

Panama City will host Navy ship commissioning ceremony on Nov. 15. Here's what we know.

The U.S. Navy will commission its newest ship, the USS Pierre (LCS 38), in Panama City on November 15. This vessel is the 19th and final Independence-variant littoral combat ship, designed for ...
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US base in Bahrain trades out last minesweeper, ushering in era of LCS replacements

MANAMA, Bahrain — Sailors at a base home to the Navy’s hub in the Middle East bid farewell Thursday to the last of their wooden-hulled mine hunting ships in a mission handoff to four larger vessels ...
Travel Agent

Seagoing Star: 10 Things We Love About the Newest Icon-Class Ship

AquaDome on Star of the Seas is an impressive Deck 14-15 neighborhood with dining, lounge and relaxation spots. (Photo by Susan J. Young.) Among them is an all-new, revved up aqua show, "Torque," at ...
Travel Weekly

Royal Caribbean and Meyer Turku to build a fifth Icon-class ship

The Icon of the Seas. Royal Caribbean Group has ordered a fifth ship in the series. Photo Credit: Royal Caribbean A fifth Icon-class ship is officially on its way. Royal Caribbean Group confirmed an ...
AOL

This is the ugliest cruise ship sailing today, according to Reddit

As the days of grand ocean liners drift farther into the past, cruise ship designs aren’t just getting bigger. Some say they’re getting uglier — at least on the outside. Modern cruise ship design ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

Commander of San Diego’s USS Santa Barbara relieved of duty for unspecified reasons

Adam Ochs, commander of the San Diego-based littoral combat ship USS Santa Barbara, was relieved of duty on Thursday “due to a loss of confidence in his ability to command” the high-speed vessel, the ...
Yahoo

Navy relieves commander of littoral combat ship on deployment

The Navy relieved the commanding officer of a littoral combat ship deployed to the Middle East, 5th Fleet officials announced. Cmdr. Adam Ochs was relieved as the commanding officer of USS Santa ...
USNI

Navy Relieves Bahrain-based Littoral Combat Ship Commander

Royal Thai Navy service members prepare for the arrival of the USS Santa Barbara (LCS-32) following sea-phase exercises on July 14, 2025. US Air Force photo The Navy has relieved the commanding ...
Orlando Sentinel

Royal Caribbean’s next 2 Icon-class ships hit construction milestones

As Royal Caribbean nears a month of sailing its newest cruise ship, Star of the Seas, from Port Canaveral, the company is also celebrating construction milestones on its next two Icon-class ships.