08 November 2024 MSC Far East, USNS City of Bismarck Visit Learning Center in Thailand Members of Military Sealift Command (MSC) Far East and civilian mariners assigned to expeditionary fast transport ship USNS City of Bismarck (T-EPF 9) visited the Learning Center of the Human Help Network Foundation in Pattaya, Thailand, to interact with children during a community outreach event,...
06 November 2024 Thai Chef Recognized for Volunteer Work Supporting U.S. Navy Ships Military Sealift Command (MSC) Far East recognized a long-standing volunteer of the U.S. Navy League Siam Council in Pattaya, Thailand, during a certificate presentation aboard expeditionary fast transport ship USNS City of Bismarck (T-EPF 9) in Sriracha, Thailand, Nov. 6, 2024...
31 October 2024 MSC Far East, Singapore Team Deliver Goodwill to Philippine Aeta Children A team from the U.S. Navy community in Singapore, and civilian mariners from expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Puerto Rico (T-EPF 11) visited a school for the Aeta indigenous people of the Philippines in Subic to learn more about the culture and to donate items that were collected from the...
17 October 2024 Military Sealift Command Far East Participates in Sama Sama As part of the eighth iteration of Exercise Sama Sama 2024, Military Sealift Command (MSC) Far East participated in refueling-at-sea familiarization training aboard the Philippine Navy (PN) frigate BRP Jose Rizal (FF 150), at Subic Bay, Philippines, Oct. 8-9...
06 September 2024 MSC Reserve Sailors Participate in Ulchi Freedom Shield 24 Military Sealift Command (MSC) reserve-component Sailors traveled to Pier 8, Busan, South Korea, and participated in exercise Ulchi Freedom Shield 2024, Aug. 19-29...
30 August 2024 Bombs Away: IKE Completes Tri-Carrier Ammo Off-Load ATLANTIC OCEAN-- The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (IKE) completed an ammunition off-load with the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), the Ford-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) and dry cargo ship USNS William McLean (T-AKE...
19 August 2024 MV Cape Hudson Arrives at Indonesia for Super Garuda Shield 24 Offload Military Sealift Command (MSC) chartered Motor Vessel (MV) Cape Hudson (T-AKR 5066) arrived at the port of Banyuwangi, Indonesia, to offload equipment in support of exercise Super Garuda Shield 2024, August 12-13, 2024...
09 August 2024 MSC Ships Provide Logistics Support During RIMPAC 2024 HAWAII — Military Sealift Command (MSC) combat logistic fleet (CLF) ships have completed their support to the world’s largest, international maritime exercise, Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024, in Hawaii...
08 August 2024 Expeditionary Medical Unit (EMU) 1 embarks aboard the USNS Cody for First of its Kind Testing and Evaluation JOINT EXPEDITIONARY BASE LITTLE CREEK-FORT STORY, Va. - The U.S. Navy conducted the first ever technical test of an Expeditionary Medical Unit (EMU) aboard the expeditionary fast transport USNS Cody (T-EPF 14) at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, July 15-26...
05 August 2024 U.S. Army Assault Helicopters Conduct Deck Landings on USNS Sacagawea Soldiers with 2nd Battalion, 2nd Aviation Regiment, 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade (2-2 CAB) conducted deck landings with U.S. Army UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters aboard Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship USNS Sacagawea (T-AKE 2), July 30-31, 2024...
30 July 2024 USNS City of Bismarck Arrives at the Port of Legazpi for Pacific Partnership 2024-2 The expeditionary fast transport ship USNS City of Bismarck (T-EPF 9) arrived at the Port of Legazpi in preparation for the start of Pacific Partnership 2024-2 humanitarian mission in the Philippines, July 30, 2024.“It’s wonderful to return to the Philippines, where we look forward to training...
26 July 2024 20th Pacific Partnership Mission Prepares to Enhance Disaster Response Capabilities, Strengthen Ties in Indo-Pacific The underway Pacific Partnership 2024-2 (PP24-2) team embarked the Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport ship USNS City of Bismarck (T-EPF 9), July 26, 2024, led by Rear Adm. Mark A. Melson, the U.S. Pacific Fleet Executive Agent for Pacific Partnership, who will lead command and control...
24 July 2024 U.S. Navy, JMSDF Conduct Ships Qualification Training Military Sealift Command’s (MSC) commercial charter oiler MT Badlands Trader conducted ships qualification training (SQT) with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) oiler JS Hamana (AO-424), in which the ships performed a simulated consolidated cargo replenishment at sea (CONSOL), at sea West of...
17 July 2024 MSC Reservists Support RIMPAC 2024 on Land, at Sea Navy Reservists from Military Sealift Command (MSC) are on station in Hawaii, providing support to the Navy’s biennial, multinational maritime exercise, Rim of the Pacific Exercise (RIMPAC) 2024. A Cargo Afloat Rig Team (CART) is onboard MSC’s fleet replenishment oiler USNS Pecos (T-AO 197) in the...
15 July 2024 Military Sealift Command Hosts Weeklong Training and Outreach Event for Sea Cadets For the second summer in the row, Military Sealift Command hosted U.S. Naval Sea Cadets to its ships and training facilities for weeklong training and outreach visit July 15-19.The seven cadets who came from several states including; Florida, Virginia, Maryland and North Carolina, spent a day at sea...
14 July 2024 Ship Support Unit Guam Changes Leadership Military Sealift Command's Ship Support Unit in Guam transferred authority during a change of command ceremony at the base chapel onboard Naval Base Guam, July 12, 2024...
25 June 2024 U.S. and Canadian Naval Forces Conduct Bilateral Operations SOUTH CHINA SEA — U.S. Navy and the Royal Canadian Navy joined forces to conduct bilateral operations in the South China Sea, June 18-20...
24 June 2024 Keel Authenticated for Future USNS Sojourner Truth SAN DIEGO — The keel for the future USNS Sojourner Truth (T-AO 210), a John Lewis-class fleet replenishment oiler, was authenticated at General Dynamics (GD) NASSCO, June 21.The ship is named for human rights pioneer Sojourner Truth, an abolitionist and women’s rights activist. ...
12 June 2024 Maritime Prepositioning Ships Squadron Two Changes Leadership DIEGO GARCIA, British Indian Ocean Territory–Capt. Aaron L. Helgerson relieved Capt. Nathan W. Fugate as commander of Maritime Prepositioning Ships Squadron Two during a change of command ceremony at headquarters, U.S. Navy Support Facility Diego Garcia, June 10, 2024...
11 June 2024 USNS Pecos Supports USS Abraham Lincoln Strike Group Pre-Deployment Exercises Military Sealift Command (MSC) fleet replenishment oiler USNS Pecos (T-AO 197) provided logistics services to the ships of the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group as they conducted routine, pre-deployment training operations in the Pacific area of operations.Through a series of 33...