20 November 2025 Ship in the Spotlight: USNS William McLean Congratulations to this week’s Military Sealift Command “Ship in the Spotlight, USNS William McLean (T-AKE 12). McLean recently returned stateside after a successful five-and-a-half month deployment serving the U.S. Sixth Fleet and the USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group.During the 169-day...
08 August 2023 USS Porter, USNS William McLean Perform Vertical Launch System Re-Arm Demonstration NORFOLK, Va —The crews of the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) and Military Sealift Command’s (MSC) dry cargo ammunition ship USNS William McLean (T-AKE 12) performed a MK 41 Vertical Launch System (VLS) re-arm, pier-side, at Naval Station Norfolk, Aug. 3...