Who is the ships commanding officer? How big is the crew?
INDEPENDENCE will have two crews, Blue and Gold, which will alternate operating the ship. Each crew has a commanding officer. Commander Michael B. Riley will command the Gold crew, and Commander Curt A. Renshaw will command the Blue crew. Each crew will consist of 40 sailors. These crews will be supplemented when mission packages are loaded into the ship. INDEPENDENCE has a total of 75 berthing spaces.