The latest press releases from MSC's Public Affairs Office. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel13.asp http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss en-us Thu, 16 May 2013 16:00:00 -0400 Fri, 3 Apr 2009 13:25:00 -0400 webmaster@msc.navy.mil The Navy accepted delivery of the first Mobile Landing Platform, USNS Montford Point (MLP 1), from General Dynamics-NASSCO, May 14, in San Diego, Calif. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press13/press09.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press13/press09.htm Wed, 15 May 2013 14:00:00 -0400 Rear Adm. Thomas K. Shannon relieved Rear Adm. Mark H. Buzby as commander, Military Sealift Command, during a change of command ceremony aboard USNS Spearhead (JHSV 1), May 10. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press13/press08.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press13/press08.htm Fri, 10 May 2013 14:00:00 -0400 Austal christened USNS Millinocket (JHSV 3) 20 April at its state-of-the-art shipyard in Mobile, Alabama. USNS Millinocket is the third of ten Joint High Speed Vessels (JHSV) Austal has under contract with the U.S. Navy as part of an overall 10-ship contract worth over $1.6 billion. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press13/press07.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press13/press07.htm Sat, 20 April 2013 17:00:00 -0400 The Navy will christen the joint high speed vessel (JHSV) Millinocket April 20, during a 10 a.m. CDT ceremony in Mobile, Ala. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press13/press06.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press13/press06.htm Fri, 19 April 2013 17:00:00 -0400 Navy ships and personnel assigned to Military Sealift Command transported Marine Corps combat equipment and supplies to Subic Bay in support of exercises Freedom Banner and Balikatan, March 21-26. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press13/press05.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press13/press05.htm Mon, 1 April 2013 17:00:00 -0400 Navy Reserve Sailors assigned to Military Sealift Command participated in Republic of Korea defense exercise Key Resolve, March 14 - 21. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press13/press04.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press13/press04.htm Fri, 22 March 2013 07:00:00 -0400 Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV) 2, the future USNS Choctaw County, conducted builder's sea trials March 7-8, in Mobile, Ala. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press13/press03.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press13/press03.htm Fri, 15 March 2013 12:00:00 -0400 The Navy's first Joint High-Speed Vessel, USNS Spearhead (JHSV 1), is scheduled to visit the Port of St. Petersburg beginning Sunday, Feb. 10. The ship will remain in port until its departure Tuesday afternoon. The port call is primarily a working visit and an opportunity for senior officials and military personnel from U.S. Central Command and U.S. Special Operations Command to visit the ship and receive short briefings on Spearhead's capabilities. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press13/press02.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press13/press02.htm Thu, 7 February 2013 12:00:00 -0400 MV Ocean Giant and MT Maersk Peary are currently underway en route to McMurdo Station, Antarctica, marking the start of MSC's resupply efforts in support of Operation Deep Freeze, the annual Joint Task Force Support for Antarctica mission to resupply the remote scientific outpost. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press13/press01.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press13/press01.htm Fri, 18 January 2013 08:30:00 -0400 Military Sealift Command accepted delivery of the Navy's first joint high-speed vessel at Austal Shipyard in Mobile, Ala., Dec. 5. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press12/press27.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press12/press27.htm Thu, 6 December 2012 08:30:00 -0400 Military Sealift Command's first Mobile Landing Platform ship completed its first float out operation at the General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard in San Diego, Nov. 13. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press12/press26.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press12/press26.htm Tue, 13 November 2012 17:00:00 -0400 Military Sealift Command accepted delivery of its newest dry cargo/ammunition ship, USNS Cesar Chavez (T-AKE 14), during a short ceremony at the General Dynamics NASSCO Ship Yard San Diego, Oct. 24. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press12/press25.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press12/press25.htm Wed, 24 October 2012 15:00:00 -0400 Rear Adm. Mark H. Buzby, commander, Military Sealift Command, honored 89 members of USS Ponce's (AFSB(I) 15) crew during an Oct. 7 ceremony highlighting accomplishments associated with bringing Ponce into service and on station. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press12/press24.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press12/press24.htm Tue, 9 October 2012 18:00:00 -0400 Military Sealift Command's Maritime Prepositioning Ship (MPS) Squadron One was officially disestablished Sept. 28. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press12/press23.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press12/press23.htm Fri, 28 September 2012 15:30:00 -0400 Military Sealift Command oceanographic survey ship USNS Henson (T-AGS 63), with its embarked scientific staff from the U.S. Naval Oceanographic Office (NAVOCEANO), joined naval ships from Indonesia, Australia and Singapore in Sail Morotai 2012, a formation exercise near Morotai Island, Indonesia, Sept. 15. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press12/press22.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press12/press22.htm Tue, 18 September 2012 15:30:00 -0400 USNS Choctaw County (JHSV 2), the second of the Navy's new joint high-speed vessels designed for rapid intra-theater transport of troops and military equipment, was christened Sept. 15 during a ceremony at Austal USA in Mobile, Ala. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press12/press21.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press12/press21.htm Mon, 17 September 2012 08:30:00 -0400 Seventy civil service mariners, and approximately 400 Navy, Army and non-governmental organization (NGO) personnel aboard Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 20) returned to San Diego Sept. 14 after steaming more than 20,000 miles - nearly the distance of circling the equator - to Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam and Cambodia as the lead vessel for Pacific Partnership 2012 (PP12), a nearly five-month humanitarian and civic assistance mission that resulted in medical treatment for nearly 50,000 people. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press12/press20.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press12/press20.htm Fri, 14 September 2012 13:30:00 -0400 Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Henry J. Kaiser (T-AO 187), which is currently providing logistical support for U.S. Pacific Fleet's biennial Rim of the Pacific exercise off Hawaii, will deliver 900,000 gallons of a 50-50 blend of advanced biofuels and traditional petroleum-based fuel July 17 to the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) strike group. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press12/press19.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press12/press19.htm Tue, 17 July 2012 08:30:00 -0400 Four members of the combined Military Sealift Command Europe and Africa (MSCEURAF) and Task Force Six Three (TF 63) command were recognized recently for outstanding accomplishments in their respective communities. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press12/press18.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press12/press18.htm Thu, 5 July 2012 17:00:00 -0400 Rear Adm. Mark H. Buzby, commander, Military Sealift Command, recognized 82 MSC military and civilian employees with commendations for their role in refitting USS Ponce (AFSB(I)-15) during a ceremony yesterday on Naval Station Norfolk, Va. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press12/press17.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press12/press17.htm Wed, 13 June 2012 17:00:00 -0400 Military Sealift Command (MSC) fleet replenishment oiler USNS Henry J. Kaiser (T-AO 187) commenced the load of 900,000 gallons of a 50/50 blend of advanced biofuels and traditional petroleum-based fuel today at Defense Fuel Support Point, Manchester, Wash. Kaiser will deliver the biofuel to the platforms participating in the Great Green Fleet demonstration, which will take place in July during the 2012 Rim of the Pacific exercise. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press12/press16.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press12/press16.htm Wed, 13 June 2012 16:00:00 -0400 Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort's Medical Treatment Facility changed leadership May 25 as Navy Capt. Kevin J. Knoop assumed command from Navy Capt. David K. Weiss during a ceremony aboard Comfort at Canton Pier in Baltimore. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press12/press15.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press12/press15.htm Fri, 25 May 2012 15:00:00 -0400 Military Sealift Command ship USNS Cesar Chavez (T-AKE 14) was christened May 5 during an evening ceremony at the General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard in San Diego. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press12/press14.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press12/press14.htm Mon, 7 May 2012 16:00:00 -0400 Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) departed Naval Station San Diego May 3, beginning its part in Pacific Partnership 2012, a four-and-a-half month humanitarian and civic assistance mission to Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam and Cambodia. Mercy is crewed by 70 civil service mariners working for MSC who operate and navigate the ship while Navy planners and medical personnel plan and execute the mission. