SAN DIEGO, Sept. 6 (UPI) -- The U.S. Navy has ordered an engineering stand down for LCS crews following an engineering casualty on the littoral combat ship USS Freedom, the sea service announced Monday. The stand down will involve every LCS crew reviewing procedures and standards for their engineering departments, the Naval Surface Force said in a statement. All stand downs have been completed as of Aug. 31. "These stand downs allowed for time to review, evaluate and renew our commitment to ensuring our crews are fully prepared to operate these ships safely," Commander, Naval Surface Forces, Vice Adm. Tom Rowden said. Rowden has also called for the retraining of each LCS sailor involved in on-ship ...
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