Publications

Civilian mariner Larry P. Ejan, steward utilityman, with Military Sealift Command’s (MSC) dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE 10), dances with a staff member of the Niños Pag Asa Orphanage Center, during a community outreach event in Olongapo, Philippines, Dec. 8, 2024.

Michael Mack, field recruiter, Military Sealift Command, speaks to interested applicants at a job fair in the Top o’ the Mar reception center at the Nimitz Hill Annex, in Asan, Dec. 11.

SAN DIEGO – John Lewis-class fleet replenishment oiler, USNS Robert F. Kennedy (T-AO 208) delivered to the Navy on Dec. 10.

SUBIC, Philippines (Dec. 4, 2024) —Civilian mariner Azhatia McFarland, left, ordinary seaman, and deck cadet Alexa Tipps, both with Military Sealift Command’s (MSC) dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE 10), prepare to plant seeds in a vegetable garden at Aningway-Sacatihan Elementary School Annex/High School during a community outreach event at Subic, Philippines, Dec. 4, 2024. The Aeta are indigenous people who live in scattered, isolated mountainous parts of Luzon, Philippines. MSC Far East supports the U.S. 7th Fleet and ensures approximately 50 ships in the Indo-Pacific Region are manned, trained, and equipped to deliver essential supplies, fuel, cargo, and equipment to warfighters, both at sea and on shore. (U.S. Navy photo by Grady T. Fontana)

Michael Soliven, left, assistant cook, and Melvin Macaraeg, deck engineer, both with dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE 10) open a care package that was provided by the American Association of Singapore and the Stamford American International School in Singapore while aboard Charles Drew at Sembawang Wharves, Singapore, Nov. 21, 2024. (U.S. Navy photo by Grady T. Fontana)

Lt. Cmdr. Jamil A. Khan is greeted by children during a community outreach event at the Learning Center of the Human Help Network Foundation in Pattaya, Thailand.

SRIRACH, Thailand— Pongpisit Ungsuchaikij, head chef at a popular hotel in Pattaya, Thailand, and volunteer with U.S. Navy League Siam Council in Pattaya, poses for a photograph aboard expeditionary fast transport ship USNS City of Bismarck (T-EPF 9) in Sriracha, Thailand, Nov. 6, 2024. (U.S. Navy photo by Grady T. Fontana)

SUBIC BAY, Philippines—Civilian mariner Sean A. Joyner, steward utility, assigned to expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Puerto Rico (T-EPF 11), distributes donated goods to the Aeta community within Subic during a community outreach event at the Aningway-Sacatihan Elementary School Annex/ High School, Subic Bay, Philippines, Oct. 29, 2024. The Aeta are indigenous people who live in scattered, isolated mountainous parts of Luzon, Philippines. (U.S. Navy photo by Grady T. Fontana)

BMC Andrew Werner provides instruction to Philippine navy sailors during Sama Sama.

Navy Reserve Unit Military Sealift Command Far East Detachment 101, out of St. Louis, tour the large, medium-speed, roll-on/roll-off pre-positioning ship USNS Watkins (T-AKR 315) prior to participation in exercise Ulchi Freedom Shield 2024 (UFS 24), at Pier 8, Busan, South Korea, Aug. 16. Exercise UFS 24 is a combined exercise between the U.S. and Republic of Korea (ROK) with participation from United Nations Command Member State militaries as well as U.S. and ROK governmental agencies to fortify the combined defense posture and enhance response capabilities. (Photo by Cmdr. Hannah Shipp)

USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) transfers ordnance.

Military vehicles are staged near Military Sealift Command chartered ship MV Cape Hudson (T-AKR 5066) during an offload of equipment in support of exercise Super Garuda Shield 2024, at the Port of Banyuwangi, Indonesia Aug. 12. Super Garuda Shield, one of the largest multinational exercises in the Indo-Pacific region, continues to solidify the U.S.-Indonesia Major Defense Partnership Defense Cooperation Agreement and advances cooperation in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (Navy photo by Grady T. Fontana)