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Action continued to escalate.

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, an Iranian

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Kaman-class fast attack craft, challenged

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and Surface Action Group Charlie. The commanding officer of Wainwright directed a final warning (of a series of warnings) stating that Joshan was to "stop your engines, abandon ship, I intend to sink you". Joshan responded by firing a

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at them.

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The missile was successfully lured away by chaff.

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Simpson responded to the challenge by firing four

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, while Wainwright followed with one Standard missile.

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All missiles hit and destroyed the Iranian ship's superstructure but did not immediately sink it, so Bagley fired a Harpoon of its own; the missile did not find the target. SAG Charlie closed on Joshan, with Simpson, then Bagley and Wainwright firing guns to sink the crippled Iranian ship.

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Operation Praying Mantis

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VENICE, Italy (Jan. 2, 2017) Seaman Kristopher Robinson, left, from Boston, and Gunner's Mate 3rd Class Taylor Monroe, from Valentine, Neb., prepare to carry out the evening colors ceremony aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) as it sits pier-side in Venice, Italy, Jan. 2, 2017. Porter, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Ford Williams/Released)

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YOKOSUKA, Japan (Jan. 1, 2017) Sailors and guests watch New Year's Day fireworks on the flight deck of the Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). As the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, Ronald Reagan provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the collective maritime interests of its allies and partners in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kenneth Abbate/Released)

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GULF OF ADEN (Jan. 1, 2017) An AV-8B Harrier assigned to the Ridge Runners of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 163 (Reinforced), lands aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8). Makin Island is deployed as part of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready group to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Devin M. Langer/Released)

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SPLIT, Croatia (Dec. 31, 2016) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67) arrives in Split, Croatia for a scheduled port visit. Cole is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Brianna K. Green/Released)

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USS Milwaukee, USS Detroit welcomed to NS Mayport

U.S. Navy and government officials welcomed littoral combat ships USS Milwaukee and USS Detroit to their new homeport of Naval Station Mayport during a ceremony on December 30.

The two littoral combat ships’ homeport officially shifted from San Diego on December 22.

NS Mayport will eventually become the home for all of the Navy’s Freedom-variant LCSs with Milwaukee and Detroit leading the way for LCSRON 2, which was stood up just over two years ago.

“The entire waterfront is excited to add Milwaukee and Detroit to the Mayport Basin, but none more so than Littoral Combat Ship Squadron 2,” said Capt. Paul Young, commander, Littoral Combat Ship Squadron (LCSRON) 2, who leads the squadron. “This team is ready to commence LCS operations in earnest from the east coast.”

Milwaukee was commissioned November 21, 2015, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Since arriving in Mayport February 19, the ship’s crew has successfully completed full-ship shock trials and is currently undergoing a planned maintenance availability at BAE Shipyard.

Detroit was commissioned October 22 in Detroit, Michigan. On November 23, she arrived at Naval Station Mayport, where she has been conducting her combat systems ship qualification testing (CSSQT).

Slated to following them over the course of the next year are USS Little Rock (LCS 9), USS Sioux City (LCS 11), and USS Wichita, LCS 13) — all of which are yet to be commissioned.

The design for these ships is a semi-planning steel monohull with an aluminum superstructure built in Marinette, Wisconsin, by Lockheed Martin. Milwaukee is the third and Detroit is the fourth LCS of the Freedom class.

They follow USS Freedom (LCS 1), the class lead, and USS Fort Worth (LCS 3). The Navy has proposed Freedom and Fort Worth be reassigned to Mayport, as well, where they will take on most of the crew training.

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VENICE, Italy (Jan. 2, 2017) Gunner's Mate 3rd Class Taylor Monroe, left, and Seaman Kristopher Robinson conduct the evening colors ceremony aboard the guided missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) as it sits pier-side in Venice, Italy. Porter, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Ford Williams/Released)

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VENICE, Italy (Jan. 1, 2017) The guided missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) as it sits pier-side in Venice, Italy. Porter, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Ford Williams/Released)

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MEDITERRANEAN (Jan. 2, 2017) Gas Turbine Systems Technician Mechanical Fireman Erik Gajewski, conducts a routine check on a propulsion gas turbine aboard the Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75). The ship is forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Alyssa Weeks/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 31, 2016) Marines assigned to the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit board a CH-53E Super Stallion, attached to the Ridge Runners of Marine Medium Tiltrotor squadron (VMM) 163 (Reinforced), aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25). The ship is deployed with the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Amanda Chavez/Released)

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CHANGI, Singapore (Jan. 3, 2017) Sailors conduct boat operations using a twin boom extensible crane to lower a rigid hull inflatable boat (RHIB) into the water aboard littoral combat ship USS Coronado (LCS 4). Currently on a rotational deployment in support of the Asia-Pacific Rebalance, Coronado is a fast and agile warship tailor-made to patrol the region's littorals and work hull-to-hull with partner navies, providing 7th Fleet with the flexible capabilities it needs now and in the future. (U.S. Navy photos by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Amy M. Ressler/Released)

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BATH, Maine (Dec. 16, 2016) The future USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) successfully completed acceptance trials after spending two days underway off the coast of Maine. (U.S. Navy photo/Released)

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ARABIAN SEA (Jan. 3, 2017) Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Jarret Hal signals as crew remove chocks and chains from a MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 26 as it prepares to lift-off the flight deck of Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mahan (DDG 72) during flight quarters. Mahan is deployed in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of maritime security operations and theater security operation efforts. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Tim Comerford/Released)

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