18 March 2022 Military Sealift Command Training Centers; Your Future in the Fleet Begins Here All newly hired CIVMARs, both licensed and unlicensed, must successfully complete MSC’s three-week Basic Training curriculum prior to sailing aboard MSC ships.
16 February 2022 MSC Chartered Ship MV Ocean Giant Arrives at McMurdo Station Antarctica In Support of Operation Deep Freeze 2022 ANTARCTICA - Military Sealift Command chartered ship MV Ocean Giant arrived at McMurdo Station, Antarctica in preparation for the offload of its nearly 7 million pound of cargo in support of the Operation Deep Freeze 2022 resupply mission.
10 February 2022 Prepositioning Ship Trains with Air Force During Exercise Cope North PHILIPPINE SEA – Military Sealift Command’s (MSC) civil service mariners aboard USNS Dahl (T AKR 312) helped train U.S. Air Force crews while underway in the Philippine Sea, as part of Exercise Cope North 22, Feb. 7-8.
08 February 2022 MSC Chartered Ship MT Maersk Peary Conducting Fuel Offload Operations in Support of Operation Deep Freeze 2022 Near the South Pole, Military Sealift Command chartered ship MT Maersk Peary is currently offloading nearly 9 million gallons of diesel and jet fuel at McMurdo Station, Antarctica. The operation is part of MSC’s annual resupply mission in support of Operation Deep Freeze, the Joint Task Force
08 February 2022 USNS John Lewis Conducts Builder’s Trials USNS John Lewis (T-AO 205), the Navy’s lead ship of its new class of fleet replenishment oilers, conducted initial Builder’s Trials and returned to port, Feb. 4.
02 February 2022 CTF-76, ESG-7 embark USS Miguel Keith to lead littoral warfare operations The Navy and Marine Corps team composed of CTF-76 and ESG-7 is underway with the embarked 31st and 11th MEUs for training and operations in the Indo-Pacific region.
24 January 2022 MSCEURAF Welcomes a New Commodore Commander, Task Force 63/Military Sealift Command Europe and Africa (CTF-63/MSCEURAF) held a change of command ceremony onboard Naval Support Activity Naples, Italy, Jan. 21, 2022.
11 January 2022 Military Sealift Command Supports Theater Cooperation in Europe Again The last month of 2021 brought with it the renewed efforts of Military Sealift Command to facilitate joint theater cooperation in Europe.
05 January 2022 MSC Chartered Ship MV Ocean Giant Departs in Support of Operation Deep Freeze 2022 Military Sealift Command charter ship MV Ocean Giant departed Port Hueneme, Calif., yesterday, kicking off their support of their support of the annual resupply mission to McMurdo Station, Antarctica; Operation Deep Freeze 2022.
17 December 2021 USS Hershel “Woody” Williams Swaps Crew CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti - The forward-deployed Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) swapped crews in Djibouti after completing the ship’s third deployment through the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations, Dec. 15, 2021.
16 December 2021 USNS John Lenthall Returns Home in Time for the Holiday Season Military Sealift Command’s Combat Logistics Force (CLF) fleet replenishment oiler USNS John Lenthall (T-AO 189) returns to Naval Station Norfolk December 16, after completing a five-month deployment overseas.
03 December 2021 Puerto Rico Transports Marines, Heavy Equipment During Resolute Dragon JAPAN - The expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Puerto Rico (T-EPF 11) is supporting the U.S. Marine Corps during Resolute Dragon 21 in Japan, Dec. 4 - 16.
28 November 2021 USNS Charles Drew Rescues Iranian Mariners in Gulf of Oman GULF OF OMAN - A U.S. Navy vessel rescued two Iranian mariners Nov. 27 from a fishing vessel after it was adrift for eight days in the Gulf of Oman.
16 November 2021 Expeditionary Fast Transport Ship Supports Bilateral Exercise with Indonesia JAVA SEA -- Military Sealift Command’s Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport USNS Millinocket (T-EPF 3) took part in Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Indonesia, in the Java Sea, Nov. 6.
12 November 2021 USNS Mercy Departs San Diego for Mercy Exercise 22-1 SAN DIEGO ﹣ Military Sealift Command (MSC) hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) and its embarked Medical Treatment Facility (MTF) departed its homeport after beginning Mercy Exercise (MERCEX) 22-1 Nov. 8.
09 November 2021 Expeditionary fast transport ship supports Marines during Koa Moana USNS City of Bismarck (T-EPF 9) is supporting Marines in Palau during the months-long exercise Koa Moana 21.
07 November 2021 MSC’s Newest Ship USNS Harvey Milk Christened at General Dynamics NASSCO San Diego Fleet replenishment oiler USNS Harvey Milk (T-AO 206), the Military Sealift Command’s newest ship, was christened during a ceremony at the General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard in San Diego, Calif., today.
02 November 2021 USS Frank Cable Conducts Expeditionary Reload with USS Hampton Alongside SAIPAN - The submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) completed a weapons handling exercise involving the transfer of a MK-48 inert training shape to a submarine, Oct. 22. This was the first expeditionary reload Frank Cable has conducted outside of Guam since 2012.
27 October 2021 USS Frank Cable Begins Regional Indo-Pacific Patrol APRA HARBOR, Guam - The submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) departed Apra Harbor, Guam, as part of a scheduled patrol in the Indo-Pacific region, Oct. 18.
22 October 2021 U.S. Sixth Fleet Participates in Italy’s Mare Aperto Exercise TYRRHENIAN SEA - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78), U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon aircraft from Commander, Task Force 67, and the Henry J. Kaiser-class fleet replenishment oiler USNS Kanawha (T-AO 196) recently participated in the Italian-led multilateral maritime