17 August 2022 U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command Conducts Maintenance in India CHENNAI, India - Military Sealift Command’s (MSC) Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE 10) conducted maintenance at Larsen & Toubro Ltd, commonly known as L&T shipyard, in Kattupalli near Chennai, India, Aug. 7-17.
09 August 2022 USNS Medgar Evers Completes Afloat Team Training NORFOLK, Va. - The crew aboard the Military Sealift Command (MSC) dry cargo ammunition ship USNS Medgar Evers (T-AKE 13) completed Afloat Team Tailored Training July 22 honing their damage control (DC) responses.
27 July 2022 USNS Medgar Evers Shipboard Qualification Trials ATLANTIC OCEAN — The Civil Service Mariners (CIVMAR) who crew Military Sealift Command’s dry cargo ammunition ship USNS Medgar Evers (T-AKE 13) took the ship to sea in the Atlantic Ocean to perform Shipboard Qualification Trials (SQT), July 14-17.
27 July 2022 Military Sealift Command Helps Protect the Environment PACIFIC OCEAN - Military Sealift Command (MSC) is made up of civilian mariners and ships traveling the world to refuel and replenish ships at sea, keeping the U.S. Navy mission ready, through refueling-at-sea, connected replenishments and vertical replenishments.
25 July 2022 Tanker Ships Deliver Fuel to MSC Ships Via CONSOL in Support of RIMPAC 2022 PACIFIC OCEAN - Underway, in the waters off the coast of Hawaii, Military Sealift Command (MSC) chartered tanker ships MT Maersk Peary and SLNC Goodwill are providing at-sea fuel deliveries to the MSC’s Combat Logistics Fleet (CLF) ships that are supporting the underway phase of the bi-annual
22 July 2022 MSC Intern Receives Judith C. Gilliom Workforce Recruitment Program Award NORFOLK, Va. - The Department of Defense (DOD) Diversity Management Operations Center recently named an intern at Military Sealift Command (MSC) as a recipient of the 2022 Judith C. Gilliom Award for Outstanding Workforce Recruitment Program (WRP) Participant.
01 July 2022 Military Sealift Command Supporting Bi-Annual Rim of the Pacific Exercise Six Military Sealift Command ships will participate in the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 exercise throughout the month of July in the waters around Hawaii.
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.