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LoL KeSPA Cup 2025 teams, schedule, winners, and more

The KeSPA Cup off-season tournament is back once again, and we will see 14 teams going up against each other ahead of LoL ...
Stars and Stripes

Navy accepts final Freedom-class littoral combat ship as future USS Cleveland joins fleet

Littoral combat ships are prized for their abilities in coastal areas and open ocean, but the Freedom variant was quickly ...
Yahoo! Sports

Do the Broncos play this week? Football schedule for Denver's next game

With all the momentum the Denver Broncos (9-2) have built this season, it is hard to imagine them wanting to take a week off. Denver beat the Kansas City Chiefs 22-19 on Nov. 16, further increasing ...
Black Hills Pioneer

USS Pierre (LCS 38) commissions ‘under the bright Florida sky’

PANAMA CITY, Fla. — The Navy commissioned its newest ship, the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Pierre (LCS 38) in a ceremony held in Panama City, Fla., Nov. 15. During the ceremony, the ...
USNI

Report to Congress on the U.S. Marine Corps Marine Littoral Regiment

In March 2020, the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) announced a major force design initiative planned to occur over 10 years originally referred to as “Force Design 2030” which is now known as “Force Design.” ...
USNI

VIDEO: Littoral Combat Ship USS Pierre Commissions in Florida

Littoral Combat Ship USS Pierre (LCS-38) is the 19th, and final, Independence-variant littoral combat ship constructed. Pierre is the third ship named in honor of South Dakota’s capital city, and the ...
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What’s Behind the Littoral Combat Ships Failures?

Designed for fast, coastal missions, the Littoral Combat Ship was meant to be the “Swiss Army knife” of the U.S. Navy. But today, the LCS program is dealing with serious issues - from structural ...
WBUR

It's tree (and trellis and ship) lighting season in Boston. Here's the schedule

Fireworks light up the night as the lights come on on the tree at last year's annual Boston Common tree lighting. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR) Editor's Note: This is an excerpt from WBUR's daily morning ...
WorkBoat

Final Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Pierre commissioned

The final Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Pierre (LCS 38) is moored in Panama City, Fla., ahead of its commissioning. U.S. Navy photo by Claire M. Alfaro. John Phelan, Secretary of the ...
SEAPOWER

USS Pierre Commissioned ‘Under the Bright Florida Sky’

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (Nov. 15, 2025) – The Navy commissioned its newest ship, the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Pierre (LCS 38) in a ceremony held in Panama City, Fla., Nov. 15. During ...
Task & Purpose

Navy commissions the USS Pierre, last Independence-class littoral combat ship

The U.S. Navy commissioned the 19th and final Independence-class littoral combat ship today. The USS Pierre officially entered service, at a time when the Navy is looking to scrap or repurpose ...
Times of San Diego

Navy commissions final littoral combat ship bound for San Diego

Distinguished guests watch the crew aboard the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Pierre in Panama City. (Photo courtesy of the U.S. Navy) The Navy on Saturday commissioned the last of the ...