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Detroit (LCS 7)


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"Detroit, The Ship"     -    "Detroit, The People"


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225k 21 February 2014: San Diego, Cal. - Lt. Cmdr. Christopher Farricker speaks to the crew and family members during the crest unveiling ceremony for littoral combat ship USS Detroit (LCS 7). Detroit is currently under construction, with approximately 60 percent of construction complete.

(U.S. Navy photo #140221-N-KB426-024 by MC3 James Vazquez from the U.S. Pacific Fleet)
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334k 21 February 2014: San Diego, Cal. - Freedom class Littoral Combat Ship USS Detroit’s crew pose with the ship’s crest at an unveiling ceremony. Detroit is currently under construction.

(U.S. Navy photo #140221-N-KB426-112 by MC3 James Vazquez from the U.S. Pacific Fleet)
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143k 17 September 2014: Detroit, Mich. - Rear Adm. John E. Jolliffe, deputy commander of U.S. 3rd Fleet, meets with Detroit Deputy Mayor Isaiah Mckinnon to discuss the upcoming commissioning of the littoral combat ship Pre-Commissioning Unit Detroit (LCS 7) and other Navy community outreach efforts in the area. Jolliffe was in the metro Detroit area 15-17 Sept. conducting executive outreach meetings and presentations with civic leaders, local organizations and schools.

(U.S. Navy photo #140917-N-VO219-001 by MC1 Joseph R. Wax from the Navy News Stand)
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161k 24 August 2015: Detroit, Mich. - Lt. Max Long, assigned to the littoral combat ship Pre-Commissioning Unit Detroit (LCS 7), poses for a picture with a child during a Caps for Kids event at the Children's Hospital of Michigan as part of Detroit Navy Week. Navy Weeks focus a variety of assets, equipment and personnel on a single city for a week-long series of engagements designed to bring America's Navy closer to the people it protects, in cities that don't have a large naval presence.

(U.S. Navy photo #150824-N-CI175-038 by MC1 Jon Rasmussen from the Navy News Stand)
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274k 25 August 2015: Detroit, Mich. - Fire Controlman 1st Class Jeremiah Stellpflug, a defensive systems operator assigned to the littoral combat ship Pre-Commissioning Unit Detroit (LCS 7), provides landscape maintenance during a community service project at the Ronald McDonald House as part of Navy Week Detroit. Stellpflug has been selected for advancement to chief petty officer. Navy Weeks focus a variety of assets, equipment and personnel on a single city for a week-long series of engagements designed to bring America's Navy closer to the people it protects, in cities that don't have a large naval presence.

(U.S. Navy photo #150825-N-ZZ999-049 by MC1 David Wyscaver from the Navy News Stand)
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460k 29 August 2015: Monroe, Mich. - Cdr. Michael Desmond, prospective commanding officer of the littoral combat ship USS Detroit (LCS 7), Crew 103, speaks to fellow sailors and locals about the capabilities of Detroit at the River Raisin Battlefield Park in Monroe, Mich., as part of Navy Week Detroit. Navy Weeks focus a variety of assets, equipment and personnel on a single city for a week-long series of engagements designed to bring America's Navy closer to the people it protects, in cities that don't have a large naval presence.

(U.S. Navy photo #150829-N-ZZ999-095 by MC1 David Wyscaver from the Navy News Stand)
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149k 23 October 2016: Detroit, Mich. - Benjamin Andrew Spilling, son of USS Detroit (LCS 7) crew member Lt.(jg) Andrew Spilling and Mrs. Melissa Spilling is christened. Benjamin was made an honorary plank owner and was christened using the ship's bell containing water from both the Detroit River and the Jordan River in Israel.

(U.S. Navy photo #161023-N-VP310-033 by MC1 Richard Hoffner from the Navy News Stand)
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208k 24 October 2016: Windsor, Ontario - Sailors assigned to Detroit visit with students at the General Brock Public School in Windsor, Ontario during a community service project. The sailors visited elementary school classrooms, answering questions about life in the Navy and the capabilities of the recently commissioned USS Detroit. Detroit was commissioned 22 October 2016.

