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Military Sealift Command

MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND EXISTS TO SUPPORT THE JOINT WARFIGHTER ACROSS THE FULL SPECTRUM OF MILITARY OPERATIONS.

OUR MISSION IS TIMELESS AND ESSENTIAL.

EMPOWERING GLOBAL WARFIGHTING CAPABILITIES

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EMPOWER GLOBAL WARFIGHTING CAPABILITIESMilitary Sealift Command exists to support the joint warfighter across the full spectrum

of military operations. Our mission is timeless and essential. Regardless of the challenge, we prevail! Working seamlessly with key partners to master the maritime and

cyber domains, MSC provides on-time logistics, strategic sealift, as well as specialized missions anywhere in the world, under any condition, 24/7, 365 days a year.

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MISSION

VISION

With unified resolve and agility, we boldly sail the world’s oceans to provide essential assured logistics and service

support to the joint warfighter, enabling distributed lethality and maritime dominance as the nation’s premier maritime transportation organization.

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OURPLATFORMS

OURPROCESSES

OURPARTNERS

Harnessing and Developing a

Diverse, Capable and Talented

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Assuring Global Maritime

Logistical Services

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Dedicated to Continuous

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GUIDING PRINCIPLESWe are a Team

We Demand IntegrityOur Actions are Guided by Our Core Values of Honor, Courage and Commitment

We Foster Positive LeadershipWe are Proactive Managers

We Believe in Highly Effective CommunicationsWe are Responsible Citizens

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ContentsIntroduction

MSC Area Commands

Focus on the Fleet

Mission Areas

Area Commands

Appendices

2 Commander’s Perspective 5 Organization

28 100 Years of Underway Replenishments

8 Combat Logistics Force12 Service and Command Support16 Special Mission20 Prepositioning24 Sealift

30 MSC Atlantic - Norfolk, Virginia36 MSC Pacific - San Diego39 MSC Europe and Africa - Naples, Italy42 MSC Central - Manama, Bahrain45 MSC Far East - Singapore

48 Expenses50 Dry Cargo and Petroleum Movement51 Operations52 Exercise Participation54 Awards55 Employment and Personnel 57 Ships

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About 2017 in Review

This Department of Defense publication is an authorized publication for members of the DoD.Contents of the 2017 in Review are not necessarily the official views of, or endorsed by, the U.S. Government, the DoD, or the U.S. Navy. The editorial content of this publication is the responsibility of the Commander, Military Sealift Command Public Affairs Office. Questions about the 2017 in Review may be sent to [email protected].

Director, Congressional and Public Affairs: Tom Van LeunenDeputy Director, Congressional and Public Affairs: Jillian Morris

2017 in ReivewEditor: David Griesmer

Design: Brian Suriani

MSC Atlantic MSC Pacific MSC Europe & Africa MSC Central MSC Far East

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The mission of Military Sealift Command (MSC) is to empower our nation’s global warfighting capabilities. Our work in 2017 reinforced that we are the best in the world at what we do, providing on-time logistics, strategic sealift, as well as specialized missions anywhere in the world, under any condition, 24/7, 365 days a year.

In addition to providing world-class support to our customers during 2017, we spent much time thinking about and executing a plan that will keep us ahead of our competitors and potential adversaries.

Today’s maritime system has become more heavily used, more stressed, and more contested than ever before and with the rise of near-peer competitors, we can no longer presume dominance in space, cyber, air, sea, and undersea domains.

At MSC we are responding to this challenge by thinking differently about the changing operational environment. We know that adaptation and innovation are needed to ensure mission accomplishment. Key areas that the team at MSC has been focusing on during the past year include:

• Operationalizing MSC to align with changes to Fleet and Joint warfighting doctrine;

• Employing the newly-established Contested Environment (CE) Working Group to serve as the knowledge hub and facilitators on CE-related actions;

• Focusing on the holistic readiness of our ships, implementing programs and processes that provide meaningful assessment metrics for each ship that can be used to make informed decisions, prioritize maintenance, and allocate limited resources;

• Identifying capability and capacity gaps relative to potential enemy actions using results from wargaming and simulation;

• Providing our mariners realistic, relevant and challenging tactical training to prepare them to operate in a contested maritime environment;

• Seeking innovative logistical capabilities, leveraging the expertise and depth of industry partners, and then using demonstrations to rapidly inform their realism and potential; and

• Unifying and developing our workforce, identifying and training our future leaders, and executing a battle rhythm that maximizes the power and potential of our high-performing team.

These initiatives are part of our comprehensive, multi-year strategy along four lines of effort: training wholeness, holistic readiness, capability alignment, and experiential learning. By working smarter, harnessing the ideas and talent of our people, and seeking innovative solutions to our more pressing challenges, we will increase our mission capability so that we can provide assured logistics and service support today and into the future.

The photographs and summaries in this publication highlight the skilled and professional work completed by the MSC team and our partners during FY 2017. I am proud of our entire team, civilian mariner, civil service and uniformed military member alike, and the work we accomplished together this year.

Commander’sPerspective

REAR ADM. DEE L. MEWBOURNE, USN

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As we head into 2018 we recognize the imperative to adapt to the changes in the maritime environment and are seeking efficiencies, driving innovation, creatively partnering with stakeholders, and aligning with transformational strategies to provide global assured logistics, sealift, and special services to the joint warfighter.

By relentlessly focusing on our people, our platforms, our processes and our partners, we are preparing to navigate the challenges ahead.

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Rear Adm. Dee L. Mewbourne, USNCommander, Military Sealift Command

“Our work in 2017 reinforced that we are the best in the

world at what we do, providing on-time logistics, strategic

sealift, as well as specialized missions anywhere in the

world, under any condition, 24/7, 365 days a year.”

Chain of Command

U.S. Transportation Command


U.S. Fleet Forces Command

Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition

• MSC reports to U.S. Transportation Command for defense transportation matters as the Naval Component.

• USTRANSCOM provides coordination of air, land, and sea transportation for the Department of Defense.

• MSC reports to U.S. Fleet Forces Command for Navy-unique matters.

• USFF provides combat-ready forces forward to Numbered Fleets and Combatant Commanders around the globe in support of United States national interests.

• MSC reports to the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and Acquisition) for procurement policy and oversight matters.

• ASN (RDA) provides weapons systems and platforms for the Navy and Marine Corps.


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Military Sealift Command is the leading provider of ocean transportation for the Navy and the Department of Defense, operating approximately 125 ships daily around the world. MSC ships sustain our warfighting forces and deliver specialized maritime services in support of national security objectives in peace and war. The MSC commander is located at Naval Station Norfolk in Norfolk, Virginia. MSC reports through three distinct and separate chains of command.

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MSC Headquarters - Norfolk, Virginia


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MSC PACIFICSan Diego, CA

MSC ATLANTICNorfolk, VA

MSC HEADQUARTERSNorfolk, VA

MSC CENTRALManama, Bahrain MSC FAR EAST

Singapore

MSC EUROPE AND AFRICANaples, Italy

Area CommandsArea commands provide expertise and operational perspective to Navy Fleet commanders worldwide. The area commands are operationally focused and are aligned with the Numbered Fleet logistics staffs in their respective theaters: Atlantic in Norfolk, Virginia; Pacific in San Diego; Europe and Africa in Naples, Italy; Central in Manama, Bahrain, and Far East in Singapore.Area commands also have offices and representatives in Diego Garcia; Okinawa, Japan; Republic of Korea; Spain; Greece (Crete); the United Arab Emirates; Djibouti; Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; Seattle, Washington; Earle, New Jersey; Sunny Point, North Carolina; Charleston, South Carolina; Beaumont, Texas; Port Canaveral, Florida, and Jacksonville, Florida.

Maintenance HubsShip maintenance and support functions are integrated into six maintenance hubs that operate under the MSC area commands in the following locations: Naples, Italy; Manama, Bahrain; Singapore; Yokohama, Japan; San Diego and Guam.

Reserve UnitsThe Navy Reserve mission for MSC is to provide cargo afloat rig teams (CART), expeditionary port units (EPUs), headquarters support units (HQ), logistics support units, and strategic sealift units (SSUs) for operations which require additional manpower not normally required during sustained peacetime operations. The Navy Reserve is MSC’s manpower solution for surge mission sets. In FY 2017, MSC maintained 960 selected reservists and 44 reserve units.

• CART – Provide qualified and experienced underway replenishment rig teams to augment U.S. government civil service crews on combat logistics force platforms. MSC has three CART units with eight detachments that comprise 22 rig teams.

• EPUs – Provide liaison and ship husbandry support for forward-deployed port operations. MSC has 17 EPUs aligned under MSC’s five area commanders.

• HQ support units – Provide trained watchstanders and staff support personnel to augment MSC HQ, MSC’s U.S. Transportation Command Detachment at Scott AFB, the five area command staffs, and an Afloat Mission Control unit to provide tailored command and control support for adaptive force package missions. MSC has nine HQ support units.

• Logistics support units – Provide direct support to operational logistics and fleet sustainment activities. MSC has three reserve logistics support units.

• SSUs – Lead and administratively support 1,900 Strategic Sealift Readiness Group officers. MSC has four SSUs.

USS Maumee (AO-2) refueling USS McCall (DD-28) during Atlantic convoy operations circa mid-1917s.

USNS Guadalupe delivers fuel to USS Theodore Roosevelt while USS Halsey pulls alongside during a replenishment-at-sea October 2017.


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Starting in 1898, the Navy began experimenting with ways to transfer coal from colliers to battleships, spending 15 years trying different methods to perfect an at-sea transfer system. A system of alongside refueling of liquid fuel dates to 1917, when then-Lieutenant Chester Nimitz jury rigged a system with ship booms supporting two hoses between the ships. Using this system, the USS Maumee (AO-2) transferred fuel to 34 destroyers during a three-month period during World War I. Incredibly, these fuel transfers were done with only a 40-foot separation between the moving ships.

The foundations for the current replenishment system date to the 1950s and 1960s with the development of a multi-product ship that could deliver fuel, ammunition and stores to an aircraft carrier task force. These ships saw the first use of a transfer system using a ram tensioner that keeps the highline between the ships tensioned, allowing for smooth transfer and accounting for the movement of the ships. This method evolved into the system we use today, the Standard Tensioned Replenishment Alongside Method or STREAM.

The success of our underway replenishment systems over these 100 years emanates from accomplished seamanship and ingenious engineering solutions. The ability to successfully conduct underway replenishments gives the Navy the ability to remain on-station, forward-deployed, ready to answer the call.

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PM1Fleet Replenishment Oilers - 15USNS Henry J. Kaiser (T-AO 187) USNS Joshua Humphreys (T-AO 188) USNS John Lenthall (T-AO 189) USNS Walter S. Diehl (T-AO 193)USNS John Ericsson (T-AO 194) USNS Leroy Grumman (T-AO 195)USNS Kanawha (T-AO 196)USNS Pecos (T-AO 197)USNS Big Horn (T-AO 198) USNS Tippecanoe (T-AO 199) USNS Guadalupe (T-AO 200) USNS Patuxent (T-AO 201) USNS Yukon (T-AO 202)USNS Laramie (T-AO 203)USNS Rappahannock (T-AO 204)

PM6Dry Cargo/Ammunition Ships - 12USNS Alan Shepard (T-AKE 3)USNS Richard E. Byrd (T-AKE 4)USNS Robert E. Peary (T-AKE 5)USNS Amelia Earhart (T-AKE 6)USNS Carl Brashear (T-AKE 7)USNS Wally Schirra (T-AKE 8)USNS Matthew Perry (T-AKE 9)USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE 10)USNS Washington Chambers (T-AKE 11) USNS William McLean (T-AKE 12) USNS Medgar Evers (T-AKE 13)USNS Cesar Chavez (T-AKE 14)

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and coalition force ships to include fuel, ordnance, food, repair/spare parts and other stores. These ships enable combatants to remain on station and continue their primary mission without having to return to port for resupply. They are particularly important when combatants are unable to receive supplies from local ports in theater due to force protection measures. All three classes of CLF ships are U.S. government-owned, crewed by U.S. government civil service mariners, and are capable of integrating rotary wing aircraft operations.

Fleet Replenishment OilersIn FY 2017, Military Sealift Command operated 15 fleet replenishment oilers of the T-AO 187 Kaiser class. Seven Atlantic Ocean-based ships conducted operations in support of Commander, Task Force (CTF) 80, U.S. 6th Fleet in the Mediterranean Sea, U.S. 5th Fleet in the Arabian Gulf and U.S. 7th Fleet in the Pacific. Eight Pacific Ocean-based ships supported surface units throughout the U.S. 3rd, 5th, 6th and 7th Fleets and participated in multiple large-scale naval exercises.

