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The Navy's only forward deployed aircraft carrier @Gipper_76 approaches @MSCSealift fleet replenishment oiler USNS Yukon (T-AO 202) to conduct a replenishment-at-sea where crew received cargo and fuel. #MSCDelivers
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#MSCHistory: #USNSComfort (T-AH 20) arrived in Manhattan Sept. 14, 2001, 3 days after 9/11, to support NYC. The crew provided meals, berthing for hundreds of emergency relief personnel & counseling services from Navy personnel. Photo by Richard Perry/Courtesy of the NY Times
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#USNSSupply completes a refueling-at-sea with Italian frigate @ItalianNavy ITS Federico Martinengo (F 596). Partners in global security, Italy is a steadfast transatlantic NATO ally. #StrongerTogether #UnitedWeSail #TogetherWeDeliver #WeAreNATO
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@MSCSealift Ship in the Spotlight: @USNavy Hospital Ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) concluded its second mission stop to the Solomon Islands as part of Pacific Partnership 24-1 Dec. 3. where crew members provided medical, humanitarian and disaster relief to the island.
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Today is #NationalMaritimeDay and we are honoring past & present U.S. merchant mariners & the maritime industry. From WWII, through every U.S. conflict, many natural disasters and now during a global pandemic, our MSC mariners have sacrificed and served our nation.
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MSC contracted ship ARC Endurance arrives in Alexandroupoli, Greece, to deliver U.S. Army 101st Combat Aviation Brigade to the European theater. It takes an outstanding team between U.S. & Greek military allies & port partners to execute an operation of this scale #UnitedWeSail
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SPOTLIGHT: The crew of dry cargo and ammo ship #USNSRobertEPeary for logistical support to U.S. & allied ships in @US5thFleet. The crew’s delivery of supplies, fuel, food & parts to the combatant fleet allows #USNavy ships to remain at sea & focus on critical regional operations.
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Making the approach. Littoral combat ship USS Jackson (LCS 6) begins its approach along side @MSCSealift Henry J. Kaiser-class ship USNS Guadalupe (T-AO 200). Jackson is part of @DESRON_7 operating in @US7thFleet.
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This week @MSCSealift spotlights USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) which departed Naval Station Norfolk in support of Continuing Promise 2022 in the U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations Oct. 19. Comfort is scheduled to visit Guatemala, Honduras, Colombia, Dominican Republic, and Haiti.
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@MSCSealift hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) prepares for Continuining Promise 22 this fall in the @Southcom area of operations.
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@MSCSealift future Expeditionary Fast Transport vessel USNS Cody (T-EPF 14) leaves port in Mobile, Ala., to conduct acceptance trials in the Gulf of Mexico. Cody will be the first Flight II configuration ship with enhanced the medical mission capability of the EPFs.
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#USNSMedgarEvers & U.S. Air Force 352d Special Operations Wing perform deck landing qualifications in the North Sea, Oct. 21. MSC completes DLQs w/ various air commands to enhance crew proficiency & readiness across domains as a part of routine maritime operations
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SPOTLIGHT: The hybrid crew of civil service mariners and @USNavy Sailors of #USSHershelWoodyWilliams (ESB 4) who are currently on their inaugural deployment. William’s departed Naval Station Norfolk Jul. 27, and has stopped in Naples, Italy, and Souda Bay, Greece.
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Space superiority fighter X-Wing (T-65B) conducts a VERTREP with #USNSYuma (T-EPF 8) in a sea far, far away as capital ship Millennium Falcon (YT-11300F) performs an Air Defense Exercise. The operation was completed to increase galactic interoperability. #MayThe4thBeWithYou
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SPOTLIGHT: This week help us recognize the Civil Service Mariner and Navy crews, as well as the embarked Marines, of expeditionary sea base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) for their participation in the Brazilian-led multinational exercise, GUINEX-I, in Aug. and Sept.
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U.S. Ambassador Pyatt meets Capt. Cook, MILDET OIC Lt. Cmdr. Fairbanks & Chief Engineer Niang from USNS Yuma in Alexandroupoli, Greece. Yuma was berthed next to ARC Endurance, which was the first time in the port’s history two U.S. ships had been at the port at the same time
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We are Military Sealift Command, the @USNavy's civilian-crewed, 120+ ship, noncombatant fleet. And this is what we do. @MSCSealift
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SPOTLIGHT: The hybrid crew of #USSMountWhitney (LCC 20) for participating in the premier annual maritime-focused exercise in the Baltic Region - Baltic Operations 2020. BALTOPS, in its 49th year, is aimed at enhancing flexibility & interoperability among allied & partner nations.
