28 July 2020 Hershel “Woody” Williams Departs for Inaugural Deployment The Blue Crew of the USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) and the ship’s Military Sealift Command Civilian Mariners (CIVMARs) departed Naval Station Norfolk, Va. Jul. 27, on the ship’s inaugural deployment following its commissioning in March...
24 July 2020 USNS Leroy Grumman Beats COVID-19, Deploys Overseas Military Sealift Command’s fleet replenishment oiler USNS Leroy Grumman (T-AO 195) departed Naval Station Norfolk, July 24, to begin its overseas deployment in support of U.S. Navy and allied forces operating in the U.S. 6th Fleet’s and U.S. 5th Fleet’s areas of operation...
17 July 2020 Commander, Maritime Prepositioning Ships Squadron Two Changes the Helm Commander, Maritime Prepositioning Ships Squadron Two (COMPSRON 2) held a change of command ceremony onboard U.S. Navy Support Facility Diego Garcia July 17, 2020...
19 June 2020 Army Major Pulls Back MOTSU’s Curtain to Reveal MSC’s Strategic Role Sprawled over 8,600 acres on the west side of the Cape Fear River, I am the largest military munitions terminal in the world, and the Army’s primary east coast deep-water port. I am Military Ocean Terminal Sunny Point...
12 June 2020 USNS Supply Plays Critical Role in Exercise with 19 NATO Allies Military Sealift Command (MSC) fast combat support ship USNS Supply (T-AOE 6) is participating in the 49th Baltic Operations (BALTOPS 2020) exercise, June 7-16, with 19 NATO allies and partner nations...
30 May 2020 The BIG3 Deliver On-time Mission Essential Services, Amid COVID-19 Crisis Marine Transportation Specialists (MTS) Dean Doolittle, Scott Denney, and Lawrence Dowsing...
28 May 2020 Mission Focused Despite Mixed Emotions About COVID-19 When Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf ordered millions of Pennsylvanians in late March to stay at home in order to combat the spread of the COVID-19 virus, mission critical military personnel, like Chief Warrant Officer Three Timothy Camacho, continued to report to work...
22 May 2020 National Maritime Day: Merchant Mariners of Military Sealift Command National Maritime Day is celebrated each year to recognize one of our country's most important industries, and honor the sacrifices of past and present U.S. merchant mariners...
08 May 2020 Reversing Roles during Unconventional Times For the first time in Military Sealift Command (MSC) and 6th Fleet history, MSC’s Supply-class fast combat support ship USNS Supply (T-AOE 6), which typically provides support to U.S. Navy and allied ships through rapid refueling and replenishment-at-sea (RAS), was resupplied by U.S. Navy...
07 May 2020 USNS Yuma Arrives in Slovenia for Cargo Offload Military Sealift Command (MSC) Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport USNS Yuma (T-EPF 8) arrived for a port call in Koper, Slovenia, May 7. This is the second port visit by an expeditionary fast transport in Koper, the first was from USNS Carson City (T-EPF 7) in Jan. 2020, highlighting the...
29 April 2020 Mercy's First-Ever Pacemaker Surgery a Success Surgeons performed hospital ship USNS Mercy’s (T-AH 19) first-ever pacemaker replacement surgery April 29, 2020...
17 April 2020 USNS Comfort Admits Patients from New Jersey USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) began admitting patients from hospitals in New Jersey April 17 in an effort to expand its support of the nation’s COVID-19 response efforts...
16 April 2020 Strategic Sealift Officers Deliver Flexible Combat Power at Sea Six U.S. Navy Reserve Strategic Sealift Officers, serving as tactical advisors (TACADs), recently sailed from Beaumont, Texas, across the Atlantic onboard three Military Sealift Command vessels for exercise DEFENDER-Europe 20, the largest deployment of U.S. forces to Europe for an exercise in the...
01 April 2020 USNS Comfort Treats First Patients in New York The hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) treated its first patients Apr. 1 in support of the nation’s COVID-19 response efforts...
30 March 2020 USNS Comfort Arrives In New York The Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) arrived in New York March 30, 2020 in support of the nation’s COVID-19 response efforts...
29 March 2020 USNS Mercy Accepts its First Patients in Los Angeles USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) accepted its first patients in Los Angeles March 29 during its support of the nation’s COVID-19 response efforts...
27 March 2020 USNS Mercy Arrives in Los Angeles Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) arrived in Los Angeles, March 27 to support the nation’s COVID-19 response efforts...
12 March 2020 MV Ocean Giant Concludes Operation Deep Freeze Retrograde Offload Military Sealift Command-chartered multi-purpose vessel MV Ocean Giant has successfully completed Operation Deep Freeze (ODF) cargo offload operations in Port Hueneme, Calif. The operation was part of MSC’s annual resupply mission in support of the Joint Task Force Support for Antarctica...
07 March 2020 USS Hershel "Woody" Williams Commissioning The Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB) Hershel "Woody" Williams was commissioned as a warship on March 7, 2020. The ship transfers from military Sealift Command to the Navy...
28 February 2020 U.S. 2nd Fleet Conducts NAVEUR Convoy Exercise in the Atlantic U.S. 2nd Fleet, on behalf of U.S. Naval Forces Europe, and in conjunction with Military Sealift Command (MSC), is conducting convoy operations across the Atlantic, employing the guided-missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf (CG 72) alongside USNS Benavidez, MV Resolve, and MV Patriot...