The Jackson (LCS 6) is the third ship in the Independence-class littoral combat ships and the first ship in the United States Navy named for Jackson, Mississippi. Construction began on August 1, 2011, with the first cutting of aluminum at Austal USA's Modular Manufacturing facility in Mobile, Alabama. The keel was laid down on October 18, 2012.

December 5, 2013 The Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Jackson exited the assembly bay for the first time and was transported down river by two tugs, while sitting on a deck barge, to BAE Systems Southeast Shipyard for some exterior work.

December 14, The littoral combat ship was rolled onto dry-dock and launched into the water for the first time.

March 22, 2014 PCU Jackson was christened during a 10 a.m. CST ceremony at Austal USA Shipyard in Mobile, Alabama. Dr. Katherine Holmes Cochran, the daughter of U.S. Sen. William Thad Cochran, served as sponsor of the ship. The prospective commanding officer of the Blue crew is Cmdr. Michael B. Davies and Cmdr. Brian S. Amador is CO of the Gold crew.

June 26, 2015 LCS 6 returned to Mobile, Ala., after successfully completed acceptance trials in the Gulf of Mexico.

August 11, The U.S. Navy accepted delivery of the PCU Jackson during a short ceremony at Austal USA Shipyard in Mobile, Ala.

November 30, The Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Jackson (Crew 203), commanded by Cmdr. Allen D. Adkins, departed Mobile for the last time en route to Gulfport, Miss.

December 5, USS Jackson was commissioned during a 10 a.m. CST ceremony at Berth 2, West Pier Terminal in Port of Gulfport.

December 11, USS Jackson moored at BAE Systems Jacksonville Ship Repair facility on Fanning Island, Florida, for a pre-shock trials emergent availability. The ship will remain at Naval Station Mayport throughout spring and summer of 2016, and will be ultimately homeported in San Diego.

February ?, 2016 Rotational LCS Crew 212 assumed command of the Jackson during a crew exchange ceremony on board the ship.

February 29, Cmdr. Patrick A. Keller relieved Cmdr. Michael B. Davies as CO of the LCS 6 (Crew 212).

March ?, 2016 USS Jackson moored at Wharf D4 on Naval Station Mayport.

June 10, The Jackson recently departed Mayport to conduct the first phase of full ship shock trials (FSST), in the Jacksonville Op. Area; Conducted third and final FSST test on July 16.

August 31, USS Jackson (Crew 206) recently departed Mayport en route to its homeport of San Diego, California; Brief stop at Bravo Wharf, Naval Station Guantanamo Bay to refuel on Sept. 4.

September 6, LCS 6 moored at Vasco Nunez de Balboa Naval Base for a three-day liberty port visit to Panama City after transiting Panama Canal.

September 15, USS Jackson moored at Cruise Pier in Port of Manzanillo, Mexico, for a three-day liberty visit.

September 22, USS Jackson moored at Berth 5, Pier 6 on Naval Base San Diego after a three-week transit from Mayport, Fla.

October 13, The Jackson returned to San Diego after a three-day underway off the coast of southern California.

December 9, The Rotational LCS Crew 212 (Blue) assumed command of the USS Jackson during a crew exchange ceremony on board the ship.

December 20, The Jackson recently moved from Berth 5, Pier 6 to Berth 5, Pier 5 on Naval Base San Diego.

January 12, 2017 USS Jackson moored at Navy Fuel Farm (NFF) on Naval Base Point Loma for a brief stop to refuel; Underway for routine training from Jan. 17-19.

February 9, LCS 6 moored at Bravo Pier, Naval Air Station North Island for a brief stop to onload ammo before underway in the SOCAL Op. Area; Returned home on Feb. 10.

February 23, USS Jackson moored at the newly-constructed fuel pier on Naval Base Point Loma for a brief stop to refuel before underway for routine training; Moored at Berth 5, Pier 5 on Feb. 27; Underway again from March 13-21.

March 31, The Jackson moored at Berth 6, Pier 6 on Naval Base San Diego after a four-day underway off the coast of southern California; Underway for Combat Systems Ship's Qualification Trials (CSSQT) on April 19; Moored at Wharf 311 on Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach for ammo onload from April 19-2?; Brief stop at Bravo Pier before moored at Berth 5, Pier 5 on April 26.

