24 June 2024 Keel Authenticated for Future USNS Sojourner Truth SAN DIEGO — The keel for the future USNS Sojourner Truth (T-AO 210), a John Lewis-class fleet replenishment oiler, was authenticated at General Dynamics (GD) NASSCO, June 21.The ship is named for human rights pioneer Sojourner Truth, an abolitionist and women’s rights activist. ...
23 January 2024 Providing Stress Relief for Deployed USNS Mercy Sailors The hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) is targeting the unique stressors faced by military healthcare workers during Pacific Partnership 2024-1 (PP24-1)...
20 December 2023 6th Fleet Oiler Empowers NATO Allied Navies MEDITERRANEAN SEA — The Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship, USNS William McLean (T-AKE 12), conducted a replenishment-at-sea (RAS) with the Italian Carlo Bergamini-class frigates, Carlo Bergamini (F 590) and Virginio Fasan (F 591), Dec. 14, 2023...
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...
12 November 2021 USNS Mercy Departs San Diego for Mercy Exercise 22-1 SAN DIEGO ﹣ Military Sealift Command (MSC) hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) and its embarked Medical Treatment Facility (MTF) departed its homeport after beginning Mercy Exercise (MERCEX) 22-1 Nov. 8...
08 October 2021 USS Miguel Keith Hosts Sailors and Marines to Increase Naval Integration Opportunities OKINAWA, Japan - The crew of Lewis B. Puller class expeditionary staging base, USS Miguel Keith (ESB 5), hosted Navy staff from Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 7, and Marines from III Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) and subordinate commands while anchored at Naval Base White Beach, Okinawa...
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...
17 May 2021 Military Sealift Command in Europe Enables DEFENDER-Europe 21 With the beginning of exercise DEFENDER-Europe 21, the United States and 26 partner nations demonstrated their mobilization and logistics capabilities through sealift during the last week of April and first week of May 2021...
10 May 2021 USS Miguel Keith (ESB 5) Commissions SAN DIEGO - The Navy commissioned its newest Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB) ship USS Miguel Keith (ESB 5) Saturday, May 8, at Naval Air Station North Island, Coronado, California...
15 April 2021 Mercy departs San Diego for Dynamic Interface Exercise SAN DIEGO - Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) and its embarked Medical Treatment Facility (MTF) departed San Diego for a Dynamic Interface (DI) exercise Apr. 13...
15 March 2021 CTF 73, JMSDF Work Together to Strengthen Logistics Interchangeability in Indo-Pacific SINGAPORE – The U.S. Navy routinely conducts cooperative underway replenishments with partner nations throughout the 7th Fleet area of operations and one of the closest of those partners is the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF)...
15 March 2021 USS Hershel “Woody” Williams conducts Interoperability training with Italian Navy ATLANTIC OCEAN - The Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) was joined by the Italian Navy’s Carlo Bergamini-class frigate Luigi Rizzo (F 595) off the western coast of Africa March 11, 2021...
11 March 2021 Amelia Earhart’s Crew Members Carry on Legacy of Intrepid Spirit Civil service mariners on board USNS Amelia Earhart (T-AKE 6) proudly celebrate the ship’s namesake's accomplishments and her adventurous, undaunted – and in a word, intrepid – approach to mission accomplishment...
25 November 2020 USS Hershel “Woody” Williams and Tunisian Navy Exercise Maritime Security Capabilities USS Hershel "Woody" Williams (ESB 4) and Tunisian Navy partners conducted joint maritime operations to enhance maritime security, critical lifesaving capabilities, force readiness, and Tunisia's ability to protect its maritime borders, November 23-24...
30 October 2020 USNS Tippecanoe Resupplies Fleet, International Partners in Advance of Keen Sword Military Sealift Command Far East’s Henry J. Kaiser-class underway replenishment oiler USNS Tippecanoe (T-AO 199) routinely conducts replenishments at sea (RAS) for both U.S. ships and those from partner and ally nations – almost on a daily business...
21 October 2020 USS Hershel “Woody” Williams Arrives in Rota, Spain The Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) arrived at Naval Station Rota, Spain, Oct. 21, marking the end of a 43-day underway operating alongside partners and Allies off the coast of Africa...
07 October 2020 USS Hershel “Woody” Williams Conducts Maneuvering Exercise, UAV Demonstration with Nigerian Navy The Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) conducted an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) demonstration, a fleet maneuver exercise, and an oil platform security and boarding exercise with the Nigerian Navy in the Gulf of Guinea, Sept. 29-Oct. 3, 2020...
17 September 2020 USS Hershel 'Woody' Williams Conducts Tracking Exercise With Royal Moroccan Navy The Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) conducted a tracking exercise with the Royal Moroccan Navy in the Atlantic Ocean, Sept. 15, 2020...
08 August 2020 USNS Yukon Aids Distressed Mariners in Arabian Sea The Military Sealift Command’s fleet replenishment oiler USNS Yukon (T-AO 202) provided assistance to a motor vessel in distress in the Arabian Sea Aug. 7...
22 May 2020 National Maritime Day: Merchant Mariners of Military Sealift Command National Maritime Day is celebrated each year to recognize one of our country's most important industries, and honor the sacrifices of past and present U.S. merchant mariners...