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press12/press13.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press12/press13.htm Thu, 3 May 2012 16:00:00 -0400 Military Sealift Command accepted delivery of its newest dry cargo/ammunition ship, USNS Medgar Evers (T-AKE 13), during a short ceremony at the General Dynamics NASSCO Ship Yard San Diego. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press12/press12.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press12/press12.htm Tue, 24 April 2012 14:00:00 -0400 Military Sealift Command presented its 2012 annual David M. Cook Food Service Excellence awards at the International Food Service Executives Association's Joint Military Awards Ceremony in San Diego, Calif, March 31. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press12/press11.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press12/press11.htm Mon, 2 April 2012 15:00:00 -0400 MV Green Wave departed McMurdo Station, Antarctica, Feb. 25, after delivering more than 6.8 million pounds of vital supplies in support of Operation Deep Freeze. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press12/press10.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press12/press10.htm Mon, 27 February 2012 15:00:00 -0400 For the first time in an at-sea exercise, an MV-22 Osprey landed aboard a Military Sealift Command (MSC) ship while conducting a proof of concept test during Bold Alligator 2012 (BA12) Feb. 9. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press12/press09.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press12/press09.htm Wed, 15 February 2012 09:00:00 -0400 Amphibious Construction Battalion 2 (PHIBCB 2) deployed Jan. 31 to support Exercise Bold Alligator units with vital water and fuel transfers. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press12/press08.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press12/press08.htm Mon, 6 February 2012 13:30:00 -0400 Submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) arrived in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, for a port visit, Jan. 23. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press12/press07.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press12/press07.htm Wed, 25 January 2012 08:30:00 -0400 High Speed Vessel (HSV 2) Swift arrived in Callao, Peru to continue HSV-Southern Partnership Station 2012, Jan. 19. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press12/press06.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press12/press06.htm Fri, 20 January 2012 08:30:00 -0400 General Dynamics NASSCO held a keel-laying ceremony for the U.S. Navy's first mobile landing platform (MLP), Jan. 19, in San Diego, Calif. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press12/press05.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press12/press05.htm Fri, 20 January 2012 08:00:00 -0400 The Navy accepted the delivery of missile range instrumentation ship USNS Howard O. Lorenzen (T-AGM 25) Jan. 10. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press12/press04.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press12/press04.htm Fri, 13 January 2012 08:00:00 -0400 Service members from High Speed Vessel (HSV) 2 Swift assembled customized wheelchairs with students from California State University at Northridge for Guatemalan children at Hope Haven in Antigua, Guatemala during HSV-Southern Partnership Station 2012 (HSV-SPS 12), Jan. 5. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press12/press03.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press12/press03.htm Mon, 9 January 2012 13:30:00 -0400 The U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command today announced an organization re-alignment designed to increase efficiency while maintaining effectiveness. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press12/press02.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press12/press02.htm Mon, 9 January 2012 12:00:00 -0400 The Department of the Navy's three Mobile Landing Platform ships will be named the USNS Montford Point, the USNS John Glenn and the USNS Lewis B. Puller, Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced today. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press12/press01.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press12/press01.htm Thu, 5 January 2012 09:00:00 -0400 Military Sealift Command dry cargo/ammunition ship USNS Robert E. Peary returned to Naval Station Norfolk Dec. 7, following a nine-month deployment to the U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. Peary and its crew of 129 civil service mariners and 11 sailors delivered vital fuel and supplies to deployed U.S. Navy and partner-nation ships, including U.S. and NATO forces supporting operations Odyssey Dawn and Unified Protector. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press70.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press70.htm Wed, 21 December 2011 10:00:00 -0400 Military Sealift Command Maritime Prepositioning Force ship USNS SGT William R. Button left the port of Male, Republic of the Maldives, today after completing a four-day port visit to the Indian Ocean island nation. The stop included bilateral meetings with senior Maldives National Defense Force officials, cultural exchange activities and a community relations event. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press69.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press69.htm Wed, 14 December 2011 09:00:00 -0400 Staff and visiting family members of Military Sealift Command's Maritime Prepositioning Ship Squadron One, or MPS Squadron One, celebrated the Thanksgiving holiday Nov. 25 by volunteering at a community center in Mouzouras, Greece. The 14 men, women and children spent the day performing yard work for the center's playground. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press65.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press65.htm Tue, 6 December 2011 11:30:00 -0400 Sailors and civilians aboard USNS Safeguard (T-ARS 50) departed Onagawa after spending days in the tsunami-stricken Japanese city, Nov. 24. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press64.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press64.htm Mon, 28 November 2011 10:00:00 -0400 U.S. and Indonesian Navies spent one month aboard the USNS Henson surveying oceanographic and hydrographic information in the Java Sea and Sunda Straits. This was one of the largest joint surveys done between our two countries' naval forces. Indonesian surveyors were included in all parts of the mission, including data collection and processing. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press63.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press63.htm Mon, 28 November 2011 09:45:00 -0400 Service members from High Speed Vessel (HSV) 2 Swift volunteered at Escuela Rafaela Santaella, Nov. 18. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press62.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press62.htm Wed, 23 November 2011 09:45:00 -0400 Submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39) arrived at Naval Base Guam to temporarily assume the responsibilities as Guam's main submarine repair facility, Nov. 21. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press61.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press61.htm Tue, 22 November 2011 09:05:00 -0400 Rear Adm. Mark H. Buzby, Commander, Military Sealift Command, visited submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40), Nov. 20, to assess the ship's material condition and the progress of work since MSC integrated the ship with civil service mariners in February 2010. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press60.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press60.htm Tue, 22 November 2011 09:00:00 -0400 The Military Sealift Command oceanographic survey ship USNS Henson (T-AGS 63) completed of a month-long, bilateral survey mission with the Indonesian Navy Nov. 16, one of the largest in three decades of hydrographic surveys between the two countries. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press59.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press59.htm Mon, 21 November 2011 09:00:00 -0400 USNS Medgar Evers, the newest ship in the U.S. Navy's Lewis and Clark-class of dry cargo/ammunition ships operated by Military Sealift Command, was christened Nov. 12 during a morning ceremony at the General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard in San Diego. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press58.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press58.htm Mon, 14 November 2011 10:00:00 -0400 The U.S. ambassador to Croatia and the commander of U.S. 6th Fleet visited Rijeka, Croatia to commemorate the near completion of the 60-day maintenance availability for USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) in the Viktor Lenac Shipyard Nov. 9. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press57.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press57.htm Mon, 14 November 2011 08:30:00 -0400 Subordinate units of Expeditionary Strike Group 3 conducted Exercise Brilliant Tern off USNS Bob Hope at Naval Base San Diego and Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, Nov. 9-10. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press56.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press56.htm Mon, 14 November 2011 08:00:00 -0400 The Army Strategic Logistics Activity - Charleston located at Joint Base Charleston-Naval Weapons Station prepositions U.S. Army equipment to provide rapid response for U.S. war fighters. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press55.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press55.htm Thu, 10 November 2011 12:00:00 -0400 Representatives of the Navy's Military Sealift Command gathered at the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington D.C. to celebrate American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month Nov. 4. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press54.