(U.S. Navy photo #161024-N-VP310-042 by MC1 Richard Hoffner from the Navy News Stand)
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166k 23 January 2017: Jacksonville, Fla. - Culinary Specialist Chief Matthew Nordquest, assigned to Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Crew 103 aboard USS Detroit (LCS 7), serves as an example of a flexible sailor as the crew's galley leading chief petty officer, helicopter control officer, a search and rescue swimmer and the ships only qualified barber.

(U.S. Navy photo #170123-N-TP832-037 by MC3 Michael Lopez from the Navy News Stand)
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361k 18 March 2017: North Island, Calif. - Families of sailors assigned to the littoral combat ship Crew 103 welcome their returning sailors during a homecoming celebration at Naval Air Station North Island. Crew 103 was relieved by Crew 111 aboard the Freedom-class littoral combat ship USS Detroit (LCS 7). The ship is a fast and agile warship tailor made to patrol the region's littorals and work hull-to-hull with partner navies, providing the fleet with the flexible capabilities it needs now and in the future.

(U.S. Navy photo #170318-N-KT595-328 by MC2 Chad M. Butler from the Navy News Stand)
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305k 18 March 2017: North Island, Cal. - Cmdr. Michael Desmond, the commanding officer of littoral combat ship Crew 103, hugs a family member during a homecoming celebration at Naval Air Station North Island, Calif. Crew 103 was relieved by Crew 111 aboard the Freedom-class littoral combat ship USS Detroit (LCS 7).

(U.S. Navy photo #170318-N-KT595-464 by MC2 Chad M. Butler from the Navy News Stand)
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249k 15 November 2017: Mayport, Fla. - U.S. Fleet Forces Command, Fleet Master Chief Paul Kingsbury discusses readiness with USS Detroit Commanding Officer, Cmdr. Christopher Marvin. Kingsbury completed a three-day visit to Mayport and Kings Bay, Georgia on 16 Nov., where he emphasized the basic management principles and accountability to chief petty officers.

(U.S. Navy photo VIRIN #171115-N-PN943-078 by MCCS Matthew Bash from the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service)
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103k 07 February 2018: Mayport, Fla. - Senior Chief Fire Controlman Ernest Johnson secures the quarterdeck during a small boat attack drill onboard the Freedom-class littoral combat ship USS Detroit as part of Exercise Solid Curtain-Citadel Shield (SC-CS) 2018. SC-CS is an annual anti-terrorism force protection exercise designed to train Navy security forces to respond to the changing and dynamic threats to installations and units.

(U.S. Navy photo VIRIN #180207-N-NY430-085 by MC3 Kristopher S. Haley from the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service)
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329k 11 March 2018: Mayport, Fla. - Vice Adm. Luke McCollum, Chief of Navy Reserve and Commander, Navy Reserve Forces, speaks with sailors assigned to USS Detroit (LCS 7) during a tour of the ship aboard Naval Station Mayport, Fla. McCollum visited Florida based reserve units in Jacksonville, Mayport, and Blount Island to speak with sailors about the future of the Navy Reserve.

(U.S. Navy photo VIRIN #180311-N-YM718-159 by MC2 Caine Storino from the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service)
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228k 02 May 2018: Fort Lauderdale, Fla. - Lt.(jg) David Colon, left, and Gunner's Mate 2nd Class Daniel Johnson, assigned to the littoral combat ship USS Detroit (LCS 7), landscape during a community service project at the Naval Air Station Fort Lauderdale Museum as part of a Fleet Week community engagement. Fleet Week Port Everglades provides an opportunity for the citizens of South Florida and visitors to meet nearly 2,000 Sailors, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen, as well as see, firsthand, the latest capabilities of today's sea services.

