ABOARD THE FREEDOM (LCS-1) IN THE CHESAPEAKE BAY -- Pentagon acquisition czar John Young yesterday praised the first Lockheed Martin-built Littoral Combat Ship, but said continuing the competition between LCS builders General Dynamics and Lockheed is "vital" to providing the Navy with the best and most affordable capability. "The competition is vital," Young said in an interview with reporters on the ship's flight deck here as the Freedom (LCS-1) made its way south Monday to Norfolk, VA, from Annapolis, MD...