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press54.htm Wed, 9 November 2011 09:00:00 -0400 Submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) welcomed Republic of Korea Sailors from the submarine ROKS Park Wi (SS 065), Nov. 7. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press53.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press53.htm Tue, 8 November 2011 09:30:00 -0400 High Speed Vessel (HSV) 2 Swift arrived in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic to begin HSV - Southern Partnership Station 2012, Nov. 6. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press52.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press52.htm Tue, 8 November 2011 09:25:00 -0400 Representatives from Command, Naval Meteorology and Oceanographic Command, along with the Naval Oceanographic Office hosted U.S. 4th Fleet on board the USNS Pathfinder (T-AGS 60) in Mayport Nov. 1. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press51.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press51.htm Fri, 4 November 2011 08:30:00 -0400 Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Big Horn returned to Naval Station Norfolk Oct. 28, following a seven-month deployment to the U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility, providing underway replenishment services primarily to U.S. and NATO forces supporting Operation Unified Protector. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press50.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press50.htm Wed, 2 November 2011 12:00:00 -0400 The commanding officer of the Naval Oceanographic Office and the civilian survey detachment aboard oceanographic survey ship USNS Pathfinder (T-AGS 60) hosted visitors for tours and demonstrations of the Military Sealift Command ship's oceanographic capabilities in Norfolk Oct. 12-13. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press49.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press49.htm Thu, 20 October 2011 09:00:00 -0400 Submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39) arrived in Sepangar Oct. 11 as part of the U.S. Navy's theater security cooperation and friendship mission. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press48.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press48.htm Wed, 12 October 2011 09:30:00 -0400 Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus joined Ackerman, Miss., Mayor Dick Cain to announce today that the name of the Department of the Navy's next Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV) will be United States Naval Ship (USNS) Choctaw County, during a brief ceremony today at Ackerman High School, Ackerman, Miss. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press47.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press47.htm Fri, 7 October 2011 08:30:00 -0400 High Speed Vessel Swift (HSV) 2 departed The Gambia Sept. 27, concluding the final training engagements as part of Swift's role in Africa Partnership Station (APS) West. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press46.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press46.htm Fri, 30 September 2011 10:30:00 -0400 Military Sealift Command accepted delivery of dry cargo/ammunition ship USNS William McLean during a ceremony at the General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard in San Diego today. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press45.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press45.htm Wed, 28 September 2011 13:45:00 -0400 USNS Spearhead, the first of the Navy's joint high-speed vessels designed for rapid intra-theater transport of troops and military equipment, was christened Sept. 17 during a ceremony at Austal USA in Mobile, Ala. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press44.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press44.htm Mon, 19 September 2011 15:00:00 -0400 High Speed Vessel Swift (HSV) 2 kicked off the first day of Africa Partnership Station West training engagements with The Gambian navy in Banjul, Sept. 13. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press43.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press43.htm Thu, 15 September 2011 12:00:00 -0400 Sailors from the High Speed Vessel Swift (HSV) 2 participated in a community service project at the Starfish International school in support of Africa Partnership Station West, Sept. 8. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press42.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press42.htm Wed, 14 September 2011 09:00:00 -0400 Navy Capt. Charles "Gene" Emmert relieved Navy Capt. Wesley Brown as commander of Military Sealift Command's Indian Ocean-based Maritime Prepositioning Ship Squadron Two today. Emmert, the squadron's 27th commander, accepted command during a ceremony on board MSC Maritime Prepositioning Force ship USNS SGT William R. Button in Diego Garcia's lagoon. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press41.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press41.htm Thu, 25 August 2011 12:00:00 -0400 Military Sealift Command dry cargo/ammunition ship USNS Richard E. Byrd left Cam Ranh Bay in southern Vietnam today, marking the end of a historic visit - the first by a U.S. Navy ship to the port in more than three decades. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press40.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press40.htm Tue, 23 August 2011 09:00:00 -0400 Sailors and Military Sealift Command civil service mariners aboard USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20), completed a four-day port visit to Theoule Sur Mer, France, Aug. 16. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press39.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press39.htm Thu, 18 August 2011 08:00:00 -0400 In a ceremony today at Naval Support Activity Capodichino in Naples, Italy, Capt. Richard Soucie assumed command from Capt. James E. Tranoris of Military Sealift Command Europe and Africa, also called MSCEURAF, MSC's Naples-based office. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press38.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press38.htm Fri, 29 July 2011 16:00:00 -0400 Submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) arrived in the Republic of the Philippines for external repair work and to provide tended support a Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine during a port visit to Subic Bay, July 22. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press37.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press37.htm Wed, 27 July 2011 09:00:00 -0400 Military Sealift Command's San Diego-based office, MSC Pacific, changed leadership today as Capt. Sylvester Moore assumed command from Capt. Jerome F. Hamel. The ceremony was held aboard fleet replenishment oiler USNS Yukon at Naval Base Point Loma in San Diego. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press36.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press36.htm Thu, 21 July 2011 16:00:00 -0400 Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) arrived in Acajutla, El Salvador, for its seventh mission stop of Continuing Promise 2011, July 14. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press35.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press35.htm Tue, 19 July 2011 09:00:00 -0400 Military Sealift Command oceanographic survey ship USNS Bowditch marked the conclusion of a month-long, bilateral survey mission conducted by the U.S. Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command, or JPAC, and the Vietnamese Office for Seeking Missing Persons today by hosting Vietnamese military and government officials aboard in Da Nang, Vietnam. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press34.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press34.htm Tue, 21 May 2011 13:30:00 -0400 Military Sealift Command Maritime Prepositioning Ship Squadron One changed leadership June 16 when Navy Capt. Ricks W. Polk relieved Navy Capt. Michael F. Ott in a ceremony aboard squadron flagship USNS 2ND LT John P. Bobo. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press33.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press33.htm Fri, 17 May 2011 12:30:00 -0400 Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus recognized more than 50 individuals and commands for improving Department acquisition processes with a combined cost savings to the government of more than $5.5 billion during a ceremony at the Pentagon June 13. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press32.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press32.htm Thu, 16 May 2011 14:30:00 -0400 Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus recognized more than 50 individuals and commands for improving Department acquisition processes with a combined cost savings to the government of more than $5.5 billion during a ceremony at the Pentagon June 13. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press31.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press31.htm Wed, 15 May 2011 08:30:00 -0400 Twelve minesweeping vessels representing five different Baltic nations and accompanied by the USS Mount Whitney, completed a series of close maneuvers, June 12, during Baltic Operations 2011. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press30.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press30.htm Tue, 14 May 2011 09:30:00 -0400 Commander, U.S. Transportation Command Gen. Duncan J. McNabb honored U.S. merchant mariners past and present today during Military Sealift Command's annual National Maritime Day memorial service and wreath-laying ceremony at the historic Washington Navy Yard in Washington, D.C. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press29.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press29.htm Thu, 19 May 2011 16:00:00 -0400 Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced today the selection of the USNS Cesar Chavez as the 14th Lewis and Clark class of dry cargo/ammunition ships. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press28.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press28.htm Thu, 19 May 2011 09:00:00 -0400 Civil service mariners aboard Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS John Ericsson rescued five people lost at sea in a small boat near the Solomon Islands May 18. