BY JULIE ANN RIPLEY COMMANDER, NAVAL SURFACE FORCE, U.S. PACIFIC FLEET
The future Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Marinette (LCS 25) will join the active fleet on September 16, 2023 with a commissioning ceremony in Menominee, Michigan.
LCS 25 will be the newest littoral combat ship to join the Surface Force. It is the first naval warship named after Marinette, Wisconsin and the third naval …