
LCS-5 Hits Water. The fifth Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) and third of the Freedom variant was christened and launched on Wednesday by the Navy and the Lockheed Martin industry team in Marinette, Wis. The future USS Milwaukee (LCS-5) is among the first ships purchased by the Navy under the 2010 block buy that will reach a total of 20. The Milwaukee joins the future USS Jackson (LCS-6), an Independence variant of the LCS that launched Dec. 14 at shipbuilder Austal…