09 June 2025 Military Sealift Command Adjusts Eligibility Requirements for Able Seaman Promotion, Will Implement One-Pay System in July Military Sealift Command (MSC) adjusted eligibility requirements for Able Seaman (AB) promotion last month, opening doors to more career opportunities for Civil Service Mariners (CIVMARs) and improving recruitment and retention in its fleet.MSC CIVMARs are now eligible for promotion to AB...
29 May 2025 Moving Parts: Military Sealift Command's Transportation Office Expands to Expedite Delivery to the Fleet In 2023, Military Sealift Command Transportation Officer Carlos Douglas and Contract Transportation Supervisor Carly Tew were a two-person team working tirelessly in MSC’s Transportation Office, managing the movement of thousands of government-funded material and parts between warehouses, vendors...
22 May 2025 Military Sealift Command Sailor Wins Fleet Forces Direct Report Activities Shore Sailor of the Year U.S. Fleet Forces Command (USFFC) announced the selection of a Military Sealift Command Sailor as the Fiscal Year 2025 Direct Report Activities (DRA) Shore Sailor of the Year (SOY) in a Navy message released May 14.Information Systems Technician 1st Class Meghan Grant, MSC’s Mobile Communications...
07 April 2025 Military Sealift Command Begins Offering an Expedited Onboarding Process for CIVMAR Licensed Officers The first two Civil Service Mariner (CIVMAR) licensed officers hired under Military Sealift Command’s Expedited Onboarding Initiative began New Employee Orientation (NEO) in March, within 10 days of accepting their job offer.This initiative establishes a rapid, planned approach toward onboarding...
21 March 2025 Military Sealift Command, Old Dominion University Student Participates in 2025 NASPAA Simulation Competition David Schaeffer, a Military Sealift Command Project Officer and student enrolled in Old Dominion University’s Master of Public Administration (MPA) program, was recently selected to participate in the 12th Annual Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs and Administration (NASPAA) Student...
20 March 2025 Oscar Smith High School Seniors Visit USNS Cody The crew of the Military Sealift Command expeditionary fast transport vessel USNS Cody (T-EPF 14) welcomed aboard 14 seniors from Oscar Smith High School in Chesapeake, Virginia, for a ship visit March 20.During the visit, the students toured the ship’s mission bay, navigation bridge, medical spaces...
27 February 2025 Military Sealift Command Hosts SeaFarer Day in Hampton Roads Military Sealift Command hosted its SeaFarer Day in Norfolk, Virginia, Feb.11-12 offering employment opportunities for hundreds of potential Civil Service Mariners (CIVMARs).SeaFarer Day is a job fair event held annually in Hampton Roads and in various other states throughout the year. Individuals...
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...
15 July 2024 Military Sealift Command Hosts Weeklong Training and Outreach Event for Sea Cadets For the second summer in the row, Military Sealift Command hosted U.S. Naval Sea Cadets to its ships and training facilities for weeklong training and outreach visit July 15-19.The seven cadets who came from several states including; Florida, Virginia, Maryland and North Carolina, spent a day at sea...
22 May 2024 USTRANSCOM, MSC Commanders Celebrate National Maritime Day in Hampton Roads The commanders of U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) and Military Sealift Command (MSC) joined hundreds of maritime industry leaders, May 22, to celebrate National Maritime Day during a ceremony hosted by The Propeller Club, Port of Norfolk, aboard Battleship Wisconsin in Norfolk,...
10 April 2024 Military Sealift Command Kicks Off Operation Signature to Celebrate 75th Anniversary Military Sealift Command Executive Director Steven Cade kicked off Operation Signature April 10 at MSC Headquarters in Norfolk, Virginia, by signing the first scroll to commemorate the command’s 75th Anniversary this year.Operation Signature entails two scrolls (wooden dowels encircled by lined...
29 January 2024 Military Sealift Command CIVMAR Support Center Now Available 24/7 The Military Sealift Command Civil Service Mariner (CIVMAR) Support Center (CSC) is now available 24 hours-a-day, 365 days-a-year to provide around the clock support to the fleet.The CSC is a one-stop shop set up to assist CIVMARs and their families with various issues such as;• Payroll• Travel...
02 January 2024 Military Sealift Command Celebrates “75 Years of Maritime Excellence” This year, Military Sealift Command will celebrate its 75th anniversary. Since 1949, MSC, originally Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS), has been at the forefront of maritime logistics supporting the nation’s joint warfighters around the world. Over the decades, the command has evolved...
08 September 2023 Sobeck Takes Command of Military Sealift Command as Wettlaufer Retires Rear Adm. Michael Wettlaufer turned over the helm as commander of Military Sealift Command to Rear Adm. Philip E. Sobeck during a change of command and retirement ceremony aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) at Naval Station Norfolk, Sept. 8...