The Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10) is the fifth ship in the Independence-class littoral combat ships and the first ship in the U.S. Navy named after former United States Representative Gabrielle Giffords, who was shot along with eighteen other people during the 2011 shooting in Tucson, Arizona. The keel was laid down on April 16, 2014.

February 24, 2015 The Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Gabrielle Giffords exited the assembly bay #5 at Austal's facility for the first time and was transported down river, while sitting on a deck barge, to BAE Systems Southeast Shipyard's floating dry-dock; Launched on Feb. 25.

June 13, PCU Gabrielle Giffords was christened during a 12 p.m. CST ceremony at Austal USA Shipyard in Mobile, Alabama. Dr. Jill Biden, the wife of U.S. Vice President Joseph R. Biden, Jr., served as sponsor of the ship.

September 13, 2016 The Gabrielle Giffords recently moored at Austal USA Shipyard's Vessel Completion Yard, at the northern tip of Pinto Island; Underway for acceptance trials with the INSURV from Nov. 17-18.

December 23, U.S. Navy accepted delivery of the PCU Gabrielle Giffords during a short ceremony aboard the ship at Vessel Completion Yard.

May 6, 2017 LCS 10 moored at Combined Wharf on Austal USA Shipyard after a one-day underway off the coast of Mobile.

May 8, PCU Gabrielle Giffords (Crew 210), commanded by Cmdr. Keith C. Woodley, departed Austal USA Shipyard for the last time; Moored at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, for a brief stop to refuel on May 12; Transited the Windward Passage northbound on May 13; Moored at Wharf D4 in Naval Station Mayport, Fla., from May 15-30.

June 3, The littoral combat ship moored at Pier 21 in Port of Galveston, Texas, for a nine-day visit in preparation for its commissioning ceremony.

June 10, USS Gabrielle Giffords was commissioned during a 12 a.m. CST ceremony in Galveston.

June 16, The Gabrielle Giffords moored at Bravo Wharf on Naval Station Guantanamo Bay for a one-day port call; Moored at Victor Pier from June 1?-24; Moored at Pier 1N on Vasco Nunez de Balboa Naval Base, after transited the Panama Canal, for an overnight stop to refuel on June 26; Moored at Cruise Pier in Port of Manzanillo, Mexico, for a brief stop to refuel on July 2.

July 5, USS Gabrielle Giffords moored at Berth 6, Pier 4 in its homeport of Naval Base San Diego, Calif., for the first time.

July 1?, The Rotational LCS Crew 202 (Gold), commanded by Cmdr. Kevin P. Meehan, assumed command of the Gabrielle Giffords during a crew exchange ceremony on board the ship.

July 21, USS Gabrielle Giffords moored at Berth 1, Broadway Pier in downtown San Diego; Held an "Open House" from July 22-23.

July 24, LCS 10 moored at Navy Fuel Farm (NFF) on Naval Base Point Loma for a brief stop to refuel before underway off the coast of southern California; Moored at Berth 6, Pier 4 on July 2?.

August 18, The Gabrielle Giffords moored at Berth 6, Pier 6 on Naval Base San Diego after a four-day underway in the SOCAL Op. Area; Moored at Bravo Pier, NAS North Island for a brief stop to onload ammunition before moored at Berth 1, Pier 6 on Aug. 24.

September 2, USS Gabrielle Giffords moored at Berth 6, Pier 6 after a three-day underway for Combat Systems Ship's Qualification Trials (CSSQT).

September 8, BAE Systems San Diego Ship Repair was awarded a $24,4 million modification to a previously awarded contract (N00024-16-C-2309) to exercise options for Post Shakedown Availability (PSA) for USS Gabrielle Giffords and USS Omaha (LCS 12). Work is expected to be completed by October 2018.

September 25, The Gabrielle Giffords departed Naval Base San Diego for CSSQT; Brief stop at Navy Fuel Farm (NFF) before moored at Berth 5, Pier 6 on Oct. 2.

October 6, Cmdr. Karl F. McCarthy relieved Cmdr. Scott W. Larson as CO of the USS Coronado (LCS 4) Gold, during a change-of-command ceremony on board the LCS 10.

October 11, USS Gabrielle Giffords departed Naval Base San Diego for local operations.?

October 19, Cmdr. David W. Walton, Jr., relieved Cmdr. Patrick A. Keller as CO of the USS Jackson (LCS 6) Blue, during a change-of-command ceremony on board the Gabrielle Giffords, at Berth 5, Pier 6.