MSC fleet replenishment oilers provided a variety of fuels for ship propulsion, aircraft operations and power generation. Fleet oilers also routinely provided provisions, water and other dry cargo as fleet freight for transfer to customers via underway replenishment or vertical replenishment. Three fleet oilers were built with double hulls designed to meet Oil Protection Act of 1990 requirements: USNS Patuxent, USNS Laramie and USNS Rappahannock.

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RIGHT: Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112) prepares to receive fuel lines from USNS Tippecanoe (T-AO 199) during a replenishment-at-sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Danny Kelley)

Sailors heave line aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Pinckney (DDG 91) during a replenishment-at-sea with the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Pecos (T-AO 197). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Craig Z. Rodarte)


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Dry Cargo/Ammunition ShipsDry Cargo and Ammunition ships, or T-AKEs, were designed to replenish dry and refrigerated stores as well as ordnance. They have replaced combat stores ships and ammunition ships, incorporating the capabilities of both platforms into one hull. These multi-product ships increase the delivery capability to provide food, fuel, spare parts, ammunition and potable water to the U.S. Navy and our allies. During FY 2017, 12 T-AKE-class ships were fully operational within the CLF. Three ships were Atlantic-based and nine were Pacific-based. One of the Pacific-based ships was forward-deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet.

ABOVE: An AS332 Super Puma with USNS Washington Chambers (T-AKE 11) transfers pallets during a replenishment-at-sea. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jeremy Laboy) BELOW: A helicopter descends to deliver cargo aboard USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) during a vertical replenishment with dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Washington Chambers (T-AKE 11). (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. F. Cordoba)


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Fast Combat Support ShipsThroughout the year, two Atlantic-based Fast Combat Support ships, or T-AOEs, kept Navy surface fleets supplied and combat ready worldwide by providing parts, supplies and fuel at sea. Fast combat support ships USNS Arctic and USNS Supply conducted deployments in support of CTF 53 in the U.S. 5th Fleet and CTF 63 in the U.S. 6th Fleet. They also supported CTF 80 in the Atlantic, with USNS Supply ending FY 2017 underway for hurricane/disaster relief operations.

RIGHT: Military Sealift Command’s fast combat support ship USNS Arctic (T-AOE 8) delivers fuel and simulated cargo to the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24). The Arctic was underway to provide logistical support to naval vessels operating in the region. (U.S. Navy photograph by Bill Mesta) BELOW: USNS Supply (T-AOE 6), refuels USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) off the coast of Key West, Florida. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jon Sosner)

Commercial Helicopter ProgramFour commercial helicopter detachments, embarked aboard dry cargo/ammunition ships, provided vertical replenishment, internal cargo, passenger movement, medical evacuation, and unassisted search and rescue services for operations in the Mediterranean Sea, the Arabian Gulf, the Indian Ocean and Western Pacific Ocean.

Three Pacific detachments (Alpha, Bravo, and Charlie) forward-deployed to Guam, provided services to U.S. 7th and 5th Fleet ships. Detachment Alpha began aboard USNS Richard E. Byrd before cross-decking to USNS Carl Brashear, and then completing the fiscal year as a shore-based detachment in Guam. Detachment Bravo deployed aboard USNS Washington Chambers, USNS Cesar Chavez, spent several months shore-based in Guam, and then completed the fiscal year aboard USNS Amelia Earhart. Detachment Charlie deployed aboard USNS Matthew Perry, USNS Charles Drew and then completed the fiscal year on USNS Wally Schirra.

The Atlantic detachment supported U.S. 5th Fleet and 6th Fleet operations, began the fiscal year aboard USNS Cesar Chavez, cross-decked to USNS Amelia Earhart and ended the fiscal year aboard USNS Washington Chambers.

Commercial Helicopter Operations (FY 2017)Flight Hours Mission: 613 Training: 96 Flight Check: 21 Total: 730

CargoTotal Tons: 13,598 Total Pallets: 24,341 Total Passengers: 427

An AS332 Super Puma from a forward-deployed commercial helicopter detachement carries pallets to the flight deck of USS San Diego (LPD 22) during a replenishment-at-sea. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jeremy Laboy)


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PM4Fleet Ocean Tugs - 3USNS Catawba (T-ATF 168) USNS Sioux (T-ATF 171) USNS Apache (T-ATF 172)

Rescue and Salvage Ships - 2USNS Grasp (T-ARS 51) USNS Salvor (T-ARS 52)

Hospital Ships - 2USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) USNS Comfort (T-AH 20)

Submarine Tenders - 2USS Emory S. Land (AS 39) USS Frank Cable (AS 40)

PM7Command Ship - 1USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20)

Afloat Forward Staging Base (Interim) - 1USS Ponce (AFSB(I) 15)

Expeditionary Sea Base - 1USS Lewis B. Puller (T-ESB 3)

Cable Laying/Repair Ship - 1USNS Zeus (T-ARC 7)

PM8Expeditionary Fast Transports - 8USNS Spearhead (T-EPF 1)USNS Choctaw County (T-EPF 2)USNS Millinocket (T-EPF 3)USNS Fall River (T-EPF 4)USNS Trenton (T-EPF 5)USNS Brunswick (T-EPF 6) USNS Carson City (T-EPF 7) USNS Yuma (T-EPF 8)

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ine service support ships provided towing, rescue and salvage, submarine support, and afloat

medical facilities. All service support ships are U.S. government-owned and operated by U.S. government civil service mariners.

Fleet Ocean TugsFleet ocean tugs USNS Apache, USNS Catawba and USNS Sioux provided towing, salvage, training, submarine sea trials, submarine rescue, and diving and recompression-system support in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.

USNS Sioux provided mission support for general salvage and recovery operations, including mobile diving and salvage unit and explosive ordnance disposal training.

USNS Apache supported salvage operations for two downed F/A-18 aircraft and other general salvage and recovery operations, including mobile diving and salvage unit and explosive ordnance disposal training.

USNS Catawba provided U.S. 5th Fleet an on-call emergency towing asset and provided salvage capability. The ship supported multiple mine countermeasure and dive training events, including autonomous underwater vehicle mission support, mobile diving and salvage unit surface-supplied diving training support, and large oil-spill containment and recovery training.

Rescue and Salvage ShipsRescue and salvage ships, with embarked Navy dive teams, performed their primary functions and provided additional towing capability for the Navy. Rescue and salvage ships supported aircraft recovery, dive-and-salvage training, and towing operations.

USNS Grasp deployed to the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations. USNS Salvor provided mission and surface-supplied dive training support to U.S. Navy mobile diving and salvage units as well as conducted salvage operations for U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 aircraft downed off of the coast of Queensland, Australia, and Okinawa, Japan.

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Military Sealift Command’s fleet ocean tug USNS Apache (T-ATF 172) gets underway from Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story. Apache went to sea in support of the National Transportation Safety Board El Faro investigation. (U.S. Navy photo by Bill Mesta)


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Hospital ShipsUSNS Mercy conducted assessments and ongoing maintenance in preparation for a service life extension planned over the next three years. USNS Comfort conducted a major maintenance availability and maintained her reduced operating status. Both ships conducted pre-deployment, in-port training exercises in support of their respective Medical Treatment Facilities.

Submarine TendersTwo submarine tenders provided sustained, forward-based support to assigned submarines while at anchor or pierside. USS Emory S. Land and USS Frank Cable provided forward-area repair and service facilities for Commander, Submarine Forces Pacific. USS Frank Cable repositioned to the Pacific Northwest to conduct a major maintenance availability and drydocking.

The ships operate with combined crews of U.S. government civil service mariners, who perform navigation, deck, engineering, communications, supply, and galley duties, and active-duty Sailors, who provide submarine maintenance and repair capabilities. A Navy captain leads the submarine tender combined crew.

Command ShipUSS Mount Whitney functioned as a joint task force command ship, serving as a command, control, communications, computer and intelligence platform for embarked commanders from NATO, naval components and numbered fleets. In FY 2017, the ship routinely participated in U.S. and NATO exercises and conducted goodwill port visits in Europe. Mount Whitney operated with a combined crew of U.S. government civil service mariners and uniformed military personnel under the leadership of a Navy captain.

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The safeguard-class salvage ship USNS Salvor (T-ARS 52) and the littoral combat ship USS Coronado (LCS 4) arrive to Cam Ranh International Port during Naval Engagement Activity Vietnam 2017. The engagement provides an opportunity for Sailors from the U.S. and Vietnam People’s Navy to interact and share knowledge to enhance mutual capabilities and strengthen partnerships. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joshua Fulton)

ABOVE: Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) departs Naval Station Norfolk to support humanitarian relief operations helping those affected by Hurricane Maria. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ernest R. Scott) BELOW: Submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39) tends to the Los Angeles-class attack submarines USS Chicago (SSN 721), right, and USS Pasadena (SSN 752), left. Emory S. Land, homeported in Guam, provides maintenance, hotel services and logistical support to submarines and surface ships in the U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet areas of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Daniel Willoughby)


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Afloat Forward Staging BaseUSS Ponce functioned as an interim Afloat Forward Staging Base (AFSB), supporting mine countermeasure operations, coastal patrol operations and other missions as directed. Ponce is a hybrid-crewed vessel with U.S. government civil service mariners providing navigation, deck, engineering, and galley services and military service members providing mission support. Ponce was converted to serve as an interim solution to U.S. Central Command’s request for a permanent forward-deployed sea base. USS Ponce, relieved by USS Lewis B. Puller in August 2017, commenced transit back to the United States for inactivation and eventual decommissioning.

Expeditionary Sea BaseUSNS Lewis B. Puller was delivered to MSC in June 2015 and is the Navy’s first purpose-built AFSB. The ship has a hybrid-manned crew with a combination of military personnel and U.S. government civil service mariners. The AFSB is designed to provide dedicated support for air mine countermeasures and special warfare missions. The ship is capable of executing additional missions including counter-piracy, maritime security, and humanitarian assistance and disaster relief. The platform supports a variety of rotary wing aircraft. The AFSB-variant of the expeditionary transfer dock was re-designated in 2016 as an expeditionary sea base (ESB). USNS Lewis B. Puller deployed to U.S. 5th Fleet in July 2017 to relieve USS Ponce. Puller was re-designated as USS Lewis B. Puller and commissioned Aug. 17, 2017.

Cable Laying/Repair ShipUSNS Zeus is the Navy’s cable-laying/repair ship and predominantly performs missions in the Atlantic Ocean region. Built specifically for the Navy, Zeus can lay up to 1,000 miles of cable in depths up to 9,000 feet during a single deployment before having to restock its cable supply.

USS Ponce (AFSB(I)15) prepares to conduct well deck operations during U.S.-U.K. Mine Countermeasures Exercise (MCMEX). U.S.-U.K. MCMEX is designed to improve interoperability and evolve the expeditionary mine countermeasures company concept of employment from an afloat forward staging base and afloat platforms of opportunity. (U.S. Navy Combat Camera photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Wyatt Huggett) RIGHT: A Sailor stands watch on the bow of the expeditionary fast transport USNS Spearhead (T-EPF 1) as the ship departs Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story. (U.S. Navy photograph by Bill Mesta)

A view of expeditionary sea base USNS Hershel ‘Woody’ Williams (T-ESB 4) at General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard. (Courtesy Photo)

Expeditionary Fast TransportThe expeditionary fast transport (EPF) was designed for rapid, intra-theater transport of troops and military equipment. Each EPF has a reconfigurable 20,000-square-foot mission bay that can quickly adapt to support a number of different missions, from carrying containerized portable hospitals and dry cargo for humanitarian aid/disaster relief to transporting tanks and military equipment. The design features a flight deck capable of landing a CH-53 helicopter, a stern ramp for vehicle access to the mission deck, and seating for 312 passengers. These vessels are crewed by U.S. government civil service mariners while military personnel embark as required by mission sponsors. Eight of the planned 12 EPFs have been delivered to MSC.

EPFs are deployed around the world meeting combatant commander mission requirements.

USNS Spearhead operates out of Norfolk, Virginia, and provides support to U.S. 4th Fleet. The ship supported exercises and operations such as UNITAS, Continuing Promise, and Southern Partnership Station.

