COL Mikel J. Burroughs 825629 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Navy&#39;s newest combat ship slides into Wisconsin waters!<br /><br />Do we have some RP Navy Members that tell us the latest and greatest about this new combat ship?<br /><br /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/18/politics/new-navy-ship/index.html">http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/18/politics/new-navy-ship/index.html</a><br /><br />The U.S. Navy&#39;s newest combat ship, the USS Little Rock, slid into the waters of Marinette Marine Shipyard in Wisconsin on Saturday morning.<br /><br />In the launch ceremony, speakers said the 378-foot-long, 3,000-ton littoral combat ship with only a 13-foot draft is ideal for the missions the Navy faces in shallow waters around Pacific Rim, where the Navy is increasing presence as it keeps an eye on China, which is expanding its naval forces and its presence in the South China Sea.<br /> <div class="pta-link-card answers-template-image type-default"> <div class="pta-link-card-picture"> <img src="https://d26horl2n8pviu.cloudfront.net/link_data_pictures/images/000/018/306/qrc/150718154529-uss-little-rock-launch-large-169.jpg?1443048698"> </div> <div class="pta-link-card-content"> <p class="pta-link-card-title"> <a target="blank" href="http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/18/politics/new-navy-ship/index.html">Navy&#39;s newest combat ship in water - CNNPolitics.com</a> </p> <p class="pta-link-card-description">The U.S. Navy&#39;s newest combat ship, the USS Little Rock, slid into the waters of Marinette Marine Shipyard in Wisconsin on Saturday morning.</p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> 2015-07-18T18:35:19-04:00 COL Mikel J. Burroughs 825629

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Navy&#39;s newest combat ship slides into Wisconsin waters!<br /><br />Do we have some RP Navy Members that tell us the latest and greatest about this new combat ship?<br /><br /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/18/politics/new-navy-ship/index.html">http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/18/politics/new-navy-ship/index.html</a><br /><br />The U.S. Navy&#39;s newest combat ship, the USS Little Rock, slid into the waters of Marinette Marine Shipyard in Wisconsin on Saturday morning.<br /><br />In the launch ceremony, speakers said the 378-foot-long, 3,000-ton littoral combat ship with only a 13-foot draft is ideal for the missions the Navy faces in shallow waters around Pacific Rim, where the Navy is increasing presence as it keeps an eye on China, which is expanding its naval forces and its presence in the South China Sea.<br /> <div class="pta-link-card answers-template-image type-default"> <div class="pta-link-card-picture"> <img src="https://d26horl2n8pviu.cloudfront.net/link_data_pictures/images/000/018/306/qrc/150718154529-uss-little-rock-launch-large-169.jpg?1443048698"> </div> <div class="pta-link-card-content"> <p class="pta-link-card-title"> <a target="blank" href="http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/18/politics/new-navy-ship/index.html">Navy&#39;s newest combat ship in water - CNNPolitics.com</a> </p> <p class="pta-link-card-description">The U.S. Navy&#39;s newest combat ship, the USS Little Rock, slid into the waters of Marinette Marine Shipyard in Wisconsin on Saturday morning.</p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div>

2015-07-18T18:35:19-04:00 2015-07-18T18:35:19-04:00 TSgt Private RallyPoint Member 825632

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I would love to see this in person at some point in my life! Amazing!

2015-07-18T18:37:07-04:00 2015-07-18T18:37:07-04:00 SN Victoria Glover 825649

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>The look of all the new ships are awesome from what I have seen. I would love to see them and learn all about them. Their design concepts are something else.

2015-07-18T18:50:40-04:00 2015-07-18T18:50:40-04:00 LCDR Robert Turner 825651

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>On Wisconsin! Supporting our Navy in a big way.

2015-07-18T18:53:24-04:00 2015-07-18T18:53:24-04:00 GySgt Wayne A. Ekblad 825803

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2015-07-18T20:18:35-04:00 2015-07-18T20:18:35-04:00 PO1 John Miller 826062

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div><br />I&#39;ve seen a few of these bad boys up close and personal (didn&#39;t get to take a tour though) when I was home ported at 32nd Street.

2015-07-18T23:07:28-04:00 2015-07-18T23:07:28-04:00 LCDR Rabbah Rona Matlow 826958

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Col, ship launchings are always amazing. Yet, I remain an opponent to the LCS. It is plagued by multiple leadership failures, doesn't really have a mission, and is unable to truly protect itself. Thus the Navy designed the DDG1000 to protect it, but then cut that buy to only 3 ships...

2015-07-19T13:11:23-04:00 2015-07-19T13:11:23-04:00 2015-07-18T18:35:19-04:00