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Ship in the Spotlight: USS Lewis B. Puller

Lisa Wimbush, Afloat and Ashore Victim Advocate, Military Sealift Command, conducts Sexual Assault, Prevention and Response (SAPR) training for the crew of submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39) aboard the vessel, Feb. 7, 2025.

Civil Service Mariner Aiden Luetkmeyer (left), Military Sealift Command Deputy Total Force Management Frank Cunningham and Civil Service Mariner Ryan Welsh pose for a photo during a New Employment Orientation class at Naval Station Norfolk. Luetkmeyer and Welsh are the first Civil Service Mariner licensed officers hired under Military Sealift Command’s Expedited Onboarding Initiative.

USS Lewis B Puller conducts routine port visit to Cape Town, South Africa

Ship in the Spotlight: USNS William McLean

Eleven U.S. Navy medical reservists assigned to hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) visited Military Sealift Command’s fleet replenishment oiler USNS Joshua Humphreys (T-AO 188) at Naval Station Norfolk, Apr. 3, for a tour and lunch, offering a unique maritime experience for the entire team.

We Are MSC: 2nd Engineer Kevyn Delacoudray

Ship in the Spotlight: USNS Eagleview

Military Sealift Command (MSC) fleet replenishment oiler USNS John Lewis (T-AO 205) departs San Diego for deployment with the U.S. Navy’s Nimitz Carrier Strike Group.

An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter, attached to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 26, approaches the flight deck of the Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship USNS Robert E. Peary (T-AKE 5) during a replenishment-at-sea, March 11. Carter Hall is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by the U.S. 6th Fleet to defend U.S., Allied and partner interests.

Military Sealift Command’s (MSC) Combat Logistics Force (CLF) fleet replenishment oiler USNS Patuxent (T-AO 201) returned to Naval Station Norfolk, Dec. 10, 2024, after completing a 10-month deployment in U.S. European Command’s area of responsibility.

David Schaeffer, a Military Sealift Command Project Officer, poses for a photo at MSC headquarters in Norfolk, Virginia. Schaeffer is enrolled in Old Dominion University’s Master of Public Administration program and was recently selected to participate in the 12th Annual Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs and Administration (NASPAA) Student Simulation Competition.