May 4, USS Jackson returned to homeport after a one-day underway for SeaRAM missile test off the coast of Point Mugu; Underway for Final Contract Trials (FCT) with the INSURV from May 17-18; Day-long underway on May 30; Underway en route to Portland, Ore., on June 5.

June 8, The Jackson moored at Pier 2E in Port of Astoria, Ore., just after midnight for a brief stop to refuel.

June 8, USS Jackson moored at Tom McCall Waterfront Park in downtown Portland, Oregon, for a four-day port visit to participate in the annual Rose Festival.

June 15, The littoral combat ship moored at Berth 6, Pier 6 on Naval Base San Diego; Moored at Bravo Pier for a brief stop to offload ammo before underway again on June 20; Returned home on June 21.

June 2?, USS Jackson moored pierside at the BAE Systems San Diego Ship Repair for a Post Shakedown Availability (PSA); Entered the Pride of San Diego Dry Dock on Sept. 12.

February ?, 2018 The Jackson undocked and moored pierside at BAE Systems shipyard; Moored at Berth 5, Pier 5 in Naval Base San Diego on March 1?.

October 25, USS Jackson (Blue), commanded by Cmdr. David W. Walton, Jr., moored at NFF for a brief stop to refuel before moored at Berth 6, Pier 5 on Naval Base San Diego, after a one-day underway for sea trials.

January 22, 2019 LCS 6 moored at Bravo Pier, NAS North Island for a brief stop to onload ammo; Underway again from Feb. 4-6.

February 21, USS Jackson moored at Berth 5, Pier 5 on Naval Base San Diego after a two-day underway off the coast of southern California; Moved to Berth 1, Pier 5 on April 22.

May 3, The Rotational LCS Crew 213 (Blue), commanded by Cmdr. John P. Barrientos, assumed command of the Jackson during a crew exchange ceremony on board the ship.

May 30, The Jackson moored at Bravo Pier for a brief stop to onload ammunition; Underway for Surface-to-Surface Missile Module (SSMM) testing, at the Point Mugu Test Range, from June 6-8 and June 10-13.

June 28, USS Jackson moored at Berth 6, Pier 6 on Naval Base San Diego after a four-day underway in the SOCAL Op. Area; Underway again from July 1-3.

August 3, The Jackson moored at Berth 1, Pier 5 on Naval Base San Diego after a five-day underway in the SOCAL Op. Area; Underway for SSMM testing from Aug. 7-12; Moored at Bravo Pier for a brief stop to onload ammo on Sept. 5; Underway again on Sept. 25; Conducted testing at the Point Mugu Test Range from Sept. 28-29; Returned home on Sept. 30; Underway again on Oct. 7.

From October 8-9 and Oct. 11, the Jackson conducted operations at the Point Mugu Test Range; Moored at NFF for a brief stop to refuel before returned home on Oct. 15; Moored at Bravo Pier for a brief stop to onload ammo before underway again on Oct. 21.

October 24, USS Jackson moored at Berth 1, Pier 5 on Naval Base San Diego; Underway again on Nov. 15; Conducted operations at the Point Mugu Test Range from Nov. 16-17; Returned home on Nov. 19.

December 20, The Rotational LCS Crew 204 (Gold), commanded by Cmdr. Karl Brandl, assumed command of the Jackson during a crew exchange ceremony on board the ship.

January 27, 2020 USS Jackson moored at Bravo Pier, NAS North Island for a brief stop to offload ammo; Entered the floating dry-dock at NASSCO shipyard on March 1.

June 5, The Rotational LCS Crew 213 assumed command of the Jackson during a crew exchange ceremony on board the Floating Base Platform (YRBM) ?.

June 19, Cmdr. Stacy M. Wuthier relieved Cmdr. John P. Barrientos as CO of the LCS 6 (Blue) during a change-of-command ceremony at NASSCO shipyard.

August 28, The Rotational LCS Crew 204 assumed command of the Jackson during a crew exchange ceremony on board the Floating Base Platform.

