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Navy wants to avoid sidelining ships as it confronts civilian mariner shortage

Stars and Stripes 08 Oct 2024
The more holistic approach would use Navy-wide resources to address the lack of qualified civilian mariners working for the Military Sealift Command instead of sidelining ships to ease crewing demands.
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Former Navy officer who died on mountain hike is buried at sea from carrier he once manned

Stars and Stripes 03 Oct 2024
The cremated remains of Lt. j.g ... Cmdr. Alisen Rockwell, according to photos published by the Navy ... civilian marine personnel of Military Sealift Command; and dependent family members of active-duty, retirees and veterans, according to a Navy fact sheet ... .
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Second U.S. Training Ship Delivered for Role at Mass Maritime

The Maritime Executive 28 Sep 2024
... shortage of qualified officers necessary to crew government and commercial-owned sealift ships ... national security by crewing military sealift vessels and filling vital roles in the maritime industry.
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Philly Shipyard Delivers Second National Security Multi-Mission Vessel (NSMV), Patriot State

ACCESSWIRE 26 Sep 2024
national security by crewing military sealift vessels ... of qualified officers necessary to crew government and commercial owned sealift ships ... national security by crewing military sealift vessels.
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US Navy ship operating in Mideast damaged after refueling warships

Las Vegas Review-Journal 25 Sep 2024
military dated Sept ... Oilers like the Big Horn typically have around 80 civilians and five military personnel on board ... Navy’s Military Sealift Command showed none in the Mideast in recent months.
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US Navy replenishment ship damaged after refueling warships in the Middle East

Colorado Springs Gazette 25 Sep 2024
military dated Sept ... Oilers like the Big Horn typically have around 80 civilians and five military personnel on board ... Navy's Military Sealift Command showed none in the Mideast in recent months.
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Navy replenishment oiler runs aground in Middle East waters

Stars and Stripes 24 Sep 2024
The oiler is the third Military Sealift Command-operated vessel to run aground in just over a year ... The grounding Monday marks the latest challenge for the Military Sealift Command, which operates ...
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U.S. Navy ship damaged in Mideast after resupplying San Diego-based aircraft carrier group

The Los Angeles Times 24 Sep 2024
military dated Sept ... An AP survey of publicly released military images of similar replenishment ships run by the Navy's Military Sealift Command showed none in the Mideast in recent months.
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US Navy replenishment ship operating in Mideast was damaged after refueling warships, officials say

Wtop 24 Sep 2024
military dated Sept ... Oilers like the Big Horn typically have around 80 civilians and five military personnel on board ... Navy’s Military Sealift Command showed none in the Mideast in recent months.
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U.S. Navy Fleet Oiler Damaged in Grounding Off Oman

The Maritime Executive 24 Sep 2024
Military Sealift Command, the Navy's civilian-crewed auxiliary division, has a serious long-term manning shortage and has reportedly had challenges crewing up some of its oilers, reducing the available supply of replacement ships.
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Perfect Biden-HARRIS Metaphor: Only Navy Oiler in ME Runs Aground, Springs Leaks

Hot Air 24 Sep 2024
Maersk also was clear the recent divestiture of sale of assets received the approval of key military stakeholders including the US Maritime Administration (MARAD), Military Sealift Command (MSC) and the US Transportation Command (TRANSCOM).
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Navy christens USNS Lucy Stone, honors civil rights trailblazer

Stars and Stripes 22 Sep 2024
Secretary of the Navy, Carlos Del Torro addresses attendees during the christening ceremony of Military Sealift Command’s newest fleet replenishment oiler, USNS Lucy Stone (T-AO 209), at the General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard in San Diego on Sept.
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Enormous Navy fuel ship launched in San Diego at time of growing global tensions

San Diego Union-Tribune 22 Sep 2024
“When our sailors and Marines take our warships into combat, our Military Sealift Command merchant mariners are right there bringing the ... The Military Sealift Command is a division of the Navy.
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The US Navy hasn’t got the ships and hasn’t got the men

AOL 22 Sep 2024
... military service ... With the exception of the Marine Corps, all the US military services – even the quasi-military US Military Sealift Command – have fallen short of recruiting goals in recent years.

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