17 March 2025 Military Sealift Command Recognizes Achievements of USNS Matthew Perry CIVMARS Capt. Micah Murphy, commander, Military Sealift Command Pacific, recognized crew members of the Military Sealift Command (MSC) dry cargo/ammunition ship USNS Matthew Perry (T-AKE 9) for outstanding service to MSC, onboard the ship in Portland, Ore.Murphy presented the Department of Defense Civilian...
13 March 2025 MSC Chartered Ship MV Ocean Giant Arrives in Port Hueneme for Operation Deep Freeze Off-Load Military Sealift Command-chartered container ship MV Ocean Giant has arrived Port Hueneme, Calif., and is conducting cargo offload, following its mission to Antarctica in support of Operation Deep Freeze (ODF) 2025.The stop in Port Hueneme marks the end of Ocean Giant’s support of ODF.While in Port...
13 March 2025 USNS Robert E. Simanek Departs San Diego for New Home on East Coast In the midst of a West Coast storm, Military Sealift Command’s newest expeditionary sea base USNS Robert E. Simanek (ESB-7), departed San Diego, Calif., enroute to its new home on the East Coast yesterday.The 785 foot ship honors Private 1st Class Robert E. Simanek, a United States Marine who was...
13 March 2025 USNS Wally Schirra Completes Major Maintenance at South Korean Shipyard Military Sealift Command’s (MSC) Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship USNS Wally Schirra (T-AKE 8) completed a seven-month regular overhaul (ROH) at Hanwha Ocean, Gyeongsangnam-do, Republic of Korea, March 12, 2025...
28 February 2025 M/V Cape Henry, MSC Deliver Essential Cobra Gold Cargo Military Sealift Command (MSC) chartered Motor Vessel Cape Henry (T-AKR 5067) continued its voyage through the Pacific and arrived at Sattahip, Thailand, to offload equipment in support of Joint Exercise Cobra Gold 2025 (CG25), Feb. 17-21...
27 February 2025 Military Sealift Command Hosts SeaFarer Day in Hampton Roads Military Sealift Command hosted its SeaFarer Day in Norfolk, Virginia, Feb.11-12 offering employment opportunities for hundreds of potential Civil Service Mariners (CIVMARs).SeaFarer Day is a job fair event held annually in Hampton Roads and in various other states throughout the year. Individuals...
26 February 2025 Military Sealift Command Continues Support to Operation Deep Freeze 2025 The Military Sealift Command chartered ship MV Ocean Gladiator is conducting a cargo offload of supplies at McMurdo Station, Antarctica in support of the annual resupply mission Operation Deep Freeze (ODF) 2025.The second of two MSC chartered ships supporting ODF 2025, Ocean Gladiator arrived at...
11 February 2025 MSC Chartered Ship MV Ocean Giant Completes Cargo Offload in Support of Operation Deep Freeze 2025 The Military Sealift Command chartered ship MV Ocean Giant has completed a cargo offload of supplies at McMurdo Station, Antarctica in support of the annual resupply mission Operation Deep Freeze 2025...
11 February 2025 USNS Kanawha awarded Navy Unit Commendation for efforts while deployed to U.S. Central Command NORFOLK, Va. (February 7, 2025)—The Civil Service Mariners (CIVMAR) who crew Military Sealift Command’s fleet replenishment oiler USNS Kanawha (T-AO 196) were awarded the Navy Unit Commendation (NUC) ribbon during a ceremony aboard the ship while the ship was pier-side on Naval Station...
07 February 2025 USNS Kanawha Awarded Navy Unit Commendation for Efforts while Deployed to U.S. Central Command The Civil Service Mariners (CIVMAR) who crew Military Sealift Command’s fleet replenishment oiler USNS Kanawha (T-AO 196) were awarded the Navy Unit Commendation (NUC) ribbon during a ceremony aboard the ship while the ship was pier-side on Naval Station Norfolk, Feb. 7.The crew earned the NUC for...
06 February 2025 MSC Chartered Ship MV Ocean Giant Conducting Cargo Offload in Support of Operation Deep Freeze 2025 The Military Sealift Command chartered ship MV Ocean Giant is conducting a cargo offload of supplies at McMurdo Station, Antarctica in support of the annual resupply mission Operation Deep Freeze 2025.Ocean Giant arrived at McMurdo Station Jan. 26 and began the assembly and offload off a floating...
03 February 2025 USS Mount Whitney Holds Change of Command GAETA, Italy – The Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) held a change of command at its homeport in Gaeta, Italy, January 31...
30 January 2025 Military Sealift Command Purser Receives Award Capt. Matthew Kiser, commanding officer of the Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) presented the Civilian Service Commendation Medal to Angelika Balash, a Military Sealift Command (MSC) purser, Saturday, Jan. 26.Capt. Todd B. Penrod, Commander, Task Force 63 /...
23 January 2025 Military Sealift Command’s Ron Law Small Arms Marksmanship Training Center Building Dedication Military Sealift Command civilian teammates and service members attended the dedication ceremony for the Ron Law Marksmanship Training Center at MSC’s Training Center Hampton Roads on Fort Eustis, Virginia, Jan. 23.The facility will provide small arms training, qualification and re-qualification for...
22 January 2025 Yeoman 1st Class Named MSC Far East 2024 Sailor of the Year A yeoman first class at Military Sealift Command (MSC) Far East, was named the winner of MSC Far East’s Sailor of the Year (SOY) for 2024, during an all-hands announcement at MSC Far East headquarters, Sembawang Wharves, Singapore, Jan. 21, 2025.Yeoman 1st Class William T. Meyer, administrative...
13 January 2025 Military Sealift Command Resiliency Team Delivers Crew Care Package to USNS William McLean Members of Military Sealift Command’s Resiliency/Health Promotion Team visited the dry cargo ammunition ship USNS William McLean (T-AKE 12) while the Combat Logistic Force ship was pier-side on board Naval Station Norfolk, Jan. 13.The Resiliency/Health Promotion Team visited the ship to deliver a...
27 December 2024 MSC Reserve Sailors Support Expeditionary Port Unit Operations in Northern Germany A four-person Expeditionary Port Unit (EPU) team of Sailors assigned to the U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command (MSC) reserve unit travelled to Wilhelmshaven, Germany to hone their skills the week before Christmas...
23 December 2024 MSC Reservists Support Operation Deep Freeze 2025 Loadout Navy reservists from Military Sealift Command Pacific’s Expeditionary Port Unit (EPU) are conducting cargo operations in Port Hueneme, Calif. The team is overseeing the loadout of supplies and equipment being loaded onto the Military Sealift Command charter ship MV Ocean Giant in preparation for...
20 December 2024 Army and Navy Transportation Units Conduct Joint Cargo Operations in Northern Germany Capt. Todd B. Penrod, Commander, Task Force 63 / Commander, Military Sealift Command Europe & Africa conducted a tour of port operations that included a visit to the Military Sealift Command (MSC) contracted vessel MV Sagamore as the ship was moored pier side at the EUROGATE Container Terminal in...
19 December 2024 Military Sealift Command Mariner First to Promote to Third Mate Under Pilot Training Program A Military Sealift Command Civil Service Mariner (CIVMAR) became the first to promote to third mate under the command’s Able Seaman to Mate Training Program.Civil Service Mariner Carlos Santillan earned his third mate’s license after completing more than 25 classes at the Maritime Professional...