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USS Hershel "Woody" Williams (ESB 4) departs Naval Support Activity Souda Bay, Greece, after a brief resupply, Nov. 28. Its crew consists of Navy Sailors & MSC civilian mariners that work together to accomplish the mission #UnitedWeSail
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1/2 #USNSCarsonCity (T-EPF 7) recently transited the Bosporus Strait to begin its first ever operational period in the Black Sea.
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Social distancing. You may have heard this word a lot recently. Here are five easy steps to help stay safe! #UnitedWeSail #TogetherWeDeliver
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MSC Delivers with commercial partners! The Fast Combat Support Ship USNS Supply (T-AOE 6) and commercial container M/V Maersk Peary conducts the first two-station consolidated cargo replenishment at sea.
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We are featuring Boatswain's Mate 1st Class Lisa Eakin for #WomensHistoryMonth from @Navy_reserve EPU 105. BM1 provided logistical support to MSC ships transporting cargo for #DefenderEurope 20. As a civilian, Eakin is a traveling ER nurse working in hospitals across Florida.
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SPOTLIGHT: The civil service mariners & embarked medical crew of hospital ship #USNSMercy (T-AH 19) & their support to the nation’s COVID-19 response efforts. Mercy arrived in Los Angeles w/ abt 70 civmars & abt 800 #USNavy medical personnel & support staff. #UnitedWeSail
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The crew aboard @MSCSealift replenishment oiler USNS John Lewis (T-AO 205) responded to a distress call off the coast of Southern California and rescued a boater who had been stranded at sea for five days. The boater was treated onboard before being transported to San Diego.
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@MSCSealift=#USNSComfort. Latest medical support in San Juan #PuertoRico. Comfort returns after treating patients around the island at sea.
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USNS Supply (T-AOE 6) conducts an underway replenishment with USS Porter (DDG 78) in the Med. Supply is providing support through rapid refueling & replenishment, it delivers petroleum products, food & other cargo & is one of MSC’s largest combat logistic ships. (📸 Tegan Church)
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Today we celebrate #NationalMaritimeDay. We bow our heads in memorial to honor the sacrifice Merchant Mariners have made throughout our history, and recognize our DOD Civilian Mariners who sail the ships with fuel, supplies, & combat equipment to enable global military operations
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Military Sealift Command Pacific (MSCPAC) welcomes the newest ship to its area of responsibility; fleet replenishment oiler USNS Pecos (T-AO 197). The ship arrived in San Diego, Calif., following service in the United States Navy’s 7th Fleet area of operation.
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USNS Hershel “Woody” Williams (T-ESB 4) arrives at Naval Station Norfolk today after completing her maiden voyage from San Diego, California.
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Check out these #VertRep skills!.#USNSComfort recieved suppllies from #USNSRobertEPeary (T-AKE 5) earlier this week in the Caribbean.
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SPOTLIGHT: Dry cargo/ammo ship #USNSWilliamMcLean (T-AKE 12) who conducted a RAS w/ a Royal Danish Navy frigate to support exercise At-Sea Demo/Formidable Shield, a live-fire integrated air & missile defense exercise to improve Allied interoperability using NATO command & control
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SPOTLIGHT: The civil service mariner and Sailor crew of the U.S. Sixth Fleet flag, Blue-Ridge class command and control ship #USSMountWhitney, who celebrated the ship’s 50th birthday with a small ceremony in Gaeta, Italy in January. Read more @
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#USNSCarsonCity (T-EPF 7) is the first #USNavy ship to visit Sudan since the formation of @USNavyEurope .“We are honored to work with our Sudanese partners in the enhancement of maritime security” - Capt. Frank Okata, commodore, MSC Europe and Africa and Commander, Task Force 63.
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SPOTLIGHT: The crew of #USNSLaramie (T-AO 203) for supporting to the guided-missile destroyer #USSRoss (DDG 71). Working in frigid temps, Laramie provided fuel & stores replenishments to Ross in the Barents Sea - maintaining an uninterrupted supply line for sustained Arctic ops.
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SPOTLIGHT: The crew of #USNSFisher who delivered more than 150 pieces of equipment, including aircrafts and ground vehicles, to MCAS Iwakuni, Japan to support Orient Shield 21-2 - the largest field training exercise between the U.S. Army and @Japan_GSDF.