USNS Choctaw County remains deployed to her forward hub port of Bahrain supporting missions and exercises in support of U.S. Central Command.

The Far East region is now home to three EPFs supporting missions and exercises for U.S. Pacific Command. USNS Millinocket is hubbed out of Singapore, USNS Fall River is hubbed out of Iwakuni, Japan, and USNS Brunswick operates out of Saipan.

USNS Trenton deployed to her forward location port of Souda Bay, Crete, in the Mediterranean. USNS Carson City recently joined Trenton in the Mediterranean Sea and will operate out of Rota, Spain. Both ships are providing support to U.S. European Command and U.S. African Command.

USNS Yuma was delivered to MSC in April 2017. Her first mission was a May port visit to New York City in support of Fleet Week. After completing final contract trials with the highest EPF scores to date, Yuma was called into service to support the response to Hurricane Irma in the Caribbean. Yuma will deploy to the Mediterranean and hub out of Souda Bay, Crete, in the Spring of 2018.

The remaining four EPFs, City of Bismarck, Burlington, Puerto Rico, and the last yet-to-be–named EPF, are expected to deliver between FY 2018 and FY 2019.


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PM2Submarine and Special Warfare Support Ships - 9USNS Black Powder (T-AGSE 1)USNS Westwind (T-AGSE 2)USNS Eagleview (T-AGSE 3)USNS Arrowhead (T-AGSE 4)MV C-CommandoMV C-Champion MV MalamaMV Dolores Chouest MV HOS Dominator

Oceanographic Survey Ships - 6USNS Pathfinder (T-AGS 60) USNS Bowditch (T-AGS 62)USNS Henson (T-AGS 63)USNS Bruce C. Heezen (T-AGS 64) USNS Mary Sears (T-AGS 65)USNS Maury (T-AGS 66)

Ocean Surveillance Ships - 5USNS Victorious (T-AGOS 19) USNS Able (T-AGOS 20) USNS Effective (T-AGOS 21) USNS Loyal (T-AGOS 22) USNS Impeccable (T-AGOS 23)

Missile RangeInstrumentation Ships - 2USNS Invincible (T-AGM 24)USNS Howard O. Lorenzen (T-AGM 25)

Navigation Test Support Ship - 1USNS Waters (T-AGS 45)

Sea-based X-band Radar Platform - 1(SBX-1)

Special Missionhe Special Mission Program managed a variety of seagoing platforms in FY 2017 to support U.S. government agencies, including: U.S. Fleet Forces Command; U.S. Pacific Fleet; the Oceanographer of the Navy; Commander, Submarine Force;

Commander, Undersea Surveillance; Navy’s Strategic Systems Programs Office; Naval Special Warfare Command, and U.S. Air Force. These ships were operated by civilian mariners employed by companies under contract to Military Sealift Command.

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Missile Range Instrumentation ship USNS Howard O. Lorenzen (T-AGM 25) passes Astoria, Oregon, as it departs the Columbia River into the Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class David Mosley)

Oceanographic Survey Ship USNS Pathfinder (T-AGS 60) sits pierside at Naval Station Norfolk. (U.S. Navy photo)

Agency-provided mission support detachments, including U.S. military and civilian personnel, performed the mission work and specialized shipboard tasks. The program also provided contract management support for Navy Installations Command requirements for chartered harbor tugs.


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Submarine and Special Warfare Support ShipsMSC operated nine ships in support of the Navy’s submarine and special warfare requirements. Former charter vessels MV Black Powder, MV Westwind, MV Eagleview and MV Arrowhead were purchased by the government in 2015 to provide transit protection and open-ocean passenger transfer services for the Navy’s submarine force. At that time, they were redesignated as “USNS.” These vessels can also be outfitted for submarine rescue support missions if needed. MV Malama provided open-ocean passenger transfer service to U.S. Pacific Fleet submarines. MV Dolores Chouest, MV C-Commando and MV C-Champion supported Naval Special Warfare Command (NSWC) requirements while MV HOS Dominator provided submarine rescue support. In November 2017, MV Carolyn Chouest replaced MV C-Champion in support of NSWC requirements.

ABOVE: Three Ocean Surveillance ships sit pierside in Sasebo, Japan, while receiving food, supplies and spare parts before returning to sea to support 7th Fleet operations. (U.S. Navy photo)

Blocking vessel USNS Arrowhead (T-AGSE 4) escorts a ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) out to sea during an operational readiness assessment. The mission of the T-AGSE class of vessels is to conduct armed escort/force protection and logistics support for SSBN near-port surfaced transits. (U.S. Navy photo by Don Babcock)


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Ocean Surveillance ShipsIn the Western Pacific, five ocean surveillance ships – USNS Effective, USNS Loyal, USNS Impeccable, USNS Victorious and USNS Able – continued to provide support to U.S. 7th Fleet ships. In addition, Impeccable, Able, Effective and Victorious supported the fleet with low-frequency active sonar systems and passive arrays.

Oceanographic Survey ShipsMSC’s six oceanographic survey ships – USNS Pathfinder, USNS Bowditch, USNS Henson, USNS Bruce C. Heezen, USNS Mary Sears, and USNS Maury – used precise, multi-beam, wide-angle, hydrographic sonar systems to collect water-depth measurements and other related data. The information was used to produce accurate charts and other products for Navy warfighters. In addition to survey work, these ships can be outfitted with the naval mobile instrumentation system, providing downrange missile tracking for the Navy’s Strategic Systems Program Office.

ABOVE: Ocean Surveillance ship USNS Able (T-AGOS 20) is pulling into Yokosuka, Japan, for a port visit. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Brian G. Reynolds) BELOW: Military Sealift Command’s oceanographic survey ship USNS Maury (T-AGS 66) pulls into Naval Station Norfolk. Maury arrived at Norfolk after completing survey operations off the East Coast. (U.S. Navy photo by Bill Mesta)


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Missle Range Instrumentation ShipsMissile range instrumentation ship USNS Howard O. Lorenzen, in the Western Pacific, and USNS Invincible, in the Indian Ocean and Arabian Sea, supported the U.S. Air Force as seaborne platforms for radar systems that collected data on theater ballistic missiles launched by various countries, as well as domestic missiles test flights.

Navigation Test Support ShipNavigation test support ship USNS Waters continued operations in both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, supporting weapons and navigation systems testing for the Navy’s Strategic Systems Program Office.

Sea-Based X-Band RadarThe Sea-based X-band Radar platform, SBX-1, provided support for the Missile Defense Agency testing program and was available for operational tasking in support of real-world events by providing target discrimination information to U.S. Strategic Command.

Harbor Tug ServicesThe Special Mission Program continued to manage the Navy’s harbor tug contracts worldwide. MSC administered contracts that provided on-call civilian harbor tugs in 10 ports and time-charter tugs in seven ports.

ABOVE: Missile Range Instrumentation ship USNS Invincible (T-AGM 24). This class of ships serve as a platform for gathering data on ballistic missile launches and test flights. (U.S. Navy photo) BELOW: Sea-based, X-band Radar (SBX-1) transits Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, en route to a forward operating area. SBX spent most of 2017 supporting a defense of the homeland mission. (U.S. Navy photo)


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Squadron TwoUSNS Seay (T-AKR 302)USNS Sisler (T-AKR 311)USNS 1ST LT Baldomero Lopez (T-AK 3010) USNS SGT William R. Button (T-AK 3012) USNS GYSGT Fred W. Stockham (T-AK 3017)USNS Lewis and Clark (T-AKE 1)

Squadron ThreeUSNS Montford Point (T-ESD 1)USNS John Glenn (T-ESD 2)USNS Pililaau (T-AKR 304)USNS Dahl (T-AKR 312)USNS 2ND LT John P. Bobo (T-AK 3008)USNS PFC Dewayne T. Williams (T-AK 3009)USNS 1ST LT Jack Lummus (T-AK 3011)USNS Sacagawea (T-AKE 2)

Army Prepositioned Stocks - 3 Ships - 7

Large, Medium-Speed, Roll-on/Roll- off ShipsUSNS Red Cloud (T-AKR 313) USNS Charlton (T-AKR 314) USNS Watkins (T-AKR 315) USNS Pomeroy (T-AKR 316) USNS Soderman (T-AKR 317)

Container ShipsMV LTC John U.D. Page (T-AK 4543)MV SSG Edward A. Carter Jr. (T-AK 4544)

Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force Ships - 4

Offshore Petroleum Distribution SystemUSNS VADM K.R. Wheeler (T-AG 5001)USNS Fast Tempo (T-AG 4907)

U.S. Air Force (Container Ships)MV CAPT David I. Lyon (T-AK 5362) MV MAJ Bernard F. Fisher (T-AK 4396)

High Speed Transports - 2USNS Guam (HST 1)Formerly Hawaii Superferry Alakai (HST 2)

High Speed Vessel - 1Westpac Express (HSV 4676)

Prepositioningilitary Sealift Command operated a fleet of 28 prepositioning ships from strategic

bases worldwide. These ships are loaded with early-arriving combat and sustainment supplies and equipment supporting the full range of wartime and peacetime operations. Most of the ships were assigned to MPF squadrons forward-based in the Indian and Western Pacific oceans.

Prepositioning Ships Mission Areas:■ Maritime Prepositioning Force■ Army Prepositioned Stocks-3■ Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force

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ABOVE: Maritime Prepositioning Force ship USNS 1ST LT Jack Lummus (T-AK 3011) executes a Group Sail with Maritime Prepositioning Ships Squadron Three (MPSRON 3) off the coast of Guam. MPSRON 3 operates in the western Pacific, maintaining tactical control of the 13 ships carrying afloat prepositioned cargo for the U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Army, and the U.S. Air Force. (U.S. Navy Combat Camera photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Joan E. Jennings) BELOW: Maritime prepositioning force ship USNS GYSGT Fred W. Stockham (T-AK 3017) gets underway from Newport News, Virginia, to begin its deployment in support of military operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photograph by Bill Mesta) RIGHT: Cargo ship USNS Baldomero Lopez (T-AK 3010) holds U.S. Marine Corps equipment bound for cave sites in Norway. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Emily Dorumsgaard)


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Maritime Prepositioning ShipsMaritime Prepositioning Ships (MPS), assigned to two forward-based squadrons, carried a diverse range of U.S. Navy and Marine Corps equipment to support a Marine Air-Ground Task Force. Each MPS squadron is commanded by a Navy captain. The ships’ aviation decks, watercraft, hose systems and other distinct outfittings provide unique capabilities to deliver rolling stock, ammunition, supplies, bulk fuel and water. Vehicles and supplies can be discharged pierside, instream, ship-to-ship or by air. Dry cargo/ammunition ships; large, medium-speed, roll-on/roll-off (LMSR) ships; and expeditionary transfer dock (ESD) vessels provided combatant commanders new seabasing-enabled capabilities for selective discharge and replenishment operations.

In FY 2017, USNS 2ND LT John P. Bobo, USNS 1ST Boldomero Lopez, USNS PFC Dewayne Williams, and USNS Dahl returned to the continental U.S. for regular scheduled maintenance and regulatory drydocking. MPS vessels supported exercises worldwide in 2017. Dahl conducted exercises Maritime

Prepositioning Force Exercise 17, and Pacific Horizon in the U.S. 3rd Fleet region; USNS Sacagawea participated in Koa Moana 17-2 in the South Pacific; USNS SGT William R. Button deployed to the Baltic in support of Saber Strike and Norway Operations; USNS GYSGT Fred W. Stockham conducted Cobra Gold in Thailand; Sacagawea conducted exercise Balikatan in the Philippines; Bobo provided cargo movement in support of exercise Talisman Saber in Australia, while USNS Pililaau and Bobo participated in Joint Logistics Over the Shore (JLOTS) exercise in the Republic of Korea.

Expeditionary transfer dock (ESD) USNS Montford Point, part of Maritime Prepositioning Squadron Three, participated in several demonstrations and exercises in the Pacific. USNS John Glenn, also part of the Maritime Prepositioning Force and currently operating on the west coast, is scheduled to forward deploy in FY 2018. Both vessels will continue training to fully develop their capability to operate with Landing Craft Air Cushion and other watercraft to resupply expeditionary forces ashore from over the horizon.


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Army Prepositioned Stocks-3Five Watson-class LMSRs and two container ships supported the Army Prepositioned Stocks-3 program.

