Introduced Version
SENATE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION No. _____
DIGEST OF INTRODUCED RESOLUTION
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION recognizing the ongoing military
efforts of the USS Indianapolis (LCS 17) and its crew.
BRAY, GARTEN
, read first time and referred to Committee on
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Second Regular Session 123rd General Assembly (2024)
SENATE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION No. _____
1 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION recognizing the
2 ongoing military efforts of the USS Indianapolis (LCS 17) and
3 its crew.
4 Whereas, On April 18, 2018, the USS Indianapolis was
5 launched as the tenth Freedom-class and seventeenth overall
6 littoral combat ship (LCS) for the United States Navy, the
7 fourth vessel named after the capital city of Indiana;
8 Whereas, The USS Indianapolis was commissioned at
9 Burns Harbor, Indiana, on October 26, 2019;
10 Whereas, Homeported in Naval Station Mayport in
11 Jacksonville, Florida, the USS Indianapolis began its inaugural
12 deployment in May 2023;
13 Whereas, As part of its deployment mission, the USS
14 Indianapolis patrolled more than 11,000 nautical miles across
15 the North Arabian and Red Seas, the Bab al-Mandeb and
16 Hormuz Straits, and the Aden, Oman, and Persian Gulfs;
17 Whereas, While supporting military efforts in the Strait of
18 Hormuz, the USS Indianapolis interdicted an attempted
19 hijacking of Motor Vessel Royal Blue and subsequently
20 escorted the vessel to safety;
21 Whereas, The crew manning the USS Indianapolis
22 participated in various exercises including Infinite Defender,
23 Iron Defender, Ferocious Falcon Five, and Digital Talon 2.0;
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1 Whereas, While supporting exercise Digital Talon 2.0 in
2 late November 2023, the USS Indianapolis was the first LCS to
3 participate in a mesh network as a drone mothership, enabling
4 control of multiple drone assets from one pane of glass and
5 resulting in kinetic kills of a stationary surface target boat by
6 airborne explosive drones fired from a surface drone; and
7 Whereas, It is an honor for Indiana and its capital to have
8 the USS Indianapolis operate in the United States Navy to
9 protect democracy at home and around the world: Therefore,
10 Be it resolved by the Senate of the General Assembly
11 of the State of Indiana, the House of Representatives
12 concurring:
13 SECTION 1. That the Indiana General Assembly
14 recognizes the ongoing military efforts of the USS Indianapolis
15 (LCS 17) and expresses gratitude for the actions of the deployed
16 servicemembers aboard for their dedication and service to the
17 United States of America.
18 SECTION 2. The Secretary of the Senate is hereby directed
19 to transmit copies of this Resolution to Raymond Shearer,
20 Chairman of the USS Indianapolis Commissioning Committee.
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