{"id":37134,"date":"2022-06-01T22:18:55","date_gmt":"2022-06-01T22:18:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2022\/06\/01\/uss-sioux-city-becomes-first-lcs-to-deploy-to-the-middle-east\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T19:47:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:47:30","slug":"uss-sioux-city-becomes-first-lcs-to-deploy-to-the-middle-east","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2022\/06\/01\/uss-sioux-city-becomes-first-lcs-to-deploy-to-the-middle-east\/","title":{"rendered":"USS Sioux City becomes first LCS to deploy to the Middle East"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2021\/11\/02\/uss-billings-back-in-mayport-after-first-deployment\/\" target=\"_blank\">littoral combat ship<\/a> Sioux City is operating in the Middle East \u2014 marking the first time an LCS has deployed to the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/naval\/2020\/12\/15\/the-us-navy-is-investigating-a-potential-lcs-class-wide-design-flaw\/\" target=\"_blank\">Freedom-class LCS<\/a>, which departed Mayport, Florida, in April, is in the Red Sea to bolster maritime security and partner capacity building, and in the Bab al-Mandeb and the Gulf of Aden as part of Combined Task Force 153. The ship arrived in U.S. 5th Fleet May 28 after operating in 6th Fleet to support NATO allies and partners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019re excited to welcome a littoral combat ship to the Middle East for the first time,\u201d Vice Adm. Brad Cooper, commander of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command and U.S. 5th Fleet, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/news\/your-navy\/2022\/05\/19\/destroyer-momsen-and-a-coast-guard-team-seize-39-million-worth-of-illicit-drugs-in-gulf-of-oman\/\" target=\"_blank\">Combined Maritime Force<\/a>s, said in a Navy news release. \u201cSioux City\u2019s arrival is not only historic but essential to regional maritime security given its immediate integration with our new multinational naval task force.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2022\/05\/05\/first-lcs-deploys-to-european-waters-in-6th-fleet\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6755821.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">First LCS deploys to European waters in 6th Fleet<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The Florida-based Freedom-variant LCSs have only operated in local waters and in Central and South America until now, two years after an LCS was originally planned to deploy to 6th Fleet for the first time.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/naval\/2022\/04\/13\/combined-maritime-forces-establishes-new-naval-group-to-patrol-red-sea-region\/\" target=\"_blank\">Combined Task Force 153<\/a> was stood up last month, and is one of four task forces now operating in the Mideast to counter maritime threats under Combined Maritime Forces, which the U.S. leads and is composed of 34 nations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019re thrilled to have Sioux City join our team,\u201d said Capt. Robert Francis, commander of Combined Task Force 153, in the release. \u201cThey\u2019ve worked collaboratively in bringing enhanced capabilities to other regions and that\u2019s certainly what we\u2019re looking forward to here in the Middle East while operating with our international partners.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2022\/02\/12\/co-of-littoral-combat-ship-sioux-city-relieved\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6945583.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">CO of littoral combat ship Sioux City relieved<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Cmdr. Bradford Tonder was relieved \u201cdue to a loss of confidence in his ability to perform his duties.&quot;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ship, commissioned in 2018, concluded a deployment to the U.S. 4th Fleet in December. The ship and Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 22, Detachment 4 conducted counter-drug trafficking missions in the Caribbean with embarked U.S. Coast Guard Tactical Law Enforcement Detachment 102 during the deployment, seizing or disrupting the trafficking of more than $230M in narcotics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Sioux City could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/naval\/2022\/04\/04\/us-navy-reveals-ships-facing-potential-decommissioning-next-year\/\" target=\"_blank\">decommission next year though<\/a>. 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