USNS Charlton returned to the continental U.S. for cargo maintenance and regulatory dry-docking. Following a backload of equipment of a U.S. Army infantry brigade combat team, Charlton joined USNS Red Cloud in the Western Pacific. USNS Soderman also returned to the United States for cargo maintenance and regulatory dry docking.

USNS Pomeroy and USNS Watkins remained sited at Diego Garcia. Container ship MV SSG Edward A. Carter Jr., transported munitions for the U.S. Army from the Republic of Korea and Japan to the United States, and then transported replacement munitions back to Korea and Japan. Upon completion, the container ship joined MV LTC John U.D. Page at Diego Garcia.

Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force The final component of MSC’s Prepositioning mission area is comprised of ships that support the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force.

USNS VADM K.R. Wheeler and USNS Fast Tempo, which comprise an offshore petroleum discharge system, continued service in the Western Pacific. Leveraging commercial technology from the offshore oil production and transportation industry, Wheeler can pump fuel to beach distribution facilities from up to 8 miles offshore.

Roll-on/roll-off container ships MV MAJ Bernard F. Fisher and MV CAPT David I. Lyon continued to support U.S. Air Force munitions requirements in the Western Pacific in 2017. In May, MV Fisher completed her contract, conducted an overhaul and returned under a new contract to continue to support U.S. Air Force requirements.

High-Speed TransportsUSNS Guam, the first of two high-speed transports, was acquired to support U.S. Marine Corps requirements in the Western Pacific. Following modification work to the ship, the vessel prepared to deploy in early FY 2018. The second high-speed transport, HST 2, was chartered to Bay Ferries through an Enhanced Use Lease to provide ferry service between Portsmouth, Maine, and Yarmouth Nova Scotia.

High-Speed VesselMSC-chartered vessel HSV Westpac Express, a high-speed catamaran, continued service in the Western Pacific providing transport for U.S. Marine Corps Third Marine Expeditionary Force personnel and equipment to and from exercise areas.

LEFT: U.S. Navy, Marine Corps and Army personnel prepare to offload equipment from Navy Maritime Prepositioning Force Ship USNS Pililaau (T-AK 304) utilizing a roll-on, roll-off, discharge facility while anchored off the coast of Pohang, Republic of Korea, during Combined Joint Logistics Over the Shore (CJLOTS). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joshua Fulton) TOP: USNS Red Cloud (T-AKR 313) and USNS Montford Point (T-ESD 1) conduct “skin-to-skin” operations in waters off the coast of Saipan, North Mariana Islands. The two ships connected while Montford Point acted as a floating pier for a simulated offload operation. (U.S. Navy photo) ABOVE: Navy Maritime Prepositioning Force ship MV MAJ Bernard F. Fisher (T-AK 4396) executes a Group Sail with Maritime Prepositioning Force Squadron Three (MPSRON 3) off the coast of Guam. MPSRON 3 operates in the western Pacific, maintaining tactical control of the 13 ships carrying afloat prepositioned U.S. military cargo. (U.S. Navy Combat Camera photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Joan E. Jennings)

The Military Sealift Command high-speed transport USNS Guam (HST 1) gets underway from Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story. (U.S. Navy photo by Bill Mesta)


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SEALIFTPM5Large, Medium-Speed, Roll-on/Roll-off Ships - 10USNS Shughart (T-AKR 295) USNS Gordon (T-AKR 296) USNS Yano (T-AKR 297) USNS Gilliland (T-AKR 298) USNS Bob Hope (T-AKR 300) USNS Fisher (T-AKR 301) USNS Mendonca (T-AKR 303) USNS Brittin (T-AKR 305) USNS Benavidez (T-AKR 306)USNS Watson (T-AKR 310)

Roll-on/Roll-off Container Ships - 5USNS SGT Matej Kocak (T-AK 3005) USNS PFC Eugene A. Obregon (T-AK 3006)USNS MAJ Stephen W. Pless (T-AK 3007) USNS 1ST LT Harry L. Martin (T-AK 3015) USNS LCPL Roy M. Wheat (T-AK 3016)

Tankers - 6USNS Lawrence H. Gianella (T-AOT 1125) MT Empire State (T-AOT 5193)MT Evergreen State (T-AOT 5209) MT Maersk Peary (T-AOT 5246)MT SLNC Pax (T-AOT 5356)ATB Galveston/Petrochem Producer (T-AOT 5406)

Dry Cargo Ships - 2T/B Sea Eagle/MB 1219 SLNC Corsica (T-AK 5423)

Sealifts part of the sealift mission, MSC delivers combat and other military cargo needed by U.S. warfighters around the globe. The command supported ongoing

contingency operations, military exercises and other day-to-day missions for DoD with 10 large, medium-speed, roll-on/roll-off (LMSR) ships, five roll-on/roll-off container ships (ROCON), six tankers, and two dry cargo ships.

The Tanker and Dry Cargo Project offices also supported the MSC sealift mission executing numerous short-term and voyage charters. If needed, MSC has access to 46 ships of the Ready Reserve Force (RRF), a fleet of militarily useful ships maintained in Reduced Operating Status (ROS) for use as surge sealift assets at ports throughout the U.S. The RRF is maintained by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration.

By policy, MSC must first look to the U.S.-flagged commercial market to meet its sealift requirements. Government-owned ships are used only when suitable U.S.-flagged commercial vessels are unavailable.

Surge Project OfficeThe Surge Project Office has 15 surge ships and is a mix of vessel types, including LMSR ships and legacy ROCONs that were formerly part of the Maritime Prepositioning Force program. All 15 vessels in the Surge Project Office are maintained in ROS and able to be fully activated and be mission ready within five days. They are strategically layberthed at ports on the East, West, and Gulf coasts in order to support unit deployments.

Tanker Project OfficeIn FY 2017, Tanker Project Office ships lifted 31.9 million barrels (1.34 billion gallons) of DoD petroleum products over 197 voyages for the Defense Logistics Agency-Energy. Of these product lifts, the tanker project saw a sharp increase in the share of cargo carried by U.S.-flagged tankers. Nearly 25 million barrels, or 78 percent of the cargo, was carried on U.S.-flag tankers constituting a 14 percent increase in U.S.-flagged usage over the prior year.

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BELOW: A container of ammunition is offloaded from USNS LCPL Roy M. Wheat (T-AK 3016) at Nordenham, Germany. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Jacob A. McDonald) TOP RIGHT: Sailors attached to Amphibious Construction Battalion 1 guide Stryker Infantry Carrier Vehicles onto the ramp of USNS Fisher (T-AKR 301) during Exercise Pacific Reach 2017. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Eric Chan) BOTTOM RIGHT: Vehicles and cargo are unloaded by Soldiers of the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division out of Fort Hood, Texas, from USNS Bob Hope (T-AKR 300). (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jaccob Hearn)


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The primary carriers were five long-term chartered U.S.-flagged tankers: MT Empire State, ATB Galveston/Petrochem Producer, MT Maersk Peary, MT SLNC Goodwill, and MT SLNC Pax; and one government-owned tanker, USNS Lawrence H. Gianella. The U.S.-flagged long-term chartered vessels were supplemented by numerous short-term voyage and time-chartered commercial tankers, both U.S. and foreign flag. Most notable among these vessels was the MT Maersk Michigan completing back-to-back charters in the U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet areas throughout FY 2017.

Additionally, when not assigned to Defense Logistics Agency-Energy point-to-point missions, MT Maersk Peary, the only long-term chartered tanker with an ice-strengthened hull, delivered 152,522 barrels of fuel to the National Science Foundation at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, as part of the annual resupply mission Operation Deep Freeze. MT Maersk Peary also delivered 200,345 barrels of fuel to Thule Air Base, Greenland, for the annual resupply mission Operation Pacer Goose Sustainment.

Dry Cargo Project OfficeMSC chartered a variety of commercial dry cargo ships to move exercise equipment, combat equipment and ammunition supporting various U.S. force rotations. MSC chartered or activated 33 vessels that delivered over 700,000 measurement tons of cargo supporting worldwide operations. The Dry Cargo program continued to support heavy lift requirements including chartering a vessel to support the movement of the damaged USS Fitzgerald (DDG-62) from the Far East to the Gulf Coast.


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Another dry cargo mission is to deliver ammunition worldwide to U.S. warfighters in addition to deliveries to various ports around the world in support of Foreign Military Sales. The movement of munitions continues to be a large part of MSC Dry Cargo efforts. In FY 2017, MSC moved nearly 7,550 containers (TEUs) of ammunition to and from U.S. East and West Coast ports to Europe, the Middle East and Far East.

MSC supported Pacific Pathways 2017 phases 1 and 2 with both commercial and organic sealift solutions. The organic vessel supported several DoD exercises in multiple ports in the Pacific operating area delivering both personnel and cargo. This enabled U.S. Army personnel to maintain equipment aboard the ship between mission and exercise resets as well as enhance command and control functions.

Support of Joint Logistics Over the Shore (JLOTS) was provided by one MSC surge sealift ROCON vessel during a U.S. Transportation Command-sponsored exercise in the Hampton Roads, Virginia, region. The exercise scenario provided unique military cargo simulating throughput via a port that is assumed to have either little or reduced port capability infrastructure.

Dry cargo ships also supported the annual Arctic and Antarctic resupply deliveries to Thule Air Base and the National Science Foundation at McMurdo Station. These unique missions required cargo vessels that meet special construction requirements for transits in the ice area found in these polar regions. A significant portion of the sustainment cargo needed by these bases is supplied by these missions.

TOP: Soldiers of 1st Armored Division Combat Aviation Brigade and sailors of Navy Cargo handling Battalion One load Chinook helicopters by crane aboard USNS Brittin (T-AKR 305) at the Port of the Americas in Ponce, Puerto Rico. The CAB is returning to home station in Fort Bliss, Texas, after supporting FEMA’s emergency disaster relief for Hurricane Maria. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael Broughey) RIGHT: Dozens of military vehicles sit on the top deck of heavy-lift vessel MV Ocean Jazz prior to an offload in support of exercise Talisman Sabre 2017. Ocean Jazz is under a Military Sealift Command contract to support U.S. Army Pacific’s transportation requirements. (U.S. Navy photo by Grady T. Fontana)


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October 2016Expeditionary fast transport USNS Trenton completed training in preparation for deployment to its permanent forward-deployed location in support of U.S. Africa Command. Expeditionary fast transport USNS Spearhead returned from Southern Partnership Station in U.S. 4th Fleet while fleet replenishment USNS Leroy Grumman deployed to U.S. 6th

Military Sealift Command Atlantic Norfolk, VirginiaMilitary Sealift Command Atlantic (MSCLANT) executes tactical or administrative control for all Military Sealift

Command (MSC) ships in the Western Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico and in both the Southern Atlantic and Eastern Pacific oceans surrounding Central and South America. MSCLANT schedules and provides all combat

logistics support for Commanders, Task Force (CTF) 80 and 40. Additionally, MSCLANT/CTF 83 deploys combat logistics force ships in support of U.S. 5th and 6th Fleets, and provides direct support for all carrier strike groups deploying from CTF 80.

During FY 2017, MSCLANT maintained daily oversight of approximately 35 ships performing missions from combat logistics to strategic sealift. MSC ships in the MSCLANT area of operations loaded and discharged more than 3 million square feet totaling 565,000 long-tons of government cargo and delivered 15 million barrels of petroleum products. MSCLANT supported 21 combat logistics force deployments, 43 major fleet exercises, 13 fleet ordnance moves, two nuclear submarine tows and five salvage operations, including search and recovery missions for the MV El Faro, and coordinated 1,500 lifts of ammunition between CTF 80 and U.S. 6th Fleet, generating a cost savings to the government of $5.7 million.

The Anti-Terrorism Force Protection team conducted 34 force protection spot checks and assist visits aboard MSC ships to aid ships in establishing their own force protection programs, and oversaw 14 high-threat chokepoint transits of the Panama Canal.

MSC Reserve Expeditionary Port Reserve Units (EPU) 109 and 110 provided direct support to operations, the staffs of U.S. Transportation Command and MSCLANT, and port offices in Charleston, South Carolina; Jacksonville, Florida; and Beaumont, Texas. Additionally, EPUs played a key role during Operation Maritime Prepositioning Force Exercise 2017, Operation Iron Gator and Turbo Distribution 17-4 in support of Joint Task Force-Port Opening.

