26 April 2021 Army Meets Navy in Albania The USNS Bob Hope arrived just off the coast of Durres, Albania, April 26, 2021, where it was greeted by the crew of the U.S. Army Logistics Support Vessel MG Charles P. Gross. Both crews will participate in the theater opening exercise of DEFENDER-Europe 21, which features operations that will...
15 April 2021 Mercy departs San Diego for Dynamic Interface Exercise SAN DIEGO - Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) and its embarked Medical Treatment Facility (MTF) departed San Diego for a Dynamic Interface (DI) exercise Apr. 13...
11 April 2021 As Nation Salutes WWI Veterans at Memorial, Ship's Crew Salutes Namesake’s Heroism As the leaders and veterans alike gather to observe the inaugural flag raising ceremony at the National World War I Memorial in Washington on April 16, the crew of one Military Sealift Command ship will commemorate the service of a Medal of Honor recipient from the same conflict...
07 April 2021 SDDC, Total Force team load first DEFENDER-Europe 21 equipment The Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command is once again moving cargo to Europe in support of DEFENDER-Europe 21. A Total-Force team of active-duty, National Guard and Reserve Soldiers, civilians and commercial partners began loading the Military Sealift Command’s U.S. Naval Ship...
24 March 2021 MSC CART: At Sea and Ready to Supply the Fight on Day One In a normal year, Military Sealift Command’s Navy Cargo Afloat Rig Team (CART) provides real-world, high-impact operational support, wherever and whenever needed. Although 2020 was everything but a normal year, when MSC requested Reserve support in April during the COVID-19 pandemic, more than...
22 March 2021 USNS Yuma visits Morocco The Military Sealift Command (MSC) Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport USNS Yuma (T-EPF 8) arrived in Tangier, Morocco, for a port visit on March 19, 2021...
15 March 2021 CTF 73, JMSDF Work Together to Strengthen Logistics Interchangeability in Indo-Pacific SINGAPORE – The U.S. Navy routinely conducts cooperative underway replenishments with partner nations throughout the 7th Fleet area of operations and one of the closest of those partners is the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF)...
15 March 2021 First At-Sea Aircraft Carrier F135 Engine Power Module Proof-of-Concept Vertical Replenishment PACIFIC OCEAN – The Navy took another critical step forward in the future of the F-35C Lightning II joint strike fighter on March 6...
15 March 2021 USS Hershel “Woody” Williams conducts Interoperability training with Italian Navy ATLANTIC OCEAN - The Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) was joined by the Italian Navy’s Carlo Bergamini-class frigate Luigi Rizzo (F 595) off the western coast of Africa March 11, 2021...
03 March 2021 Navy Reserve Celebrates 106 Years of Warfighting Readiness, Anytime, Anywhere Fellow shipmates, we celebrate today our Navy Reserve’s 106th birthday. Since 1915, our Navy Reserve has provided strategic depth and operational capabilities to our Navy and Marine Corps team and the Joint Force...
24 February 2021 USNS Carson City Arrives in Port Sudan The Military Sealift Command (MSC) expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Carson City (EPF 7) arrived in Port Sudan, Sudan for a port visit, Feb. 24, 2021...
08 February 2021 USS Hershel 'Woody' Williams Enters Mombasa, Kenya The Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) arrived in Mombasa, Kenya for a port visit, February 8, 2021, in support of its 2021 African coast deployment...
24 January 2021 USNS Laramie joins USS Donald Cook in the Black Sea The Henry J. Kaiser-class underway replenishment oiler USNS Laramie (T-AO-203) transited into the Black Sea and rendezvoused with Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75), Jan. 24, 2021...
21 January 2021 USNS Trenton, Tunisian Navy Exercise Maritime Security Capabilities Military Sealift Command Spearhead-class Expeditionary Fast Transport USNS Trenton (T-EPF 5) and Tunisian Navy partners conducted joint maritime operations to enhance maritime security, critical lifesaving capabilities, and Tunisia's ability to protect its maritime borders, Jan. 18-21, 2021...
11 January 2021 Secretary of the Navy visits NOSC Newport, MSRON 8 Secretary of the Navy Kenneth J. Braithwaite met with Reserve Sailors assigned to Navy Operational Support Center (NOSC) Newport and Maritime Security Squadron 8 (MSRON 8) aboard Naval Station Newport, Jan. 9...
04 January 2021 Commander of Military Sealift Command Receives COVID-19 Vaccine Rear Adm. Michael Wettlaufer, Commander, Military Sealift Command (MSC), received his initial COVID-19 vaccination at the U.S. Navy’s Sewell’s Point Branch Medical Clinic in Norfolk, Va., Jan. 4...
15 December 2020 USNS Alan Shepard conducts Freedom of Navigation Operation On Dec. 15, USNS Alan Shepard (T-AKE 3) asserted navigational rights and freedoms in the vicinity of Tsushima Strait near Japan. The ship conducted normal operations within claimed territorial seas to challenge excessive maritime claims and preserve access to the waterways as governed by...
10 December 2020 USNS Laramie Refuels French Navy Ship in North Atlantic In a partnership between U.S. and France, Military Sealift Command Henry J. Kaiser-class USNS Laramie (T-AO 203) completed a refueling-at-sea with Mistral-class LHD Dixmude (L9015) in the Atlantic Ocean, Dec. 10...
07 December 2020 U.S. Transportation Command’s Patient Movement Requirements Center-East administered hundreds of compassionate care COVID-19 aeromedical evacuations across three continents Since March 22, 2020, at the onset of the global coronavirus outbreak, the U.S. Transportation’s Command (USTRANSCOM) Patient Movement Requirements Center-East (TPMRC-E), Ramstein Air Base, Germany, has directed the execution of approximately 305 COVID-related aeromedical evacuations (AE) from...
25 November 2020 USS Hershel “Woody” Williams and Tunisian Navy Exercise Maritime Security Capabilities USS Hershel "Woody" Williams (ESB 4) and Tunisian Navy partners conducted joint maritime operations to enhance maritime security, critical lifesaving capabilities, force readiness, and Tunisia's ability to protect its maritime borders, November 23-24...