Publications

Ship in the Spotlight - USNS William McLean: McLean trails (fourth ship, first row) in formation during At Sea Demonstration (ASD)/Formidable Shield 25.

Capt. David Reyes, commodore, Military Sealift Command Far East, officiates the turnover between Cmdr. Kris Blandin, outgoing commanding officer of MSC Ship Support Unit Guam, and Cmdr. Paul Tortora, incoming commanding officer of MSC SSU Guam, during a change of command ceremony at the Naval Base Guam chapel, May 16.

Military Sealift Command’s fast combat support vessel USNS Supply (T-AOE 6) clinched MSC’s Maritime “E” award for the very first time, March 24, 2025. “The Supply crew doesn’t just navigate the waves, they continue to create a roadmap to achieve high standards of maritime excellence,” said Captain Peter S. Lenardson, Supply’s Ship Master.

Twenty-three students of the Governor’s Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Academy in Chesapeake, Va., visited Military Sealift Command’s (MSC) USNS Joshua Humphreys (T-AO 188) on April 24, 2025. Pictured center is Chief Mate Miles Faver, explaining the two types of replenishment services Joshua Humphreys provides the warfighting ships at sea.

Capt. Todd B. Penrod, Commander, Task Force SIX THREE, Commander, Military Sealift Command Europe & Africa poses for a selfie with Supply Utilityman Alex Presto aboard the Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) following an awards presentation on the ship's mess decks April 11. Penrod visited the ship to engage with the crew and conduct a ship check following the completion of regularly scheduled voyage repairs.

Two Navy personnel shake hands before a brief in a classroom.

We Are MSC: Larry J. Gonzales Sr.

Ship in the Spotlight: USNS Robert E. Simanek

We Are MSC: Amador (Rey) Estrada

250502-N-N1505-1002 SAN DIEGO (May 1, 2025) American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) guests pose for a group photo aboard the hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) during an educational tour exploring military medicine and global health, May 1, 2025. The event, hosted in partnership with Naval Medical Center San Diego and USNS Mercy leadership, offered attendees insight into the Navy’s forward-deployed medical capabilities and provided 1.5 in-person ACHE education credits. The mission of NMCSD is to provide a superior experience for our patients, staff, and warfighters. NMCSD employs more than 5,000 active-duty military personnel, civilians, and contractors in southern California to deliver exceptional care afloat and ashore.

This week’s Military Sealift Command “Ship in the Spotlight,” is the MSC chartered ship MV Ocean Gladiator. The ship recently completed its support to Operation Deep Freeze 2025 by conducting a cargo offload of 153 containers of retrograde materials including station waste and recyclables returned from Antarctica, and delivered ice-core samples from Antarctica that will be shared with scientists for further study in Port Hueneme, Calif. The offload marked the completion of MSC’s participation in the annual resupply mission to McMurdo Station, in support of the Joint Task Force Support for Antarctica mission to the National Science Foundation-managed U.S. Antarctic Program.

USNS Robert E. Simanek (T-ESB 7) arrives at Naval Station Norfolk May 5, 2025. The ship was named after Private First-Class Robert Ernest Simanek, who was awarded the Medal of Honor for shielding fellow Marines from a grenade at the Battle of Bunker Hill during the Korean War.