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U.S. Coast Guard personnel return to USS Charleston (LCS 18). by Official U.S. Navy Page Via Flickr: PACIFIC OCEAN (May 11, 2021) A rigid-hull inflatable boat carrying U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment 104 personnel returns to the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18). Charleston is deployed in support of the Oceania Maritime Security Initiative (OMSI), a Secretary of Defense initiative leveraging Department of Defense assets transiting the region to increase the Coast Guard's maritime domain awareness, ultimately supporting its maritime law enforcement operation in Oceania. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Adam Butler) 210511-N-WU807-1303

210511-N-WU807-1303 by U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Via Flickr: 210511-N-WU807-1303 PACIFIC OCEAN (May 11, 2021) A rigid-hull inflatable boat carrying U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment 104 personnel returns to Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18). Charleston is deployed in support of the Oceania Maritime Security Initiative (OMSI), a Secretary of Defense initiative leveraging Department of Defense assets transiting the region to increase the Coast Guard's maritime domain awareness, ultimately supporting its maritime law enforcement operation in Oceania. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Adam Butler)

The Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18) launches a RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM). by Official U.S. Navy Page Via Flickr: PACIFIC OCEAN (April 8, 2021) The Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18) launches a RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM). Littoral combat ships are fast, agile and networked surface combatants, optimized for operating in the near-shore environments. With mission packages allowing for tailored capabilities to meet specific mission needs and unique physical characteristics, LCS provides operational flexibility to combatant commanders. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Adam Butler)

210630-N-WU807-1071 by U.S. Pacific Fleet Via Flickr: INDIAN OCEAN (June 30, 2021) Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Asagiri-class destroyer JS Yuugiri (DD-153), right, Advanced Offshore Patrol Vessel SLNS Gajabahu (P-626), center right, Advanced Offshore Patrol Vessel SLNS Sayurala (P-623), center left, and Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18), move in formation during an exercise for Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT), June 30. In its 27th year, the CARAT series is comprised of multinational exercises, designed to enhance U.S. and partner navies' abilities to operate together in response to traditional and non-traditional maritime security challenges in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Adam Butler)

210630-N-WU807-1142 by U.S. Pacific Fleet Via Flickr: INDIAN OCEAN (June 30, 2021) Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Asagiri-class destroyer JS Yuugiri (DD-153), left, Advanced Offshore Patrol Vessel SLNS Sayurala (P-623), center left, Advanced Offshore Patrol Vessel SLNS Gajabahu (P-626), center right, and Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18), move in formation during an exercise for Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT), June 30. In its 27th year, the CARAT series is comprised of multinational exercises, designed to enhance U.S. and partner navies' abilities to operate together in response to traditional and non-traditional maritime security challenges in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Adam Butler)

210630-N-WU807-1142 by U.S. Pacific Fleet Via Flickr: INDIAN OCEAN (June 30, 2021) Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Asagiri-class destroyer JS Yuugiri (DD-153), left, Advanced Offshore Patrol Vessel SLNS Sayurala (P-623), center left, Advanced Offshore Patrol Vessel SLNS Gajabahu (P-626), center right, and Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18), move in formation during an exercise for Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT), June 30. In its 27th year, the CARAT series is comprised of multinational exercises, designed to enhance U.S. and partner navies' abilities to operate together in response to traditional and non-traditional maritime security challenges in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Adam Butler)