(U.S. Navy photo VIRIN #180503-N-XQ375-0098 by MC1 Deven B. King from the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service)
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171k 04 May 2018: Miami, Fla. - Ensign Erik Tokarz (left), and Culinary Specialist 1st Class Derek Prince, assigned to USS Detroit, visit an Army veteran at the Bruce W. Carter Veterans Administration Center Miami during Fleet Week Port Everglades. Fleet Week Port Everglades provides an opportunity for the citizens of South Florida and visitors to meet nearly 2,000 Sailors, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen, as well as see, firsthand, the latest capabilities of today's sea services.

(U.S. Navy photo VIRIN #180504-N-MC499-0027 by MC3 Dana D. Legg from the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service)
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197k 23 January 2019: Mayport, Fla. - Engineman 2nd Class (SW) Austin Lund, a search and rescue swimmer aboard Detroit, is disconnected from the rescue strop during a Deployment/Recovery Evolution.

(U.S. Navy photo VIRIN #190123-N-EW498-353 by MN3 John P. McCoy from the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service)
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230k 08 April 2019: San Juan, Puerto Rico - From left to right, U.S. Rep. Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon, Command Master Chief Jose Ramiro-Guzman, USS Detroit (LCS 7), U.S. Army Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Felix Santoni, and Capt. Miguel Cubano, commanding officer, Naval Health Clinic Corpus Christi, Texas, discuss Navy Week Puerto Rico. Navy Weeks focus a variety of outreach assets, equipment and personnel on a single city for a week-long series of engagements with key influencers and organizations representing all sectors of the market. During a Navy Week, 75-100 outreach events are coordinated with corporate, civic, government, education, media, veterans, community service and diversity organizations in the city.

(U.S. Navy photo VIRIN #190408-QY430-N-1306 by MCC Rafael Martie from the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service)
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206k 21 October 2019: Mayport, Fla. - Rear Adm. Donald Gabrielson, Commander U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/ U.S. 4th Fleet congratulates Damage Controlman Fireman Apprentice Janaad Byrd on his selection as USS Detroit's Bluejacket of the Year. The Freedom-class littoral combat ship USS Detroit is homeported at Naval Station Mayport.

(U.S. Navy photo VIRIN #191021-N-YZ222-0009 by MC2 Anna-Liesa Hussey from the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service)
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115k 06 November 2019: The Atlantic Ocean - Commander Howard Meehan, commanding officer, serves food to sailors on the mess decks of Detroit (LCS 7). During this deployment to the U.S. Southern Command’s area of responsibility, USS Detroit, with embarked helicopter and USCG law enforcement detachment, will support Joint Interagency Task Force South’s mission, which includes counter-drug patrols and detection and monitoring of illicit traffic in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific.

(U.S. Navy photo VIRIN #191106-N-DW182-1070 by MC2 Devin Bowser from the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service)
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187k 28 November 2019: The Atlantic Ocean - Lt.(jg) Amelia Lewaniak participates in a swim call held on Detroit. During this deployment to the U.S. Southern Command’s area of responsibility, USS Detroit, with embarked helicopter and USCG law enforcement detachment, will support Joint Interagency Task Force South’s mission.

(U.S. Navy photo VIRIN #191128-N-DW182-1125 and 191021-N-YZ222-0009 by MC2 Anna-Liesa Hussey from the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service)
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233k 05 December 2019: Guantanamo Bay, Cuba - Commander Anthony James, commanding officer, is rendered honors during a change of command ceremony held on the flight deck of Detroit.

(U.S. Navy photo VIRIN #191205-N-DW182-1111 by MC2 Devin Bowser from the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service)
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235k 26 December 2019: Guantanamo Bay, Cuba - Gunner’s Mate 3rd Class Zacary Castro and Operations Specialist 1st Class Tina Jennings haul in mooring lines, during sea and anchor operations, on the flight deck of Detroit. During this deployment to the U.S. Southern Command’s area of responsibility, Detroit, with embarked helicopter and USCG law enforcement detachment, will support Joint Interagency Task Force South’s mission.