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press27.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press27.htm Wed, 18 May 2011 12:00:00 -0400 Military Sealift Command Maritime Prepositioning Ship Squadron Three changed leadership today when Navy Capt. Deidre McLay relieved Navy Capt. Herman Awai in a ceremony at the American Memorial Park on Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press26.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press26.htm Mon, 16 May 2011 12:30:00 -0400 The Department of Defense announced today that the departments of the Navy and Army signed a Memorandum of Agreement May 2 transferring all five of the Army's Joint High Speed Vessels to the Navy. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press25.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press25.htm Thu, 5 May 2011 15:30:00 -0400 Military Sealift Command Atlantic, the Norfolk, Va.,-based U.S. Navy command responsible for Military Sealift Command ships transporting equipment, fuel, supplies and ammunition in the Western Atlantic Ocean, changed command during a ceremony at Naval Station Norfolk today. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press24.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press24.htm Wed, 4 May 2011 12:30:00 -0400 Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Big Horn delivered vital fuel and supplies to Canadian navy ship HMCS Charlottetown April 29, the first replenishment at sea of a coalition ship by an MSC ship during Operation Unified Protector. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press23.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press23.htm Mon, 2 May 2011 12:30:00 -0400 Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) and its Continuing Promise 2011 team departed Jamaica April 23 following ten days of medical, dental and veterinary care, engineering support and subject matter expert exchanges. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press22.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press22.htm Tue, 26 April 2011 08:30:00 -0400 Submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39) arrived in Goa, India, April 22 as part of the U.S. Navy's theater cooperation and good will mission. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press21.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press21.htm Tue, 26 April 2011 08:30:00 -0400 Medical personnel embarked aboard Military Sealift Command USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) facilitated a subject matter expert exchange with Jamaican medical personnel from the Kingston Public Hospital in support of Continuing Promise 2011, April 18. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press20.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press20.htm Wed, 20 April 2011 07:30:00 -0400 USNS William McLean, the newest ship in the U.S. Navy's Lewis and Clark-class of dry cargo/ammunition ships, slid into the water for the first time April 16 during a nighttime launch and christening ceremony at the General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard in San Diego. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press19.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press19.htm Mon, 18 April 2011 13:30:00 -0400 Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) arrived in Kingston, Jamaica, for its first stop for Continuing Promise 2011 April 13. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press18.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press18.htm Thu, 14 April 2011 08:30:00 -0400 Military Sealift Command presented its 2011 annual David M. Cook Food Service Excellence awards to dry cargo/ammunition ships USNS Wally Schirra and USNS Richard E. Byrd and fleet ocean tug USNS Catawba at the International Food Service Executives Association's Joint Military Awards Ceremony April 2 in Schaumburg, Ill. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press17.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press17.htm Mon, 4 April 2011 12:00:00 -0400 USS Frank Cable (AS 40) sailors trained Military Sealift Command civilian mariners on weapons handling and transfer procedures for the first time on board the ship, March 22. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press16.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press16.htm Wed, 30 March 2011 09:00:00 -0400 Military Sealift Command announced today that the Washington, D.C.-headquartered command renamed 11 of its component commands and organizations. Effective today, the new names more accurately reflect the ties between MSC and its worldwide locations. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press15.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press15.htm Tue, 29 March 2011 13:00:00 -0400 Seventh Fleet forces continued sustainment of life efforts in support of Operation Tomodachi. In the past 24 hours, the fleet conducted 22 aid flights for Humanitarian Assistance Disaster Relief (HA/DR) supply deliveries. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press14.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press14.htm Fri, 25 March 2011 09:00:00 -0400 Two U.S. Navy Maritime Prepositioning Force ships arrived off the coast of Split, Croatia, today to conduct routine port visits to this ancient city on the Mediterranean. The civilian mariners and U.S. Navy crew members of Military Sealift Command ships USNS 2ND LT John P. Bobo and USNS LCPL Roy M. Wheat will have the opportunity to visit and to experience the second largest urban center in Croatia, traditionally considered to be more than 1,700 years old. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press13.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press13.htm Thu, 24 March 2011 07:30:00 -0400 Military Sealift Command offshore petroleum distribution system ship MV Vice Adm. K.R. Wheeler participated in a combined, joint military exercise off the coast of Anmyeon, Republic of Korea today. Combined Logistics Over the Shore 2011 demonstrated the U.S. Navy's ability to project power over the sea in coordination with host nation military forces. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press12.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press12.htm Wed, 23 March 2011 13:00:00 -0400 USS McCampbell (DDG 85) took on supplies to continue Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) operations off the eastern coast of Japan March 23. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press11.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press11.htm Wed, 23 March 2011 10:00:00 -0400 Two Military Sealift Command ships are operating off the coast of Camp Pendleton, Calif., in support of exercise Pacific Horizon 2011, March 1-13. Maritime Prepositioning Ship USNS SGT William R. Button and aviation logistics support ship SS Curtiss are helping the U.S Navy and Marine Corps test their ability to move combat equipment between ship and shore without the benefit of a developed port. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press10.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press10.htm Fri, 11 March 2011 10:00:00 -0400 Military Sealift Command accepted delivery of its newest dry cargo/ammunition ship, USNS Washington Chambers, during a short ceremony at the General Dynamics NASSCO Ship Yard San Diego today. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press09.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press09.htm Wed, 23 February 2011 15:30:00 -0400 CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters broke the silence of the early morning hours as they soared toward a ship refusing to comply with orders of the U.S. Navy. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press08.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press08.htm Tue, 22 February 2011 07:30:00 -0400 Military Sealift Command-chartered container ship MV BBC Ems departed McMurdo Station, Antarctica, Feb. 13 after delivering more than 84,000 square feet of vital supplies in support of Operation Deep Freeze. ODF is an annual U.S. Air Force-led mission to resupply the remote scientific outpost. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press07.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press07.htm Mon, 14 February 2011 13:30:00 -0400 Three Military Sealift Command ships are offloading hundreds of pieces of U.S. Marine Corps equipment, containerized supplies and personnel in support of exercises Freedom Banner and Cobra Gold at Chuk Samet, Thailand, through Jan. 28. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press05.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press05.htm Wed, 26 January 2011 08:00:00 -0400 The U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command welcomed its new executive director John Thackrah Jan. 24. Thackrah - a member of the Senior Executive Service - will oversee MSC's business operations and serve as a senior advisor to MSC's commanding admirals. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press04.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press04.htm Mon, 24 January 2011 12:30:00 -0400 Personnel from USNS Matthew Perry (T-AKE 9) volunteered at the Guam Department of Youth Affairs (DYA) facility in Mangilao, Guam, Jan. 18. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press03.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press03.htm Thu, 20 January 2011 12:30:00 -0400 USNS Safeguard (T-ARS 50), U.S. Navy divers from Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit One, Company 1-6 and Commander, Task Force 73 are strengthening established diving and salvage relationships with the Indian Navy as part of Salvage Exchange 2011 (SALVEX 11), the latest in a series of longstanding diving and salvage exchanges between the two countries. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press02.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press02.htm Wed, 12 January 2011 08:30:00 -0400 The command responsible for providing air and sea logistics to the U.S. Navy in the Middle East changed leadership Jan. 9 in Manama, Bahrain. