07 August 2023 SECNAV Names Future Navajo-Class Towing, Salvage, and Rescue Ship Solomon Atkinson WASHINGTON -- Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Carlos Del Toro announced today that a future Navajo-class Towing, Salvage, and Rescue (T-ATS) ship will be named in honor of Solomon Atkinson, a pioneering Navy SEAL and an Alaskan Native of the Metlakatla Indian Community, Annette Islands Reserve...
20 January 2023 Navy to Christen USNS Earl Warren WASHINGTON - The Navy will christen John Lewis-class replenishment oiler, the future USNS Earl Warren (T-AO 207), during a 10 a.m. PDT ceremony Saturday, Jan. 21 in San Diego...
14 December 2022 USNS John Lewis Answers Call For Help At Sea PACIFIC OCEAN - The crew of Military Sealift Command’s fleet replenishment oiler USNS John Lewis (T-AO 205) gave an early holiday gift to a boater stranded at sea, when the ship answered a distress call off the coast of Southern California...
28 October 2022 Military Sealift Command Far East Holds Change of Command Ceremony During a change-of-command ceremony, Capt. Robert R. Williams relieved Capt. Samuel F. de Castro as commodore of Military Sealift Command Far East in Singapore, Oct. 28. ...
29 July 2022 Navy Accepts Delivery of USNS John Lewis (T-AO 205) The Navy accepted delivery of the lead ship of its new class of fleet replenishment oilers, USNS John Lewis (T-AO 205), July 27...
16 May 2022 NATO Shipping Working Group enhances maritime cooperation The group's goal is to enhance the ability of NATO forces to better operate together with allies and commercial vessels to maintain the free flow of maritime routes...
06 August 2021 Military Sealift Command supports U.S. Navy’s Large Scale Exercise 2021 SAN DIEGO - Military Sealift Command (MSC) fleet replenishment oiler USNS Yukon (T-AO 202) and dry cargo/ammunition ship USNS Washington Chambers (T-AKE 11) will participate in the Pacific portion of the U.S. Navy’s Large Scale Exercise 2021...
11 April 2021 As Nation Salutes WWI Veterans at Memorial, Ship's Crew Salutes Namesake’s Heroism As the leaders and veterans alike gather to observe the inaugural flag raising ceremony at the National World War I Memorial in Washington on April 16, the crew of one Military Sealift Command ship will commemorate the service of a Medal of Honor recipient from the same conflict...
24 March 2021 MSC CART: At Sea and Ready to Supply the Fight on Day One In a normal year, Military Sealift Command’s Navy Cargo Afloat Rig Team (CART) provides real-world, high-impact operational support, wherever and whenever needed. Although 2020 was everything but a normal year, when MSC requested Reserve support in April during the COVID-19 pandemic, more than...
10 November 2020 Millinocket Represents U.S. in Exercise with Bangladesh The Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport USNS Millinocket (T-EPF 3) took part in the annual Cooperation and Readiness Afloat Training exercise, known as CARAT Bangladesh...
10 November 2020 Tippecanoe Crew Reflects on Keen Sword Lessons Learned After every military evolution, there’s usually a “hotwash,” also known as an after-action review – basically, a time to determine what worked well, what can be improved, and how lessons learned will impact operations going forward.That’s exactly what the crew of USNS...
06 November 2020 USNS Yuma Completes First-Ever Refueling by EPF in Gaeta, Highlighting U.S., Italian Partnership In a partnership between U.S. and Italian navies, Military Sealift Command Spearhead-class Expeditionary Fast Transport USNS Yuma (T-EPF 8) completed the first-ever refueling by an EPF at Naval Support Activity (NSA) Gaeta, Italy, Nov. 6...
04 November 2020 Military Sealift Command Ships in Southeast Asia Participate in Valiant Shield Several Military Sealift Command Far East ships took part in exercise Valiant Shield 2020 on Guam and around the Mariana Island Range Complex...
23 October 2020 Military Sealift Command Launches New MSC EEO App Military Sealift Command’s Equal Employment Opportunity team has launched a new app, MSC EEO...
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...
29 September 2020 MSC Far East Bids Farewell, Welcomes Leaders During Change of Command in Singapore Military Sealift Command Far East, located in Singapore, held a virtual change of command today during which Capt. Samuel de Castro relieved Capt. Robert Williams.For the last two and a half years Williams has served as both the Commander of Task Group 73.7 and as Commander of MSCFE. In these roles,...
11 August 2020 USNS Joshua Humphreys, Mission Essential Crew of the Sea Return to Norfolk Military Sealift Command’s fleet replenishment oiler, USNS Joshua Humphreys (T-AO 188) returned to Naval Station Norfolk, after completing a five-month deployment in the U.S. Fifth Fleet, responsible for Naval Forces in the Persian Gulf, Red Sea, Arabian Sea, and parts of the Indian Ocean,...
19 June 2020 Army Major Pulls Back MOTSU’s Curtain to Reveal MSC’s Strategic Role Sprawled over 8,600 acres on the west side of the Cape Fear River, I am the largest military munitions terminal in the world, and the Army’s primary east coast deep-water port. I am Military Ocean Terminal Sunny Point...
30 May 2020 The BIG3 Deliver On-time Mission Essential Services, Amid COVID-19 Crisis Marine Transportation Specialists (MTS) Dean Doolittle, Scott Denney, and Lawrence Dowsing...
28 May 2020 Mission Focused Despite Mixed Emotions About COVID-19 When Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf ordered millions of Pennsylvanians in late March to stay at home in order to combat the spread of the COVID-19 virus, mission critical military personnel, like Chief Warrant Officer Three Timothy Camacho, continued to report to work...