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...
17 December 2024 MSC Far East Delivers Care to Children’s Centers in the Philippines Approximately 30 Military Sealift Command (MSC) civilian mariners (CIVMARs) partnered with Olongapo local organizations and visited two centers for children in order to interact with children and provide donations during a community outreach event in Olongapo, Philippines, Dec. 8, 2024...
12 December 2024 MSC Recruiting Team Visits Guam, Holds Job Fair Military Sealift Command (MSC) met with the public during a job fair in the Top o’ the Mar reception center at the Nimitz Hill Annex, in Asan, Guam, Dec. 10-11. ...
11 December 2024 U.S Navy Accepts Delivery of USNS Robert F. Kennedy SAN DIEGO – John Lewis-class fleet replenishment oiler, USNS Robert F. Kennedy (T-AO 208) delivered to the Navy on Dec. 10...
05 December 2024 USNS Charles Drew Visits Aeta School during Community Outreach Military Sealift Command (MSC) Civilian Mariners (CIVMARs) assigned to dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE 10) participated in a community outreach event at a school for the Aeta indigenous people of the Philippines in Subic during a routine visit to the Philippines, Dec. 4, 2024...
22 November 2024 Shoeboxes for Sailors Touch MSCFE Mariners Just before Holidays Military Sealift Command civil service mariners and Sailors currently operating in the Indo-Pacific region, and while at Sembawang Wharves, Singapore, received care packages from the American community in Singapore, Nov 20-21...
08 November 2024 MSC Far East, USNS City of Bismarck Visit Learning Center in Thailand Members of Military Sealift Command (MSC) Far East and civilian mariners assigned to expeditionary fast transport ship USNS City of Bismarck (T-EPF 9) visited the Learning Center of the Human Help Network Foundation in Pattaya, Thailand, to interact with children during a community outreach event,...
06 November 2024 Thai Chef Recognized for Volunteer Work Supporting U.S. Navy Ships Military Sealift Command (MSC) Far East recognized a long-standing volunteer of the U.S. Navy League Siam Council in Pattaya, Thailand, during a certificate presentation aboard expeditionary fast transport ship USNS City of Bismarck (T-EPF 9) in Sriracha, Thailand, Nov. 6, 2024...
31 October 2024 MSC Far East, Singapore Team Deliver Goodwill to Philippine Aeta Children A team from the U.S. Navy community in Singapore, and civilian mariners from expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Puerto Rico (T-EPF 11) visited a school for the Aeta indigenous people of the Philippines in Subic to learn more about the culture and to donate items that were collected from the...
17 October 2024 Military Sealift Command Far East Participates in Sama Sama As part of the eighth iteration of Exercise Sama Sama 2024, Military Sealift Command (MSC) Far East participated in refueling-at-sea familiarization training aboard the Philippine Navy (PN) frigate BRP Jose Rizal (FF 150), at Subic Bay, Philippines, Oct. 8-9...
06 September 2024 MSC Reserve Sailors Participate in Ulchi Freedom Shield 24 Military Sealift Command (MSC) reserve-component Sailors traveled to Pier 8, Busan, South Korea, and participated in exercise Ulchi Freedom Shield 2024, Aug. 19-29...
30 August 2024 Bombs Away: IKE Completes Tri-Carrier Ammo Off-Load ATLANTIC OCEAN-- The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (IKE) completed an ammunition off-load with the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), the Ford-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) and dry cargo ship USNS William McLean (T-AKE...
19 August 2024 MV Cape Hudson Arrives at Indonesia for Super Garuda Shield 24 Offload Military Sealift Command (MSC) chartered Motor Vessel (MV) Cape Hudson (T-AKR 5066) arrived at the port of Banyuwangi, Indonesia, to offload equipment in support of exercise Super Garuda Shield 2024, August 12-13, 2024...