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
06 June 2024 USNS Richard E. Byrd Hosts Family Cruise Family members and friends got the opportunity to experience life at-sea on a Military Sealift Command (MSC) ship as the participated in a Family Cruise, also known as a Tiger Cruise, onboard the MSC dry cargo/ammunition ship USNS Richard E. Byrd (T-AKE 4) in the Pacific Northwest.Twenty-four
05 June 2024 MSC75 We Are MSC: Capt. Jim White Leads Military Sealift Command’s Newest Fleet Oiler There’s nothing like a new ship. The gray is hazier, the lights are brighter and brass is shinier. When you walk aboard a new ship, you notice the crew’s sense of pride. They know they are the ones who will lay the foundation for the ship’s future.That’s the feeling aboard Military Sealift Command’s
29 May 2024 MSC CIVMAR and Influencer Explains Merchant Marine Life At-Sea through Viral Platform Vanessa Mongiovi is an influencer on the social media platform TikTok and has garnered almost 50 thousand followers with more than 418 thousand likes, as of May 30, 2024. Her biography teases visitors to ‘follow me if you are interested in being a merchant mariner’.
22 May 2024 USTRANSCOM, MSC Commanders Celebrate National Maritime Day in Hampton Roads The commanders of U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) and Military Sealift Command (MSC) joined hundreds of maritime industry leaders, May 22, to celebrate National Maritime Day during a ceremony hosted by The Propeller Club, Port of Norfolk, aboard Battleship Wisconsin in Norfolk,
20 May 2024 USNS Yukon Crew Visits, Swims with Thai Elephants In a lush jungle setting at Sattahip, Thailand, about 20 miles south of Pattaya, lies a 1,000-acre field, complete with a mountain, where three elephants roam free within, just as nature intended.Members from fleet replenishment oiler USNS Yukon (T-AO 202), and Military Sealift Command Far East, in
07 May 2024 U.S. Navy Accepts Delivery of USNS Earl Warren (T-AO 207) SAN DIEGO – John Lewis-class fleet replenishment oiler, USNS Earl Warren (T-AO 207) was delivered to the Navy, May 7.
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.