Keywords: USS Independence (LCS 2) building.jpg 070309-N-3642E-160 MOBILE Ala - Secretary of the Navy SECNAV the Honorable Dr Donald C Winter is guided off the aluminum hull of pre-commissioned ship Independence LCS 2 during a tour of Austal Shipyards Austal is one of three yards that has been contracted to build the littoral combat ship The SECNAV toured the shipyard to further his understanding of the challenges facing the U S shipbuilding industry http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 43866 March 9 2007 U S Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Shawn P Eklund RELEASED PD-USGov-Military-Navy 9 March 2007 in Alabama 2007 photographs March 2007 in the United States USS Independence LCS-2 |