27 June 2022 MSC’s Newest Ship USNS John L. Canley Christened at General Dynamics NASSCO San Diego SAN DIEGO - Expeditionary sea base USNS John L. Canley (ESB-6), Military Sealift Command’s newest ship, was christened during a ceremony at the General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard in San Diego, Calif., June 26...
24 May 2022 Honoring the Merchant Mariner; National Maritime Day 2022 NORFOLK, Va. -- National Maritime Day is celebrated each year to recognize some of our nation’s most important professionals, the Merchant Mariners. This day is set aside to honor the dedication and sacrifices, both past and present, our nation’s U.S. Merchant Mariners make every day...
20 May 2022 World War II Merchant Mariners Honored with Congressional Gold Medal WASHINGTON — Merchant Mariners, elected officials and senior military leaders gathered at the U.S. Capital in Washington D.C. for the Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony Honoring Merchant Mariners of World War II, May 18...
18 March 2022 Military Sealift Command Training Centers; Your Future in the Fleet Begins Here FORT EUSTIS, Va. - All newly hired CIVMARs, both licensed and unlicensed, must successfully complete MSC three-week Basic Training curriculum prior to sailing aboard MSC ships...
17 February 2022 Profiles in Professionalism: HM3 Glenn Field When he joined the Navy Reserves in 2019 as a corpsman, Glenn Field had no idea what was in store for him.Who could possibly know that shortly after he enlisted a global pandemic would occur that would take the third class petty officer from the Big Apple to South Korea?...
16 February 2022 MSC Chartered Ship MV Ocean Giant Arrives at McMurdo Station Antarctica In Support of Operation Deep Freeze 2022 ANTARCTICA - Military Sealift Command chartered ship MV Ocean Giant arrived at McMurdo Station, Antarctica in preparation for the offload of its nearly 7 million pound of cargo in support of the Operation Deep Freeze 2022 resupply mission...
10 February 2022 Prepositioning Ship Trains with Air Force During Exercise Cope North PHILIPPINE SEA – Military Sealift Command’s (MSC) civil service mariners aboard USNS Dahl (T AKR 312) helped train U.S. Air Force crews while underway in the Philippine Sea, as part of Exercise Cope North 22, Feb. 7-8...
08 February 2022 MSC Chartered Ship MT Maersk Peary Conducting Fuel Offload Operations in Support of Operation Deep Freeze 2022 MCMURDO STATION - Near the South Pole, Military Sealift Command chartered ship MT Maersk Peary is currently offloading nearly 9 million gallons of diesel and jet fuel at McMurdo Station, Antarctica...
01 December 2021 U.S. Fleet Oiler Conducts Replenishments-at-Sea, Enhances Interoperability with Australia During Annual Exercise PHILIPPINE SEA - Military Sealift Command’s (MSC) Henry J. Kaiser-class replenishment oiler USNS Big Horn (T-AO198) conducted underway replenishments with partners and allies as part of Annual Exercise (ANNUALEX), in the Philippine Sea, Nov. 21-30...
09 November 2021 Expeditionary Fast Transport Ship Supports Marines During Koa Moana PALAU - Since July, Military Sealift command’s Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport USNS City of Bismarck (T-EPF 9) has supported Marines taking part in Koa Moana 21 in the Republic of Palau...