LCS 12 makes ‘Gitmo’ fuel stop

NAVAL STATION GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba-- The future Littoral Combat Ship USS Omaha (LCS 12) made a fuel stop at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NSGB) from Jan. 2-6. During its visit, Omaha’s crew conducted public tours aboard of the Navy's newest ships. LCS 12 is on its way to its new San Diego homeport where it is to be commissioned Feb. 3. Omaha is among the Independence variant of LCS built at Austal USA shipyards in Mobile, Ala. it was launched from Alabama’s “Port City” in late November and christened Dec. 20. NSGB is the Navy's strategic logistics installation for routine, contingency, humanitarian, counter-narcotic and migrant operations in the Caribbean. (Source: NSGB 01/08/18)