USS Montgomery LCS 8 Completes Combat System Ship Qualification Trials

SAN DIEGO (NNS) – Sailors aboard the Independence variant littoral combat ship USS Montgomery (LCS 8) successfully completed Combat System Ship Qualification Trials (CSSQT), July 1.

During the qualification, the crew conducted several trials to validate the performance of their combat systems suite, involving firing exercises and using their 57mm gun against a fast attack craft. The exercise is designed to test the ship’s ability to track and disable high-speed maneuvering surface targets.

“The entire Montgomery team has put a lot of hard work and dedication into completing all the required inspections and trials,” said Cmdr. Wayne Liebold, commanding officer and a native of Leesburg, Georgia. “I am proud of their accomplishments and we look forward to bringing Montgomery’s combat power to the Fleet as an operational asset.”

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