Cmdr. Dale Heinken is executive officer of the blue crew of the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) USS Freedom (LCS-1), which is on its maiden deployment to the Asia-Pacific.
Opinion: Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship Challenges the Status Quo September 23, 2013 4:30 AM - Updated: September 22, 2013 10:05 PM The world is a dynamic and uncertain place where threats can come from anywhere. Accordingly, the U.S. Navy’s missions have…