The Navy’s newest Freedom-variant littoral combat ship, the future USS Oakland (LCS 24), will be commissioned at 12 noon (CST) April 17 from Oakland, California. The commissioning ceremony will be live-streamed starting at 11:55 a.m. CST) via https://allhands.navy.mil/Live-Stream. Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas W. Harker will deliver the principal address. Ms. Kate Brandt, Google Sustainability Officer, is the ship’s sponsor. Cmdr. Francisco X. Garza, a native of Phoenix, Arizona, is the ship’s commanding officer. LCS 24 was built by Austal USA/General Dynamics in Mobile, Alabama. USS Oakland will be homeported at Naval Base San Diego. (Source: DoD 04/16/21)
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