171205-N-ZF498-231 SAN DIEGO (Dec. 5, 2017) – Gunner’s Mate 1st Class Francis VanBuren kisses his girlfriend during a homecoming for LCS Crew 203 and USS Coronado (LCS 4). The ship returned to Naval Base San Diego after an 18-month maiden deployment. The first Independence-variant littoral combat ship to deploy, Coronado operated in Southeast Asia for 14 months and worked with 16 navies, participated in 11 exercises, made 10 strategic port visits and successfully fired a Harpoon surface-to-surface missile, striking a target beyond visual range. ( Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialis
171205-N-ZF498-231 SAN DIEGO (Dec. 5, 2017) – Gunner’s Mate 1st Class Francis VanBuren kisses his girlfriend during a homecoming for LCS Crew 203 and USS Coronado (LCS 4). The ship returned to Naval Base San Diego after an 18-month maiden deployment. The first Independence-variant littoral combat ship to deploy, Coronado operated in Southeast Asia for 14 months and worked with 16 navies, participated in 11 exercises, made 10 strategic port visits and successfully fired a Harpoon surface-to-surface missile, striking a target beyond visual range. ( Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Anthony N. Hilkowski/Released)
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