November 10, The littoral combat ship returned to homeport after a two-day underway for Final Contract Trials (FCT) with the INSURV; Brief underway off the coast of San Diego on Nov. 20.

January 29, 2018 USS Gabrielle Giffords moored at Berth 5, Pier 6 on Naval Base San Diego after a four-day underway in the SOCAL Op. Area; Moored at Bravo Pier for a brief stop to offload ammo on Feb. 15; Moved to BAE Systems shipyard on March ?; Entered the Pride of San Diego Dry Dock on March ?; Undocked and moored at North Mole Pier in Naval Base San Diego on July ?.

January 11, 2019 USS Gabrielle Giffords (Crew 210 - Blue), commanded by Cmdr. Shawn M. Cowan, moored at North Mole Pier after a brief underway for sea trials, following a Post Shakedown Availability (PSA); Underway again from March 21-23.

May 24, The Rotational LCS Crew 202 (Gold), commanded by Cmdr. Matthew P. Lehmann, recently assumed command of the LCS 10 during a crew exchange ceremony on board the ship.

June 11, USS Gabrielle Giffords departed homeport for a Career Orientation Training for Midshipmen (CORTRAMID) summer cruise in the SOCAL Op. Area; Moored at Wharf 311, Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach for a brief stop to onload ammo on June 12; Moored at NFF for a brief stop to refuel on June 13; Moored at Berth 6, Pier 1 on June 17; Underway again on July 8.

July 15, The Gabrielle Giffords moored at Bravo Pier, NAS North Island for a brief stop to onload ammo; Moored at Berth 1, Pier 5 on July 20.

July 31, USS Gabrielle Giffords moored at Berth 6, Pier 4 on Naval Base San Diego after a nine-day underway in the SOCAL Op. Area; Moored at Bravo Pier for a brief stop before underway on Aug. 28; Brief stop at Bravo Pier again on Aug. 29; Returned home on Aug. 30.

September 3, USS Gabrielle Giffords (Gold), with an embarked Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23 Det. 6, departed San Diego for its maiden Indo-Pacific deployment.

September 10, LCS 10 moored at Pier M2 on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, for a one-day port call; Moored at Naval Base Guam from Sept. 19-21.?

September 27, The Gabrielle Giffords pulled into Apra Harbor, Guam, again for the in-port phase of a bilateral exercise Pacific Griffin 19.

September 30, USS Gabrielle Giffords participated in a photo exercise (PHOTOEX) with the USS Momsen (DDG 92), RSS Formidable (FFS 68), RSS Intrepid (FFS 69) and USNS Amelia Earhart (T-AKE 6), commencing the at-sea phase of exercise Pacific Griffin, while underway off the coast of Guam.

October 1, USS Gabrielle Giffords participated in a sinking exercise (SINKEX) of the ex-USS Ford (FFG 54), approximately 170 n.m. off the coast of Guam. This marked the first time that the Independence-class littoral combat ship successfully fired a Kongsberg Naval Strike Missile (NSM) in the Indo-Pacific region; Moored at Uniform Wharf in Apra Harbor on Oct. 7.

October 9, Cmdr. Brian S. Luebbert relieved Cmdr. Matthew P. Lehmann as CO of the Gabrielle Giffords (Gold) during a change-of-command ceremony on board the ship on Naval Base Guam.

November ?, The Gabrielle Giffords moored at Berth 7 on RSS Singapura, its forward-deployed base of operations, for the first time; Underway again on Nov. 15.

November 19, USS Gabrielle Giffords conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the USNS John Ericsson (T-AO 194), while underway in the South China Sea; Conducted a "freedom of navigation operation" near Mischief Reef, Spratly Islands, on Nov. 20; Moored at Berth 7, RSS Singapura on Nov. 25.

December 10, The Gabrielle Giffords moored at Berth 6 on RSS Singapura after a three-day underway in the South China Sea; Underway again on Dec. 16.

December 21, The Gabrielle Giffords conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the USNS Pecos (T-AO 197); Conducted a replenishment-at-sea again, while underway in the vicinity of Subic Bay, Philippines, on Dec. 27.

January 5, 2020 USS Gabrielle Giffords moored at Berth 6 on RSS Singapura; Underway again from Jan. 22-29; Brief underway on Feb. 25; Underway again from March 1-3 and March 11.

