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...
05 June 2024 MSC75 We Are MSC: Capt. Jim White Leads Military Sealift Command’s Newest Fleet Oiler There’s nothing like a new ship. The gray is hazier, the lights are brighter and brass is shinier. When you walk aboard a new ship, you notice the crew’s sense of pride. They know they are the ones who will lay the foundation for the ship’s future.That’s the feeling aboard Military Sealift Command’s...
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...