OPERATIONS:Fleet. Oceanographic survey ship USNS Pathfinder hosted distinguished visitor tours while calling on Naval Station Norfolk, then deployed to U.S. 4th Fleet. Expeditionary fast transport USNS Carson City participated in Sail Baltimore Fleet Week, hosting public and distinguished visitor events. Fleet ocean tug USNS Apache conducted a search near the Bahamas for MV El Faro, the ship lost at sea during Hurricane Joaquin.

Expeditionary fast transport USNS Trenton (T-EPF 5) gets underway from Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story. Trenton relocated to its forward operating hub in Souda Bay, Crete, Greece. (U.S. Navy photo by Bill Mesta)


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NovemberFleet replenishment oiler USNS Patuxent deployed to U.S. 5th Fleet while fleet replenishment oiler USNS Big Horn and rescue and salvage ship USNS Grasp returned from deployments to U.S. 6th Fleet. USNS Big Horn provided support to Canadian ships in Task Group Sail exercise in the Virginia Capes. Large, medium-speed roll-on/roll-off ship USNS Charlton returned to the U.S. for periodic maintenance for the ship and prepositioning equipment.

DecemberFleet replenishment oilers USNS Joshua Humphreys and USNS Laramie, and fast combat support ship USNS Arctic returned to port from deployments to U.S. 5th Fleet while dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS William McLean returned from deployment to U.S. 6th Fleet. USNS Big Horn provided support for the USS Bataan Amphibious Ready Group and Marine Expeditionary Unit exercise off Cherry Point, North Carolina. Roll-on/roll-off container ship USNS SGT Matej Kocak deployed to the Pacific in support of Pacific Pathways 2017. Roll-on/roll-off container ship USNS PFC Eugene A. Obregon activated to support exercise Resolute Endeavor and Joint Logistics Over the Shore at Fort Story, Virginia Beach.

Standing NATO Maritime Group Two (SNMG2) flagship, HMS Duncan (D37) and amphibious transport dock USS Mesa Verde (LPD-19) takes on fuel from the USNS Patuxent (T-AO 201) during a replenishment-at-sea. (Courtesy photo) BELOW: Military Sealift Command’s rescue and salvage ship, USNS Grasp (T-ARS 51), pulls into Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story after completing a four-month deployment in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operation. (U.S. Navy photograph by Bill Mesta)

USNS Big Horn (T-AO 198), right, and USS Bataan (LHD 5) conduct an underway replenishment. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Darren M. Moore)

December Dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Medgar Evers, fast combat support ship USNS Supply, and USNS Apache participated in the USS George H. W. Bush Composite Training Unit Exercise.A MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter picks up supplies from the Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Medgar Evers (T-AKE 13) as the guided-missile destroyer USS Truxtun (DDG 103) transits alongside for a replenish-ment-at-sea. (U.S. Navy Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Tyrell K. Morris)


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January 2017USNS Joshua Humphreys provided support for USS Bataan Combined Training Exercise. Navigation test support ship USNS Waters deployed to the Pacific to conduct operations while USNS Spearhead deployed to U.S. 4th Fleet in support of Continuing Promise 17 operations. Expeditionary fast transport USNS Brunswick deployed to its Pacific hub and conducted a Bureau of Medicine experiment during their transit from the East to West Coast. Large, medium-speed roll-on/roll-off ship USNS Mendonca was activated to support a U.S. Army equipment load out from Beaumont, Texas, bound for U.S. 5th Fleet operations. General cargo ships MV Ocean Glory and MV Seattle conducted ordnance operations in Sunny Point, North Carolina.

FebruaryUSNS Joshua Humphreys and dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Robert E. Peary deployed to U.S. 6th Fleet for operations and exercises. Large, medium-speed roll-on/roll-off ship USNS Gilliland activated to provide support for a John Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory mission. Large, medium-speed roll-on/roll-off ship USNS Brittin delivered U.S. Army cargo to Beaumont, Texas, and loaded additional Army equipment from Port Arthur, Texas, for transport to U.S. 5th Fleet. USNS Arctic and USNS Medgar Evers participated in a Task Force exercise with Canadian ships while general cargo ship MV SLNC Corsica was brought on hire to support the load out of two A-29 Tucano aircraft from Jacksonville, Florida, bound for U.S. 5th Fleet. USNS Comfort was underway to support exercises.

ABOVE: Sailors aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Carter Hall (LSD 50) send a shot line to USNS Joshua Humphreys (T-AO 188) during a replenishment-at-sea. Carter Hall is underway with the Bataan Amphibious Readiness Group participating in Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Darren M. Moore) BELOW: An A-29 aircraft is loaded on to MV SLNC Corsica (T-AK 5423) in Mayport, Florida. (U.S. Navy Photo)


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MarchUSNS Leroy Grumman returned from deployment to U.S. 6th Fleet while USNS Robert E. Peary provided support for Flag Officer Sea Training exercises off the coast of Great Britain. Roll-on/roll-off container ship USNS 2ND LT John P. Bobo loaded prepositioning cargo at Blount Island Command, Jacksonville, Florida, and redeployed back to her squadron in the Pacific. Large, medium-speed roll-on/roll-off ship USNS Benavidez activated in Corpus Christi, Texas, to support a U.S. Army cargo redeployment from Beaumont, Texas, to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Oceanographic survey ship USNS Maury conducted testing and training for Naval Oceanographic Command in the Gulf of Mexico. USNS Laramie deployed to U.S. 5th Fleet while USNS Arctic supported USS Eisenhower (CVN-69) sustainment exercise in the Virginia Capes. USNS Robert E. Peary provided support for exercise Joint Warrior off the coast of Scotland and England and general cargo ship MV Ocean Globe conducted ordnance operations in Sunny Point, North Carolina.

AprilAfter completing scheduled periodic maintenance, dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Sacagawea redeployed back to her prepositioning squadron in the Pacific. Crane ships SS Flickertail State and SS Gopher State were activated to support operations and ordnance cargoes bound for U.S. 6th Fleet. Container ship MV Major Bernard Fisher returned to Sunny Point, North Carolina, to offload prepositioning ordnance then go off-hire to conduct maintenance.

MayUSNS Apache provided support for an F/A-18 salvage and recovery operation off the coast of North Carolina. USNS William McLean provided ship qualification training support for the newest fleet destroyer, USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115). USNS Pathfinder was underway for survey operations off the East Coast while expeditionary fast transport USNS Yuma participated in New York City Fleet Week, providing tours for guests and groups at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at King’s Point. USNS Medgar Evers berthed at Waterside in Norfolk, Virginia, to represent MSC for National Maritime Day and as part of the ongoing year-long observance of Naval Station Norfolk’s centennial birthday celebration.

JuneUSNS Apache provided support for submarine sea trials in port Groton, Connecticut. Large, medium-speed roll-on/roll-off ships USNS Shughart and USNS Yano activated to conduct sea trials in the Gulf of Mexico. USNS Robert E. Peary participated in a maritime passing exercise with Canadian ships while USNS Medgar Evers provided support for an aircraft carrier ordnance download at sea. Large, medium-speed roll-on/roll-off ship USNS 1ST LT Baldomero Lopez returned to Blount Island Command, Jacksonville, Florida, to conduct periodic maintenance. Capt. Kevin Robinson relieved Capt. Douglas McGoff as Commodore, MSCLANT, in a ceremony aboard USNS Yuma on June 30.

JulyExpeditionary sea base USS Lewis B. Puller deployed to her forward hub in U.S. 5th Fleet and USNS Spearhead deployed to U.S. 4th Fleet in support of Southern Partnership Station 2017. Container ships MV MAJ Bernard Fisher and MV SSG Edward A. Carter conducted Army ordnance operations at Sunny Point, North Carolina. Operation Pacer Goose

Sailors aboard USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) tend a line during a replenishment-at-sea with replenishment oiler USNS Leroy Grumman (T-AO 195). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Alyssa Weeks)

Aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) receives fuel from fast combat support ship USNS Arctic (T-AOE 8) during a replenishment-at-sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Cole Keller)

USNS Sacagawea (T-AKE 2) sits anchored off shore of Kiribati during Koa Moana 17. The Koa Moana 17 exercise is designed to improve interoperability; enhance mili-tary-to-military relations and expose Marine Corps forces to different types of terrain for familiarity in the event of a natural disaster or crisis in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Madailein Abbott)

Expeditionary sea base USNS Lewis B. Puller (T-ESB 3) gets underway from Naval Station Norfolk to begin operations with U.S. 5th Fleet. After arriving in U.S. 5th Fleet, Puller was commissioned a United States Ship (USS). (U.S. Navy photograph by Bill Mesta)


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commenced load out at Naval Station Norfolk on board general cargo ship MV Ocean Giant, carrying cargo to Thule Air Base, Greenland. USNS Patuxent departed Naval Station Norfolk for a six-month deployment in U.S. 5th Fleet while USNS Apache supported submarine sea trials taking place in the Narragansett Bay operating area.

AugustFleet replenishment oiler USNS Dahl returned to the East Coast from her Pacific prepositioning squadron to discharge cargo at Blount Island Command, Jacksonville, Florida. Roll-on/roll off ship MV Cape Victory activated in Corpus Christi to support a U.S. Army cargo load out in Beaumont, Texas. USNS Apache continued support for submarine sea trials taking place in the Narragansett Bay operating area while expeditionary fast transport USNS Carson City deployed to her new forward hub in U.S. 6th Fleet. USNS Mendonca activated and sortied from Corpus Christi, Texas, for hurricane Harvey avoidance.

SeptemberUSNS Medgar Evers deployed to U.S. 6th Fleet in support of exercise Formidable Shield 2017.

USNS Leroy Grumman deployed to U.S. 6th Fleet for six months to provide logistics services in theater. USNS William McLean was assigned to support Defense Support for Civil Authorities (DSCA) missions in the aftermath of hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria. The ship was joined in hurricane support efforts by USNS Supply, carrying fuel and supplies to USS ships assigned to perform rescue and relief efforts in Florida, the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. Hospital ship USNS Comfort activated and provided medical support to the island of Puerto Rico. Crane ships SS Cornhusker State and SS Gopher State activated to support U.S. 6th Fleet ordnance missions.

Aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) conducts an ammunition onload with the dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Robert E. Peary (T-AKE 5). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Tommy Gooley) BELOW: Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), center, conducts an underway replenishment with dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS William McLean (T-AKE 12), left, and a vertical replenishment with fast combat support ship USNS Supply (T-AOE 6). (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ernest R. Scott)


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November 2016Hospital ship USNS Mercy celebrated 30 years of service to the U.S. Navy. Originally built to provide rapid, flexible, and mobile acute medical and surgical services to American and allied military forces in times of conflict, Mercy began humanitarian assistance/disaster relief missions in 2004, in response to tsunami-devastation in regions of South East Asia.

DecemberAnnual Operation Deep Freeze (ODF) resupply mission to McMurdo Station, Antarctica, began as chartered tanker ship MT Maersk Peary departed St. Theodore, Greece, and chartered cargo ship MV Ocean Giant departed Naval Base Ventura County’s Port Hueneme pier. The ships delivered cargo and fuel needed for the winter at McMurdo Station.

January 2017Large, medium-speed roll-on/roll-off ship USNS Brittin activated in support of the movement of the U.S. Army 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division from Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, to Beaumont, Texas.

Expeditionary transfer dock USNS John Glenn conducted day and night Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC) operations with Naval Beach Group ONE off the coast of Southern California. The operations provided an opportunity to exercise LCAC landing and deployment from the deck of the expeditionary transfer dock ship which can be used for movement to and from the beach area.

ODF supply mission offloads began with the arrival of the MV Ocean Giant at McMurdo Station ice pier. The ship delivered 550 pieces of cargo, including nearly 7 million pounds of supplies such as frozen and dry food stores, building materials, vehicles, and electronic equipment and parts. Ocean Giant was met by members of Navy Cargo Handling Battalion ONE who worked around-the-clock offloading the cargo. In addition, retrograde cargo, such as trash and recyclable materials for disposal and equipment no longer required on the station were loaded onto the ship for transportation off the continent.

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Dateline and during a limited number of operations across the International Date Line. During FY 2017, MSCPAC ships delivered fuel, food, supplies and ammunition to U.S. Navy combatants, performed a variety of special

missions, and transported vital military cargo to and from U.S. and allied nations.

