Maritime Prepositioning Ship
Squadron One

Our Mission

As part of the Navy's strategic sealift capability, Maritime Prepositioning Ship Squadron One is responsible for the operation of, military equipment on, and administrative support to non-combatant ships of the Military Sealift Command Prepositioning Program in the eastern Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. These time-chartered ships carry afloat prepositioned U.S. military cargo for the U.S. Marine Corps and Air Force. The squadron's mission is to provide swift, precise and effective sea transportation of vital equipment and supplies to a designated area of operations.

Command Profile

MPSRON One is an afloat staff of 20 military personnel under the command of a U.S. Navy captain. The staff is embarked in one of the squadron's six Maritime Prepositioning Ships. There is a total of about 140 permanently assigned civilian and military personnel aboard the six ships. Over 400 additional personnel can come aboard the ships when conducting a Maritime Prepositioning Force operation. Staff members serve one-year tours in a continuously underway, forward-deployed status. The MPSRON One ships operate in European waters without a permanent homeport in that area.

The ships that are a regular part of MPSRON One are MV 2nd Lt. John P. Bobo, SS Sgt. Matej Kocak, SS Pfc. Eugene A. Obregon, SS Maj. Stephen W. Pless, MV Capt. Steven L. Bennett and USNS 1st Lt. Harry L. Martin. Other MSC Prepositioning Program ships can fall under MPSRON One's command when they operate in the MPSRON area of operations.

The MPSRON One ships move from port to port in many allied nations of Europe throughout the year, rarely traveling together. The ships themselves and the squadron staff form only part of the team needed to deploy cargo. Periodically, through real-world operations and exercises, the various Marine Corps and Navy units work together to conduct an off-load. The MPSRON One staff's main job is to keep the MPS vessels and their cargo ready at all times until an order to deploy is given. On 24-hours notice, every MPSRON One ship can leave port and sail literally anywhere in the world bringing combat and support equipment the Marines and Air Force need to accomplish their missions.

MPSRON One is a component of the U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command, reporting to the Prepositioning Program Manager at MSC Headquarters in Washington, D.C. MPSRON One is an operational asset of the U.S. Navy's 6th Fleet. The squadron's immediate director for both administrative and operational matters is the MSC Europe Area Commander located in Naples, Italy.

Meet the commander of the squadron. Click here for the commander's photograph and biography.

Contact Information

As a continuously underway, forward-deployed command, land-line telephone service to the squadron is generally not available. The telephone numbers listed below are provided for official government use only, as there is a cost to the taxpayer for every incoming call. Electronic mail is the preferred method of communicating with MPSRON One.

• Telephone:

  Administration: Country Code (34) 669-839-164
  Commodore: (34) 659-441-232
  Chief Staff Officer: (34) 659-441-231
  Communications center: (34) 629-318-274
  Fax: (871), (873), (874) 336-895-322

• Address:

Commander
Maritime Prepositioning Ship Squadron One
FPO AE 09501-7106

• E-mail:

N02.MPSRON1@smtpgw.msc.navy.mil

• DDN plain language address:

COMPSRON ONE