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Ship in the Spotlight: USNS Robert F. Kennedy

NORFOLK, Virginia (May 30, 2025) – The U.S. Navy Mercy-class hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) departed Naval Station Norfolk to begin its summer deployment to the U.S. Southern Command area of operation in support of U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S.4th Fleet’s Continuing Promise 2025, May 30.

Yeoman 2nd Class Malcolm Jackson poses for a photo after being named Military Sealift Command Europe & Africa / Commander, Task Force SIX THREE Sailor of the Quarter during an awards ceremony on board Naval Support Activity Naples, Italy May 22. Jackson was promoted to Yeoman 1st Class as the result of a Navy Wide Advancement Examination May 30.

Military Sealift Command's Transportation Team pose for a photo. From Left to right: Marcus Williams (Transportation Assistant), Carly Tew (Transportation Officer), Carlos Douglas (Lead Transportation Officer), Zachary Farr (Transportation Officer), and Antwan Epps (Transportation Assistant). The team transports vital material and parts to more than 140 MSC ships

We Are MSC: Third Officer Kendra S. Williams

Ship in the Spotlight: Richard E. Byrd

Information Systems Technician 1st Class Meghan Grant was named U.S. Fleet Forces Command Fiscal Year 2025 Direct Report Activities Sailor of the Year.

We Are MSC: First Assistant Engineer Tim McKenna

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.