Posted: 04/01/2015
SAN DIEGO (Jan. 30, 2015) The littoral combat ship USS Independence (LCS 2) departs San Diego for Pensacola, Fla., to conduct operational evaluation and testing of the mine countermeasures mission package. Independence will transit the U.S. 4th Fleet area of responsibility, transiting the Panama Canal and making a port visit to Cartagena, Colombia, before arriving in Florida. (U.S. Navy photo by Senior Chief Mass Communication Specialist Donnie W. Ryan)
