Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force oiler JS Hamana (AO-424) connects its fuel line to Military Sealift Command’s commercial charter oiler MT Badlands Trader during ships qualification training at sea West of Kyushu, Japan, July 23, 2024

MSC 75th Anniversary

U.S. Naval Sea Cadets learn how to lay out mooring lines during an underway aboard USNS Apalachicola (EPF 13) July 15, 2024. During the underway, cadets spent time aboard a sea-going vessel to learn about the ship's day-to-day operations.

Cmdr. Omari D. Buckley, right, outgoing commander, Military Sealift Command Ship Support Unit Guam, speaks to the audience during the SSU Guam change of command ceremony in the base chapel at Naval Base Guam, July 12, 2024. (Navy photo by Grady T. Fontana)

240618-N-HT008-1821 SOUTH CHINA SEA (June 18, 2024) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114), left, conducts bilateral operations with Royal Canadian Navy Halifax-class frigate HMCS Montreal (FFH 336) in the South China Sea, June 18, 2024. Combined operations such as this are intended to improve interoperability between allied navies and support a free and open Indo-Pacific. Ralph Johnson is forward deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest DESRON and the U.S. 7th fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Trevor Hale)

MSC 75th Anniversary

DIEGO GARCIA, British Indian Ocean Territory—Capt. Nathan W. Fugate, left, relinquishes command of Maritime Prepositioning Ships Squadron Two to Capt. Aaron L. Helgerson during a ceremony at headquarters, U.S. Navy Support Facility Diego Garcia, June 10, 2024. (Navy photo by Ensign Jayme Gordon)

USS Russell Completes First Deployment Milestone - Arrives in Pearl Harbor [Image 8 of 14]

Students from The Seattle Maritime Academy, pose onboard the Military Sealift Command dry cargo/ammunition ship USNS Richard E. Byrd (T-AKE 4) during the recent family cruise in the Pacific Northwest.

Captain James J. White, Ship Master, USNS Harvey Milk (T-AO 206), greets Military Sealift Command personnel, and Mr. Steven Brock, Senior Advisor, Secretary of the Navy, as they arrive aboard Milk June 3, 2024. in addition to the ship tour, Brock met with MSC leadership for an office call to discuss new construction, expansion initiatives, and force generation.

Civilian mariner Vanessa Mongiovi, yeoman storekeeper, assigned to Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship USNS William McLean (T-AKE 12), listens during a conversation on a radio aboard USNS William McLean at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, May 24, 2024. (Navy photo by Yeoman Storekeeper Ossie Spencer)

Rear Adm. Philip Sobeck, Commander, Military Sealift Command, and Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost, Commander, U.S. Transcom, lay a wreath in the Elizabeth river during the 2024 National Maritime Day ceremony on board USS Wisconsin (BB-64) May 22, 2024. National Maritime Day honors the work and contributions of past merchant seaman who endured the perils of the sea during times of war and peace, and recognizes those who proudly carry on that tradition today.