190803-N-RL695-1214 KEY WEST, Fla. (Aug. 3 2019) U.S. Sen. Jon Tester from Montana, delivers remarks during the commissioning ceremony for the littoral combat ship USS Billings (LCS 15). Billings is the 17th littoral combat ship to enter the fleet and the eighth of the Freedom variant. It is the first ship named for Billing, the largest U.S. state of Montana. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Marianne Guemo/Released)