March 13, The Gabrielle Giffords (Blue), commanded by Cmdr. Dustin T. Lonero, conducted operations with the USS America (LHA 6), while underway in the South China Sea; Moored at Berth 6, RSS Singapura on March 17; Underway again from March 19-22 and March 30; Transited the Malacca Strait northbound from March 30-31.

April 2, USS Gabrielle Giffords participated in a photo exercise (PHOTOEX) with the JS Teruzuki (DD 116), while underway in the Andaman Sea; Transited the Malacca Strait southbound from April 5-6; Moored at Berth 6, RSS Singapura on April 7; Underway again on April 25.

April 27, LCS 10 conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the USNS Cesar Chavez (T-AKE 14), while underway in the South China Sea; Moored at Berth 6, RSS Singapura on April 29; Underway again from May 10-20, May 24-26, June 14-18, June 22-24 and June 27.

June 29, The Gabrielle Giffords conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the USNS Carl Brashear (T-AKE 7), while underway in the South China Sea; Conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the USNS Tippecanoe (T-AO 199) on July 3; Conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the USNS Carl Brashear on July 10.

July 11, The Gabrielle Giffords moored at Uniform Wharf in Apra Harbor, Guam, for upkeep and a crew exchange; Brief underway off the coast of Guam on July 28; Underway again on Aug. 24; Moored at Wharf B26 in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, from Sept. 4-16; Conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the USNS Guadalupe (T-AO 200), while underway in the SOCAL Op. Area, on Sept. 24; Moored at Berth 2, Pier 5 on Naval Base San Diego from Sept. 25-26.

October 4, USS Gabrielle Giffords (Gold), commanded by Cmdr. Rion W. Martin, moored in Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala, for a brief stop to refuel, while underway in the eastern Pacific in support of counter-illicit trafficking operation; Participated in a passing exercise (PASSEX) with the El Salvadoran Navy vessels on Oct. 6.

October 6, The Gabrielle Giffords conducted deck landing qualifications with two U.S. Army's UH-60L Blackhawk, assigned to the Joint Task Force-Bravo's (JTF-B) 1-228th Aviation Regiment, while underway off the coast of Honduras; Moored at Pier 2S in Vasco Nunez de Balboa Naval Base, Panama, from Oct. 12-13; Conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the CNS Almirante Montt (AO 52) on Oct. 21.

November 1, USS Gabrielle Giffords moored at Pier 1N in Port of Manta, Ecuador, for the in-port phase of a multinational exercise UNITAS LXI; Underway for at-sea phase on Nov. 4.

December 2, USS Gabrielle Giffords, with an embarked U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) 407 team, seized 440 pounds of cocaine after interdicted a go-fast vessel (GFV), while underway in the eastern Pacific; Seized nearly 6,200 pounds of cocaine, from a very slender vessel (VSV), on Dec. 5.

December 12, LCS 10 moored at Pier 2S in Vasco Nunez de Balboa Naval Base, Panama, for a two-week upkeep; Moored at Pier 2S again from Jan. 2-3 and Jan. 10-11.

January 17, 2021 The Gabrielle Giffords moored at Multipurpose Terminal in Port of La Union, El Salvador, for a one-day stop to refuel; Moored at Cruise Pier in Port of Manzanillo, Mexico, from Jan. 22-27.

January 31, USS Gabrielle Giffords (Gold) moored at Berth 1, Pier 13 on Naval Base San Diego following an extended 17-month deployment in the U.S. 4th and 7th Fleet Areas of Responsibility (AoR).

February 22, The Gabrielle Giffords moored at Berth 1, Pier 13 after a three-day underway for routine operations; Moored at Bravo Pier for a brief stop to onload ammo before underway again on March 3; Brief stop at Bravo Pier again on March 4 and 5th; Conducted operations at the Point Mugu Test Range from March 8-10; Returned home on March 11; Underway again on March 16.

From March 17-19, the Gabrielle Giffords conducted testing of the Naval Strike Missile (NSM) at the Point Mugu Test Range; Returned home on March 20.

April ?, The Rotational LCS Crew 210 (Blue), commanded by Cmdr. Michael E. Piano, assumed command of the Gabrielle Giffords during a crew exchange ceremony on board the ship.

May 11, USS Gabrielle Giffords departed Naval Base San Diego to offload ammunition; Moored at Wharf 311, NWS Seal Beach from May 11-13; Brief stop at Bravo Pier before moored at Quay Wall 3 on May 17; Underway again on May 21; Moored at Bravo Pier for a brief stop to onload ammo on May 22; Conducted operations at the Point Mugu Test Range from May 23-26; Returned home on May 28.

