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Michael Soliven, left, assistant cook, and Melvin Macaraeg, deck engineer, both with dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE 10) open a care package that was provided by the American Association of Singapore and the Stamford American International School in Singapore while aboard Charles Drew at Sembawang Wharves, Singapore, Nov. 21, 2024. (U.S. Navy photo by Grady T. Fontana)

Lt. Cmdr. Jamil A. Khan is greeted by children during a community outreach event at the Learning Center of the Human Help Network Foundation in Pattaya, Thailand.

SRIRACH, Thailand— Pongpisit Ungsuchaikij, head chef at a popular hotel in Pattaya, Thailand, and volunteer with U.S. Navy League Siam Council in Pattaya, poses for a photograph aboard expeditionary fast transport ship USNS City of Bismarck (T-EPF 9) in Sriracha, Thailand, Nov. 6, 2024. (U.S. Navy photo by Grady T. Fontana)

SUBIC BAY, Philippines—Civilian mariner Sean A. Joyner, steward utility, assigned to expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Puerto Rico (T-EPF 11), distributes donated goods to the Aeta community within Subic during a community outreach event at the Aningway-Sacatihan Elementary School Annex/ High School, Subic Bay, Philippines, Oct. 29, 2024. The Aeta are indigenous people who live in scattered, isolated mountainous parts of Luzon, Philippines. (U.S. Navy photo by Grady T. Fontana)

BMC Andrew Werner provides instruction to Philippine navy sailors during Sama Sama.

Navy Reserve Unit Military Sealift Command Far East Detachment 101, out of St. Louis, tour the large, medium-speed, roll-on/roll-off pre-positioning ship USNS Watkins (T-AKR 315) prior to participation in exercise Ulchi Freedom Shield 2024 (UFS 24), at Pier 8, Busan, South Korea, Aug. 16. Exercise UFS 24 is a combined exercise between the U.S. and Republic of Korea (ROK) with participation from United Nations Command Member State militaries as well as U.S. and ROK governmental agencies to fortify the combined defense posture and enhance response capabilities. (Photo by Cmdr. Hannah Shipp)

USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) transfers ordnance.

Military vehicles are staged near Military Sealift Command chartered ship MV Cape Hudson (T-AKR 5066) during an offload of equipment in support of exercise Super Garuda Shield 2024, at the Port of Banyuwangi, Indonesia Aug. 12. Super Garuda Shield, one of the largest multinational exercises in the Indo-Pacific region, continues to solidify the U.S.-Indonesia Major Defense Partnership Defense Cooperation Agreement and advances cooperation in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (Navy photo by Grady T. Fontana)

Military Sealift Command (MSC) civilian mariners perform underway replenishment operations from the deck of the MSC dry cargo/ammunition ship USNS Washington Chambers (T-AKE 11) during an underway replenishment operation during the international maritime exercise, Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024.

Ship in the Spotlight

Ship In the Spotlight This week’s Military Sealift Command “Ship in the Spotlight” USNS Amelia Earhart (T-AKE 6) is providing logistic support to U.S. Navy and allied ships operating in the U.S. 5th Fleet. In recent weeks, the dry cargo and ammunition ship has conducted several replenishments-at-sea with the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) and other ships in its strike group. Amelia Earhart was launched and christened at the General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard in San Diego, April 6, 2008. The ship honors aviation pioneer Amelia Mary Earhart for her courage, vision and groundbreaking achievements, both in aviation and for women.

 
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