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TOP: The crew of the tanker Maersk Peary departs from the National Science Foundation’s McMurdo Station. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer David Mosley) BOTTOM: Navy Cargo Handling Battalion ONE (NCHB-1) Sailors prepare a container for lift while another one is lifted off MV Ocean Giant and on to the ice pier at the National Science Foundation’s research facility at McMurdo Station, Antarctica. (U.S. Navy Photo)


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FebruaryODF supply mission offloads continued with MT Maersk Peary delivering of 4.5 million gallons of diesel fuel, 1 million gallons of gasoline and 500,000 gallons of jet fuel, 100 percent of the fuel needed for the year. An MSC-chartered cargo ship and tanker have made the voyage to Antarctica every year since the station was established in 1955.

MT Empire State and fleet replenishment oiler USNS Henry J. Kaiser conducted consolidated operations (CONSOL) off the coast of Southern California. Empire State transferred over 1 million gallons of JP-5 aviation fuel to Kaiser. The ability to transfer bulk fuel at-sea directly from the tanker ship to a combat logistics force ship offers the fleet added flexibility in accomplishing cargo fuel load requirements outside of established port facilities, and directly enables faster re-supply and sustainment of afloat forces.

MarchFleet replenishment oiler USNS Yukon provided logistics services in support of the USS Nimitz (CVN-68) Carrier Strike Group’s during pre-deployment training.

AprilUSNS John Glenn supported pier-side, shipboard movement training with members of Naval Special Warfare Group 1 at Naval Base Coronado, California. The ability to train with a platform such as John Glenn allows members of the special warfare community to hone specialized skills.

Members of MSCPAC attended the Expeditionary Warrior Symposium 2017 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, which examined expeditionary capabilities employed within a joint campaign in a contested operating environment. MSCPAC representatives focused on how to support the joint warfighters with assured maritime logistics.

MayMSCPAC welcomed its new commander, Capt. Brett Hershman, following a change of command ceremony at the Navy Submarine Base, Point Loma, California. Hershman assumed command from Capt. David Dry, who served as commander of MSCPAC since 2015.

USNS Mercy conducted a three-day, at-sea exercise in which the Navy Medical Treatment Facility and civil service mariner crew focused on a simulated response to wounded from a mass casualty incident at sea. Using actors and special medical mannequins as victims, patients were received at the ship via tender boat or helicopter, processed through the triage system and provided medical care.

JuneUSNS Yukon and dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Carl Brashear deployed in support of USS Nimitz Strike Group for a U.S. 5th Fleet deployment. Yukon provided logistic support to all the ships of the strike group as well as participated in tactical exercises.

MT Empire State (T-5193) sails alongside the Henry J. Kaiser (T-AO-187) conducting consolidated operations (CONSOL) off the coast of Southern California, transferring fuel from the tanker to a fleet replenishment oiler. (U.S. Navy Photo)

An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter, from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 8, off-loads ammunition onto the USNS Carl Brashear (T-AKE 7), during an ammunition off-load aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) in the Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Jose Madrigal)


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JulyUSNS Matthew Perry made history with MT Empire State as they conducted the first underway replenishment between a state-class tanker ship and a dry cargo and ammunition ship. Off the coast of Hawaii, Empire State successfully transferred 10 thousand barrels of diesel ship fuel to Perry, opening the door to future at-sea-CONSOLs with other dry cargo and ammunition ships.

USNS John Glenn and fleet replenishment oiler USNS Walter S. Dahl supported the Marine Corps Maritime Prepositioning Force exercise Pacific Horizon 2017. At anchor, off the coast of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Glenn and Dahl conducted skin-to-skin operations, that position the ships only feet apart. Using a ramp that extended from Dahl to John Glenn, Marine Corps rolling stock was transferred and then ferried by LCACs to the beach. Two hundred eighty nine pieces of rolling stock were transferred as well as 14 containers during the exercise. In addition to the vehicle transfers, John Glenn and Dahl conducted the first, at-sea crane transfer of cargo from a cargo ship to an expeditionary transfer dock. The crane transfer demonstrated another aspect of the flexibility the expeditionary transfer dock ship provides in support of seabasing operations. Off the coast of San Diego, large, medium-speed roll-on/roll-off ship USNS Bob Hope supported the U.S. Army’s 1394th Transportation Brigade for the logistics over the shore exercise Big LOTS West 2017. Bob Hope served as the primary cargo platform for the exercise, supporting the U.S. Army as well as the U.S. Navy’s Amphibious Cargo Battalion ONE, and Beach Group ONE. During the port phase, U.S. Army containers were loaded onto the ship and staged for sea. During the sea phase, supplies and equipment were transferred from the ship to the beach via landing craft.

AugustExpeditionary fast transport USNS Brunswick participated in Operation Triggerfish 2017. During the exercise, the ship made port calls to Pohnpei and Chuuk in the Federated States of Micronesia and Guam. The ship hosted distinguished visitors, fostered relationships with visited countries, and provided surveys of sites for future military infrastructure projects.

USNS Henry J. Kaiser and USNS Matthew Perry provided logistics services to the USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) Strike Group’s Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) off the coast of San Diego. The COMPTUEX is one of several exercises conducted by Navy strike groups prior to deployments.

SeptemberFleet replenishment oiler USNS Guadalupe deployed in support of the USS Theodore Roosevelt Strike Group. Guadalupe transited with the strike group, providing logistics services for the duration of the deployment.

USNS Bob Hope supported the deployment of the U.S. Army’s 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division. More than one thousand pieces of unit equipment were loaded onto the ship for delivery to U.S. 5th Fleet. The operation supported the unit’s scheduled deployment to the U.S. Central Command area of operation.

TOP: Fleet replenishment oiler USNS Henry J. Kaiser (T-AO 187) refuels the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) and the guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins (DDG 76) during a replenishment-at-sea. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communications Specialist Seaman Chanel L. Turner) RIGHT: Vehicles and cargo are unloaded from USNS Bob Hope (T-AKR 300) by Soldiers of the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division out of Fort Hood, Texas. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jaccob Hearn)

A U.S. Navy Landing Craft Air Cushion approaches the USNS John Glenn during exercise Pacific Horizon. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Roxanna Gonzalez)


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Seven fleet replenishment oilers USNS Kanawha, USNS Leroy Grumman, USNS John Ericsson, USNS John Lenthall, USNS Big Horn, USNS Laramie, and USNS Patuxent deployed to U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations to serve as duty oilers responsible for providing fuel and replenishment cargo to U.S. and NATO ships operating in theater.

Oceanographic survey ships USNS Pathfinder and USNS Bruce C. Heezen conducted routine survey operations throughout the area of operations during the year.

One of the largest cargo offloads during the fiscal year included large, medium-speed, roll-on/roll-off ship USNS SGT William R. Button’s support to Exercise Saber Strike. Button delivered mission-critical equipment belonging to Marine Corps Combat Logistics Regiment 45, 4th Marine Logistics Group, to the Port of Ventspils, Latvia. Saber Strike is a long-standing U.S. Army Europe-led cooperative training exercise designed to improve joint interoperability through a range of missions that prepare participating nations to support multinational contingency operations.

Following the exercise, Button continued to Norway, testing the capability of ports in the Baltic to support future operations.

Military Sealift Command Europe and Africa - Naples, ItalyMilitary Sealift Command Europe and Africa (MSCEURAF) directs ships that support U.S.European Command, U.S. Africa Command and U.S. Transportation Command. The MSCEURAF staff also supports Commander, Task Force 63 under U.S. 6th Fleet.

MSCEURAF supports ships deployed to or transiting through the region to conduct combat logistics, theater security cooperation, oceanographic survey, rescue and salvage, maritime prepositioning, and sealift operations.

During FY 2017, MSCEURAF managed the operations of 66 ships in the U.S. European Command and U.S. Africa Command areas of responsibility. Combat Logistics Force ships conducted underway replenishments, delivered millions of gallons of fuel and thousands of pallets of food, supplies, mail and other cargo to U.S. and foreign navies throughout the region.

Military Sealift Command (MSC) assets participated in eight major exercises and made 563 port calls to 92 different locations. MSCEURAF staff members coordinated 46 ship transits through the Strait of Gibraltar. Sealift ships delivered 1,233 containers of cargo and transferred 20 million barrels of fuel to various fuel-bunkering locations throughout Europe.

Maritime logistics requirements increased in all areas over FY 2017. The volume of commodities ordered, tracked, delivered and confirmed demonstrated the increase in business volume it takes to support a fleet on the move. Specifically, food orders went up 12 percent, cargo shipments increased 35 percent, ordnance movements more than doubled, showing 112 percent growth, critical parts deliveries went up 200 percent, and fuel passed at sea increased 2 percent.

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An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter delivers a pallet of supplies to the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) as it conducts a replenishment-at-sea with the fleet replenishment oiler USNS Laramie (T-AO 203). (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Nathan R. McDonald)


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October 2016Dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS William McLean supported the U.S. 6th Fleet as a combat logistics force augment and provided uninterrupted support to USS Wasp (LHD 1) and USS San Antonio (LPD 17). While with U.S. 6th Fleet, William McLean delivered more than 220,000 pounds of ordnance that directly supported combat operations in the theater.

Expeditionary fast transport USNS Trenton deployed to its forward location port of Souda Bay, Crete, in the Mediterranean and began supporting missions for U.S. Africa Command and U.S. European Command.

January 2017Fleet replenishment oiler USNS Joshua Humphreys participated in, and provided support for, Exercise Noble Dina 2017, a trilateral exercise involving the U.S., Israeli and Hellenic Navies.

CTF 63 Commodore and MSC reserve personnel supported the 32-country exercise Obangame Express 2017. U.S. Africa Command sponsored the exercise which is designed to improve regional cooperation, maritime domain awareness, information-sharing practices, and tactical interdiction expertise to enhance the collective capabilities of Gulf of Guinea and West African nations to counter sea-based illicit activity.

April CTF 63 welcomed a new commodore during a change of command ceremony at Naval Support Activity Naples. Capt. Eric L. Conzen relieved Capt. Heidi Agle, in a ceremony presided over by Vice Adm. Christopher Grady, Commander, U.S. 6th Fleet.

USNS William McLean supported the USS Bataan Amphibious Ready Group operations in the eastern Mediterranean Sea.

USNS Big Horn supported USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) and the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit during ongoing NATO and European Union operations in the Mediterranean Sea.

Fast combat support ship USNS Supply deployed in support of the USS George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group for Operation Inherent Resolve in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Operation Inherent Resolve demonstrates the commitment of the U.S. and partner nations in the region and around the globe to eliminate the terrorist group ISIS and the threat it poses to the region and the wider international community.

July USNS Button supported exercise Saber Strike in Latvia and made four port visits to smaller ports in Norway. These site visits laid the groundwork for future operations in the event larger ports are closed or not available.

USNS Carson City joined USNS Trenton as the second expeditionary fast transport operating in the region. Carson City’s first stop was Gibraltar followed by Turkey and then Gaeta, Italy, where the ship supported MSCEURAF exercise Tuscan Trident. Tuscan Trident was an Expeditionary Port Unit table top exercise, used to train personnel by simulating a mobilization in support of MSC operations.

Sailors aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS San Antonio (LPD 17) fire a shot line during a replenishment-at-sea with the fleet replenishment oiler USNS William McLean (T-AKE 12). (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Adam Austin)

ABOVE: Fleet replenishment oiler USNS Big Horn (T-AO 198) operating in the 5th Fleet area. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Brent Pyfrom) BELOW: Two MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopters of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 9 transport supplies from the fast-combat supply ship USNS Supply (T-AOE 6) to the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) during a replenishment-at-sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Patrick Ian Crimmins)

VENTSPILS, Latvia – Navy Cargo Handling Battalion One Sailors lower a U.S. Marine Corps M1A1 Abrams tank from the cargo deck of USNS SGT William R. Button (T-AK 3012) to an awaiting Improved Navy Lighterage System Causeway Ferry, operated by Amphibious Construction Battalion Two, for transportation ashore as part of the Maritime Prepositioning Force offload during Exercise Saber Strike. (U.S. Navy photo by MC3 Kenneth Gardner)


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October 2016While conducting Maritime Security Operations in the Southern Red Sea with other U.S. warships, afloat forward staging base USS Ponce was targeted with coastal defense cruise missiles on three separate occasions. Ponce, later decommissioned in October 2017, sustained no damage or casualties during these encounters.

November Dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Alan Shepard conducted a Tomahawk land attack missile reload with a U.S. Navy destroyer in Duqm, Oman. This first-of-its-kind mission served as a proof of concept for conducting ammunition reloads outside of the Arabian Gulf and required close coordination between U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, MSCCENT, CTF 53, Navy Cargo Handling Battalion One, and the U.S. Embassy in Oman.

