WELCOME HOME ⚓️ USS Charleston returns to San Diego port after 26-month deployment
SAN DIEGO — The U.S. Navy announced Thursday sailors aboard the USS Charleston returned to their homeport in San Diego after a lengthy, 26-month deployment.
The Charleston was the first LCS to complete mine countermeasure training outside of U.S. waters, according to the Navy's press release. It's also the first commissioned U.S. Navy ship since 2019 to enter the port of Manilla, Philippines. Sailors aboard the Charleston participated in the following military exercises while under the operational control of Destroyer Squadron Seven:
The purpose of the Charleston's patrols in the East and South China Seas was to provide"a forward presence to deter aggression and maintain an open and free Indo-Pacific region."
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