September ?, USS Jackson undocked and moored at Berth 2 on NASSCO shipyard; Underway for sea trials on Nov. 11; Moored at Berth 6, Pier 5 on Nov. 12.

March 10, 2021 USS Jackson moored at Berth 6, Pier 5 on Naval Base San Diego, around 8 a.m., after suffered an engineering casualty shortly after underway at 0720 local time; Underway again on March 12; Moored at Wharf 311 on Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach for ammo onload from March 15-17; Returned home on Wednesday afternoon; Underway again on April 5.

April 7, The Jackson moored at Bravo Pier on Naval Air Station North Island for a brief stop to onload ammo; Moored at Berth 6, Pier 5 for a brief stop on April 11; Moored at NFF for a brief stop to refuel on April 14; Moored at Berth 6, Pier 6 on April 19; Moored at Bravo Pier for a brief stop to onload ammo on July 9.

July 11, USS Jackson (Blue), with an embarked Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23 Det. 4, departed San Diego for its maiden deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet AoR; Moored at Berth 6, Pier 6 for a brief stop on July 13; Moored at Bravo Pier for a brief stop to onload ammo on July 14.

July 22, The Jackson moored at Pier M2 on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, for a one-day stop to refuel; Moored at Berth E, Echo Pier in Kwajalein Atoll, Republic of the Marshall Islands, for a brief stop to refuel on Aug. 1; Moored at Berth 2, Romeo Wharf in Apra Harbor, Guam, from Aug. 7-16; Moored at Naval Base Guam again from Aug. 24-25 and Aug. 28-30.

September 2, USS Jackson (Blue) anchored in Malakal Harbor for a two-day port visit to Koror, Republic of Palau; Moored at Naval Base Guam on Sept. 7.

September 10, Cmdr. Brian C. Bungay relieved Cmdr. Stacy M. Wuthier as CO of the Jackson (Blue) during a change-of-command ceremony on board the ship in Apra Harbor.

September 30, The Jackson moored at Uniform Wharf in Apra Harbor after a brief underway off the coast of Guam; Underway again from Oct. 6-?; Departed Guam on Oct. 18.

October 18, USS Jackson (Gold), commanded by Cmdr. Michael G. Root, participated in a PASSEX with the USS Tulsa (LCS 16) and FGS Bayern (F217); Moored at Uniform Wharf again from Oct. 21-22; Transited the San Bernardino Strait southbound on Oct. 25; Conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the USNS Tippecanoe (T-AO 199) on Oct. 26; Participated in a PASSEX with the JS Yudachi (DD 103), while underway in the South China Sea, on Oct. 28; Conducted a replenishment-at-sea again on Oct. 29.

November 5, LCS 6 moored at North Jamrud Terminal, Tanjung Perak Port in Surabaya, Indonesia, for the in-port phase of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) exercise; Underway for at-sea phase on Nov. 8; Inport Tanjung Perak again from Nov. 10-11; Conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the USNS Yukon (T-AO 202) on Nov. 18; Transited the San Bernardino Strait northbound on Nov. 19.

November 24, USS Jackson (Gold) moored at Uniform Wharf on Naval Base Guam; Departed Apra Harbor on Jan. 7; Moored at Conventional Terminal in Port of Muara, Brunei, from Jan. 14-18; Moored at Berth 3, Pier 15 in Manila South Harbor, Republic of the Philippines, from Jan. 20- Feb. 18; Transited the San Bernardino Strait northbound on Feb. 19.

February 23, 2022 The Jackson moored at Uniform Wharf in Apra Harbor for a crew exchange; Underway again on April 6; Moored at Berth 3, Tango Wharf from April 11-19; Transited the San Bernardino Strait southbound on April 24; Conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the USNS Guadalupe (T-AO 200) on April 25; Moored at Berth 5, RSS Singapura for upkeep from May 2-17.

May 23, USS Jackson moored at Berth 5, Chuk Samet Port in Sattahip, Thailand, for the in-port phase of annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) exercise; Underway for at-sea phase on May 25; Participated in a PHOTOEX with the HTMS Naresuan (FF 421), HTMS Bangpakong (FF 456) and HTMS Kraburi (FF 457), on May 27; Moored at Rivera Wharf East in Subic Bay from June 2-4.

