USS Pierre — the last of the Navy’s troubled Independence class of littoral combat ships — has passed its sea trials and will be commissioned in San Diego this fall, the Navy says. The Pierre was ...

A native of South Dakota, Hargens graduated from Bethel University, in Saint Paul, Minnesota, with a bachelor’s degree in political science and history. Hargens has held several positions with the ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) – The United State’s Navy’s latest ship will officially be commissioned Saturday morning during a ceremony in Panama City, Florida. You can watch a livestream of the ceremony ...

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) — A historic moment in Bay County as the USS Pierre makes its way to port. “It puts Panama City on the map and shows that kind of great supporters of the military that we ...

PANAMA CITY — A last-of-its-kind Navy combat ship was commissioned on Nov. 15 at the Port of Panama City. The USS Pierre is the final Independence-variant littoral combat ship of 19 to be commissioned ...

The newest ship in the Navy, the USS Pierre, was commissioned Saturday in Panama City, Fla.: “Welcome to the fleet,” said Navy Secretary John Phelan, who gave the keynote address. Pierre is the 19th ...

Ship sponsor Larissa Thune Hargens christens the future USS Pierre. Courtesy Austal USA The Navy and ship builder Austal USA christened on Saturday the future USS Pierre, the 19th — and last — ...

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WMBB) – Join the United States Navy as it commissions its newest Independence-class Littoral Combat Ship, USS Pierre (LCS 38), during a series of community and ceremonial events in ...

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - The USS Pierre is docked at Port Panama City as it awaits its full Navy pageantry commissioning. The warship is the third vessel named after the U.S. city of Pierre, ...

The next two Independence-variant littoral combat ships bound for San Diego will be named after the South Texas city of Kingsville and the capital of South Dakota, Pierre. The future USS Kingsville, ...