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Friday, January 30, 2015
USNS Sgt. Matej Kocak (T-AK 3005)
Maritime News

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
Maritime News

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: 57

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

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: 39

Monday, November 10, 2014
U.S. Navy’s First Afloat Forward Staging Base Floated at NASSCO – PHOTOS
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U.S. Navy’s First Afloat Forward Staging Base Floated at NASSCO – PHOTOS

The future USNS Lewis B. Puller, the third ship in the U.S. Navy's new Mobile Landing Platform-class, was launched into San Diego Bay last week at the General

November 10, 2014
Total Views: 476

Monday, October 27, 2014
Military Sealift Command Shows Off New Seabasing Capabilities
Defense

Military Sealift Command Shows Off New Seabasing Capabilities

The U.S. Navy was off Camp Pendleton, California last week testing out its newfound seabasing and ship-to-shore capabilities with Military Sealift

October 27, 2014
Total Views: 1175

Thursday, October 9, 2014
This USMMA Cadet’s Sea Year With MSC Did Not Suck [VIDEO]
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This USMMA Cadet’s Sea Year With MSC Did Not Suck [VIDEO]

Check out this highlight reel from a USMMA midshipman’s Sea Year with Military Sealift Command on board the USNS Joshua Humphreys. The USNS Joshua

October 9, 2014
Total Views: 78

Monday, August 18, 2014
U.S. Ship Destroys Syrian Chemical Weapons
Maritime News

U.S. Ship Destroys Syrian Chemical Weapons

A specially equipped U.S. ship has finished neutralizing all 600 metric tons of the most dangerous of Syria's chemical weapons components surrendered to the

August 18, 2014
Total Views: 16

Tuesday, July 15, 2014
Watch Out, That Freighter May Actually Be a Warship -Column
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Watch Out, That Freighter May Actually Be a Warship -Column

U.S. military operations now increasingly begin and end at sea - aboard a growing fleet of vessels that the Pentagon has specifically outfitted as floating

July 15, 2014
Total Views: 85

Monday, July 14, 2014
PHOTOS: U.S. Navy’s New Mobile Landing Platform in Action
Maritime News

PHOTOS: U.S. Navy’s New Mobile Landing Platform in Action

This month twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are in and around the Hawaiian Islands for the world's

July 14, 2014
Total Views: 915

Tuesday, April 22, 2014
usns seay lmsr
Defense

General Dynamics Will Continue to Operate Military Sealift Command’s LMSRs

General Dynamics’ American Overseas Marine (AMSEA) business unit won a major contract extension today from the U.S. Navy to continue to operate and

April 22, 2014
Total Views: 35

Wednesday, March 26, 2014
Photos: Counter-Piracy Replenishment Hat Trick
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Photos: Counter-Piracy Replenishment Hat Trick

Three EU Naval Force warships working counter-piracy in the Gulf of Aden recently met up with the U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command ship, USNS Pecos, for a

March 26, 2014
Total Views: 22

Monday, March 17, 2014
U.S. Navy Awards General Dynamics Contract for Mobile Landing Platform Variant
Maritime News

U.S. Navy Awards General Dynamics Contract for Mobile Landing Platform Variant

The U.S. Navy says it has awarded General Dynamics NASSCO a $128.5 million contract for the detail design and construction of a previously announced variant to

March 17, 2014
Total Views: 99

Monday, February 3, 2014
jhsv rail gun
Defense

Will Black-Hulled Ships Become the U.S. Navy’s New Best Friend?

Fiscal austerity is here to stay, commented Rear Admiral Thomas Shannon, Commander of the United States Navy’s Military Sealift Command (MSC) while speaking

February 3, 2014
Total Views: 246

Tuesday, January 28, 2014
A Look Inside the Ship and Systems Tasked with Destroying Syria’s Chemical Weapons – PHOTOS
Maritime News

A Look Inside the Ship and Systems Tasked with Destroying Syria’s Chemical Weapons – PHOTOS

The U.S. Department of Defense has confirmed that the M/V Cape Ray (T-AKR 9679) was deployed from Portsmouth, Virginia on Monday for its mission to the

January 28, 2014
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Thursday, January 16, 2014
U.S. Navy’s First JHSV Departs on Maiden Deployment
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U.S. Navy’s First JHSV Departs on Maiden Deployment

The U.S. Navy's first joint high-speed vessel departed Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Ft. Story in Virginia Thursday on its maiden deployment to the

January 16, 2014
Total Views: 10

Tuesday, October 22, 2013
US NAVY UNREP At Sea
Defense

TIME LAPSE – Watch MSC Underway Replenishment At Sea

In the good old days of Navy Operations, coaling stations had been located in friendly ports around the world and sailors would get shore leave while their

October 22, 2013
Total Views: 367

Friday, September 27, 2013
MSC Ship Hits Bridge Near Jaxport [VIDEO]
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MSC Ship Hits Bridge Near Jaxport [VIDEO]

A bridge in Jacksonville, Florida has been closed after it was struck Thursday afternoon by a RoRo cargo ship operated by the U.S. Navy's Military Sealift

September 27, 2013
Total Views: 311

Thursday, August 22, 2013
Ship Photos of The Day – U.S. Navy’s JHSV-1 Hits 40 Knots
Navy

Ship Photos of The Day – U.S. Navy’s JHSV-1 Hits 40 Knots

The Military Sealift Command joint high-speed vessel USNS Spearhead (JHSV 1) this week conducted high-speed trials off the coast of Virginia, reaching speeds

August 22, 2013
Total Views: 62

Friday, July 12, 2013
U.S. Navy’s First Mobile Landing Platform to Depart San Diego
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U.S. Navy’s First Mobile Landing Platform to Depart San Diego

The U.S. Navy's first Mobile Landing Platform (MLP), USNS Montford Point (MLP 1), will depart San Diego today for Naval Station Everett, Washington, the Navy

July 12, 2013
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Friday, June 28, 2013
Military Sealift Command Ship Assists Vessel in Distress
Navy

Military Sealift Command Ship Assists Vessel in Distress

Mariners aboard USNS Seay (T-AKR 302) rendered assistance to a commercial vessel in distress while underway in the Indian Ocean, June

June 28, 2013
Total Views: 38
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