June 14, The Jackson moored at Army Pier, White Beach Naval Facility in Okinawa, Japan, for a two-day port call; Moored at Port of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands, for upkeep from June 20-30; Moored at Uniform Wharf in Apra Harbor from July 1-19; Conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the USNS Carl Brashear (T-AKE 7) on July 23.

July 27, The Jackson (Blue) moored again at Uniform Wharf in Apra Harbor for a crew exchange; Brief underway off the coast of Guam on Aug. 3; Departed Apra Harbor on Aug. ?; Moored at Uniform Wharf again from Aug. 13- Sept. 1; Moored at Delap Dock East in Port of Majuro, Republic of the Marshall Islands, to refuel from Sept. 5-7.

September 12, USS Jackson (Gold), commanded by Cmdr. Michael A. Winslow, moored at Kings Wharf South in Port of Suva, Fiji, for a three-day liberty visit; Moored at Cruise Terminal in Papeete, Tahiti, from Sept. 20-24; Moored at Wharf B20 in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on Oct. 2; Moved to Pier H2 for a brief stop to refuel before underway on Oct. 7.

October 15, USS Jackson moored at North Mole Pier on Naval Base San Diego following an extended 15-month deployment.

December 13, The Jackson moored at North Mole Pier after a 13-day underway in support of amphibious landing exercise Steel Knight 23, in the SOCAL Op. Area.

December 21, The Rotational LCS Crew 213 (Blue) assumed command of the Jackson during a crew exchange ceremony on board the ship.

January 18, 2023 USS Jackson departed homeport for routine training off the coast of southern California; Moored at Wharf 311, Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach for a brief stop to offload ammo on Jan. 20; Moored at Berth 6, Pier 4 on Jan. 26; Underway again from Feb. 10-16; Moved to Berth 1, Pier 4 on Feb. 24.

April 7, Cmdr. Michael A. Winslow relieved Cmdr. Brian C. Bungay as CO of the Jackson during a change-of-command ceremony on board the ship.

May 18, USS Jackson moored at Berth 1, Pier 4 on Naval Base San Diego after a three-day underway in the SOCAL Op. Area; Moored at Bravo Pier for a brief stop to onload ammo before underway in support of Pacific Partnership 2023 on June 20.

June 28, The Jackson made a brief stop at Pier H3 to refuel before moored at Wharf B22 in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, for a two-day port call; Moored at Delap Dock East in Port of Majuro, Republic of the Marshall Islands, from July 9-10.

July 17, USS Jackson moored at Wharf 8 in Port of Cairns, Australia, for a 12-day upkeep; Moored at Queen's Wharf North in Port of Lautoka, Fiji, from Aug. 3-9; Arrived off the west coast of Tutuila Island, American Samoa, on Aug. 12; Moored at Fueling Wharf in Port of Pago Pago from Aug. 15-17; Moored at Wharf B25 in Pearl Harbor from Aug. 25- Sept. 5.

September 13, USS Jackson moored at Cruise Terminal in Port of Apia, Samoa, for a five-day visit; Brief stop at Pier B12 before moored at Wharf B22 in Pearl Harbor on Sept. 25; Moved to Pier H3 for a brief stop to refuel before underway on Sept. 28.

October 6, USS Jackson made a brief stop at Navy Fuel Farm (NFF) before moored at Berth 2, Pier 4 on Naval Base San Diego, following a three-and-a-half month deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet AoR.

November 6, The Jackson moored at Berth 2, Pier 4 after a brief underway off the coast of San Diego; Moved to Berth 1/2, Broadway Pier in downtown San Diego, for annual Fleet Week celebration, on Nov. 7; Moved to Berth 2, B Street Pier on Nov. 8; Moved back to Broadway Pier on Nov. 10; Returned home, after a brief underway for Parade of Ships, on Nov. 13.

February 21, 2024 USS Jackson departed Naval Base San Diego for routine operations; Moored at NFF for a brief stop to refuel on Feb. 22; Moored at Berth 2, Pier 4 on Feb. 23; Underway again from March 5-7; Moored at Bravo Pier for a brief stop before underway again on March 25; Returned home on March 28; Underway again from April 19-24.