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press01.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press11/press01.htm Mon, 10 January 2011 10:30:00 -0400 Military Sealift Command-chartered heavy lift crane ship MV Ocean Titan delivered the second of a new class of U.S.-built patrol boats to Manama, Bahrain, today. The 115-foot boat is destined for Iraq, where it will be turned over to the Iraqi navy and used primarily to patrol coastal waters and provide security for the country's oil platforms. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press66.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press66.htm Wed, 22 December 2010 10:30:00 -0400 The deputy commander of Military Sealift Command, visited the submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) Dec. 3, to learn more about the ship's mission and see how the MSC integration is progressing. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press65.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press65.htm Wed, 15 December 2010 12:30:00 -0400 Commander, Military Sealift Command visited ammunition ship USNS Flint (T-AE 32) and fleet ocean tug USNS Catawba (T-ATF 168) to speak with the ship's crews and to host an awards ceremony while the vessels were in Manama, Bahrain, Nov. 16. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press64.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press64.htm Mon, 6 December 2010 12:30:00 -0400 USNS Lewis and Clark and destroyer USS Winston Churchill assisted in the response to a suspected pirate attack on Chinese-flagged cargo ship M/V Tai An Kou, Nov. 20. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press63.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press63.htm Mon, 22 November 2010 12:30:00 -0400 USS Frank Cable (AS 40) was honored as one of the recipients for the 2010 Secretary of the Navy Safety Excellence Award Oct. 5 in Washington D.C. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press62.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press62.htm Fri, 5 November 2010 09:00:00 -0400 MV Combi Dock III departed Subic Bay, Philippines, Oct. 30, carrying 460 pieces of U.S. Marine Corps equipment including Humvees, trucks, ambulances, firefighting vehicles, helicopters and supplies that were used during the recent amphibious landing exercise, or PHIBLEX, held in the Philippines Oct. 14-18. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press61.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press61.htm Mon, 1 November 2010 13:30:00 -0400 The amphibious command ship, USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) welcomed the Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy during his first visit to Gaeta, Italy on Oct. 22 http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press60.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press60.htm Tue, 26 October 2010 08:00:00 -0400 Military Sealift Command's long-term chartered container ship MV American Tern delivered containers and equipment belonging to the Pennsylvania National Guard's 56th Stryker Brigade Oct. 7 in the Port of Riga, Latvia, as part of the preparation for Exercise Sabre Strike 2011. MSC's Sealift Logistics Command Europe, headquartered in Naples, Italy, also played a key role in the off-load of equipment for this Northern European exercise. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press59.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press59.htm Thu, 21 October 2010 12:30:00 -0400 Military Sealift Command civil service-crewed rescue and salvage ship USNS Safeguard departed Subic Bay, Philippines, today wrapping up a dive exercise with the Philippine navy as part of the 16th annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training exercise which began Oct. 5. CARAT is designed to strengthen regional military-to-military alliances through bilateral training and a wide-range of community relations activities. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press58.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press58.htm Wed, 20 October 2010 14:30:00 -0400 USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) Sailors and Military Sealift Command civil service mariners reunited with families and friends Oct. 11, following a five-month deployment. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press57.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press57.htm Wed, 13 October 2010 08:30:00 -0400 The fleet of tankers operated by the U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command is being reconfigured to meet fuel requirements in support of U.S. forces worldwide. This seagoing force of government-owned and U.S.-flagged chartered ships is acquiring a new chartered ship, MT Empire State, as two government-owned ships complete their service to the command. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press56.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press56.htm Thu, 7 October 2010 12:30:00 -0400 USNS 2nd LT John P. Bobo (T-AK 3008) hosted 17 Italian naval engineering officers for a tour of the ship during the vessel's regularly scheduled port-call in Naples, Italy, Sept. 16. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press55.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press55.htm Wed, 6 October 2010 08:30:00 -0400 Military Sealift Command's Maritime Prepositioning Ship Squadron Two, or MPS Squadron Two, changed leadership today when Navy Capt. Wesley Brown relieved Navy Capt. Gene "Fred" Harr in a ceremony held on board the squadron's flagship USNS SGT William R. Button at Diego Garcia. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press54.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press54.htm Tue, 5 October 2010 12:30:00 -0400 USS Mount Whitney (LCC/JCC 20) completed its part in exercise Jackal Stone 2010, ending the 10-day joint military operation in the Baltic Sea, off the coast of Lithuania and Poland, Sept. 26. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press53.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press53.htm Tue, 28 September 2010 08:30:00 -0400 The President of Lithuania and the U.S. Ambassador to Lithuania arrived aboard USS Mount Whitney (LCC/JCC 20) for a short visit, Sep. 21. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press52.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press52.htm Fri, 24 September 2010 08:30:00 -0400 Sixty-three civil service mariners, and 277 Navy medical personnel aboard Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy returned to San Diego Sept. 21 after steaming more than 24,000 miles to Vietnam, Cambodia, Indonesia and Timor-Leste as the lead vessel for Pacific Partnership 2010, a five-month humanitarian and civic assistance mission that resulted in medical treatment for more than 100,000 people. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press51.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press51.htm Tue, 21 September 2010 14:30:00 -0400 Prepositioning ship USNS Soderman received more than 2,000 pieces of equipment over a 10-day period at Naval Weapons Station Charleston Sept. 7 through Sept. 17. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press50.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press50.htm Thu, 16 September 2010 08:30:00 -0400 Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Lewis and Clark and its 130 embarked civil service mariners and nine military department members are key contributors to the disaster response/humanitarian assistance being provided to flood-ravaged Pakistan. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press49.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press49.htm Mon, 13 September 2010 13:30:00 -0400 USNS Washington Chambers, the Navy's newest ship in the Lewis and Clark-class of dry cargo/ammunition ships, was christened and launched Sept. 11, during a morning ceremony at the General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard in San Diego. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press48.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press48.htm Mon, 13 September 2010 13:15:00 -0400 USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) welcomed more than 500 Boy Scouts and parents Aug. 30 for a tour of the hospital ship during Baltimore Navy Week 2010. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press47.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press47.htm Fri, 3 September 2010 08:30:00 -0400 Military Sealift Command oceanographic survey ship USNS John McDonnell was delivered to the Navy Inactive Ships Program in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, for deactivation Aug. 25. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press46.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press46.htm Thu, 26 August 2010 09:45:00 -0400 Navy Capt. Karl Thomas was relieved as commanding officer by Navy Capt. Jeffrey Ruth during a change of command ceremony aboard USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20), Aug. 12. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press45.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press45.htm Mon, 16 August 2010 07:45:00 -0400 This year, two vessels - MV American Tern and USNS Samuel E. Cobb - delivered fuel, heavy vehicles and containerized cargo to Thule as part of Operation Pacer Goose, the annual resupply of the base. Civilian contract mariners aboard ships like these have provided key support in supplying this remote location since 1952. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press44.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press44.htm Tue, 10 August 2010 09:00:00 -0400 Military Sealift Command large, medium-speed, roll-on/roll-off ship USNS Pililaau served as an invaluable training platform to Commander, Naval Beach Group One off the coast of San Diego Aug. 2-5. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press43.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press43.htm Tue, 10 August 2010 09:00:00 -0400 The civilian contract crew and other civilian contractors working aboard Military Sealift Command Maritime Prepositioning Force ship USNS LCPL Roy M. Wheat donated $8,575 today to assist Marines and sailors wounded in the line of duty. The ship operating company that employs the crew also contributed to this donation. