The keel for the future USNS Hector A. Cafferata Jr. (ESB 8), a Lewis B. Puller-class Expeditionary Sea Base, was laid at GD NASSCO shipyard April 25.

OLONGAPO CITY, Philippines—Navy Lt. Cmdr. Jamil A. Khan, left, chaplain, Military Sealift Command Far East, listens to a Filipino young adult during a community relations event at the Olongapo City Center for Youth during Exercise Balikatan 24, April 19, 2024. Khan offered words of encouragement and advice to the members of the center. BK 24 is an annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. military designed to strengthen bilateral interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences. (U.S. Navy photo by Grady T. Fontana)

Information System Technician 2nd Class Charieann G. Cabahit, a Reservists with Military Sealift Command Expeditionary Port Unit Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, prepares for the arrival of MSC chartered ship MV Cape Horn (T-AKR 5068) at the New Container Terminal, Subic Bay, Philippines, before an offload of equipment in support of exercise Balikatan 2024, April 15. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen bilateral capabilities, interoperability, trust, and cooperation. (U.S. Navy photo by Grady T. Fontana)

Johanna Crawford, supervisory associate council, Military Sealift Command (MSC), left, presents Steven C. Cade, Executive Director, MSC, right, with a 75th anniversary scroll to kick off the organization-wide signing of the document April 10, 2024. The scroll was designed to commemorate MSC's 75 years of maritime excellence.

The U.S. Army’s 7th Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary) loads vehicles onto MV Roy Benavidez (T-AKR-306) March 15, 2024.

Soldiers with 2nd Battalion, 2nd Aviation Regiment, 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade exit a U.S. Army UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter after single-spot deck-landing qualifications on prepositioning ship USNS Dahl (T-AKR 312), March 7. (Courtesy photo)

Military Sealift Command (MSC) chartered ship MV Cape Horn (T-AKR 5068) departs the port of Sattahip, Thailand, after discharging about 260 end items for exercise Cobra Gold 2024, Feb. 22. CG24 is the 43rd iteration of the Joint Cobra Gold series of exercises. CG24 emphasizes coordination on readiness, civic action, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, and seeks to expand regional cooperation and collaboration in these vital areas. MSC directs and supports operations for approximately 140 civilian-crewed ships that replenish U.S. Navy ships at sea, conduct specialized missions, preposition combat cargo at sea around the world, perform a variety of support services, and move military equipment and supplies to deployed U.S. forces. (Photo by Grady T. Fontana)

USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) returns to Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego after supporting Pacific Partnership 2024.

USNS Robert E. Peary

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.

MSC 75th Anniversary

U.S. Lt. Cmdr. Katie Lee, an ER doctor, relaxes in a massage chair in the resiliency room aboard the hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) underway in the Pacific Ocean, as part of Pacific Partnership 2024-1, Jan. 23, 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. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Justin Ontiveros)