 The Navy's newest littoral combat ship has joined the fleet. USS Milwaukee was commissioned during a ceremony in the ship's namesake city, November 21. Milwaukee is the third of the Freedant Barrier Ships to see active service. The multinational exercise Carrot Cambodia 2015 has concluded. This year's final Carrot exercise included forces from the U.S., Cambodia, and eight other South and Southeast Asia nations. Each Carrot exercise aims to increase maritime security and improve the way that the U.S. Navy works with other navies around the world. The future USS Omaha was launched marking another important milestone for the LCS program. The ship was moved from its hostile USA assembly bay in preparation for a scheduled December 19th christening. Omaha is the Navy's sixth-independence variant littoral combat ship. For these stories and more, visit navy.mil.