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Operations Specialist 2nd Class Eric Del Rio, assigned to the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Montgomery (LCS 8), stands forward lookout as Montgomery arrives in Singapore for a rotational deployment. MontgomeryÕs arrival in Singapore marks the fourth deployment of littoral combat ships to Southeast Asia. Fast, agile and networked surface combatants, LCS are optimized for operating in the near-shore environments.