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Compliance Assurance

The Maritime Executive 02 Apr 2025
Navy's Military Sealift Command, which uses Headhunter's TidalWave HMX system aboard the Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) catamaran and the follow-on hospital ship version, the Expeditionary Medical Ship (EMS).
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Report: Time to Invest in Cybersecurity for U.S. Sealift Forces

The Maritime Executive 01 Apr 2025
A panel of senior cyber experts has called for more investment in maritime cybersecurity in order to ensure American military mobility in wartime ... sealift capacity is already strained, reliant on aging tonnage and uncertain mariner availability.
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Wreckage of North Sea crash oil tanker will have 200,000 barrels of jet fuel removed ...

The Daily Mail 28 Mar 2025
The Stena Immaculate was carrying barrels of jet fuel as part of a 70-day contract with Military Sealift Command on behalf of the Defense Logistics Agency Energy - the Pentagon entity that manages fuel for the US military ... Pentagon. .
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Op-Ed: U.S. Sealift Forces Are Unprepared for a Fight in the Pacific

The Maritime Executive 26 Mar 2025
The US Transportation Command’s Military Sealift Command (MSC), the subordinate organization responsible for strategic sealift, is unprepared for the high-intensity fighting of a war over Taiwan.
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Military Sealift Marks Milestone with First Ship of New Class

The Maritime Executive 20 Mar 2025
Military Sealift Command has marked a key milestone nearly a decade after it started the program to introduce a new class of fleet replenishment oilers, now known as the John Lewis class.
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CEO shares secret to creating this unique aircraft the Navy is investing over $7 million ...

Business Insider 20 Mar 2025
The current delivery approach wastes fuel and other resources and puts a lot of unnecessary wear and tear on Military Sealift Command's H-60 and V-22 aircraft.
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USNS John Lewis Completes First Fleet Replenishment Operation Off Southern California

gCaptain 19 Mar 2025
The Military Sealift Command’s newest fleet replenishment oiler USNS John Lewis (T-AO 205) achieved a significant milestone by completing its first fleet-tasked underway replenishment operation with USS Mustin off Southern California.
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Hanwha Ocean Completes Landmark U.S. Navy Ship Maintenance, Marking First Korean Shipyard Contract

gCaptain 19 Mar 2025
... Sealift Command’s dry cargo ship USNS Wally Schirra, marking the first time a Korean shipyard has been awarded a U.S ... Moore, Command Officer of Military Sealift Command Office, Korea (MSCOK).
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Royal Navy Tracks Last Russian Evacuation Convoy Through English Channel

The Maritime Executive 18 Mar 2025
... Navy warships and military cargo ships through the English Channel ... This sealift convoy was spotted departing Syria on March 2, laden with Russian military equipment from the ongoing evacuation.
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Norwegian Firm Aces Davit Tryouts on US Navy Fleet Refueling Vessels

MarineLink 18 Mar 2025
The davits will be used for launch and recovery of seven-metre RHIBs to support refueling operations by the oilers for US Navy carrier strike group ships operating at sea under the Military Sealift ...
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Chokepoints Are The Focus Of A New Cold War

gCaptain 16 Mar 2025
You can starve an economy and restrict military sealift without ever firing a shot ... But if history marks a turning point, it wasn’t a missile launch or a military standoff ... military-designated strategic asset under the MARAD Tanker Security Program.
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South Korean shipyard finishes its first major repair on a US Navy vessel

Stars and Stripes 14 Mar 2025
A U.S ... Military Sealift Command news release Thursday ... Neil Koprowski, commander of U.S ... U.S ... for major work. The Wally Schirra crew will now conduct training in damage control, navigation and operations, according to Military Sealift Command ... military ... .
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A US Navy supply ship just finished up major maintenance work at a South Korean ...

Business Insider 14 Mar 2025
Earlier this week, South Korean shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean finished up repairs on USNS Wally Schirra, a Military Sealift Command Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship ... Per Military Sealift Command, this ...
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Back from “Deep Freeze”

The Maritime Executive 14 Mar 2025
The U.S.-flagged cargo ship Ocean Giant returned to Port Hueneme, California on March 12, completing a more than 6,000 nautical mile journey from New Zealand ... The Military Sealift Command reports planning will begin for the next Operation Deep Freeze.
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Salvors Board Stena Immaculate and Solong Following North Sea Collision

gCaptain 14 Mar 2025
The STENA IMMACULATE maintains its anchored position while the SOLONG is secured by tug in a designated safe location ... National Transportation Safety Board, U.S ... The vessel was under charter to the Military Sealift Command at the time of the incident.
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