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Norfolk, Va., (Sept. 24, 2024) -- Recently, Civil Service Mariners (CIVMARS) aboard Military Sealift Command’s (MSC) fleet replenishment oiler USNS Harvey Milk (T-AO 206) completed their first replenishment-at-sea (RAS) with two Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) vessels. Apart of a six-month around the world training cruise, that began in May 2024 and included 180 newly commissioned JMSDF officers, JMSDF training vessels JS Kashima (TV-3508) and guided missile destroyer JS Shimakaze (DDG 172, TV 3521), which has now been converted into a training vessel, completed its first RAS event with USNS Harvey Milk in the Virginia Capes’ (VACAPES) operating area in the Atlantic Ocean, Sept. 24. This bilateral exercise between the United States and Japan helps to improve JMSDF’s tactical capabilities and to build on the interoperability between the JMSDF and the U.S. Navy. Pictured above is JS Shimakaze crewmembers acknowledging their connection to USNS Harvey Milk.
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241210-N-KW492-1121 (Dec. 10, 2024) PHILIPPINE SEA A fueling probe from the Henry J. Kaiser-class fleet replenishment oiler USNS Tippecanoe (T-AO 199) is guided to a bell housing aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Preble (DDG 88) during a replenishment at sea in the Philippine Sea, Dec. 10. Commander, Task Force 73 (CTF-73) in coordination with Military Sealift Command Far East (MSC FE) refuels and resupplies deployed naval forces, along with regional allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific. Preble is forward-deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy's largest DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet's principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ryre Arciaga)
NORFOLK, VA (July 27, 2024) A Sailor waits on the pier to assist the fast combat support ship USNS Supply (T-AOE 6) as the ship moors at Naval Station Norfolk July 27. Supply returned from an eight-month deployment to the 5th and 6th Fleet areas of operation in support of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) Carrier Strike Group July 27. (Photo by Hendrick L. Dickson/Released).
APRA HARBOR, Guam (Nov. 24, 2024) Military Sealift Command civil service mariner Vincent O'Haire, a search and rescue (SAR) swimmer assigned to the Emory S. Land-class submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40), participates in a SAR exercise conducted in Apra Harbor, Nov. 24. Frank Cable repairs, rearms and re-provision submarines and surface vessels in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Victoria Mejicanos)
240625-N-OE145-1666 NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN (June 25, 2024) Sailors standby as an EC-225 Super Puma helicopter lowers cargo onto the flight deck of the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), during a fueling-at-sea and replenishment-at-sea with Military Sealift Command (MSC) fleet replenishment oiler, USNS Rappahannock (T-AO 204), and MSC dry cargo ship, USNS Cesar Chavez (T-AKE 14), in the North Pacific Ocean, June 25. Commander, Task Force 73 (CTF 73) in coordination with Military Sealift Command Far East (MSC FE) refuels and resupplies deployed naval forces, along with regional allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jordan C. Brown)
240625-N-VY281-1117 NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN (June 25, 2024) Military Sealift Command (MSC) dry cargo ship, USNS Cesar Chavez (T-AKE 14), steams behind the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), before a fueling-at-sea and replenishment-at-sea with MSC fleet replenishment oiler, USNS Rappahannock (T-AO 204), in the North Pacific Ocean, June 25. Commander, Task Force 73 (CTF 73) in coordination with Military Sealift Command Far East (MSC FE) refuels and resupplies deployed naval forces, along with regional allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Ryan Freiburghaus)
241210-N-KW492-1271 (Dec. 10, 2024) PHILIPPINE SEA The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Preble (DDG 88) approaches the Henry J. Kaiser-class fleet replenishment oiler USNS Tippecanoe (T-AO 199) for a replenishment at sea in the Philippine Sea, Dec. 10. Commander, Task Force 73 (CTF-73) in coordination with Military Sealift Command Far East (MSC FE) refuels and resupplies deployed naval forces, along with regional allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific. Preble is forward-deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy's largest DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet's principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ryre Arciaga)
APRA HARBOR, Guam (July. 31, 2024) – From left, Military Sealift Command civil service mariners Eric Nanpei and Christopher Baker, search and rescue (SAR) swimmers assigned to the Emory S. Land-class submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) practice using a MedEvac litter during a SAR exercise conducted in Apra Harbor, July. 31. Frank Cable, forward-deployed to the island of Guam, repairs, rearms, and re-provisions submarines and surface vessels in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Andrew McPeek)
SASEBO, Japan (Oct. 14, 2024) Military Sealift Command civil service mariner Joe Marges, assigned to the forward-deployed U.S. Navy submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40), wraps lines around a capstan as the ship arrives in Sasebo, Oct. 14, 2024. Frank Cable is supporting the U.S. 7th Fleet, the U.S. Navy’s largest forward deployed numbered fleet, operating with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. Frank Cable, forward-deployed to the island of Guam, repairs, rearms, and re-provisions submarines and surface vessels in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Wendy Arauz)
PATTAYA, Thailand— U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Jamil A. Khan, chaplain, Military Sealift Command Far East, is greeted by children with the Learning Center of the Human Help Network Foundation in Pattaya, Thailand, during a community outreach event, in Pattaya, Nov. 7, 2024. (U.S. Navy photo by Grady T. Fontana)
Norfolk, Va. (Dec. 10, 2024) - Military Sealift Command’s (MSC) Combat Logistics Force (CLF) fleet replenishment oiler USNS Patuxent (T-AO 201) returned to Naval Station Norfolk, Dec. 10, 2024, after completing a 10-month deployment in U.S. European Command’s area of responsibility.
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