U.S. Navy News Feed

Navy Accepts Delivery of USNS John L. Canley

Team Ships Public Affairs — Wed, 01 Mar 2023 13:00:00 GMT

WASHINGTON - ESB-class ships are highly flexible platforms that support various military operations such as Airborne Mine Counter Measures (AMCM), Special Operations Force (SOF) operations, Crisis Response Sea-basing (e.g., Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force), Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) and Unmanned Aviation Systems (UAS) operations. The ships are part of the critical access infrastructure that supports the deployment of forces.

MV Ocean Giant Conducts Cargo Operations in Support of Operation Deep Freeze 2023

Sarah Cannon, MSC Pacific — Tue, 31 Jan 2023 05:00:00 GMT

Military Sealift Command-chartered container ship MV Ocean Giant is currently conducting cargo offloads in one of the most remote and challenging environments on the planet; McMurdo Station, Antarctica. The operation is part of MSC’s annual resupply mission in support of Operation Deep Freeze, the Joint Task Force Support for Antarctica mission to resupply the remote scientific outpost.

Navy to Christen USNS Earl Warren

Navy Office of the Chief of Information — Fri, 20 Jan 2023 17:12:00 GMT

WASHINGTON - The Navy will christen John Lewis-class replenishment oiler, the future USNS Earl Warren (T-AO 207), during a 10 a.m. PDT ceremony Saturday, Jan. 21 in San Diego.

USNS Comfort Completes 12th Iteration of Continuing Promise 2022

Wed, 21 Dec 2022 12:41:00 GMT

NORFOLK, Va. - The hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) returned to its homeport in Norfolk, Virginia, concluding Continuing Promise, Dec. 21, 2022.

USNS John Lewis Answers Call For Help At Sea

Sarah Burford, Military Sealift Command Pacific — Wed, 14 Dec 2022 23:21:00 GMT

PACIFIC OCEAN - The crew of Military Sealift Command’s fleet replenishment oiler USNS John Lewis (T-AO 205) gave an early holiday gift to a boater stranded at sea, when the ship answered a distress call off the coast of Southern California.

Military Sealift Command Far East Holds Change of Command Ceremony

Leslie Hull-Ryde — Fri, 28 Oct 2022 16:05:00 GMT

During a change-of-command ceremony, Capt. Robert R. Williams relieved Capt. Samuel F. de Castro as commodore of Military Sealift Command Far East in Singapore, Oct. 28.

USNS COMFORT COMMENCES CONTINUING PROMISE 2022 IN MIAMI

Petty Officer 2nd Class Juel Foster — Wed, 26 Oct 2022 17:59:00 GMT

MIAMI (Oct. 23, 2022) – Hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) departed from Miami after commencing Continuing Promise 2022, Oct. 23, 2022.

Keel Authenticated for the Future USNS Saginaw Ojibwe Anishinabek

Team Ships Public Affairs — Wed, 05 Oct 2022 17:38:00 GMT

The keel for the future USNS Saginaw Ojibwe Anishinabek (T-ATS 8) was ceremonially laid at Bollinger Houma Shipyards, Oct. 3.

USNS Mercy Team Concludes Pacific Partnership in Solomon Islands

Leslie Hull-Ryde — Tue, 13 Sep 2022 04:00:00 GMT

The Solomon Islands-Pacific Partnership 2022 team wrapped up two weeks of collaboration across

USNS Mendonca Transports Recovered Navy F/A-18E Aircraft to the United States

DoD News — Tue, 16 Aug 2022 04:00:00 GMT

The civilian mariners who crew Military Sealift Command’s Bob Hope-class USNS Mendonca (T-AKR 303),

Navy Accepts Delivery of USNS John Lewis (T-AO 205)

Team Ships Public Affairs — Fri, 29 Jul 2022 11:39:00 GMT

The Navy accepted delivery of the lead ship of its new class of fleet replenishment oilers, USNS John Lewis (T-AO 205), July 27.

Pacific Partnership Concludes in Palau

Lt.j.g. Molly Sanders — Thu, 28 Jul 2022 00:09:00 GMT

KOROR, PALAU, July 27, 2022 – The Palau phase of Pacific Partnership concluded in Koror, Palau, on July 23.

Safety and Survival at Sea

Bill Mesta, USN Military Sealift Command — Wed, 27 Jul 2022 12:00:00 GMT

This article is the third, in a series, focused on the training opportunities offered at the MSC’s Training Centers.

Tanker Ships Deliver Fuel to MSC Ships Via CONSOL in Support of RIMPAC 2022

Sarah Burford, Military Sealift Command Pacific — Fri, 22 Jul 2022 04:00:00 GMT

Underway, in the waters off the coast of Hawaii, Military Sealift Command (MSC) chartered tanker

U.S. Navy Ships Assist Stranded Mariners in Gulf of Aden

DoD News — Thu, 21 Jul 2022 14:55:00 GMT

Two U.S. Navy ships provided emergency assistance to a stranded motor vessel in the Gulf of Aden, July 18-21.

USS Hershel “Woody” Williams Holds a Remembrance Ceremony in Honor of Namesake

Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Fred Gray IV — Mon, 11 Jul 2022 15:21:00 GMT

INDIAN OCEAN – Sailors and civilian mariners assigned to the Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary sea base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) held a remembrance ceremony for the ships namesake, July 9, 2022.

MSC Supporting Bi-Annual Rim of the Pacific Exercise

Sarah Burford, Military Sealift Command Pacific — Fri, 01 Jul 2022 15:52:52 GMT

Six Military Sealift Command ships will participate in the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 exercise throughout the month of July in the waters around Hawaii.

MSC’s Newest Ship USNS John L. Canley Christened at General Dynamics NASSCO San Diego

Sarah Burford, Military Sealift Command Pacific — Mon, 27 Jun 2022 07:10:00 GMT

SAN DIEGO - Expeditionary sea base USNS John L. Canley (ESB-6), Military Sealift Command’s newest ship, was christened during a ceremony at the General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard in San Diego, Calif., June 26.

MSC Joins Forces for Exercise Turbo Distribution

LaShawn Sykes — Tue, 14 Jun 2022 04:00:00 GMT

Recently, Army units from Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command (SDDC) and Navy units from Military Sealift Command (MSC) and Navy Cargo Handling Battalion One (NCHB-1) came together to train in U.S. Transportation Command’s Field Training Exercise (FTX) Turbo Distribution 22-4 (TD 22-4).

Pacific Partnership Flagship Makes Stop in Guam

Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Brandie Nuzzi — Wed, 01 Jun 2022 14:16:00 GMT

Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific.