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        19 December 2023    

                    MSC Reservists Support Operation Deep Freeze 2024 Loadout                 
                UNITED STATES — Navy reservists from Military Sealift Command Pacific’s Expeditionary Port Unit (EPU) 114 are conducting cargo operations in Port Hueneme, Calif., overseeing the loadout of supplies and equipment are being loaded onto the Military Sealift Command charter ship MV            

        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.            

        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.            

        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.            

        01 July 2022    

                    Military Sealift Command Supporting Bi-Annual Rim of the Pacific Exercise                 
                Six Military Sealift Command ships will participate in the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 exercise throughout the month of July in the waters around Hawaii.            

        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.            

        16 May 2022    

                    NATO Shipping Working Group enhances maritime cooperation                  
                The group's goal is to enhance the ability of NATO forces to better operate together with allies and commercial vessels to maintain the free flow of maritime routes.            

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