Military Sealift Command is headquartered at the Washington Navy Yard in Washington, D.C.

MSC has five area commands, each headed by a U.S. Navy captain, covering the Atlantic, Pacific, Europe, Middle East and Far East areas of responsibility. MSC's area commanders are the primary points of contact for MSC customers and numbered fleet commanders in their respective areas and are the personal representatives of the MSC commander. The area commands also are the MSC commander's direct links to MSC ships, providing maintenance oversight, logistics coordination and other needed services.

An additional MSC subordinate command - Military Sealift Fleet Support Command - in Norfolk, Va., is responsible for crewing, training, equipping and maintaining MSC's government-owned, government-operated ships.

MSC also has MSC Offices and representatives that report to the area commands and Ship Support Units that report to MSFSC at key worldwide locations providing various services to the MSC fleet.

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