PIERRE, (KCCR) — Officials with Austal U-S-A, the company building the U-S-S Pierre Littoral Combat Ship visited Pierre last week to get a first hand look at the city that L-C-S 38 will carry the name of. Austal’s Vice President of Business Development and External Affairs Larry Rider says such a visit is the first of its kind for the company….
Ryder was impressed by the second smallest state capital in the country…
The Austal officials were guests of the U-S-S Pierre Commissioning Committee. Chair Mike Mehlhaff says the visit is the start of a long relationship with the Pierre and Austal…
With christening of the 419-foot vessel a month and a half away in mid-May the Commission Committees work will become more visible leading up to the commissioning in February of 2025.