December While en route to Antarctica’s McMurdo Station in support of Operation Deep Freeze, MSC-chartered tanker MT Maersk Peary conducted fuel consolidation operations with fleet replenishment oiler USNS Walter S. Diehl. This exercise validated the significant capability to transfer fuel to CLF ships at sea instead of distribution depot transfer in port and greatly improved operational flexibility.

January 2017CTF 53 safely and efficiently conducted 28 replenishment-at-sea evolutions, providing vital ammunition, fuel, and stores to the warfighter.

February Fleet replenishment oiler USNS Patuxent served as the high-value unit (HVU) in a multinational maritime exercise, Cutlass Express 2017, supporting U.S. Africa Command in the Gulf of Aden.

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Military Sealift Command Central (MSCCENT) represents Military Sealift Command (MSC) interests in the Central Command area of responsibility (AOR) including the Arabian Gulf, Arabian Sea, Gulf of Oman, Horn of

Africa, Gulf of Aden, and the Red Sea. MSCCENT provides special mission support and maritime services to meet U.S. Central Command requirements while Commander, Task Force (CTF) 53 provides reliable and efficient at-sea combat logistics, doing their part to ensure the free flow of commerce through three major maritime chokepoints.

Commander, MSCCENT is dual-hatted as Commander, Logistics Forces U.S. Naval Forces Central Command. The commander exercises tactical command of U.S. 5th Fleet air and sea logistics assets.

During FY 2017, Combat Logistics Force (CLF) vessels conducted replenishment-at-sea events delivering stores, supplies, ammunition, and millions of gallons of fuel directly to U.S. Navy and partner nation ships and distribution depots across the region. CLF vessels delivered more than 6.8 million pieces of ammunition worth $470 million. In aggregate, MSC-owned vessels transported $2 billion of fuel, stores, ammunition, and other supplies in direct support of operational warfighters.

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ABOVE: Afloat forward staging base-interim USS Ponce (AFSB(I) 15) returns to Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, after deploying to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations for more than five years. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Justin Wolpert) BELOW: A member of the Djibouti Coast Guard boards the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Patuxent (T-AO 201) during training in support of Exercise Cutlass Express in the Gulf of Aden. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Robert Price)


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As the HVU, Patuxent supported visit, board, search, and seizure training evolutions with members of the Djibouti Coast Guard boarding teams and Mozambique Marines.

March U.S. Army Soldiers of the 840th Transportation Battalion and 936th Expeditionary Terminal Operating Element unloaded and reloaded large, medium-speed, roll-on/roll-off ships USNS Mendonca and USNS Brittin at Port Shuaiba, Kuwait. Mendonca and Brittin were used to transfer U.S. military vehicles and equipment needed to support operations in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility.

On March 19, 2017, Capt. Edwin Kaiser relinquished command to Capt. Timothy Gibboney as Commander of MSCCENT, Logistics Forces U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, and CTF 53.

April MSCCENT hosted an area familiarization tour for MSC Expeditionary Port Unit senior leadership, providing training on regional operations and introductions to in-theater personnel. The area tour included visits to Bahrain, Kuwait, and Oman.

May Dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Amelia Earhart conducted day and night deck landing qualifications with members of the U.S. Army’s 29th Combat Aviation Brigade. These exercises improved the integration of air operations in support of maritime surface warfare missions in U.S. 5th Fleet.

ABOVE: Equipment is staged on a pier in preparation for loading on to large, medium-speed, roll-on/roll-off ship USNS Mendonca (T-AKR 303). (U.S. Navy photo by Cinnie Mullins) MIDDLE: Capt. Timothy Gibboney (left) relieves Capt. Edwin Kaiser as Commander, Task Force 53 during a change of command ceremony aboard Naval Support Activity, Bahrain. (Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kevin Steinberg) BOTTOM: The guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey (CG 61) takes on supply during a replenishment-at-sea with the dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Alan Shepard (T-AKE 3) in the 5th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class William Jenkins)


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July USNS Amelia Earhart conducted a large scale at-sea ammunition transfer with dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Alan Shepard. With the assistance of 22 Sailors from Navy Cargo Handling Battalion One, Amelia Earhart transferred 2.6 million pounds of ordnance over four days while underway.

August USNS Patuxent moored at King Faisal Royal Saudi Naval Base in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Located in the Central Red Sea, this visit expanded U.S. 5th Fleet’s port access and provided the capability to conduct sustained operations in the Red Sea while minimizing the need to transit through critical chokepoints in the region. This visit significantly improved the capability to maintain the free flow of commerce throughout the region.

September Expeditionary sea base USS Lewis B. Puller was commissioned and replaced USS Ponce, providing critical support to Task Force 51/5 joint forces at sea. Lewis B. Puller is the first ship specifically built for the purpose of serving as an afloat expeditionary sea base.

ABOVE: Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Kidd (DDG 100) receives supplies during a replenishment-at-sea with dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Amelia Earhart (T-AKE 6). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jacob M. Milham) BELOW: U.S. civil service mariners, attached to expeditionary sea base USS Lewis B. Puller (T-ESB 3), bring aboard mooring lines as the ship gets underway from Naval Station Norfolk to begin its first operational deployment. (U.S. Navy photograph by Bill Mesta)


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Military Sealift Command Far East SingaporeMilitary Sealift Command Far East (MSCFE) exercises operational control over Military Sealift Command

(MSC) ships that support U.S. Pacific Command, U.S. Transportation Command and U.S. 7th Fleet. MSCFE is co-located with Commander, Logistics Group, Western Pacific/Commander, Task Force 73 at Sembawang

Wharves in Singapore. During FY 2017, MSCFE managed a daily average of 50 ships representing all mission areas in the vast U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations.

MSC-chartered shuttle ships MV Ocean Crescent and SLNC Corsica moved dry cargo and supplies to and from the remote island of Diego Garcia 12 times during the fiscal year. MSC fuel tankers moved aviation and diesel fuel to ports throughout the region, including Guam, Japan, Republic of Korea, Wake Island, Diego Garcia, Singapore, and Kwajalein Atoll.

October 2016Expeditionary fast transport USNS Millinocket participated in Philippine Amphibious Landing Exercise 33, transporting and supporting equipment and personnel from the U.S. Marine Corps’ Third Marine Expeditionary Brigade and the Armed Forces of the Philippines. Large, medium-speed, roll-on/roll-off ship USNS Pililaau arrived in Port Vila, Vanuatu, in support of Koa Moana 16-4, a four-month international exercise with units from the U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard and host nation participants from various countries in the Pacific Island Nations of Oceania and Peru.

NovemberUSNS Millinocket was in port at Kampong Saom, Cambodia, for Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Cambodia with a follow-on mission to Muara, Brunei for CARAT Brunei. CARAT is a series of bilateral naval exercises between the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, and the armed forces of Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Timor-Leste.

DecemberUSNS Pililaau completed the final phase of Koa Moana 16-4 in Papua New Guinea and conducted an equipment offload in Guam. Expeditionary transfer dock USNS Montford Point provided search and rescue support for a downed Marine Corps F/A-18 aircraft, while rescue and salvage ship USNS Salvor conducted salvage operations of a downed Marine Corps MV-22 aircraft.

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ABOVE: Philippine Marines embark onto expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Millinocket (T-EPF 3) during Amphibious Landing Exercise in the Republic of the Philippines. (U.S. Navy photo by Grady Fontana) BELOW: U.S. Sailors and Marines aboard maritime prepositioning force ship USNS Pililaau (T-AKR 304) muster on helicopter deck while participating in a man overboard drill during exercise Koa Mona. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Micah Blechner)


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combined military operations. USNS Fall River arrived in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia, in support of Pacific Partnership 2017.

JuneUSNS Sacagawea arrived in Kiribati and continued on to New Caledonia

January 2017Large, medium-speed roll-on/roll-off ship USNS Fisher arrived in the region carrying vital military equipment in support of Pacific Pathways 17-1, a transportation operation that delivers equipment for the U.S. Army for multiple exercises in one voyage.

FebruaryLarge, medium-speed roll-on/roll-off ships USNS Fisher and USNS GYSGT Fred W. Stockham transported and offloaded hundreds of pieces of U.S. Marine Corps equipment, containerized supplies and personnel in support of exercise Cobra Gold 2017 in the vicinity of Laem Chabang, Thailand.

Members of Expeditionary Port Unit (EPU) 113 participated in a community relations event at an orphanage in Huy Tai, Thailand, as part of their civic outreach program during CG17. Members of EPU 113 distributed supplies, toys and clothes to 60 children at the Protection and Development Center.

MarchExpeditionary fast transport USNS Fall River travelled to Hambantota, Sri Lanka, marking the start of Pacific Partnership 2017 and continued on to the second mission stop in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Missile range instrumentation ship USNS Howard O. Lorenzen was in the Sea of Japan conducting operations, while ocean surveillance ship USNS Able was supporting USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) Carrier Strike Group.

AprilUSNS Pililaau and large, medium-speed, roll-on/roll-off ship USNS 2ND LT John P. Bobo participated in Combined Joint Logistics Over The Shore in Pohang, South Korea, and successfully used the Improved Navy Lighterage System to discharge equipment and cargo from the ships anchored at sea to the shore, improving logistics interoperability, communication and cooperation between the U.S. and the Republic of Korea.

USNS Fall River arrived in Kuching, Malaysia, for continued support of Pacific Partnership 2017. Malaysia was the second mission stop for Fall River, while the embarked task force conducted humanitarian aid and disaster response preparedness exercises, medical exchanges, civil engineering projects and community engagement events throughout Sarawak, Malaysia.

MayUSNS Fisher and dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Sacagawea arrived in Subic Bay, Zambales, Philippines, and unloaded cargo in support of exercise Balikatan 2017. Balikatan is an annual U.S.-Philippine military bilateral training event focused on a variety of missions, including humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, counterterrorism, and other

ABOVE: U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 4 offload an Assault Amphibious Vehicle from USNS GYSGT Fred W. Stockham (T-AK 3017), during exercise Cobra Gold, at Laem Chabang International Terminal, Thailand. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Wesley Timm) BOTTOM: The heavy-lift vessel MV Ocean Jazz and fleet replenishment oiler USNS Rappahannock (T-AO 204), background, sit pier-side in support of exercise Talisman Sabre 2017. (U.S. Navy photo by Grady T. Fontana)


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carrying Marines of III Marine Expeditionary Force in support of Koa Moana 2017. USNS Millinocket travelled to Chuk Samet, Thailand, for CARAT 2017. USNS Montford Point and large, medium-speed, roll-on/roll-off ship USNS Soderman performed a “skin-to-skin” maneuver in the vicinity of Saipan to demonstrate MSC’s unique seabasing capability.

JulyCombat logistics force and heavy load carrier ships arrived in Australia from various locations throughout the U.S. and Asia to deliver and sustain military forces participating in exercise Talisman Sabre 2017. Navy fleet replenishment oilers USNS Rappahannock, USNS John Ericsson, and USNS Tippecanoe, along with dry cargo and ammunition ships USNS Richard E. Byrd and USNS Charles Drew, operated out of the Australian ports of Townsville, Gladstone and Brisbane, conducting 75 replenishment-at-sea events with eight U.S. Navy ships in support of the exercise.

AugustMaritime Prepositioning Ships Squadron THREE (MPSRON 3) successfully conducted an underway multi-ship training exercise off the coast of Saipan. MPSRON 3 conducted a group sail event with six prepositioning ships, USNS 1ST LT Jack Lummus, USNS 2ND LT John P. Bobo, USNS GYSGT Fred W. Stockham, USNS Pililaau, USNS Red Cloud and USNS Soderman.

Heavy-lift vessel MV Ocean Jazz arrived in Johor Bahru, Malaysia, for exercise Tiger Balm, while USNS Millinocket arrived in Singapore for exercise Valiant Mark 2017.

SeptemberMV Ocean Jazz arrived in Thailand to backload equipment from exercise Hanuman Guardian 2017, continuing its voyage in support of six back-to-back exercises. Ocean Jazz is engaged in a mobility operation for U.S. Army Pacific called Pacific Pathways, where a single cargo ship moves around the Pacific region, providing transportation for U.S. Army equipment for exercises in multiple countries.

USNS Sacagawea arrived in Timor Leste for continuing support of Koa Moana, while dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Lewis and Clark located to Sri Lanka for exercise CARAT.