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press42.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press42.htm Tue, 27 July 2010 14:00:00 -0400 Civil service mariners aboard Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS John Ericsson rescued five Filipino fishermen from the South China Sea 10 miles off the coast of Subic Bay, Philippines July 14, nine hours after their boat capsized in rough seas as Typhoon Conson passed over the island of Luzon. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press41.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press41.htm Wed, 14 July 2010 17:00:00 -0400 The Lewis and Clark-class of dry cargo/ammunition ships - the Navy's newest class of logistics ships, also called T-AKEs - grew July 14 when Military Sealift Command accepted delivery of the 10th ship in the class, USNS Charles Drew. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press40.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press40.htm Wed, 14 July 2010 14:00:00 -0400 Like its pioneering namesake, the Military Sealift Command dry cargo/ammunition ship USNS Amelia Earhart (T-AKE 6) is executing a challenging new task the week of July 12. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press39.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press39.htm Wed, 14 July 2010 09:30:00 -0400 Seven Guatemalan special forces sailors were rescued from their capsized vessel by High Speed Vessel Swift (HSV 2) Sailors and merchant mariners off the coast of Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala, July 10. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press30.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press30.htm Wed, 14 July 2010 09:30:00 -0400 High Speed Vessel Swift (HSV) 2 departed La Union, El Salvador, July 2 after two weeks of conducting subject matter expert exchanges with the nation's civilian and military defense forces as part of Southern Partnership Station (SPS) 2010. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press37.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press37.htm Wed, 7 July 2010 12:30:00 -0400 USS George Washington (CVN 73) completed an underway replenishment with fleet replenishment oiler USNS Tippecanoe (T-AO 199) June 30 while on its 2010 summer patrol. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press36.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press36.htm Tue, 6 July 2010 12:30:00 -0400 The crew of Military Sealift Command offshore petroleum distribution system ship MV Vice Adm. K.R. Wheeler trained last week to do something that no other ship in the world can do: pump fuel to shore from a tanker as far as eight miles out to sea. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press35.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press35.htm Tue, 29 June 2010 12:30:00 -0400 Military Sealift Command's operations hub on the Korean peninsula changed hands today when Cmdr. David Bartell relieved Cmdr. Christopher Cruz as commanding officer of MSC Office Korea in a unique, joint Army/Navy change of command ceremony aboard large, medium-speed, roll-on/roll-off ship USNS Watson at Pier Eight in Busan, Republic of Korea. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press34.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press34.htm Fri, 25 June 2010 11:30:00 -0400 The leadership of Military Sealift Command's 6th Fleet-based Maritime Prepositioning Ship Squadron One, or MPS Squadron One, changed hands today in Torquay, United Kingdom, with Capt. Michael F. Ott relieving Capt. Kenneth L. Williams during a ceremony held aboard the squadron's flagship, Maritime Prepositioning Ship USNS PFC Eugene A. Obregon. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press33.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press33.htm Fri, 25 June 2010 11:30:00 -0400 The Navy will christen the missile range instrumentation ship USNS Howard O. Lorenzen June 26, 2010, during a ceremony at VT Halter Marine in Pascagoula, Miss. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press32.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press32.htm Fri, 25 June 2010 08:30:00 -0400 Following a two-year shipyard availability period and completing the first ever submarine tender hybrid crew conversion, USS Emory S. Land arrived at Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam Tuesday, June 22. The crew set sail Monday, June 14 from its former homeport of Bremerton, Wash., beginning a two-month, 10,000 mile voyage to the ship's new homeport of Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press31.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press31.htm Wed, 23 June 2010 12:30:00 -0400 USNS Mendonca was the primary cargo platform for a joint logistics over the shore exercise June 16-20, off the coast of Virginia Beach, Va. During the exercise, 550 military personnel demonstrated and practiced the U.S. military's ability to transport equipment and supplies to shore from a cargo ship at sea, even when no useable port facilities exist. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press30.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press30.htm Tue, 22 June 2010 12:30:00 -0400 USNS Mercy, on behalf of the U.S. Navy, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. State Department and the U.S. Embassy in Cambodia, returned treasured cultural artifacts while visiting Cambodia June 17 during Pacific Partnership 2010. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press29.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press29.htm Mon, 21 June 2010 08:30:00 -0400 Sailors conducted a visit, board, search and seizure subject matter expert exchange in Corinto, Nicaragua, June 7-15. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press28.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press28.htm Mon, 21 June 2010 08:30:00 -0400 The crew of Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy helped complete the repatriation of several antiquities of historical and religious significance to the Royal Government of Cambodia June 17 as part of Pacific Partnership 2010, the ship's five-month humanitarian and civic assistance mission to Southeast Asia. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press27.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press27.htm Fri, 18 June 2010 12:30:00 -0400 USNS Comfort was welcomed as an honorary member in the Maryland Hospital Association at the organization's annual meeting in Baltimore today. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press25.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press25.htm Fri, 4 June 2010 11:30:00 -0400 Military Sealift Command High Speed Vessel Swift hosted senior military members from Mexico, Chile and Ecuador June 2. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press26.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press26.htm Wed, 2 June 2010 11:30:00 -0400 USNS LCpl. Roy M. Wheat participated in exercise Phoenix Express 2010 as a mock boarding vessel for Maritime Interdiction Operations teams. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press24.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press24.htm Wed, 2 June 2010 10:30:00 -0400 Military Sealift Command completed one of the largest acquisitions in the command's history today, contracting for the operation and maintenance of 11 government-owned ships in MSC's Maritime Prepositioning Force. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press23.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press23.htm Thu, 27 May 2010 15:30:00 -0400 Military Sealift Command High Speed Vessel Swift arrived in Balboa-Rodman, Panama, May 22, to kick off the Southern Partnership Station 2010 visit to the Central American nation. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press22.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press22.htm Wed, 26 May 2010 11:30:00 -0400 Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command, Adm. John C. Harvey Jr., praised generations of U.S. merchant mariners for their contributions to the nation's defense at a ceremony attended by more than 200 people including government and industry leaders during Military Sealift Command's National Maritime Day observance at the Washington Navy Yard. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press21.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press21.htm Tue, 18 May 2010 14:30:00 -0400 The Chief of Naval Operations has approved the Navy's joint high speed vessel crewing approach developed by Military Sealift Command. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press20.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press20.htm Thu, 13 May 2010 14:30:00 -0400 The crew on board High Speed Vessel Swift kicked off a series of subject matter expert exchanges with Jamaican defense forces in Port Antonio, Jamaica, May 10. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press19.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press19.htm Wed, 12 May 2010 2010 08:30:00 -0400 Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy arrived at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, May 8, while en route for its Pacific Partnership 2010 mission. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press18.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press18.htm Wed, 12 May 2010 08:30:00 -0400 On its first underway to the middle Pacific, Military Sealift Command dry cargo-ammunition ship USNS Matthew Perry completed a scheduled port visit to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam and Lahaina, Maui, May 6. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press17.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press17.htm Wed, 12 May 2010 08:30:00 -0400 USNS Mercy departed Naval Station San Diego May 1, beginning its part in Pacific Partnership 2010 - a five-month humanitarian and civic assistance mission to Vietnam, Cambodia, Indonesia and Timor-Leste. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press16.