USS Tulsa (LCS-16)

U.K. Royal Navy Strike Group Drilling with Oman, UAE in Middle East

Shabab Oman II and HMS Queen Elizabeth on Oct. 31, 2021. Royal Navy Photo

KUALA LUMPUR – The United Kingdom Royal Navy Carrier Strike Group 21 (CSG 21) is now in the Middle East to conduct engagements before returning home in December.

After concluding its participation in a maiden joint exercise with India last week, CSG 21 is in the Middle East to undertake F-35 exercises with Oman and the United Arab Emirates air forces in the Persian Gulf, according to a U.K. Ministry of Defence news release...

https://news.usni.org/2021/11/01/u-k-royal-navy-strike-group-drilling-with-oman-uae-in-middle-east

Trio of Littoral Combat Ships Operating ‘All Over’ Western Pacific, Training with Marines

Independence-variant littoral combat ships USS Tulsa (LCS-16), left, and USS Jackson (LCS-6), right, sail with German Navy frigate FGS Bayern (F-217), center, in the Philippine Sea on Oct. 18, 2021. German Navy Photo

KUALA LUMPUR – Three Littoral Combat Ships deployed in the Indo-Pacific – USS Jackson (LCS-6), USS Tulsa (LCS-16) and USS Charleston (LCS-18) – have been operating on a high tempo across the region, the commander of the Singapore-based destroyer squadron said Tuesday.

“We’ve had LCSs...

https://news.usni.org/2021/10/20/trio-of-littoral-combat-ships-operating-all-over-western-pacific-training-with-marines

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