Military Sealift Command’s expeditionary transfer dock USNS Montford Point (T-ESD 1) approaches large, medium-speed, roll-on/roll-off ship USNS Soderman (T-AKR 317) during a seabasing exercise near Saipan. (U.S. Navy photo)


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Expenses

MSC Executed 119% of Budgeted TWCF Direct Expenses

MSC Executed 110% of Budgeted NWCF Direct Expenses

Transportation Working Capital Fund FY17 Direct Expenses ($M)

Navy Working Capital Fund FY17 Direct Expenses ($M)

$582.4Labor

$690.7M&R

$327.8Fuel & Chemicals

$408.3Ship Lease & Charter

$25.7All Other Ship Costs

$24.5Travel & Training$2.5

Comm & IT$147.7

Ship Equip & Spares

$102.7Port & Canal

$34.0Contract Services

$12.6Ship Equip& Spares

$4.0Contract Services

$2.4Training

$0.5All Other

Ship Costs

$358.9Ship Lease & Charter

$123.8M&R

$98.5Fuel & Chemical

$48.2Port & Canal


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Expenses

MSC Executed 95% of Budgeted Indirect Expenses

MSC Executed 93% of Budgeted General and Administrative Expenses

FY17 Indirect Costs ($M)

FY17 General & Administrative Costs ($M)

$163.8Labor

$28.7IT

$31.3USTC HQ

$17.8Milpers

$11.7Travel

$11.5Rental, Lease & Space

$1.6Supplies & Equipment

$0.5Training

$6.3DFAS

$14.2Other & Other Contracts

$0.1Force Protection$20.6

Logistics

$150.7CIVMAR Pipeline

$76.3IT

$7.2Squardron

Costs

$9.0Depreciation

$7.9Transportation

Account Codes

$3.3Military Pay / Misc.

$25.0Engineering Support

$37.2Commodities


UNITED WE SAIL

Dry Cargo and Petroleum Movement

Sealift ProgramDry Cargo: U.S. Flag vs Foreign Flag

Measurement Tons

U.S. Flag

Commercial (Time and Voyage Charter) 393,264

Government-Owned 307,668

Foreign Flag 1,232

TOTAL Dry Cargo Transported 702,164

Petroleum: Type Product

Barrels

Jet Fuel (JP8) 4,352,274

Jet Fuel (JP5) 18,836,527

Thermo-Stable (JPTS) 31,027

Diesel Oil (F76) 8,553,419

Intermediate Fuel Oil 112,477

TOTAL Petroleum Products Transported 31,885,724

Petroleum: 1904 Cargo Preference Act

Barrels

U.S. Flag Long-Term Charter and Government-Owned 23,891,814

U.S. Flag Voyage Charter 1,063,960

Foreign Flag Time and Voyage Charter 6,929,950

TOTAL Petroleum Products Transported 31,885,724

Combat Logistics ForceReplenishment Summary (deliveries to all customers by Combat Logistics Force)

Pallets

Dry Cargo 80,774

Ordnance 30,238

TOTAL Dry Cargo and Ordnance Transferred 111,012

Barrels

Diesel Fuel Marine 8,350,209

Jet Fuel (JP5) 2,644,108

TOTAL Petroleum Transferred 10,994,317


UNITED WE SAIL

Operation MSC Ships Location Dates Purpose

Aircraft Recovery Support USNS Apache Kitty Hawk, NC. May 17Provide salvage team

and equipment to recover components from F/A-18

Ammunition Missions SS Flickertail State

SS Gopher StateSS Gem State

MSCLANTMSCEURAFMSCCENT

Apr - Jul 17 Ammunition supply missions

Deep Freeze MT Maersk PearyMV Ocean Giant

McMurdo Station, Antarctica Dec 16 - Feb 17

Support bulk fuel and cargo shipments to U.S. research

station

Pacific Partnership USNS Fall River Western Pacific Feb - Jun 17 Joint operations with regional governments and military forces

Pacer Goose Sustainment MV Ocean GiantMT Maersk Peary Thule Air Base, Greenland Jun - Jul 17 Resupply Thule Air Base

Southern Partnership Station USNS Spearhead Central America, South America, Mexico Sep - Oct 17

Exchange information with regional navies, coast guards,

and civilian organizations

Operations


UNITED WE SAIL

Exercise Host MSC Participants Location Dates Purpose

Balikatan PACOM Philippines USNS Lewis and Clark Philippines Apr -

May 17

Joint military drills designed to promote regional engagement

and improve military interoperability between Filipino,

U.S. and allied forces

Big Logistics-Over-The-Shore West 2017 MSCPAC USNS Bob Hope Coast of Southern

California Jul 17Large scale expeditionary logistics exercise including live and virtual port and bare beach operations

Bold Alligator MSCLANT

USNS Big HornUSNS Yuma

USNS ApacheUSNS Comfort

USNS Joshua HumphreysSS Wright

Atlantic Ocean Mar - Oct 17

Provide planning and execution for amphibious operations

Cobra Gold PACOM USNS GYSGT Fred W. Stockham Thailand Feb 17

Command post exercise, senior leader seminar, humanitarian

civic assistance projects, and a field training exercise to help build

regional relationships

Combined Joint Logistics Over the Shore (CJLOTS)

PACOM/ Republic of

Korea

USNS PililaauUSNS 2ND LT John P. Bobo Republic of Korea Mar -

Apr 17

Exercise cargo distribution via a field training exercise when heavily damaged port

infrastructure forces alternative means of sealift delivery

Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) exercise series

PACOM USNS Lewis and Clark Western Pacific Sep 17

Annual bi-lateral exercises focused on addressing shared

maritime security priorities, enhancing interoperability among participating forces, and develop

sustained naval partnerships

Key Resolve / Foal Eagle PACOM

Military Sealift Operations Centers

MSCFEMSC Reservists

Republic of Korea Mar 17

Defense-oriented exercise designed to enhance readiness, protect the region and maintain

stability

Koa Moana 17-1 PACOM USNS Lewis and Clark Western Pacific May - Aug 17

Regional engagement and exercises with Pacific nations

Exercise Participation


UNITED WE SAIL

Exercise Host MSC Participants Location Dates Purpose

Koa Moana 17-2Talisman Saber 17 PACOM USNS Sacagawea

USNS 2ND LT John P. Bobo Western Pacific Jun - Aug 17

Regional engagement and exercises with Pacific nations

Korea Marine Execise Program (KMEP) 17-8

PACOM/ Republic of

KoreaUSNS Pililaau Korea Apr -

Sep 17

Multinational exercise that focuses on the integration of aviation and ground forces

designed to enhance combat readiness

Pacific Horizons MARFORPAC USNS DahlUNSN John Glenn

Coast of Southern California Jul 17 Biannual maritime prepositioning

exercise

Pacific Pathways U.S. Army Pacific

MV Ocean JazzUSNS Fisher Western Pacific Jan -

Aug 17Regional engagment and

exercises with Pacific nations

Saber Strike MARFOREUR/AF

USNS William R. ButtonUSNS 2ND LT John P. Bobo Baltics Jun 17

Multilateral, multifaceted, security exercise that facilitates

cooperation among Baltic states, NATO and Allied partners

Turbo Activation TRANSCOM

USNS Bob HopeCape Isabel

USNS BenavidezCape Inscription

CONUS Aug 17

No-notice exercises that measure the activation time, and personnel and materiel readiness of selected

U.S. Maritime Administration's Ready Reserve Force vessels and

MSC's Surge Fleet

Turbo Challenge TRANSCOM

MSCHQMSC DET

Program ManagersMSC Reservists

CONUS Oct - Nov 17

USTRANSCOM and components provide logistical support

capabilities to a geographic combatant command

Ulchi-Freedom Guardian PACOM

Military Sealift Operations Centers

MSCFEMSC Reservists

Republic of Korea Aug 17

Defense-oriented exercise designed to enhance readiness, protect the region and maintain

stability


UNITED WE SAIL

Military Sealift Command Sailor of the YearShore Sailor - YN1 Theodore Doyen, MSC FE Detachment KoreaSea Sailor - HM1 Christopher Taylor, USNS Mercy Reserve Sailor - OS1 Bradford Kubojiri, CART Team 3

Captain David M. Cook Foodservice Excellence AwardLarge Ship Category - USS Emory S. Land (AS-39) Medium Ship Category - USNS Richard E. Byrd (T-AKE 4) Small Ship Category - USNS Walter S. Diehl (T-AO 193)

Department of Defense Chief Information Officer AwardMSC Knowledge Management Team (N93)

Department of the Navy Office of General CounselDaniel Fevrin - Civilian Personnel Lawyer of the Year

Secretary of the Navy Energy and Water Management AwardsUSNS Lewis and Clark (T-AKE 1), SECNAV levelUSNS Tippecanoe (T-AO 199), Platinum level

Chief of Naval Operations – Afloat Safety AwardUSS Frank Cable (AS 40)

Chief of Naval Operations – ADM Stan Arthur AwardRoberta C. Jio - Civilian Logistician of the Year

Naval Supply Systems CommandExcellence in Naval Fuel Management RecognitionUSNS Wally Schirra (T-AKE 8), Category VI (capitalized afloat units)

Navy Media Awards Brian Suriani – Navy Civilian Graphic Designer of the Year

Navy League - Vice Admiral Robert F. Batchelder AwardLT Michael Scoffone – Reserve Category

Awards

Members of Military Sealift Command’s Knowledge Management Team (pictured left to right) Greg Lane, Constance Genne, Ricky DeLeyos, Tony Ramirez, Desiree Pittman, Michael C. Smith, and Chris Trimpey accept their 2017 Chief Information Officer award from Acting Chief Information Officer Dr. John Zangardi and Acting White House CIO, Ms. Margie Graves.

Rear Adm. Dee L. Mewbourne, Commander, Military Sealift Command, presents Brian Suriani the Navy Civilian Graphic Designer of the Year Award

Vice Adm. Dixon R. Smith, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, Fleet Readiness and Logistics, presents Civilian Logistician of the Year award to Roberta C. Jio, MSC Logistics Management Officer

Civil Service Mariners

U.S. Government Workforce - 8,003


UNITED WE SAIL

Employment and Personnel

317Military (Active) 869

Military (Reserve)

1,219Civil Service

Ashore

5,598Civil Service

Mariners

15%

23%

Retired Military

42%U.S. Military

Veterans

Average Years at MSC

USCG Certified & Licensed

College Degrees

10

100%46

Average Age

Civil Service MarinersIn addition to the U.S. Government workforce, approximately 1,400 commercial mariners operate government-owned or contractor-owned ships

Government-owned ShipsPrivately-owned ShipsTOTAL

15417

171


UNITED WE SAIL

COMBATLOGISTICSFORCE

SERVICEAND COMMANDSUPPORT

SPECIALMISSION

PREPOSITIONING

SEALIFT

READY RESERVEFORCE

29

24

28

21

23

46

15 Fleet Replenishment Oiler 12 Dry Cargo/Ammunition Ship 2 Fast Combat Support Ship

9 Submarine and Special Warfare Support Ship 5 Privately-owned 6 Oceanographic Survey Ship 5 Ocean Surveillance Ship 2 Missile Range Instrumentation Ship 1 Navigation Test Support Ship 1 Sea-based X-band Radar Ship

14 Maritime Prepositioning Ships 6 Container/Roll-on/Roll-off Ship 4 Large, Medium-Speed, Roll-on/Roll-off Ship 2 Expeditionary Transfer Dock 2 Dry Cargo/Ammunition Ship 7 Army Prepositioned Stocks-3 Ships 5 Large, Medium-Speed, Roll-on/Roll-off Ship 2 Container Ship 4 Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force Ships 2 Container Ship 1 Offshore Petroleum Distribution Ship 1 Offshore Petroleum Distribution Support Ship 2 High-Speed Transport 1 High-Speed Vessel

3 Fleet Ocean Tug 2 Rescue and Salvage Ship 2 Hospital Ship 2 Submarine Tender 1 Command Ship 1 Afloat Forward Staging Base (Interim) 1 Expeditionary Sea Base 1 Cable Laying/Repair Ship 8 Expeditionary Fast Transport

10 Large, Medium-Speed, Roll-on/Roll-off Ship 5 Roll-on/Roll-off Container Ship 6 Tankers 5 Privately-owned 2 Dry Cargo Ship

27 Roll-on/Roll-off Ship 8 Fast Sealift Ship 6 Auxiliary Crane Ship 2 Heavy-lift Ship 2 Aviation Maintenance Ship 1 OPDS Tanker

Ships

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