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...
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...
12 June 2023 Naval Air Warfare Center Teams up with Military Sealift Command, U.S. Marines to Test Unmanned Aerial System Concept in an Expeditionary Environment A team of contracted civilian Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) specialists from Texas-based Skyways teamed up with the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division’s (NAWCAD) Rapid Prototyping and Experimentation Division and UX-24 Unmanned Test Squadron, the U.S. Marine Corps, Military Sealift...
27 July 2022 The Longest 60 Seconds: Safety and Survival at Sea This article is the third, in a series, focused on the training opportunities offered at the MSC’s Training Centers...
24 May 2022 Honoring the Merchant Mariner; National Maritime Day 2022 NORFOLK, Va. -- National Maritime Day is celebrated each year to recognize some of our nation’s most important professionals, the Merchant Mariners. This day is set aside to honor the dedication and sacrifices, both past and present, our nation’s U.S. Merchant Mariners make every day...
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...
18 November 2020 Prepare Now for Potential Future Supply Chain, Logistics Crisis Military Sealift Command (MSC) hosted Rear Adm. John Polowczyk, Supply Chain Stabilization Task Force Lead for the Federal Government’s efforts for procurement and distribution of critical medical equipment and supplies in response to the COVID-19 Pandemic, as the guest speaker for its...
22 October 2020 Partnerships with Small Business, Industry are Vital to Military Sealift Command Success Military Sealift Command hosted prospective small business industry partners, to its inaugural Virtual Small Business Industry Day, Oct. 22. The event included over 450 registered attendees, which included approximately 300 small business representatives...