25 April 2024 Keel Authenticated for Future USNS Hector A. Cafferata Jr. SAN DIEGO - The keel for the future USNS Hector A. Cafferata Jr. (ESB 8), a Lewis B. Puller-class Expeditionary Sea Base, was laid at GD NASSCO shipyard April 25. The ship will be named for U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Private Hector A. Cafferata Jr., who served with distinction during the Korean War.
25 April 2024 MSCFE Visits Olongapo City Center for Youth Members of Military Sealift Command Far East visited the Center for Youth to share lunch and fellowship with young adults during a community relations event as part of Exercise Balikatan 24 at Olongapo City, Philippines, April 19, 2024.
21 April 2024 MV Cape Horn Delivers Gear Destined for Balikatan 2024 Military Sealift Command chartered ship MV Cape Horn (T-AKR 5068) continued its voyage through the Pacific and arrived at the New Container Terminal in Subic Bay, Philippines, to offload equipment in support of exercise Balikatan 2024, April 15-16, 2024.
10 April 2024 Military Sealift Command Kicks Off Operation Signature to Celebrate 75th Anniversary Military Sealift Command Executive Director Steven Cade kicked off Operation Signature April 10 at MSC Headquarters in Norfolk, Virginia, by signing the first scroll to commemorate the command’s 75th Anniversary this year.Operation Signature entails two scrolls (wooden dowels encircled by lined
21 March 2024 MV Roy P. Benavidez Departs in Support of JLOTS Mission The Bob Hope-class MV Roy P. Benavidez (T-AKR 306), a large, medium speed roll-on, roll-off ship, departed its pier in Newport News, Virginia, March 21, carrying heavy equipment and material needed to construct a temporary pier to support the flow of multinational humanitarian aid into Gaza.
11 March 2024 U.S. Army Assault Helicopters Conduct Deck Landings on USNS Dahl 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 on prepositioning ship USNS Dahl (T-AKR 312), March 7.
27 February 2024 MV Cape Horn Offload Sets Stage for Cobra Gold 24 Military Sealift Command (MSC) chartered ship MV Cape Horn (T-AKR 5068) continued its voyage through the Pacific and arrived at Sattahip, Thailand, to offload equipment in support of exercise Cobra Gold 2024 (CG24), Feb. 17-22.
12 February 2024 USNS Mercy Returns to San Diego, Concluding Pacific Partnership 24-1 SAN DIEGO - Pacific Partnership 24-1 personnel assigned to the hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) returned home today as the ship pulled in to Naval Air Station North Island, concluding the four-month humanitarian and disaster relief mission.
08 February 2024 USNS Robert E. Peary and NAVELSG Join Forces to Carryout Proof-of-Concept Testing Military Sealift Command’s (MSC) Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship USNS Robert E. Peary (T-AKE 5) and the Navy Expeditionary Logistics Support Group (NAVELSG), in January, joined forces to successfully conduct 1,456 cargo and ordnance transfer lifts, with the Navy’s newest and most advanced
06 February 2024 USNS Brunswick Returns Home after 7 Years in the Western Pacific NORFOLK, Va. – Military Sealift Command’s (MSC) sixth expeditionary fast transport vessel USNS Brunswick (T-EPF 6) shifted its hub port in Saipan to Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek – Fort Story, Va., Feb. 3, 2024. The evolution signified the completion of a seven-year forward
29 January 2024 Military Sealift Command CIVMAR Support Center Now Available 24/7 The Military Sealift Command Civil Service Mariner (CIVMAR) Support Center (CSC) is now available 24 hours-a-day, 365 days-a-year to provide around the clock support to the fleet.The CSC is a one-stop shop set up to assist CIVMARs and their families with various issues such as;• Payroll• Travel
23 January 2024 Providing Stress Relief for Deployed USNS Mercy Sailors The hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) is targeting the unique stressors faced by military healthcare workers during Pacific Partnership 2024-1 (PP24-1).
22 January 2024 MSC Chartered Ship MV Ocean Gladiator Arrives at McMurdo Station Ice-Pier to Begin Cargo Offload in Support of Operation Deep Freeze 2024 The Military Sealift Command chartered ship MV Ocean Gladiator has arrived at the ice-pier at McMurdo Station, Antarctica in support of the annual resupply mission to McMurdo Station, Antarctica; Operation Deep Freeze 2024.Ocean Gladiator moored at the McMurdo ice-pier on Saturday. Shortly after
17 January 2024 Navy Accepts Delivery of USNS Cody MOBILE, Ala. – The U.S. Navy accepted delivery of the first Flight II Expeditionary Fast Transport vessel, USNS Cody (EPF 14), January 11.
02 January 2024 Military Sealift Command Celebrates “75 Years of Maritime Excellence” This year, Military Sealift Command will celebrate its 75th anniversary. Since 1949, MSC, originally Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS), has been at the forefront of maritime logistics supporting the nation’s joint warfighters around the world. Over the decades, the command has evolved
21 December 2023 MSC Chartered Ship MV Ocean Gladiator Departs in Support of Operation Deep Freeze 2024 Military Sealift Command charter ship MV Ocean Gladiator departed Port Hueneme, Calif., today, kicking off their support of their support of the annual resupply mission to McMurdo Station, Antarctica; Operation Deep Freeze 2024.Since Dec. 13, the 545-foot Ocean Gladiator has been conducting a
20 December 2023 6th Fleet Oiler Empowers NATO Allied Navies MEDITERRANEAN SEA — The Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship, USNS William McLean (T-AKE 12), conducted a replenishment-at-sea (RAS) with the Italian Carlo Bergamini-class frigates, Carlo Bergamini (F 590) and Virginio Fasan (F 591), Dec. 14, 2023.
19 December 2023 MSC Ships Hone Logistics Skills in Consolidated UNREP Military Sealift Command (MSC) dry cargo ship USNS Matthew Perry (T-AKE 9) conducted a consolidated cargo replenishment (CONSOL) at sea with the MSC chartered ship motor tanker Badlands Trader in the vicinity of Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 15.During the CONSOL, Matthew Perry received about 335 thousand
28 October 2023 USNS Robert F. Kennedy Christened as MSC’s Newest Ship Fleet replenishment oiler USNS Robert F. Kennedy (T-AO 208), the Military Sealift Command’s newest ship, was christened during a ceremony at the General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard in San Diego, Calif., today.The event was attended dignitaries including The honorable Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House
20 October 2023 Hybrid Fleet Campaign Event Evaluates Technology For Future Operations U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet demonstrated unmanned air and surface capabilities from expeditionary fast transport USNS Burlington (T-EPF 10) during the command’s Hybrid Fleet Campaign Event (HFCE) in Key West Oct. 4-13, 2023.