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#USNSSupply & #USSMountWhitney perform a replenishment-at-sea during #BALTOPS2020. BALTOPS typically includes at-sea exercises and port visits. This year, for the protection of crews, it was held at sea. Supply played a critical role by allowing ships to remain on station.
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#Partnerships are critical at MSC. The partnership with @hqSDDC is a key component to providing @US_TRANSCOM the capability to move equipment across the globe. Lt Col Wyatt discusses the value of the partnership between SDDC & MSC & how that enables to provide for the warfighter
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@MSCSealift USNS Yuma is loaded in Livorno, Italy, in support of the @USAfricaCommand joint, multinational exercise African Lion 22. Multiple Southern European Task Force-African units loaded equipment which will transit Europe to Agadir, Morocco, as part of the exercise.
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@MSCSealift fleet oiler USNS Henry J. Kaiser (T-AO 187) recently supported @USSMakinIsland amphibious ready group pre-deployment exercises. #MSCDelivers #TogetherWeDeliver #USNavy
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#USNSTippecanoe (T-AO 199) recently conducted an underway replenishment with the @Australian_Navy's HMAS Anzac (FFH 150), in the South China Sea. W/@US7thFleet
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SPOTLIGHT: The crew of #USNSPililaau (T-AKR 304), part of Maritime Prepositioning Ships Squadron 3, which recently took part in exercise Hagåtña Fury 21. During the exercise, Marines practiced offloading equipment for potential missions in either the Indian or Pacific Oceans.
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MV Roy P. Benavidez (T-AKR 306) departed Newport News, Va., carrying heavy equipment and material needed to construct a temporary pier in support of a humanitarian mission in Gaza. The ship is part of the @US_TRANSCOM, @DOTMARAD Ready Reserve Fleet and operated by @MSCSealift.
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This week we are spotlighting USNS GySgt Fred W. Stockham (T-AK 3017), whose merchant mariners, working with Crowley Goverment Services and @US_TRANSCOM moved critical materials overseas in record time during operations in U.S. European Command April and May. #UnitedWeSail.
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SPOTLIGHT: The crew of #USNSTrenton (T-EPF 5) for supporting #AfricanLion21. Soldiers from 839th Transportation Bn., 598th Transportation BDE (SDDC) and Southern European Task Force-Africa, loaded exercise equipment onto Trenton in Italy for transport to Morocco.
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In the Spotlight: @MSCSealift Expeditionary Fast Transport USNS Newport (T-EPF 12) will be part of a line-up of U.S. and foreign vessels on display during @MDfleetweek 2022 Sept. 7-13. The ship will be open for tours for the public starting Sept. 8 throughout the week.
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Our dry cargo and ammo ship #USNSMedgarEvers (T-AKE 13) recently departed Naval Station Norfolk, headed to the @USNavyEurope to provide critical supplies to Navy ships at sea. Ever's was awarded the Maritime Excellence Award on June 10 for their exceptional performance in 2019.
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In the spotlight: USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) for Operation Enduring Promise in @southcomwatch. Comfort’s medical team worked w/ partners in South and Central America providing care & easing the burden on local hospitals. The team treated abt 26k patients & conducted abt 600 surgeries
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#USNSSupply completes flight ops w/ @AFSpecOpsCmd & 352d Special Operations Wing based out of RAF Mildenhall, UK. Supply was completing deck landing qualifications with @usairforce CV-22B Ospreys while in the North Sea, April 28.
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Marine Transportation Specialist John Myhre explains the value of MSC while conducting cargo ops w/ @hqSDDC onboard contracted ship @ARCships Endurance. The vessel was in port for Atlantic Resolve, which is the rotation of @USArmy gear from the U.S. to Europe #unitedwesail
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#USNS William McLean departed Norfolk today to support USS Kearsarge & USS Oak Hill #HurricaneHarvey relief efforts @USFleetForces
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Our expeditionary sea base #USNSHershelWoodyWilliams (ESB 4) recently completed an underway with the FIRST-EVER launch & recovery of an unmanned surface vessel (USV) & an unmanned underwater vessel (UUV), Knightfish, from an ESB. USV & UUVs are mine counter measurescapabilities.
