Ship in the Spotlight: MT Badlands Trader
24 June 2025
SHIP IN THE SPOTLIGHT --
This week’s Military Sealift Command “Ship in the Spotlight,” is MT Badlands Trader (T-AOT 5582). The chartered tanker conducted successful Consolidated Replenishment at Sea (CONSOL) operations with USS George Washington (CVN 73) last month delivering more than 20,000 barrels of JP5 fuel at a rate of more than 3,200 barrels per hour. Badlands Trader Ship Master Thua Pham said the operation between the two vessels proceeded smoothly and efficiently.