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Military Sealift Command news from gCaptain – MSC fleet readiness, prepositioning deployments, Navy sealift capacity gaps, DoW charters, and defense logistics.

Thursday, August 31, 2017
msc ship joins harvey relief
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Military Sealift Command’s USNS William McClean Joins Harvey Relief Efforts

The Military Sealift Command’s dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS William McLean (T-AKE 12) will join two U.S. Navy warships in the ongoing relief

August 31, 2017
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Tuesday, August 29, 2017
Ammunition Load On Aircraft Carrier
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Held Hostage By A Cargo Of Bombs

Most military historians agree about the critical importance and sacrifice of the Merchant Marine of the Allied nations in winning World War Two but very few

August 29, 2017
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Friday, February 3, 2017
Ship Photos of the Day – MT Maersk Peary Arrives in Antarctica for Annual Resupply
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Ship Photos of the Day – MT Maersk Peary Arrives in Antarctica for Annual Resupply

Today’s ship photos show the Military Sealift Command-chartered tanker MT Maersk Peary arriving at the McMurdo Station ice-pier in support of the

February 3, 2017
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Friday, January 27, 2017
Ship Photos of the Day – MSC-Chartered ‘Ocean Giant’ Arrives at McMurdo Station, Antarctica
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Ship Photos of the Day – MSC-Chartered ‘Ocean Giant’ Arrives at McMurdo Station, Antarctica

A few days ago we showed you pictures of the U.S. Coast Guard icebreaker Polar Star clearing a navigation channel to McMurdo Station, Antarctica. Today here

January 27, 2017
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Friday, July 29, 2016
Military Sealift Command To Honor Gay Rights Activist Harvey Milk
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Military Sealift Command To Honor Gay Rights Activist Harvey Milk

Military Sealift Command, the transportation provider for the US Navy, will name it’s newest ship after Harvey Milk, the San Francisco gay rights

July 29, 2016
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Monday, July 25, 2016
Photos: U.S. Navy Shows Off Seabasing Ops with USNS Montford Point
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Photos: U.S. Navy Shows Off Seabasing Ops with USNS Montford Point

The U.S. Military Sealift Command’s (MSC) expeditionary transfer dock USNS Montford Point (T-ESD 1) showed off

July 25, 2016
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Wednesday, March 2, 2016
Time-Lapse: Operation Deep Freeze, the Annual Resupply Mission to Antarctica’s McMurdo Station
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Time-Lapse: Operation Deep Freeze, the Annual Resupply Mission to Antarctica’s McMurdo Station

Here’s a 4 minute time-lapse of aboard the Military Sealift Command-chartered MV Ocean Giant during Operation Deep Freeze 2016, an annual resupply

March 2, 2016
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Wednesday, October 28, 2015
Maersk Tanker Conducts Rare Refueling of U.S. Navy Ship At Sea
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Maersk Tanker Conducts Rare Refueling of U.S. Navy Ship At Sea

  In a rare occurrence, a Maersk tanker refueled a Military Sealift Command oiler while at sea during an exercise in international waters off the

October 28, 2015
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Monday, August 17, 2015
Ship Photos of the Day – USNS Mercy Replenishment at Sea
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Ship Photos of the Day – USNS Mercy Replenishment at Sea

The Japanese oiler JS Mashu in a replenishment at sea with the hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) during Pacific Partnership 2015. Now in its 10th year,

August 17, 2015
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Wednesday, August 12, 2015
Seven Injured After U.S. Army Helicopter Crashes on Deck of MSC Cargo Ship – PHOTOS and VIDEO
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Seven Injured After U.S. Army Helicopter Crashes on Deck of MSC Cargo Ship – PHOTOS and VIDEO

  Seven people were injured Wednesday when a U.S. Army helicopter crashed on the deck of a Military Sealift Command (MSC) ship during a training exercise

August 12, 2015
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Monday, August 10, 2015
Crowley Lands Six More MSC Ship Management Contracts
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Crowley Lands Six More MSC Ship Management Contracts

  Crowley Maritime Corp.’s global ship management group has landed more support work for the U.S. Government with the announcement Monday of a new

August 10, 2015
Total Views: 134

Monday, August 3, 2015
U.S. Navy Ship Catches Fire at Croatian Shipyard
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U.S. Navy Ship Catches Fire at Croatian Shipyard

  The U.S. Navy has confirmed that a fire broke out on board USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) while the ship was in Viktor Lenac Shipyard in Rijeka, Croatia

August 3, 2015
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Wednesday, July 1, 2015
Crowley Now Managing Five Military Sealift Command Ocean Surveillance Ships
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Crowley Now Managing Five Military Sealift Command Ocean Surveillance Ships

Crowley Maritime Corp.’s global ship management group has completed the successful turnover of the Military Sealift Command’s (MSC) T-AGOS/T-AGM fleet and

July 1, 2015
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Monday, June 1, 2015
Navy Capt. John Rinko, Commodore of MSC Europe
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Interview With MSC Commodore John Rinko, USN

[contextly_sidebar id=”zqj29HbNdElUoXruPMKVewuoOwuAgE3i”]Capt. John Rinko, commodore of the U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command Europe and

June 1, 2015
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Tuesday, April 21, 2015
PHOTOS: USNS Lewis B. Puller Builders Trials
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PHOTOS: USNS Lewis B. Puller Builders Trials

The USNS Lewis B. Puller was captured earlier this month off the coast of San Diego during builders trials from the General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard. Lewis B.

April 21, 2015
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Tuesday, March 3, 2015
USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77)
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Life in the Fast Lane Aboard USNS Joshua Humphreys

Class of 2016 US Merchant Marine Academy Cadets Kinser Newkirk, David Smith, Luke Trenhaile and Chris Jennings put together the following video compilation of

March 3, 2015
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Monday, March 2, 2015
Hornbeck Completes Sale of OSVs to U.S. Navy
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Hornbeck Completes Sale of OSVs to U.S. Navy

Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. (NYSE: HOS) announced Monday that it has closed the sale of three offshore supply vessels to the U.S. Navy.

March 2, 2015
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Friday, January 30, 2015
USNS Sgt. Matej Kocak (T-AK 3005)
Marine Salvage

SMIT and Nippon Contracted to Salvage Grounded MSC Ship

After running aground 8 days ago off the east coast of Okinawa, Japan, plans to salvage Military Sealift Command’s USNS Sgt. Matej Kocak (T-AK 3005) are

January 30, 2015
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Monday, January 26, 2015
Military Sealift Command Ship Remains Grounded Off Japan
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Military Sealift Command Ship Remains Grounded Off Japan

Military Sealift Command's prepositioning vessel USNS Sgt. Matej Kocak (T-AK 3005) remained stuck Monday on a reef off the East Coast of Okinawa,

January 26, 2015
Total Views: 121

Thursday, January 22, 2015
Military Sealift Command Prepositioning Ship Aground Off Japan
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Military Sealift Command Prepositioning Ship Aground Off Japan

The Military Sealift Command prepositioning vessel USNS Sgt. Matej Kocak (T-AK 3005) ran aground Thursday off the East Coast of Okinawa, Japan at approximately

January 22, 2015
Total Views: 107