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Rise & shine! MSC contracted vessel MV ARC Endurance shifts aft in Antwerp, Belgium, to continue dropping off @USArmy cargo for Atlantic Resolve last week. The partnership b/w MSC & Army allows for a deployment of this scale & reflects commitment of U.S to @NATO and #StrongEurope
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M/V Green Ridge, MSC contracted vessel, continues loading into the evening for #AtlanticResolve in Bremerhaven, Germany, Nov. 25. The partnership b/w @USArmy, MSC & allied nations allows for deployments of this scale & reflects commitment of U.S to @NATO & #StrongEurope
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1/2 Contract mariners aboard USNS PFC Eugene A. Obregon (T-AK 3006) teamed up this week with Naval Beach Group 2 and the Army’s 11th Transportation Battalion during the Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore exercise Trident Sun 18.
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Happy National Maritime Day! Let us never forget our great merchant mariners and all they do for our nation #UnitedWeSail @USNavy
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SPOTLIGHT: @MSCSealift charted ships, MV (Motor Vessel) Ocean Giant and MV Ocean Gladiator, onloaded more than 700 pieces of cargo over the holidays for delivery Antarctica in support of the annual resupply mission Operation Deep Freeze 2023.
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This week's @MSCSealift Ship in the Spotlight is USNS Benavidez (T-AKR 306). The Bob Hope-class large, medium speed roll-on/roll-off ship was support ship during Joint Logistics Over-The-Shore (JLOTS) 2022 at @JEBLCFS earlier this month.
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The last surviving World War II Medal of Honor recipient, Hershel "Woody" Williams passed away today. The @MSCSealift ship USS Hershel “Woody” Williams, commissioned in his honor in March 2020, will continue to carry on his legacy of service as long as it sails.
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Welcome Home #USNSMercy! The @MSCSealift hospital ship arrives in Pearl Harbor after participating in Pacific Partnership 2022. @PacificPartner is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific.
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This week, @MSCSealift Ship in the Spotlight is USNS Mendonca (T-AKR 303). The Bob Hope-class large, medium speed roll-on/roll-off ship brought aboard an F/A-18E Super Hornet from the Augusta Bay Port Facility in Sicily, Italy, Aug 16 to be transported back to the United States.
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Employees at MSC serve something bigger than themselves & give back in different ways to different communities. Steven Drexler w/ MSC Europe & Africa gives back to his community by swimming to raise funds and awareness for a charity that builds houses & supports an orphanage
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SPOTLIGHT: This week we’re recognizing the crew of Military Sealift Command chartered ship MT Maersk Peary for offloading nearly 9 million gallons of diesel and jet fuel in support of the Operation Deep Freeze 2022 resupply mission at McMurdo Station, Antarctica.
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Refuel two @USNavy ships at the same time??? No problem! @MSCSealift fleet replenishment oiler USNS Laramie (T-AO 203) supplies fuel to the @LHD5 and USS Carter Hall - LSD 50 during Amphibious Squadron/Marine Expeditionary Unit Integration Training Jan. 31, 2023.
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SPOTLIGHT: This week we're recognizing the crew of Military Sealift Command's Large, Medium-Speed Roll-on/Roll-off ship USNS Sisler for offloading vehicles and cargo as part of Exercise Cold Response 22, in Hammernesodden, Norway.
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Thank you for the shout out, @USNavy! Merchant mariners are extremely important to the mission of the United States, supporting U.S. Navy and our @DeptofDefense partners.
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Military Sealift Command contracted ship, M/V @Maersk Peary, arrives at Naval Support Activity Souda Bay in Greece for a crew change and quick refuel, Dec. 8.
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@MSCSealift fleet oiler sails with @USNavy @RoyalNavy @Australian_Navy @RoyalCanNavy and @JMSDF_PAO during #KeenSword23 in the Philippine Sea.
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1/2 NATIONAL MARITIME DAY: The United States has always been and will always be a maritime nation. Merchant mariners, the shipbuilding and repair industry, and maritime companies have been crucial to American economic prosperity since the founding of our nation.
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Wait until she passes all of her trials and gets in service. Once she is turned over to us, we'll have her looking fantastic!.
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This month @MSCSealift asset MV Leroy A. Mendonca delivered over 1,200 vehicles and pieces of equipment, including M1 Abrams main battle tanks and Bradley fighting vehicles to the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Calvary Division, at a port in Vlissingen, Netherlands.
