02 June 2025 Ship in the Spotlight: USNS Robert F. Kennedy This week’s Military Sealift Command “Ship in the Spotlight,” is the MSC fleet replenishment oiler USNS Robert F. Kennedy. The ship recently completed extensive maintenance including a hydro cleaning of all MARPOL valves and JP5 aviation fuel and DFM ship fuel piping cargo pumps as well as...
30 May 2025 USNS Comfort Departs Norfolk in Support of Continuing Promise 2025 The U.S. Navy Mercy-class hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) departed Naval Station Norfolk to begin its summer deployment to the U.S. Southern Command area of operation in support of U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S.4th Fleet’s Continuing Promise 2025, May 30.After several months of...
30 May 2025 Paying it Forward Provides for Promotion Approaching the halfway point in his Navy career, Yeoman 1st Class Malcolm Jackson has come to find that helping others has been the key to his own success.As a Command Pay and Personnel Administrator, or CPPA with the Naples, Italy-based staff of Commander, Task Force SIX THREE (CTF-63) / Military...
29 May 2025 Moving Parts: Military Sealift Command's Transportation Office Expands to Expedite Delivery to the Fleet In 2023, Military Sealift Command Transportation Officer Carlos Douglas and Contract Transportation Supervisor Carly Tew were a two-person team working tirelessly in MSC’s Transportation Office, managing the movement of thousands of government-funded material and parts between warehouses, vendors...
28 May 2025 We Are MSC: Third Officer Kendra S. Williams We Are MSC – Third Officer Kendra S. WilliamsThis week’s “We Are MSC” highlights San Diego, Calif. native Kendra S. Williams, a Third Officer aboard MSC fleet replenishment oiler ship USNS Rappahannock (T-AO 204).What is your current hometown?Williams: Technically, San Diego, Calif. But I’m a Navy...
27 May 2025 Ship in the Spotlight: USNS Richard E. Byrd This week’s Military Sealift Command “Ship in the Spotlight,” is USNS Richard E. Byrd (T-AKE 4). The dry cargo and ammunition ship scored exceptionally well on its Ship Material Assessment and Readiness Test (SMART) Inspection. SMART inspections are intended to provide an accurate assessment of the...
22 May 2025 Military Sealift Command Sailor Wins Fleet Forces Direct Report Activities Shore Sailor of the Year U.S. Fleet Forces Command (USFFC) announced the selection of a Military Sealift Command Sailor as the Fiscal Year 2025 Direct Report Activities (DRA) Shore Sailor of the Year (SOY) in a Navy message released May 14.Information Systems Technician 1st Class Meghan Grant, MSC’s Mobile Communications...
21 May 2025 We Are MSC: First Assistant Engineer Tim McKenna We Are MSC – First Assistant Engineer Tim McKennaThis week’s “We Are MSC” highlights Farmingdale, New York native, Tim McKenna, the First Assistant Engineer aboard the Military Sealift Command expeditionary sea base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4).How long have you worked with MSC?McKenna: I...
19 May 2025 Ship in the Spotlight: USNS William McLean Congratulations to this week's Military Sealift Command “Ship in the Spotlight,” USNS William McLean (T-AKE 12). McLean recently participated alongside ships from 10 Allied nations in At Sea Demonstration (ASD)/Formidable Shield 25, led by U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. Sixth Fleet and...
16 May 2025 Military Sealift Command Ship Support Unit Guam Holds Change of Command Ceremony Military Sealift Command Ship Support Unit Guam held a Change of Command (CoC) ceremony, May 16, 2025, marking a transition in leadership that underscores the continued strategic importance of the U.S. Navy’s logistics and support operations in the Indo-Pacific region...
16 May 2025 Fast Combat Support Vessel Receives Its First MSC Maritime “E” Award Military Sealift Command’s fast combat support vessel USNS Supply (T-AOE 6) clinched MSC’s Maritime “E” award for the very first time, March 24, 2025. “The Supply crew doesn’t just navigate the waves, they continue to create a roadmap to achieve high standards of maritime excellence,” said Captain...
15 May 2025 The Governor’s STEM Academy Tour’s MSC Ship Twenty-three students of the Governor’s Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Academy in Chesapeake, Va., visited Military Sealift Command’s (MSC) USNS Joshua Humphreys (T-AO 188) on April 24, 2025. The students enjoyed a private 90-minute tour of a Henry J. Kaiser-class...
14 May 2025 MSCEURAF Commodore Tours USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) Capt. Todd B. Penrod, Commander, Task Force SIX THREE, Commander, Military Sealift Command Europe & Africa visited USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) while the ship was moored pier side at Naval Support Activity Naples, Det. Gaeta, Italy April 11.Penrod’s first stop aboard the ship was the crew’s mess decks...
14 May 2025 Military Sealift Command Europe & Africa Reserve Unit Conducts Exercise Tuscan Trident 25 ROTA, Spain – Twenty-two Sailors from the U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command Europe & Africa (MSCEURAF) reserve unit gathered at Naval Station Rota, Spain to conduct exercise Tuscan Trident 25 (TT25) April 26 to May 7, 2025...
13 May 2025 We Are MSC: Larry J. Gonzales Sr. We Are MSC – Larry J. Gonzales Sr.This week’s “We Are MSC” highlights Houston, Texas, native Larry J. Gonzales Sr., the operations chief aboard MSC’s fleet replenishment oiler USNS Joshua Humphreys (T-AO 188).What is your current hometown?My birthplace is Houston, Texas.What is your current...
12 May 2025 Ship in the Spotlight: USNS Robert E. Simanek Congratulations to this week’s Military Sealift Command “Ship in the Spotlight”, USNS Robert E. Simanek (T-ESB 7). #ICYMI, Simanek arrived Naval Station Norfolk for the very first time on May 5, after completing its maiden voyage from San Diego, Calif. Simanek is named in honor of Private First...
06 May 2025 We Are MSC: MSCPAC’s Contracting Specialist, Amador (Rey) Estrada We Are MSC – MSCPAC’s Contracting Specialist, Amador (Rey) EstradaThis week’s “We Are MSC” highlights Chula Vista, Calif., resident Amador (Rey) Estrada, Military Sealift Command Pacific Contract Officer.What is your current hometown?Chula Vista, California.What is your current...
05 May 2025 ACHE San Diego Members Tour USNS Mercy for Educational Event on Military Medicine and Global Health Members of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) – San Diego Chapter gathered aboard the USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) for a special event titled "Exploring Military Medicine and Global Health: An Educational Tour of the USNS Mercy, the U.S. Navy's West Coast Hospital Ship."The event began...
05 May 2025 Ship in the Spotlight: MV Ocean Gladiator This week’s Military Sealift Command “Ship in the Spotlight,” is the MSC chartered ship MV Ocean Gladiator. The ship recently completed its support to Operation Deep Freeze 2025 by conducting a cargo offload of 153 containers of retrograde materials including station waste and recyclables returned...
05 May 2025 The newest addition to the fleet arrives in Norfolk Naval Station Norfolk welcomed the U.S. Navy’s newest vessel USNS Robert E. Simanek (T-ESB 7) to its new home on May 5, after completing its maiden voyage from San Diego, Calif. The event was attended by friends and family, including his daughter, Ann Simanek Clark who serves as the ship’s...