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        21 August 2023    

                    Military Sealift Command’s USNS Millinocket aids vessel in distress                 
                Military Sealift Command's (MSC) expeditionary fast transport USNS Millinocket (T EPF 3) rendered assistance to a distressed small leisure boat in the vicinity of Darwin, Australia, Aug. 8.            

        17 August 2023    

                    Military Sealift Command’s USNS Millinocket Aids Vessel In Distress                 
                TIMOR SEA -- Military Sealift Command (MSC) expeditionary fast transport USNS Millinocket (T EPF 3) rendered assistance to a distressed small leisure boat in the vicinity of Darwin, Australia, Aug. 8.            

        07 August 2023    

                    SECNAV Names Future Navajo-Class Towing, Salvage, and Rescue Ship Solomon Atkinson                 
                WASHINGTON -- Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Carlos Del Toro announced today that a future Navajo-class Towing, Salvage, and Rescue (T-ATS) ship will be named in honor of Solomon Atkinson, a pioneering Navy SEAL and an Alaskan Native of the Metlakatla Indian Community, Annette Islands Reserve.            

        22 May 2023    

                    Military Sealift Command Honors Merchant Mariners Past and Present with National Maritime Day Celebration                 
                Military Sealift Command (MSC) hosted a National Maritime Day celebration aboard hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), May 22, honoring United States Merchant Mariners.            

        06 December 2022    

                    Keel Authenticated for Future USNS Robert F. Kennedy (T-AO 208)                 
                SAN DIEGO - The keel for the future USNS Robert F. Kennedy (T-AO 208), the Navy’s 4th John Lewis-class fleet replenishment oiler, was laid at General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (GD-NASSCO), Dec. 5.            

        17 August 2022    

                    U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command Conducts Maintenance in India                 
                CHENNAI, India - Military Sealift Command’s (MSC) Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE 10) conducted maintenance at Larsen & Toubro Ltd, commonly known as L&T shipyard, in Kattupalli near Chennai, India, Aug. 7-17.            

        09 August 2022    

                    USNS Medgar Evers Completes Afloat Team Training                 
                NORFOLK, Va. - The crew aboard the Military Sealift Command (MSC) dry cargo ammunition ship USNS Medgar Evers (T-AKE 13) completed Afloat Team Tailored Training July 22 honing their damage control (DC) responses.            

        29 July 2022    

                    Navy Accepts Delivery of USNS John Lewis (T-AO 205)                 
                The Navy accepted delivery of the lead ship of its new class of fleet replenishment oilers, USNS John Lewis (T-AO 205), July 27.            

        27 July 2022    

                    USNS Medgar Evers conducts shipboard qualification trials                 
                ATLANTIC OCEAN — The Civil Service Mariners (CIVMAR) who crew Military Sealift Command’s dry cargo ammunition ship USNS Medgar Evers (T-AKE 13) took the ship to sea in the Atlantic Ocean to perform Shipboard Qualification Trials (SQT), July 14-17.            

        22 July 2022    

                    MSC Intern Receives Judith C. Gilliom Workforce Recruitment Program Award                 
                NORFOLK, Va. - The Department of Defense (DOD) Diversity Management Operations Center recently named an intern at Military Sealift Command (MSC) as a recipient of the 2022 Judith C. Gilliom Award for Outstanding Workforce Recruitment Program (WRP) Participant.            

        27 June 2022    

                    The future USS John L. Canley is christened                  
                SAN DIEGO - The future expeditionary sea base USS John L. Canley (ESB-6), Military Sealift Command’s newest ship, was christened during a ceremony at the General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard in San Diego, Calif., June 26.            

        24 May 2022    

                    Honoring the Merchant Mariner; National Maritime Day 2022                 
                NORFOLK, Va. -- National Maritime Day is celebrated each year to recognize some of our nation’s most important professionals, the Merchant Mariners. This day is set aside to honor the dedication and sacrifices, both past and present, our nation’s U.S. Merchant Mariners make every day.            

        20 May 2022    

                    World War II Merchant Mariners Honored with Congressional Gold Medal                 
                WASHINGTON — Merchant Mariners, elected officials and senior military leaders gathered at the U.S. Capital in Washington D.C. for the Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony Honoring Merchant Mariners of World War II, May 18.            

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