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press16.htm Mon, 3 May 2010 08:30:00 -0400 Three Cambodian antiquities were delivered to hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) April 15 in San Diego, after being recovered by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press14.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press14.htm Thu, 22 Apr 2010 08:30:00 -0400 Military Sealift Command presented its annual David M. Cook Food Service Excellence Awards to USNS Sacagawea, USNS Guadalupe and USNS Catawba. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press13.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press13.htm Mon, 19 Apr 2010 08:30:00 -0400 Commander, Military Sealift Command, visited the amphibious command ship USS Mount Whitney April 15. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press15.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press15.htm Thu, 15 Apr 2010 08:30:00 -0400 Military Sealift Command's leadership in the Far East changed hands March 26 when Navy Capt. Charles C. Denman relieved Navy Capt. Jim O. Romano as commander of Singapore-based Sealift Logistics Command, Far East. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press12.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press12.htm Fri, 26 Mar 2010 12:30:00 -0400 The Lewis and Clark-class of dry cargo/ammunition ships - the Navy's newest class of logistics ships, also called T-AKEs - continued to grow last week with the launch of the 10th ship in the class and the delivery of the ninth to the U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press10.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press10.htm Mon, 1 Mar 2010 12:30:00 -0400 A Military Sealift Command reservist and descendant of the family of famous Antarctic explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton reached the South Pole last night - a milestone that his distant relative did not achieve despite three heroic attempts. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press09.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press09.htm Tue, 9 Feb 2010 11:30:00 -0400 Members of Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 2, Company 2-1, part of a U.S. Navy and Army joint-service dive task force, mapped the waterways of Port-au-Prince, Haiti Jan. 21 for major obstructions to navigation that would inhibit safe use of the main port. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press08.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press08.htm Wed, 3 Feb 2010 08:30:00 -0400 The U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command accepted responsibility for submarine tender USS Frank Cable Monday, Feb. 1. Cable, which is homeported in Guam, serves as a floating maintenance and logistics facility for Navy submarines. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press07.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press07.htm Mon, 1 Feb 2010 15:30:00 -0400 After eight days in support of Operation Unified Response, the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) has made a significant impacct in humanitarian aid and relief mission in Haiti. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press06.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press06.htm Mon, 1 Feb 2010 08:00:00 -0400 USNS Grapple, currently operating in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility, has been directed to assist in the recovery efforts of Ethiopian Airlines flight ET409. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press05.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press05.htm Fri, 29 Jan 2010 08:30:00 -0400 High-speed ferry ships MV Huakai and MV Alakai are preparing to sail to Haiti in support of Operation Unified Response to provide disaster relief following the Jan. 12 earthquake there. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press04.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press04.htm Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:30:00 -0400 The commander of U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command and U.S. Fourth Fleet visited the crew of Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Big Horn Jan. 24, prior to their deployment in support of Operation Unified Response. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press03.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press03.htm Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:30:00 -0400 Navy medical professionals aboard the civil service mariner-crewed Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort received their first patients late at night Jan 19, delivered by an MH-60S "Knighthawk" helicopter from USS Carl Vinson. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press02.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press02.htm Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:30:00 -0400 USNS 1ST LT Jack Lummus is loading cargo at Blount Island Command, Jacksonville, Fla., Jan. 18-19 in support of international disaster relief efforts underway in Haiti following the Jan. 12 earthquake. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press01.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press10/press01.htm Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:30:00 -0400 USNS San Jose marked the close of 39 years of service to the Navy fleet in a shipboard ceremony in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press09/press40.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press09/press40.htm Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:30:00 -0400 USNS Henson found the sunken wreckage of an aircraft missing since late October in the waters off the Netherlands Antilles in the southern Caribbean Sea Nov. 30. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press09/press38.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press09/press38.htm Fri, 4 Dec 2009 5:30:00 -0400 Combat stores ship USNS San Jose made its last port visit to U.S. Naval Base Guam Nov. 10 before it heads to Pearl Harbor for deactivation. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press09/press37.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press09/press37.htm Mon, 30 Nov 2009 09:00:00 -0400 The leadership of Military Sealift Command's Indian Ocean-based Maritime Prepositioning Ship Squadron Two changed hands Nov. 19 with Navy Capt. Gene Harr relieving Navy Capt. Anthony Martin in a ceremony held aboard the squadron's flagship USNS Sgt. William R. Button in Diego Garcia. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press09/press39.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press09/press39.htm Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:30:00 -0400 Rear Adm. Mark H. Buzby became the 25th commander of the U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command today. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press09/press36.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press09/press36.htm Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:30:00 -0400 Military Sealift Command USNS Richard E. Byrd and USNS Walter S. Diehl delivered urgently needed supplies, equipment and fuel off the coast of Indonesia Oct. 10 - 14, in response to the deadly earthquakes that struck the region Sept. 30. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press09/press35.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press09/press35.htm Fri, 16 Oct 2009 05:30:00 -0400 Military Sealift Command's small business program was formally recognized for its excellence in a ceremony at the Pentagon where Under Secretary of the Navy Robert Work presented the Secretary's Award for the Department of the Navy's Outstanding Small Business Program in fiscal year 2007. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press09/press34.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press09/press34.htm Thu, 17 Sep 2009 05:30:00 -0400 The key Military Sealift Command personnel responsible for managing and operating fast combat support ship USNS Bridge accepted the ship's Secretary of the Navy Safety Excellence Award for Military Sealift Command Safety in a ceremony at the Navy Memorial in Washington, D.C.. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press09/press33.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press09/press33.htm Wed, 16 Sep 2009 05:30:00 -0400 Military Sealift Command accepted delivery of dry cargo/ammunition ship USNS Wally Schirra in San Diego today. The ship was built by General Dynamics NASSCO. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press09/press32.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press09/press32.htm Wed, 2 Sep 2009 06:00:00 -0400 The keel for the future USNS Washington Chambers (T-AKE 11) was laid during a ceremony at the General Dynamics-NASSCO shipyard in San Diego Aug. 25. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press09/press31.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press09/press31.htm Wed, 26 Aug 2009 08:15:00 -0400 Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship USNS Bridge (T-AOE 10) conducted a replenishment-at-sea Aug. 14 with the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press09/press30.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press09/press30.htm Thu, 20 Aug 2009 09:30:00 -0400 U.S. Military Sealift Command underway replenishment ship USNS Richard E. Byrd (T-AKE 4) is returning the fishing vessel and engine to the fishermen from Tabitteuea, Kiribati, who went missing earlier this year and eventually drifted to Honiara. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press09/press29.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press09/press29.htm Thu, 20 Aug 2009 09:30:00 -0400 Two Military Sealift Command ships conducted a training exercise off the coast of Yeosu, South Korea, Aug. 17-18, where they rehearsed the U.S. military's unique ability to deliver fuel to ground forces ashore from a tanker anchored up to eight miles from the coast. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press09/press28.