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Military Sealift Command chartered ship MV Ocean Giant conducts cargo offload operations at McMurdo Station, Antarctica. MSC ships are delivering supplies needed for the year's survival on the remote outpost in support of the annual resupply mission Operation Deep Freeze 2025.

Civil Service Mariners who crew Military Sealift Command's fleet replenishment oiler USNS Kanawha (T-AO 196) pose for a group photo after the ship was awarded the Navy Unit Commendation while the vessel was pier-side on Naval Station Norfolk, Feb. 7. The crew earned the NUC for their efforts while deployed to U.S. Central Command.

Military Sealift Command Civil Service Mariner Alexandra Jewell, the navigator for the hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), plots the Mercy’s course while departing Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, as part of Pacific Partnership 2024-1, Feb. 5, 2024. Pacific Partnership, now in its 19th iteration, is the largest multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific and works to enhance regional interoperability and disaster response capabilities, increase security stability in the region, and foster new and enduring friendships.

The Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) transits the Mediterranean Sea August 4, 2021 during Large Scale Exercise 2021.

The plaque dedicated to Ronald “Ron” Law is unveiled during the Ron Law Small Arms Marksmanship Training Center (SAMTC) building dedication, held in the building Jan. 23, 2025. The building has been named after Ronald “Ron” Law, who dedicated 30 years of his life to Military Sealift Command as a Damage Control Officer and Small Arms Instructor.

Military Sealift Command (MSC) dry cargo ship, USNS Cesar Chavez (T-AKE 14), steams behind the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), before a fueling-at-sea and replenishment-at-sea with MSC fleet replenishment oiler, USNS Rappahannock (T-AO 204), in the North Pacific Ocean, June 25. Commander, Task Force 73 (CTF 73) in coordination with Military Sealift Command Far East (MSC FE) refuels and resupplies deployed naval forces, along with regional allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region.

A view of the crew care package delivered to the Civil Service Mariners who crew Military Sealift Command's dry cargo ammunition ship USNS William McLean (T-AKE 12) while the ship was pier-side on Naval Station Norfolk, Jan. 13. The crew care package was delivered to the ship by the MSC Resiliency/Health Promotion Team to assist in building and maintaining crew resilience.

WILHELMSHAVEN, Germany (Dec. 20, 2024) Strategic Sealift Officer, Lt. j.g. Christian Tanas, left, a Tactical Advisor from Military Sealift Command (MSC) assigned to the MSC contracted vessel MV Sagamore discusses navigation principles with members of MSC's Expeditionary Port Unit on Sagamore's bridge while the ship is moored pier side in Wilhelmshaven, Germany Dec. 20. (U.S. Navy photo by Ben Farone)

U.S. Navy Capt. Todd B. Penrod, Commander, Task Force 63 / Commander, Military Sealift Command Europe and Africa (center right) and U.S. Merchant Marine Capt. Jennifer Senner (right) discusses port operations with the U.S. Army's 838th Transportation Battalion leadership team, Lt. Col. James Acevedo, Battalion Commander, (center left) and Command Sgt. Maj. Carlos Varas during a cargo movement operation at EUROGATE Container Terminal in Wilhelmshaven, Germany Dec. 20th.

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