June 2, The Gabrielle Giffords moored at Bravo Pier, NAS North Island for a brief stop to offload ammo; Moored at Navy Fuel Farm (NFF) for a brief stop to refuel on June 3.

June 6, Cmdr. William Carr relieved Cmdr. Rion W. Martin as CO of the Gabrielle Giffords (Gold) during a change-of-command ceremony on board the ship.

June 10, USS Gabrielle Giffords departed San Diego en route to Seattle, Washington; Moored pierside at Vigor Shipyards, for a Drydocking Selected Restricted Availability (DSRA), on June 14; Entered the dry-dock on June ?.

April ?, 2022 The Rotational LCS Crew 202 (Gold), assumed command of the Gabrielle Giffords during a crew exchange ceremony in the ship's pilot house.

June 18, USS Gabrielle Giffords suffered an engineering casualty, shortly after underway from Vigor Shipyards for sea trials, and moored at Berth 1, Alpha Pier on Naval Station Everett; Underway again on June 27; Moored at Berth 2, Pier 4 in Naval Base San Diego on July 1.

July 28, Cmdr. Phillip C. Herndl relieved Cmdr. Michael E. Piano as CO of the LCS Crew 210 during a change-of-command ceremony on board the Gabrielle Giffords.

September 16, The Rotational LCS Crew 210 (Blue) assumed command of the Gabrielle Giffords during a crew exchange ceremony on board the ship.

February 8, 2023 USS Gabrielle Giffords moored at Berth 2, Pier 4 on Naval Base San Diego after a one-day underway for sea trials; Moored at Bravo Pier for a brief stop to onload ammo before underway again on Feb. 9; Returned home on Feb. 10; Moved to Berth 6, Pier 5 on Feb. 13; Underway in support of the USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) CSG's SWATT exercise on March 18.

March 26, The Gabrielle Giffords moored at Navy Fuel Farm (NFF) for a brief stop to refuel; Returned home on April 3; Underway again on April 5; Moored at Berth 1, Pier 5 on April 10; Day-long underway on April 12; Moored at NFF for a brief stop to refuel before underway on April 21; Moored at Wharf 4 in Port Hueneme, Calif., from April 24-28; Moored at Berth 6, Pier 4 on April 29.

June 12, USS Gabrielle Giffords departed San Diego for a scheduled Indo-Pacific deployment; Moored at Wharf 311, NWS Seal Beach for ammo onload from June 12-14; Moored at Pier B12 in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, from June 20-24.

July 1, The Gabrielle Giffords moored at Delap Dock East in Port of Majuro, Republic of the Marshall Islands, for a three-day liberty visit; Moored at Uniform Wharf in Apra Harbor, Guam, from July 7- Sept. 6.

September 7, USS Gabrielle Giffords participated in a photo exercise (PHOTOEX) with the unmanned surface vessels (USVs) Ranger and Mariner, as part of Integrated Battle Problem (IBP) 23.2, while underway in the Philippine Sea; Moored at Uniform Wharf in Apra Harbor from Sept. ?- Oct. 1?.

October 17, USS Gabrielle Giffords participated in a PHOTOEX with the USS Dewey (DDG 105) and JS Akebono (DD 108), while underway off the west coast of Luzon, Philippines; Moored at Berth 6, RSS Singapura from Oct. 2?- Nov. ?.

November 22, The Gabrielle Giffords participated in a passing exercise (PASSEX) with the BRP Conrado Yap (PS 39), while underway southwest of Luzon, Philippines; Conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the USNS Wally Schirra (T-AKE 8), while underway off the west coast of Luzon, on Nov. 28; Conducted a "freedom of navigation operation" near the Spratly Islands on Dec. 4; Participated in a PHOTOEX with the JS Ikazuchi (DD 107) on Dec. 7.

February 8, 2024 USS Gabrielle Giffords participated in a PHOTOEX with the USS John Finn (DDG 113), JS Sazanami (DD 113) and HMAS Warrmunga (FFH 152), while underway in the South China Sea; Participated in a PHOTOEX with the BRP Gregorio Del Pilar (PF 15) on Feb. 9; Moored at Sepanggar Naval Base in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, from Feb. 13-1?; Moored at Berth 5, RSS Singapura on Feb. 2?.