SINGAPORE (July 27, 2016) -- Military Sealift Command’s (MSC) voyage-charter MV OCEAN GLORY is currently traveling through the Pacific as part of mobility operation PACIFIC PATHWAYS 16-2 (PP16-2). The OCEAN GLORY is a commercial ship from Intermarine under contract by MSC to support PP16-2, a U.S...

SATTAHIP, Thailand (July 20, 2016) -- Despite continued conflicts in the Middle East and elsewhere, the U.S. remains committed to a refocus of strategic priorities to the Pacific region. While long-running conflicts and territorial disputes dominate regional issues in the Pacific, each military...

CHANTHABURI, Thailand – Military Sealift Command Far East (MSCFE) and the Singapore Area Coordinator Community collected more than 1,200 used English children’s books in Singapore and delivered the offerings to the Pong Nam Ron, Pliu and Ban Trok Nong elementary schools here as part of a community...

The crew of Military Sealift Command's fleet ordnance and dry cargo ship USNS Wally Schirra (T-AKE 8) rescued five Filipino fishermen off an adrift and distressed boat in the South China Sea, Oct. 8.According to the rescued individuals, all personnel from the boat survived despite being adrift for...

GLADSTONE, Australia -- Military Sealift Command’s (MSC) voyage-charter MV Ocean Grand is traveling through the Pacific as part of mobility operation Pacific Pathways 18-2 (PP18-2) and arrived Gladstone, Australia, to offload gear for exercise Hamel 2018, June 15.During the two-day offload, the...

USNS RAPPAHANNOCK, At Sea -- Fleet replenishment oiler USNS Rappahannock (T-AO 204) conducted a replenishment-at-sea (RAS) with a foreign vessel in the Philippine Sea, Feb. 3.The Rappahannock transferred fuel to the French frigate FS Vendémiaire (F734), a light patrol frigate. USNS Rappahannock is a...

Military Sealift Command (MSC) fleet replenishment oiler USNS Pecos (T-AO 197) recently transported about two tons of U.S. Navy Project Handclasp humanitarian items from Singapore to Thailand that supported four community relations (COMREL) events at local organizations here...

LUGANVILLE, Republic of Vanuatu - The U.S. Ambassador to Vanuatu Walter E. North attended the exercise Koa Moana 15-3 Vanuatu opening ceremony at the Vanuatu Police Force base here, Nov. 4."The waters of the South Pacific are home to some of the riches areas of marine biodiversity and fishery...

PACIFIC OCEAN - Military Sealift Command’s dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Lewis and Clark (T-AKE 1) arrived at Tarawa, Republic of Kiribati, Oct. 24, as part of its continuing support of exercise Koa Moana 15-3.Exercise KM 15-3 is a four-month international exercise with participants from the...

CHENNAI, India -- Military Sealift Command’s (MSC) Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE 10) conducted maintenance at Larsen & Toubro Ltd, commonly known as L&T shipyard, in Kattupalli near Chennai, India, Aug. 7-17.“India’s initiative to offer logistics, repairs, and refits...