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press09/press28.htm Tue, 18 Aug 2009 14:30:00 -0400 USNS Matthew Perry, which will be the newest ship in the U.S. Navy's Lewis and Clark-class of dry cargo/ammunition ships, was christened and launched Aug.16, during a late afternoon ceremony at the General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard in San Diego. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press09/press26.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press09/press26.htm Wed, 17 Aug 2009 09:30:00 -0400 USNS Comfort returned to its layberth in Baltimore yesterday after completing a four-month humanitarian and civic assistance mission to Latin America and the Caribbean that delivered medical and dental care to more than 100,000 people. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press09/press25.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press09/press25.htm Wed, 5 Aug 2009 14:30:00 -0400 The command responsible for providing air and sea logistics to the U.S. Navy in the Middle East changed leadership today in Manama, Bahrain. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press09/press24.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press09/press24.htm Mon, 3 Aug 2009 12:30:00 -0400 Since Pacific Partnership 2009's start in Samoa in early July, mission personnel have been steadfast in making sure that all garbage brought ashore finds its way back aboard USNS Richard E. Byrd for proper disposal. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press09/press23.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press09/press23.htm Fri, 31 July 2009 10:30:00 -0400 Three Military Sealift Command ships won 2008 Chief of Naval Operations Afloat Safety Awards. This is the first year that MSC has earned more than one CNO-level safety award. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press09/press27.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press09/press27.htm Fri, 10 July 2009 12:30:00 -0400 Civil service mariners aboard Military Sealift Command dry cargo/ammunition ship USNS Richard E. Byrd (T-AKE 4) embody the Navy Ethos and are making significant contributions to Pacific Partnership 2009. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press09/press22.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press09/press22.htm Thu, 2 July 2009 14:30:00 -0400 USNS Amelia Earhart paused its maiden MSC mission Tuesday to pay respect to the ship's namesake at the site where the famed aviator disappeared July 2, 1937. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press09/press20.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press09/press20.htm Thu, 24 June 2009 10:10:00 -0400 Military Sealift Command oceanographic survey ship USNS Henson will arrive in Oslo, Norway June 15 for a routine port visit. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press09/press19.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press09/press19.htm Mon, 15 June 2009 10:15:00 -0400 The longstanding cooperation between the United States and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on accounting for Americans missing from the Vietnam War broadened June 11 with the deployment of a U.S. Navy oceanographic survey ship to conduct search operations off the coast of Vietnam. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press09/press21.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press09/press21.htm Fri, 12 June 2009 14:30:00 -0400 The Pacific Partnership mission now will deploy on board USNS Richard E. Byrd (T-AKE 4), a Military Sealift Command underway replenishment ship assigned to Commander, U.S. Seventh Fleet. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press09/press17.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press09/press17.htm Wed, 20 May 2009 09:50:00 -0400 At approximately 10:30 a.m. local time May 6, Military Sealift Command dry cargo/ammunition ship USNS Lewis and Clark was approached by suspected pirates off the eastern coast of Somalia and took evasive action to prevent a successful attack. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press09/press16.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press09/press16.htm Thu, 7 May 2009 10:30:00 -0400 Sealift Logistics Command Pacific, the San Diego-based U.S. Navy command responsible for operational control of Military Sealift Command ships in the Eastern Pacific, changed command during a ceremony on board fleet replenishment oiler USNS Guadalupe at Naval Station San Diego today. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press09/press15.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press09/press15.htm Fri, 1 May 2009 15:30:00 -0400 Sealift Logistics Command Atlantic, the Norfolk, Va.,-based U.S. Navy command responsible for operational control over Military Sealift Command vessels providing ocean transportation of equipment, fuel, supplies and ammunition in the Atlantic, changed command during a ceremony at Naval Station Norfolk today. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press09/press14.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press09/press14.htm Fri, 3 Apr 2009 13:35:00 -0400 Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort departed Naval Station Norfolk in Norfolk, Va., today for a four-month humanitarian assistance mission to Latin America and the Caribbean. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press09/press13.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press09/press13.htm Wed, 1 Apr 2009 14:30:00 -0400 The Secretary of the Navy announced March 26 that Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship USNS Bridge is the winner of the fiscal year 2008 SECNAV Environmental Quality Award in the small ship category. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press09/press12.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press09/press12.htm Mon, 30 Mar 2009 18:35:00 -0400 Military Sealift Command vessel USNS Big Horn (T-AO 198) transported 20 pallets of books more than 8,000 miles from Norfolk, Va., to Camp Lemonier while conducting integrated logistics supply missions throughout the 2nd, 5th and 6th Fleet Areas of Operation. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press09/press11.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press09/press11.htm Fri, 25 Mar 2009 12:45:00 -0400 Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort will depart Norfolk, Va., April 1 for a four-month deployment to the U.S. Southern Command area of focus in support of Continuing Promise 2009. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press09/press10.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press09/press10.htm Fri, 20 Mar 2009 12:25:00 -0400 The Lewis and Clark-class of dry cargo/ammunition ships - the Navy's newest class of logistics ships, also called T-AKEs - continued to grow last week with the launch of the eighth ship in the class and the delivery of the seventh to the U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press09/press09.htm http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press09/press09.htm Mon, 9 Mar 2009 07:00:00 -0500 As part of Operation Vigilant Mariner, Maritime Expeditionary Security Force (MESF) detachments embark noncombatants around the world, including supply ships like USNS Lewis and Clark (T-AKE 1), to ensure safe passage for the ships and crews, protecting them from potentially hostile forces. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press09/press08.htm DF4D0267-0C0F-48E5-AA8F-D1736273055D Fri, 27 Feb 2009 07:00:00 -0500 The Chief of Naval Operations announced Wednesday that Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship USNS Bridge is one of the winners of the fiscal year 2008 CNO Environmental Quality Small Ship Award. Bridge is one of MSC's four fast combat support ships that replenish Navy ships at sea with fuel, ammunition, food and other cargo. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press09/press07.htm C2031C2A-537B-498B-A766-2F2BAA3D68DA Thu, 26 Feb 2009 07:00:00 -0500 After pirates released Ukrainian cargo ship MV Faina Feb. 5, Military Sealift Command provided support to the merchant vessel and its crew. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press09/press06.htm 802DD79A-F574-4AE4-AFB5-5482E54661D5 Fri, 20 Feb 2009 07:00:00 -0500 Civil service mariners aboard USNS Lewis and Clark (T-AKE 1) responsible for the safe operation and navigation of the ship in her duties as a staging platform for counterpiracy operations are working closely with Navy Sailors to accomplish the mission. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press09/press05.htm 825AEB86-2E53-4222-9880-EE7F06D42B92 Fri, 20 Feb 2009 06:30:00 -0500 USNS Lewis and Clark (T-AKE 1) (LNC), crewed by civil service mariners, recently joined Combined Task Force (CTF) 151, greatly enhancing the group's capabilities to maintain forward presence while underway in support of counterpiracy operations in the Gulf of Aden. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press09/press04.htm 5D71B12A-8D45-47CE-B918-572908360279 Thu, 19 Feb 2009 07:00:00 -0500 Two Military Sealift Command ships delivered hundreds of pieces of U.S. Marine Corps equipment and containerized supplies to Thai ports in late January as preparations ramped up for Exercise Cobra Gold 2009, the major multi-national exercise scheduled for Feb. 4 - 17 in Thailand. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press09/press03.htm 2CE78736-64AD-4295-B919-FB8FA3133983 Wed, 4 Feb 2009 07:00:00 -0500 Eight sailors assigned to Military Sealift Command's Expeditionary Port Unit 111 brightened the lives of hundreds of local school children in Pattaya, Thailand, on Jan. 24. These sailors, all deployed to the area in support of the multi-national military exercise Cobra Gold 2009, volunteered to paint the walls and ceiling of a local school lunchroom. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press09/press02.htm E484D7B5-6D7A-4BC3-9C9C-291AF22642E5 Mon, 26 Jan 2009 07:00:00 -0500 In preparation for a multinational exercise in Thailand, a cargo ship under charter to the U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command completed delivery of Marine Corps cargo to the country. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press09/press01.htm AA2F300D-3FCB-4EFB-86B7-2602CD485935 Fri, 23 Jan 2009 07:00:00 -0500