(U.S. Navy photo VIRIN #191226-N-DW182-1069 and 191226-N-DW182-1062 by MC2 Devin Bowser from the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service)
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207k 18 January 2020: Guantanamo Bay, Cuba - Chief Engineman Jamel Burgess (left) and Engineman 2nd Class John Brazley remove lube oil from a 55-gallon drum on the flight deck of Detroit. During this deployment to the U.S. Southern Command’s area of responsibility, Detroit, with embarked helicopter and USCG law enforcement detachment, is supporting Joint Interagency Task Force South.

(U.S. Navy photo VIRIN #200118-N-DW182-1044 by MC2 Devin Bowser from the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service)
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227k 22 January 2020: The Atlantic Ocean - Culinary Specialist 2nd Class Johnathan Melendez dons a self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) as Engineman 2nd Class Andy Flores assists another sailor with an SCBA during an integrated training team (ITT) drill held on Detroit.

(U.S. Navy photo VIRIN #200122-N-DW182-1186 and 200122-N-DW182-1163 by MC2 Devin Bowser from the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service)
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114k 19 March 2020: The Caribbean Sea - Hull Technician 2nd Class Corey Triplett takes an enlisted surface warfare requalification test on the mess decks of Detroit.

(U.S. Navy photo VIRIN #200319-N-KK394-1007 by MC2 Anderson W. Branch from the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service)
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219k 23 March 2020: The Caribbean Sea - Operations Specialist 1st Class Wes Alexander stands watch in the mission control center aboard Detroit.

(U.S. Navy photo VIRIN #200323-N-KK394-1005 by MC2 Anderson W. Branch from the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service)
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191k 23 March 2020: The Caribbean Sea - Logistics Specialist 3rd Class Joseph Zentmyer organizes supplies in a storeroom aboard Detroit.

(U.S. Navy photo VIRIN #200323-N-KK394-1017 by MC2 Anderson W. Branch from the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service)
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118k 25 March 2020: The Caribbean Sea - Fire Controlman 1st Class Steven Santillanes stands the defense systems operator watch (under instruction) in the mission control center aboard Detroit.

(U.S. Navy photo VIRIN #200325-N-KK394-1003 by MC2 Anderson W. Branch from the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service)
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242k 25 March 2020: The Caribbean Sea - Electrician's Mate 1st Class Brandon Tucker demonstrates components of the machinery plant control and monitoring system to Damage Controlman Fireman Jason Constantine while manning the readiness control officer watch in the navigation bridge aboard Detroit.

(U.S. Navy photo VIRIN #200325-N-KK394-1081 by MC2 Anderson W. Branch from the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service)
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230k 26 March 2020: The Caribbean Sea - Lt.(jg) Jose Garza takes a bearing of a nearby vessel from the port bridge wing of Detroit.

(U.S. Navy photo VIRIN #200326-N-KK394-1199 by MC2 Anderson W. Branch from the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service)
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203k 01 April 2020: Key West, Fla. - Chief Hospital Corpsman Bianca McQueen and Senior Chief Engineman Steven King cut a cake in celebration of 127 years of the Chief Petty Officer mess on the mess decks of Detroit while in port at Key West, Fla.

(U.S. Navy photo VIRIN #200401-N-KK394-1066 by MC2 Anderson W. Branch from the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service)
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158k 03 April 2020: Key West, Fla. - Gas Turbine System Technician (Electrical) 1st Class Sean Wigley conducts an electrical safety check on a power adapter on the mess decks of Detroit while in port at Key West, Fla.

(U.S. Navy photo VIRIN #200403-N-KK394-1010 by MC2 Anderson W. Branch from the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service)
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212k 09 September 2020: The Caribbean Sea - Hull Maintenance Technician 1st Class Chris McSwain communicates with Damage Control Central from the lower main machinery room aboard Detroit.

