191003-N-FI036-083 GULFPORT, Miss. (Oct. 3, 2019) Cmdr. Kurt Braeckel receives honors as the official party departs following the future littoral combat ship USS Cincinnati (LCS 20) change of command ceremony. During the ceremony, Cmdr. Jedediah Kloppel relieved Braeckel as the ship's commanding officer. LCS vessels are high-speed, agile, shallow draft, mission-focused surface combatants designed for operations in the littoral environment, yet fully capable of open ocean operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Operations Specialist Khary Brodie/Released)