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...
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...
20 October 2021 Yukon Sustains Allies, Partners During Exercises Military Sealift Command’s fleet replenishment oiler USNS Yukon (T-AO 202) took part in both phases of MALABAR 21. MALABAR 21 is an annual maritime exercise that enhances planning, training and employment of advance warfare tactics between the Royal Australian Navy, Indian Navy, Japan Maritime...
15 October 2021 94 Burlington Crewmembers Returned Home from a 3.5-month Deployment in USSOUTHCOM, Supporting two LCSs, Five Counter-Narcotic Operations, and Haiti’s Relief Effort Military Sealift Command’s tenth Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport vessel USNS Burlington (T-EPF 10) returned home to Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek – Fort Story, Va., Oct. 15, after a three and a half month deployment in U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command, U.S. Fourth...
15 October 2021 Austin, Milley Welcome New Transcom Commander Aside from the competence of its troops, America's greatest military advantage is the ability to deploy and sustain service members anywhere in the world, and U.S. Transportation Command is at the heart of that capability, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said...
14 October 2021 Small Business is Big Business at Military Sealift Command Military Sealift Command hosted prospective small business industry partners to a Virtual Small Business Industry Day, Oct. 14. The event included more than 400 registered attendees, who represented a variety of businesses and industries...
12 October 2021 USS Hershel “Woody” Williams, First ESB to Complete Voyage Repair in South Africa USS Hershel “Woody” Williams is the first Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB) to complete a voyage repair (VR) availability in South Africa, Oct. 11, 2021...
08 October 2021 USS Miguel Keith Hosts Sailors and Marines to Increase Naval Integration Opportunities OKINAWA, Japan - The crew of Lewis B. Puller class expeditionary staging base, USS Miguel Keith (ESB 5), hosted Navy staff from Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 7, and Marines from III Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) and subordinate commands while anchored at Naval Base White Beach, Okinawa...
06 October 2021 People, Mission, and Warfighting Effectiveness: Navy Captain Janice G. Smith Provides Insights into Her Journey to MSC’s COS Hail to Military Sealift Command’s chief of staff. Navy Capt. Janice G. Smith continues to raise the bar for Jamaican immigrants, African Americans, and women in the military, as she replaces Navy Capt. Hans E. Lynch as MSC’s COS, Oct. 7, just 40 days after relinquishing Military Sealift...
05 October 2021 Exercise Noble Jaguar: Navy-Marine Corps Team Brings Integrated Lethality in the Littorals OKINAWA, Japan - The integrated naval exercise demonstrated the ability to connect a network of sensors from across the joint force during expeditionary advanced based operations...
04 October 2021 USNS Alan Shepard Enhances Training with Navy’s New Sub-Sonic Target Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship USNS Alan Shepard (T-AKE 3) helped test the capabilities of the BQM-177A, the Navy’s next-generation Sub-Sonic Aerial Target (SSAT) while operating in the Western Pacific, Sept. 9-10...
28 September 2021 Prepositioning Ship Supports MALABAR 21 Military Sealift Command’s prepositioning and seabasing ship, USNS Pililaau (T-AKR 304), took part in MALABAR 21, an annual maritime exercise that enhances planning, training and employment of advance warfare tactics between the Royal Australian Navy, Indian Navy, Japan Maritime Self-Defense...
28 September 2021 MSC Reservists Return to Asia to Support Warfighters around the Globe Members of Military Sealift Command Far East reserve units have deployed throughout the Indo-Pacific Region, working with their active-duty counterparts and civilian colleagues, providing critical logistical support to MSC ships operating in the 7th Fleet Area of Operations...
25 September 2021 USS Hershel “Woody” Williams Returns to Cape Town to Strengthen Partnerships The Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) arrived in Cape Town, South Africa for a scheduled port visit, Sept. 25, 2021...
21 September 2021 USNS Choctaw County Arrives in Lebanon for First-Ever Central Partnership Station BEIRUT - Expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Choctaw County (T-EPF 2) arrived in Beirut, Lebanon, Sept. 20, to participate in U.S. Naval Forces Central Command’s (NAVCENT) first-ever Central Partnership Station (CPS) mission...
20 September 2021 Burlington Builds Bonds in Trinidad and Tobago PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago - The Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Burlington (T-EPF-10) and the Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard conducted a maritime interdiction exercise, Sept. 15, following a three-day port visit to Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago...