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SAN DIEGO (Dec 17, 2021) Sailors assigned to Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Kansas City (LCS 22) stand in formation during a commissioning commemoration ceremony on the flight deck. The Navy commissioned LCS 22, the second ship in naval history to be named Kansas City, via naval message due to public health safety and restrictions of large public events related to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Kansas City is homeported at Naval Base San Diego. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Vance Hand/Released)