15 October 2021 Austin, Milley Welcome New Transcom Commander Aside from the competence of its troops, America's greatest military advantage is the ability to deploy and sustain service members anywhere in the world, and U.S. Transportation Command is at the heart of that capability, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said...
14 October 2021 Small Business is Big Business at Military Sealift Command Military Sealift Command hosted prospective small business industry partners to a Virtual Small Business Industry Day, Oct. 14. The event included more than 400 registered attendees, who represented a variety of businesses and industries...
12 October 2021 USS Hershel “Woody” Williams, First ESB to Complete Voyage Repair in South Africa USS Hershel “Woody” Williams is the first Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB) to complete a voyage repair (VR) availability in South Africa, Oct. 11, 2021...
08 October 2021 USS Miguel Keith Hosts Sailors and Marines to Increase Naval Integration Opportunities OKINAWA, Japan - The crew of Lewis B. Puller class expeditionary staging base, USS Miguel Keith (ESB 5), hosted Navy staff from Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 7, and Marines from III Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) and subordinate commands while anchored at Naval Base White Beach, Okinawa...
06 October 2021 People, Mission, and Warfighting Effectiveness: Navy Captain Janice G. Smith Provides Insights into Her Journey to MSC’s COS Hail to Military Sealift Command’s chief of staff. Navy Capt. Janice G. Smith continues to raise the bar for Jamaican immigrants, African Americans, and women in the military, as she replaces Navy Capt. Hans E. Lynch as MSC’s COS, Oct. 7, just 40 days after relinquishing Military Sealift...
05 October 2021 Exercise Noble Jaguar: Navy-Marine Corps Team Brings Integrated Lethality in the Littorals OKINAWA, Japan - The integrated naval exercise demonstrated the ability to connect a network of sensors from across the joint force during expeditionary advanced based operations...
04 October 2021 USNS Alan Shepard Enhances Training with Navy’s New Sub-Sonic Target Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship USNS Alan Shepard (T-AKE 3) helped test the capabilities of the BQM-177A, the Navy’s next-generation Sub-Sonic Aerial Target (SSAT) while operating in the Western Pacific, Sept. 9-10...
28 September 2021 Prepositioning Ship Supports MALABAR 21 Military Sealift Command’s prepositioning and seabasing ship, USNS Pililaau (T-AKR 304), took part in MALABAR 21, an annual maritime exercise that enhances planning, training and employment of advance warfare tactics between the Royal Australian Navy, Indian Navy, Japan Maritime Self-Defense...
28 September 2021 MSC Reservists Return to Asia to Support Warfighters around the Globe Members of Military Sealift Command Far East reserve units have deployed throughout the Indo-Pacific Region, working with their active-duty counterparts and civilian colleagues, providing critical logistical support to MSC ships operating in the 7th Fleet Area of Operations...
25 September 2021 USS Hershel “Woody” Williams Returns to Cape Town to Strengthen Partnerships The Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) arrived in Cape Town, South Africa for a scheduled port visit, Sept. 25, 2021...
21 September 2021 USNS Choctaw County Arrives in Lebanon for First-Ever Central Partnership Station BEIRUT - Expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Choctaw County (T-EPF 2) arrived in Beirut, Lebanon, Sept. 20, to participate in U.S. Naval Forces Central Command’s (NAVCENT) first-ever Central Partnership Station (CPS) mission...
20 September 2021 Burlington Builds Bonds in Trinidad and Tobago PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago - The Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Burlington (T-EPF-10) and the Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard conducted a maritime interdiction exercise, Sept. 15, following a three-day port visit to Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago...
01 September 2021 USS Mount Whitney Changes Command The Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) held a change of command ceremony in Gaeta, Italy, Aug. 31, 2021...
27 August 2021 Military Sealift Command Atlantic Changes Hands Military Sealift Command in the Atlantic changed hands when Navy Capt. Daniel E. Broadhurst relieved Navy Capt. Janice G. Smith as commodore of Norfolk-based Military Sealift Command Atlantic (MSCLANT) during a change of command ceremony held aboard USNS Comfort (T-AH 20)at Naval Station Norfolk,...
24 August 2021 Hershel “Woody” Williams Joins Brazilian Navy for Inaugural Operation Guinex GULF OF GUINEA - The Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) participated in the first iteration of the Brazilian-led, Gulf of Guinea exercise called Operation Guinex with the Brazilian Frigate Independencia, Aug. 23, 2021...
23 August 2021 USS Billings and USNS Burlington Support Haiti Relief CARIBBEAN SEA - The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Billings (LCS 15) and USNS Burlington (T-EPF-10), a spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport ship, operated by Military Sealift Command are supporting humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations off the coast Haiti, Aug. 22...
20 August 2021 70 USNS Comfort Crewmembers Earn Armed Forces Civilian Service Medals for NYC COVID 19 Relief Mission Capt. Janice G. Smith, Commodore, Military Sealift Command Atlantic, last month, presented civil service mariners assigned to MSC’s hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) in port on Naval Station Norfolk in Virginia, with Armed Forces Civilian Service Medals for distinguished service while...
19 August 2021 Tippecanoe Crew Learns to Maximize Bridge Resources Despite a busy operational schedule the last few months, USNS Tippecanoe (T-AO 199) carved out time to complete critical training, including bridge resource management...
16 August 2021 USNS Dahl Takes Part in Marines’ Freedom Banner Exercise USNS Dahl (T-AKR 312) is taking part in Freedom Banner 21, an annual maritime prepositioning force exercise, currently underway on the Islands of Guam and Tinian...
06 August 2021 Military Sealift Command supports U.S. Navy’s Large Scale Exercise 2021 SAN DIEGO - Military Sealift Command (MSC) fleet replenishment oiler USNS Yukon (T-AO 202) and dry cargo/ammunition ship USNS Washington Chambers (T-AKE 11) will participate in the Pacific portion of the U.S. Navy’s Large Scale Exercise 2021...