Every day, more than 9,500 dedicated men and women of our U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command deliver critical supplies and conduct missions across the world’s oceans. Here’s what we’ve been up to recently.
USNS Rainier with USS Nimitz
U.S. merchant mariners have always been ready where it matters, when it matters. Today they continue that proud tradition by operating forward in support of our Navy’s warfighters. National Maritime Day was May 22 and this week, we’re celebrating the thousands of civilian mariners who support our freedom as part of YOUR Navy’s Military Sealift Command. These men and women are vital to our readiness, truly making our Navy ready wherever and whenever called upon.
U.S. merchant mariners have always been ready where it matters, when it matters. Today they continue that proud tradition by operating forward in support of our Navy’s warfighters. National Maritime Day is May 22 and this week, we’re celebrating the thousands of civilian mariners who support our freedom as part of YOUR Navy’s Military Sealift Command. These men and women are vital to our readiness, truly making our Navy ready wherever and whenever called upon.
“The MLP ship class fills a critical role by enabling U.S. forces to be delivered safely and effectively around the world using mobile, sea-based strategies in areas where secure harbor facilities ashore are not readily available. By remaining at sea as floating, logistics support bases, these ships enhance the independence of U.S. forces to operate near global hot-spots without entering their ports.” – Tim McCully, deputy commander, Military Sealift Command Pacific
The Navy’s first-ever mobile landing platform, USNS Montford Point, was delivered in San Diego, Calif., May 14 and is expected to be operational in fiscal year 2015. The MLP class belongs to MSC’s Maritime Prepositioning Ship Force as a mobile sea-base option that provides our Navy fleet with a critical access infrastructure supporting the flexible deployment of forces and supplies. Contract mariners under charter to MSC will operate and navigate the MLP ships on behalf of the Navy and Marine Corps.
Photo courtesy of Ken Wright, General Dynamics NASSCO
Every day we recieve questions from YOU on our Facebook page about jobs at MSC. The following blog is part three of an ongoing series to provide our answers to YOUR frequently asked questions, along with resources to find out more information about the exciting career opportunities MSC offers.
U.S. merchant mariners have always been ready where it matters, when it matters. Today they continue that proud tradition by operating forward in support of our Navy’s warfighters. National Maritime Day is May 22 and this week, we’re celebrating the thousands of civilian mariners who support our freedom as part of YOUR Navy’s Military Sealift Command. These men and women are vital to our readiness, truly making our Navy ready wherever and whenever called upon.
“The high-speed vessel Swift mission is not only pushing the envelope on what we can do with this ship but will have a great impact on how the joint high-speed vessel and littoral combat ship will be employed in the future. Our shipmates on Swift are well focused on executing this mission flawlessly.” Rear Adm. Sinclair Harris, commander, U.S. Fourth Fleet
High-Speed Vessel Swift (HSV 2) is a MSC-chartered, non-combatant vessel operated by 17 contract mariners. During humanitarian missions and forward operations, including current support to Southern Partnership Station 2013, the contract mariners aboard Swift provide invaluable skills and expertise – they maneuver and operate the ship making the mission possible by transporting the crew and cargo safely from one destination to the next.
