The Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Jackson (LCS-6) transits the Pacific Ocean on Oct. 18, 2021 on a rotation deployment with Destroyer Squadron Seven in the 7th Fleet area of operations. (Photo: U.S. Navy by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Devin M. Langer)
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The Navy may potentially send Independence-class Littoral Combat Ships to the Middle East for mine countermeasures (MCM) missions, officials said last week.
The service aims to send up to two Independence-class ships to Bahrain with a version of the LCS MCM…