Naval Warfare
US Navy aims for expeditious MCM host alternative
The US Navy plans to begin testing a Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) mine countermeasures (MCM) mission package (MP) on an Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB) this summer to determine the feasibility of using ESBs to perform such missions.
The ‘integration event’ will take place on the USNS Hershel ‘Woody’ Williams (ESB-4 ...
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