In
February
the
USS
FREEDOM
(LCS-1)
a
new
class
of
fighting
warship
made
a
port
call
to
Mayport
Naval
Station.
Freedom
is
the
first
of
the
Navy's
new
Littoral
Combat
Ships
(LCS)
designed
to
operate
close
to
shore
and
to
be
outfitted
with
a
variety
of
mission
packages.
Members
of
Mayport
Council
Navy
League
of
the
United
States
had
the
privilege
of
take
a
tour
of
the
ship
while
she
was
in
port.
Attached
is
a
photo
of
the
President
of
the
Mayport
Council,
Diane
Wright
with
the
Captain
of
USS
FREEDOM,
CMDR
James
R.
Garner.
Diane
gave
him
from
the
Mayport
Council
a
copy
of
NAVY
LEAGUE
of
the
UNITED
STATES,
Civilians
Supporting
the
Sea
Services
...for
more
than
a
Century.
The
Navy
League
of
the
United
States
is
a
civilian
organization
dedicated
to
informing
the
American
people
and
their
government
that
the
United
States
of
America
is
a
maritime
nation
and
that
our
national
defense
and
economic
well
being
are
dependent
upon
strong
sea
services
--United
States
Nay,
Marine
Corps,
Coast
Guard
and
U.S.-flag
Merchant
Marine.
For
information
on
membership
call
Pat
Pumphrey,
280-0941
