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Jun 19, 2023 · MOBILE, Ala. – Austal USA hosted a keel laying ceremony late last week for the future USS Pierre (LCS 38) Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship at the company’s Gulf Coast shipyard. Ship sponsor Larissa Thune Hargens, with the assistance of Hon Tran – a 13-year Austal USA veteran A-class welder, authenticated the keel by welding her initials into a keel plate that will be welded to ...
May 18, 2024 · USS Pierre (LCS 38) sponsor Larissa Thune Hargens christens the ship on Saturday, May 18, 2024. Photo courtesy of Austal USA Larrisa Thune Hargens did the honors, as over 400 people watched on.
Jun 26, 2023 · Ship sponsor Larissa Thune Hargens, with the assistance of Hon Tran – a 13-year Austal USA veteran A-class welder, authenticated the keel by welding her initials into a keel plate that will be welded to the hull of the ship.
May 8, 2024 · John Thune is an American politician who was elected as a Republican to the U.S. Senate in 2004 and began representing South Dakota the following year. He previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives (1997–2003). While in high school, Thune met U.S. Rep. Jim Abdnor, who sparked his.
May 20, 2024 · Ship sponsor Larissa Thune Hargens executed the ceremonial bottle break over the bow of Pierre, witnessed by an audience of over four hundred guests. Hargens, the daughter of U.S. Senator John Thune (R.-SD), is a native of South Dakota, She graduated from Bethel University, in Saint Paul, Minn., with a bachelor’s degree in political science ...
Jun 19, 2023 · Ship sponsor Larissa Thune Hargens, with the assistance of Hon Tran, a 13-year Austal USA veteran A-class welder, authenticated the keel by welding her initials into a keel plate that will be welded to the hull of the ship. The future USS Pierre is the second U.S. Navy ship named for the South Dakota capital city.
Jan 7, 2022 · Senator Rounds says January 6th should never happen again. She saw protestors near the capital during her morning run but never imagined what would come next. “We lived only a mile from the ...
