 The Latoral Combat Ship, USS Freedom, stopped in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on its way to a deployment in the western Pacific. The Freedom is the Navy's first Latoral Combat Ship, and it will conduct maritime security operations with U.S. partners in Southeast Asia during its eight-month deployment. Which U.S. Pacific Fleet Commander Admiral Cecil Haney says lines up well with his priorities. This business of having credible combat capability forward, forward where we can respond in a shorter period of time given the vastness of my area of operations. This class ship will allow us to work even more closely and in different ways with our allies, partners and friends in the western Pacific with its unique capability. Tech Sergeant Michael Jackson, Joint Base Pearl Harbor, Hickam, Hawaii.