SAN DIEGO (Dec. 4, 2020) Cmdr. Brandon Cornes reads his orders as he assumes command of the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Tulsa (LCS 16) Blue Crew during a pierside change of command ceremony aboard Tulsa. Littoral combat ships are high-speed, agile, shallow draft, mission-focused surface combatants designed for operations in the littoral regions, as well as on the open ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mineman 1st Class Nathaniel Yarber)