 Welcome to All Hands Update. I'm Petty Officer Tyrell Morris. The Navy's newest class of surface combat and warships, Latoral Combat Ships, fill a crucial role in the six core areas of the Navy's Maritime Defense Strategy. Latoral Combat Ships, or LCSs, provide forward presence, deterrence, sea control, power projection, maritime security, humanitarian assistance, and disaster relief response. LCSs are also capable of changing primary missions via modular mission packages. Packages include surface warfare, mine counter measures, and anti-submarine warfare. With the modular packages, LCSs are able to conduct freedom of navigation, theater security, maritime counter piracy, search and rescue, and maritime domain awareness patrol operations. For more information and a virtual tour, log on to All Hands Magazine online.