Beaumont, Texas, (April 8, 2022) – Military Sealift Command in March chartered MV Cape Washington (T-AKR 9961) to load U.S. Army cargo at the Port of Beaumont in Texas and embarked two tactical advisors (TACADs) to oversee the voyage to Europe in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve. Overseeing the four-and-a half day load was MSC’s Marine Transportation Specialist Anthony Rothgeb who serves as the MSC Atlantic (MSCLANT) representative stationed at the Port of Beaumont, located at the Army’s 842nd Transportation Battalion, which is also home to the U.S. Army Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command. Because this was a monumental load, Rothgeb said, it required the expertise of SDDC’s entire team of active-duty, National Guard and Reserve Soldiers, civilians, and commercial partners to complete the tasking. “Being able to provide combat capability to the warfighter is crucial to warfighter readiness. The partnership between MSC and SDDC is key to providing U.S. Transportation the power to move critical Army cargo across the globe.”