190803-N-RL695-1407 KEY WEST, Fla. (Aug. 3 2019) The crew of the Navy’s newest littoral combat ship, USS Billings (LCS 15), brings the ship to life during its commissioning ceremony. 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 Billings, the largest city in the U.S. state of Montana. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Marianne Guemo/Released)