USS Independence (LCS 2)http://www.public.navy.mil/surfor/_layouts/feed.aspx?xsl=1&web=/surfor/lcs2&page=6a929c7e-93a6-429b-b2ad-9a884b9abd13&wp=322e9add-b306-4dda-86c0-0026bb0fe77bRecent news from the United States Navy.60Change of command ceremony held on USS Independencehttp://www.public.navy.mil/surfor/lcs2/Pages/ChangeofcommandceremonyonUSSIndependence.aspxSan Diego, CA -Littoral Combat Ship USS Independence (LCS 2) held a change of command ceremony at San Diego Naval Station.Wed, 27 Mar 2013 16:17:45 GMTLCSRON 1 Change of Commandhttp://www.public.navy.mil/surfor/lcs2/Pages/LCSRON1ChangeofCommand.aspxSAN DIEGO - Capt. Robert Randall gives his departing remarks before being relieved by Capt. Chris Peterschmidt as commodore, Littoral Combat Ship Squadron One, during a change of command ceremony aboard littoral combat ship USS Independence.Mon, 04 Mar 2013 19:53:23 GMTIndependence Arrives in San Diegohttp://www.public.navy.mil/surfor/lcs2/Pages/IndependenceArrivesinSanDiego.aspxSAN DIEGO — The littoral combat ship USS Independence (LCS 2) arrived at Naval Base San Diego May 2, completing the ship’s maiden voyage to her homeport.Thu, 03 May 2012 20:14:48 GMTUSS Freedom and USS Independence Conduct an Exercise off the Coast of Southern Californiahttp://www.public.navy.mil/surfor/lcs2/Pages/USSFreedomandUSSIndependenceconductanexerciseoffthecoastofSouthernCalifornia.aspxSAN DIEGO - The first of class littoral combat ships USS Freedom (LCS 1), rear, and USS Independence (LCS 2) maneuver together during an exercise off the coast of Southern California.Mon, 06 Aug 2012 15:09:59 GMTUSS Independence to Arrive in San Diegohttp://www.public.navy.mil/surfor/lcs2/Pages/USSIndependenceArrives.aspxSAN DIEGO - The littoral combat ship USS Independence (LCS 2) is scheduled to arrive at Naval Base San Diego May 2, marking the completion of the ship's maiden voyage to her homeport.Wed, 02 May 2012 20:29:35 GMTUSS Independence Concludes First Foreign Port Visithttp://www.public.navy.mil/surfor/lcs2/Pages/USSIndependenceConcludesFirstForeignPortVisit.aspxUSS INDEPENDENCE, At Sea (NNS) -- The littoral combat ship USS Independence (LCS 2) departed Manzanillo, Mexico, April 28, concluding the ship's first foreign port visit since its commissioning.Wed, 02 May 2012 20:10:15 GMTUSS Independence Sailors Volunteer at Mexican Orphanagehttp://www.public.navy.mil/surfor/lcs2/Pages/USSIndependenceSailorsVolunteeratMexicanOrphanage.aspxMANZANILLO, Mexico - Sailors from littoral combat ship USS Independence (LCS 2) participated in a community service project and donated Project Handclasp materials at a local orphanage in Manzanillo, Mexico, April 24, during the ship's first foreign port visit since its commissioning.Mon, 30 Apr 2012 15:26:00 GMTMexican Navy Adm. Jaime Mejia Michel Visits USS Independencehttp://www.public.navy.mil/surfor/lcs2/Pages/MexicanNavyAdmJaimeMejiaMichelVisitsUSSIndependence.aspxMANZANILLO, Mexico - Sideboys salute Mexican navy Adm. Jaime Mejia Michel, commander of the 6th Naval Region, as he is welcomed aboard the littoral combat ship USS Independence (LCS 2).Tue, 01 May 2012 16:56:45 GMTUSS Independence Acts as 'School Ship' for Future LCS Crewshttp://www.public.navy.mil/surfor/lcs2/Pages/USSIndependenceActsas'SchoolShip'forFutureLCSCrews.aspxUSS INDEPENDENC, At Sea - Sailors assigned to littoral combat ship Pre-Commissioning Unit Coronado (LCS 4) are embarked aboard USS Independence (LCS 2) to learn about how the ship and crew operate at sea as the ship sails to its homeport of San Diego April 20.Mon, 23 Apr 2012 18:43:59 GMTUSS Independence Conducts First Panama Canal Transithttp://www.public.navy.mil/surfor/lcs2/Pages/USSIndependenceConductsFirstPanamaCanalTransit.aspxUSS INDEPENDENCE, At Sea - Littoral combat ship USS Independence (LCS 2) conducted the ship's first Panama Canal transit April 15 while underway to her homeport of San Diego.Wed, 02 May 2012 20:09:06 GMT