(U.S. Navy photo VIRIN #200909-N-QI061-0062 by MC2 Nathan T. Beard from the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service)
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117k 09 September 2020: The Caribbean Sea - Engineman 2nd Class Anthony Fuhrman inspects machinery in the main machinery room aboard Detroit.

(U.S. Navy photo VIRIN #200909-N-QI061-0090 by MC2 Nathan T. Beard from the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service)
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139k 09 September 2020: The Caribbean Sea - Engineman 2nd Class John Brazley transfers potable water between potable water tanks from the potable water pump room aboard Detroit.

(U.S. Navy photo VIRIN #200909-N-QI061-0168 by MC2 Nathan T. Beard from the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service)
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145k 09 September 2020: The Caribbean Sea - Culinary Specialist Seaman Lena Strough prepares food in the galley aboard Detroit.

(U.S. Navy photo VIRIN #200909-N-QI061-0008 by MC2 Nathan T. Beard from the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service)
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169k 09 September 2020: The Caribbean Sea - Culinary Specialist Seaman Raul Campos prepares food in the galley aboard Detroit.

(U.S. Navy photo VIRIN #200909-N-QI061-0004 by MC2 Nathan T. Beard from the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service)
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221k 10 September 2020: The Caribbean Sea - Gunner’s Mate 2nd Class Casey Nice lubricates the MK 50 Modular Weapons System aboard Detroit.

(U.S. Navy photo VIRIN #200910-N-QI061-0232 by MC2 Nathan T. Beard from the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service)
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165k 10 September 2020: The Caribbean Sea - Damage Controlman 3rd Class Ja’Naad Byrd stows an Aqueous Film Forming Foam (AFFF) firefighting hose aboard Detroit.

(U.S. Navy photo VIRIN #200910-N-QI061-0095 by MC2 Nathan T. Beard from the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service)
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112k 10 September 2020: The Caribbean Sea - Chief Fire Controlman Jarod Mendoza conducts a system operability test in the mission control center aboard Detroit.

(U.S. Navy photo VIRIN #200910-N-QI061-0008 by MC2 Nathan T. Beard from the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service)
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170k 10 September 2020: The Caribbean Sea - Chief Quartermaster Earl Berry shines brass on the bridge aboard Detroit.

(U.S. Navy photo VIRIN #200912-N-QI061-0001 by MC2 Nathan T. Beard from the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service)
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187k 14 September 2020: Colon, Panama - Gunner’s Mate 3rd Class Hunter McRorie sets the riding stopper on the anchor chain aboard Detroit.

(U.S. Navy photo VIRIN #200914-N-QI061-0212 by MC2 Nathan T. Beard from the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service)
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176k 14 September 2020: Colon, Panama - Logistics Specialist 2nd Class Shacora Williams secures a rat guard to the mooring line aboard Detroit.

(U.S. Navy photo VIRIN #200914-N-QI061-0371 by MC2 Nathan T. Beard from the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service)
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249k 14 September 2020: The Pacific Ocean - Machinist’s Mate 1st Class Tanner Gutierrez checks the oil level on a rigid-hull inflatable boat inflatable boat (RHIB) assigned to Detroit during small boat operations. Detroit is deployed to the U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations Detroit.

(U.S. Navy photo VIRIN #200919-N-QI061-0022 by MC2 Nathan T. Beard from the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service)
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195k 19 September 2020: The Pacific Ocean - Boatswain’s Mate 1st Class Kevin Parker checks diagnostics aboard a rigid-hull inflatable boat inflatable boat assigned Detroit during small boat operations.

(U.S. Navy photo VIRIN #200919-N-QI061-0093 by MC2 Nathan T. Beard from the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service)

"Detroit, The Ship"     -    "Detroit, The People"


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