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SPOTLIGHT: The crew of #USNSBrunswick (T-EPF 6) who embarked @USMC Marines from 3d Battalion, 12th Marines, and their gear and vehicles in support of the @IIIMEF and @US7thFleet-integrated exercise #NobleJaguar 2021 in Okinawa, Japan.
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@MSCSealift=#USNSComfort. 85 civilian mariners navigate/operate the ship so hospital can do its job. Currently in San Juan, #PuertoRico 🇵🇷
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This week’s @mscsealift “Ship in the Spotlight,” USNS Amelia Earhart (T-AKE 6), is providing logistic support to @USNavy and allied ships operating in the @US5thFleet. In recent weeks, Amelia Earhart has conducted replenishments-at-sea @CVN_72 and other ships in its strike group.
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This week’s @mscsealift “Ship in the Spotlight," USNS Medgar Evers (T-AKE 13), is resupplying @USNavy and allied ships in the @USNavyEurope AOR. In recent weeks, Medgar Evers conducted several replenishments-at-sea with ships in @USSWaspLHD1 ARG in the Mediterranean Sea.
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@MSCSealift hospital ship #USNSComfort receives patients from Centro Medico hospital in San Juan, #PuertoRico in support of @FEMA @HHSGov
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This week @MSCSealift spotlights USNS GYSGT Fred W. Stockham (T-AK 3017) which recently entered reduced operating status after 25 of service. Named after World War 1 hero, Marine GySgt Fred W. Stockham, the Shughart-class container remains ready to support the nation when called.
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Oil Tanker Badlands Trader and U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command Fleet Combat Support Ship USNS Supply (T-AOE 6) conduct a CONSOL (consolidated cargo replenishment-at-sea) station test pull in Norfolk, Va., in preparation for (SQTS) Shipboard Qualification Trials.💪🛳⛽
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#USNSSupply is playing a critical role during #BALTOPS, a joint, maritime-focused exercise which typically includes at-sea exercises & port visits. For protection of crews, BALTOPS is at sea this year, which is possible because of assistance from Supply.
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We’re spotlighting #USNSBrittin for her ongoing support to @FEMA and #PuertoRico by delivering 300 generators, vehicles, helo, food & water, & other supplies. Brittin is 1 of @MSCSealift's 120+ ships.
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@MSCSealift Expeditionary Sea Base Ship USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) delivered over 100 pallets of supplies consisting of hygiene products, clothes, blankets, cots and more to Turkish officials in Mersin, Türkiye, Feb. 28 to support earthquake relief efforts.
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We’re spotlighting #USSMountWhitney (LCC 20) whose crew of #Sailors & #Mariners honored fallen service members during a Memorial Day ceremony May 27 off the coast of Normandy, where the Allied invasion #DDay took place 6/6/44. The crew manned the rails & performed a 21-gun salute
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@MSCSealift = #USNSComfort. Patients cont to arrive in #PuertoRico. Contact your local health provider if you need care @HHSGov @FEMA
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This week we're recognizing Military Sealift Command's lead ship of its new class of fleet replenishment oilers, USNS John Lewis (T-AO 205), for conducting initial Builder's Trials and returning to port, Feb. 4.
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#USNS William McLean resupplies #USNSComfort and USS Wasp for continued support in #PuertoRico. #UnitedWeSail @USFleetForces @USNavy
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SPOTLIGHT: The crew of #USNSJohnLenthall (T-AO 189) who recently arrived in the MSC Pacific AOR following a nearly 2-week trip from her Atlantic home. This is Lenthall's first assignment in the Pacific -- providing logistics services while #USNSHenryJKaiser undergoes maintenance
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Our team works around the clock! MSC contracted vessel, @Maersk Peary, leaves late into the evening after a brief stop for fuel at Naval Support Activity Souda Bay, Greece, Oct. 30.
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SPOTLIGHT: The crew of our Lewis & Clark-class dry cargo ship #USNSAlanShepard (T-AKE 3) who helped test the capabilities of the BQM-177A, the @USNavy's next generation Sub-Sonic Aerial Terget while operating in the Western Pacific in September.
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SPOTLIGHT: The crew of #USNSLaramie (T-AO 203) who recently conducted a refueling-at-sea w/ the French Navy’s Mistral-class LHD Dixmude (L9015) in the Atlantic. Refueling-at-sea w/ allies & partners increases crew proficiencies on different platforms - benefiting both crews.
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@MSCSealift hospital ship #USNSComfort continues to support @HHSGov & @FEMA to provide medical services in #PuertoRico.
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