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Early Deployment of USS Freedom Provided Valuable Lessons For Navy

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Tuesday, September 7th, 2010

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By Geoff Fein Navy officials looked at a number of key factors before sending USS Freedom (LCS-1) off on her first mission, including ship materiel condition, sustainment, and crew training and certification, according to the Navy. "The decision to deploy Freedom early was based on a thorough review of the required changes to the test plan, overseas sustainment plan, and crew certification requirements," Lt. Calle Ferrari, a Navy spokeswoman, said. "Early deployment brought LCS operational issues to the forefront much…

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