11 February 2025 USNS Kanawha awarded Navy Unit Commendation for efforts while deployed to U.S. Central Command NORFOLK, Va. (February 7, 2025)—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...
09 August 2024 MSC Ships Provide Logistics Support During RIMPAC 2024 HAWAII — Military Sealift Command (MSC) combat logistic fleet (CLF) ships have completed their support to the world’s largest, international maritime exercise, Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024, in Hawaii...
06 February 2024 USNS Brunswick Returns Home after 7 Years in the Western Pacific NORFOLK, Va. – Military Sealift Command’s (MSC) sixth expeditionary fast transport vessel USNS Brunswick (T-EPF 6) shifted its hub port in Saipan to Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek – Fort Story, Va., Feb. 3, 2024. The evolution signified the completion of a seven-year forward...
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...
17 August 2023 Military Sealift Command’s USNS Millinocket Aids Vessel In Distress TIMOR SEA -- Military Sealift Command (MSC) expeditionary fast transport USNS Millinocket (T EPF 3) rendered assistance to a distressed small leisure boat in the vicinity of Darwin, Australia, Aug. 8...
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...
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...
16 February 2022 MSC Chartered Ship MV Ocean Giant Arrives at McMurdo Station Antarctica In Support of Operation Deep Freeze 2022 ANTARCTICA - Military Sealift Command chartered ship MV Ocean Giant arrived at McMurdo Station, Antarctica in preparation for the offload of its nearly 7 million pound of cargo in support of the Operation Deep Freeze 2022 resupply mission...
10 February 2022 Prepositioning Ship Trains with Air Force During Exercise Cope North PHILIPPINE SEA – Military Sealift Command’s (MSC) civil service mariners aboard USNS Dahl (T AKR 312) helped train U.S. Air Force crews while underway in the Philippine Sea, as part of Exercise Cope North 22, Feb. 7-8...
02 February 2022 CTF-76, ESG-7 embark USS Miguel Keith to lead littoral warfare operations The Navy and Marine Corps team composed of CTF-76 and ESG-7 is underway with the embarked 31st and 11th MEUs for training and operations in the Indo-Pacific region...
05 January 2022 MSC Chartered Ship MV Ocean Giant Departs in Support of Operation Deep Freeze 2022 Military Sealift Command charter ship MV Ocean Giant departed Port Hueneme, Calif., yesterday, kicking off their support of their support of the annual resupply mission to McMurdo Station, Antarctica; Operation Deep Freeze 2022...
16 November 2021 Expeditionary Fast Transport Ship Supports Bilateral Exercise with Indonesia JAVA SEA -- Military Sealift Command’s Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport USNS Millinocket (T-EPF 3) took part in Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Indonesia, in the Java Sea, Nov. 6...
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...
09 November 2021 Expeditionary fast transport ship supports Marines during Koa Moana USNS City of Bismarck (T-EPF 9) is supporting Marines in Palau during the months-long exercise Koa Moana 21...
02 November 2021 USS Frank Cable Conducts Expeditionary Reload with USS Hampton Alongside SAIPAN - The submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) completed a weapons handling exercise involving the transfer of a MK-48 inert training shape to a submarine, Oct. 22. This was the first expeditionary reload Frank Cable has conducted outside of Guam since 2012...
27 October 2021 USS Frank Cable Begins Regional Indo-Pacific Patrol APRA HARBOR, Guam - The submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) departed Apra Harbor, Guam, as part of a scheduled patrol in the Indo-Pacific region, Oct. 18...
14 October 2021 Small Business is Big Business at Military Sealift Command Military Sealift Command hosted prospective small business industry partners to a Virtual Small Business Industry Day, Oct. 14. The event included more than 400 registered attendees, who represented a variety of businesses and industries...
21 September 2021 USNS Choctaw County Arrives in Lebanon for First-Ever Central Partnership Station BEIRUT - Expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Choctaw County (T-EPF 2) arrived in Beirut, Lebanon, Sept. 20, to participate in U.S. Naval Forces Central Command’s (NAVCENT) first-ever Central Partnership Station (CPS) mission...
27 August 2021 Military Sealift Command Atlantic Changes Hands Military Sealift Command in the Atlantic changed hands when Navy Capt. Daniel E. Broadhurst relieved Navy Capt. Janice G. Smith as commodore of Norfolk-based Military Sealift Command Atlantic (MSCLANT) during a change of command ceremony held aboard USNS Comfort (T-AH 20)at Naval Station Norfolk,...