The littoral combat ship USS Independence (LCS 2) is underway in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Florida. Sailors assigned to Independence’€™s Gold crew and embarked Mine Countermeasures Squadron, Detachment 1, departed Naval Station Mayport for the transit to San Diego after successfully completing testing on the mine countermeasures mission package.

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The son of Electrician’s Mate (Nuclear) 1st Class Randall White, assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), waves to his father’s ship as it transits San Diego Bay after departing Naval Air Station North Island on a scheduled deployment to the western Pacific region.

(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Trevor Welsh/Released)

Wounded Warriors learning to live with lower extremity amputations are taking part in a study at the Naval Medical Center in San Diego to help the amputees increase their ability to recover from falls.  Experts are testing the patients in a virtual reality system, where they are are learning how the wounded warriors recover from falls.