Military Sealift Command

The Military Sealift Command (MSC) is a United States Navy organization that controls the replenishment and military transport ships of the Navy. The United States Military Sealift Command has the responsibility for providing sealift and ocean transportation for all US military services as well as for other government agencies. It first came into existence on 9 July 1949 when the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) became solely responsible for the Department of Defense's ocean transport needs. The MSTS was renamed the Military Sealift Command in 1970.

Military Sealift Command ships are made up of a core fleet of ships owned by the United States Navy and others under long-term-charter augmented by short-term or voyage-chartered ships. The Navy-owned ships carry blue and gold stack colors, are in service with the prefix USNS (United States Naval Ship), rather than in commission (a USS prefix), have hull numbers as an equivalent commissioned ship would have with the prefix T- and are civilian manned by either civil service mariners or contract crews (see United States Merchant Marine) as is the case of the special mission ships. Ships on charter or equivalent, retain commercial colors and bear the normal merchant MV, SS, or GTS without hull numbers.

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Cargo preference is a national security issue

The Hill 08 Oct 2018

military has long had the capability and the capacity to deliver decisive warfighting efforts to others, instead of fighting near home and placing even more American citizens in harm’s way ... The Voluntary Intermodal Sealift Agreement, the Maritime Security Program, and other programs guarantee our military access to commercial sealift and other intermodal capacity to support the needs of our military when deployed far from home....

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SUB SUPPORTER: Navigation Test Support Ship USNS Waters Currently Berthed at Port Canaveral

Space Coast Daily 26 Sep 2018

Free tickets to Saturday's commissioning at Port Canaveral of the USS Indiana now available. Navigation test support ship USNS Waters currently is berthed at Port Canaveral ... In 2011, it was homeported in Port Canaveral, Florida ... In 2011, it was homeported in Port Canaveral, Florida. Waters is operated by Military Sealift Command to provide an operating platform and services for unique U.S. military and federal government missions ... ....

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Philippine navy ship to make port visit to Russia

Xinhua 20 Sep 2018

20 (Xinhua) -- The Philippine Navy has sent a strategic sealift vessel for a port visit to Russia, a military spokesman said on Thursday. Jonathan Zata, the Philippine Navy spokesman, said the strategic sealift vessel BRP Tarlac with around 440 personnel, which left Manila on Thursday morning, is scheduled for a ......

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Maria's death toll climbed long after rain stopped

TDN 20 Sep 2018

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Disabled and elderly people were discharged from overwhelmed hospitals with bedsores that led to fatal infections. Medical oxygen ran out. People caught lung infections in sweltering private nursing homes and state facilities ... mainland. Juana Castro Rivera, 52, dead of leptospirosis, a disease transmitted by contaminated water ... 3 ... Navy's Military Sealift Command, said the Comfort returned to San Juan on Oct ... 20....

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Maria’s death toll climbed long after rain stopped

Federal News Radio 20 Sep 2018

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Disabled and elderly people were discharged from overwhelmed hospitals with bedsores that led to fatal infections. Medical oxygen ran out. People caught lung infections in sweltering private nursing homes and state facilities ... mainland ... Insight by VMware ... Senate backs bill to avert shutdown, boost military spending ... 20, 2017 ... 3 ... Navy’s Military Sealift Command, said the Comfort returned to San Juan on Oct ... ....

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Waffle House sending reinforcements to restaurants impacted by Hurricane Florence

ABC7 17 Sep 2018

Workers with the restaurant chain Waffle House are being brought in from around the country to help keep the company's locations up and running in areas affected by Florence ... Ehmer spoke to The Associated Press by phone. SEE ALSO ... "/> ... "/> ... "/> ... "/> ... "/> ... The lights remain on in this flooded military HMMWV in Jacksonville, NC ... ( ... Sailors cast off mooring lines to the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) Tuesday, Sept ... ....

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Fact Check Friday: Hurricane hyperbole

Yahoo Daily News 16 Sep 2018

The Military Sealift Command's hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) navigates through water during Comfort Exercise (COMFEX) 2018 ... we moved a hospital into Puerto Rico – a tremendous military hospital in the form of a ship." ... "....We cannot keep FEMA, the Military & the First Responders, who have been amazing (under the most difficult circumstances) in P.R....

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NFL Foundation donates $1 million to Hurricane Florence relief efforts

ABC7 16 Sep 2018

The NFL Foundation is cutting a check for $1 million to support Hurricane Florence relief efforts. Commissioner Roger Goodell said the donation will be distributed to various organizations helping those impacted throughout the Carolinas ... "Natural disasters like this are devastating ... "/> ... 15_.." target="_blank" class="a_keyword_link">. "/> ..." target="_blank" class="a_keyword_link">. "/>. Robert Simmons Jr ... "/> ... "/> ... Sailors cast off mooring lines to the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) Tuesday, Sept ... ....

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New Bern flooding: Aerial footage shows extent of Florence's damage in NC town

ABC7 16 Sep 2018

New aerial footage shows the extent of Florence's destruction in flood-ravaged New Bern, North Carolina, which was hit particularly hard as then-Hurricane Florence moved ashore late last week ... EMBED More News Videos. Wilmington continues to see extensive flooding as Hurricane Florence reaches the North Carolina coast ... "/> ... Sailors cast off mooring lines to the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) Tuesday, Sept ... ....

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Yes, they died: How Maria gave Puerto Ricans months of agony

Fremont Tribune 15 Sep 2018

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Ramona Gonzalez did not drown when Hurricane Maria drenched Puerto Rico. She did not die in the tempest, or from destruction wrought by the storm's 154 mph (248 kph) winds. Instead, this disabled, 59-year-old woman died a month later, from sepsis — caused, says her family, by an untreated bedsore ... Medical oxygen ran out ... mainland ... 3 ... Navy's Military Sealift Command, said the Comfort returned to San Juan on Oct....

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Tropical Storm Florence: Dog helps displaced baby squirrel find shelter

ABC7 15 Sep 2018

After a Moore County dog found a squirrel that was drenched and displaced from Hurricane Florence, the dog's owner couldn't help but give it some shelter. Meg Baker DeMolet wrote about the squirrel that her dog brought in, "Since we both enjoy grapes, Rocky and I will ride out the storm together.". PHOTOS ... Robert Simmons Jr ... Sailors cast off mooring lines to the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) Tuesday, Sept....

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Alligator spotted walking around Myrtle Beach after Florence

ABC7 15 Sep 2018

As if heavy winds and massive rain from Hurricane Florence were not enough to worry about, some South Carolina residents now have to be on the lookout for alligators. Ed Piotrowski caught an alligator taking a leisurely stroll near Mrtyle Beach while Florence was pushing through. Related ... PHOTOS ... Robert Simmons Jr ... "/> ... "/> ... 12 ... Sailors cast off mooring lines to the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) Tuesday, Sept....

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