190302-N-RF885-556 CHARLESTON, S.C. (March 2, 2019) Adm. James Foggo III, commander of U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa and Allied Joint Force Command, Naples, Italy, delivers remarks during the commissioning ceremony for USS Charleston (LCS 18). Charleston is the sixteenth littoral combat ship to enter the fleet and the ninth of the Independence variant. It is the sixth ship named for Charleston, the oldest and largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Natalia Murillo/Released)