3.4K views · 137 reactions | A decade after the lackluster debut of the U.S. Navy’s littoral combat ships, the military says it has tweaked the vessels’ design and honed the way it operates them during rotational deployments. Video footage courtesy of the U.S. Navy Edited by Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes READ MORE: https://www.stripes.com/news/pacific/more-lethal-littoral-combat-ships-flex-their-muscles-during-pacific-deployments-1.636843 | Stars and Stripes | Facebook

USS Pierre (LCS 38) Homecoming - U.S. Navy's newest Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship Watch the U.S. Navy's newest Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship, USS Pierre (LCS 38), make her triumphant arrival at her new homeport in San Diego! Named after the city of Pierre, South Dakota, this state-of-the-art vessel is the 19th and final ship in the Independence class, marking the end of an era for these versatile, high-speed warships designed for near-shore operations. Commissioned on Nov