USS Milwaukee Commissioned in the Snow

The U.S. Navy’s newest ship is officially given its name – the USS Milwaukee.

“Pretty neat looking ship, I know there’s a lot of combat upgrades compared to what we used to have. Very interesting, glad to see something like this going on in our Navy nowadays,” said Russ Collins a retired Marine from Muskego.

The commissioning ceremony for the USS Milwaukee happened in the city it’s named after. It was a snowy setting for this memorable occasion for the Wisconsin built ship. The nearly 400-foot littoral combat ship was built up in Marinette, WI.

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