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Cargo is loaded onto the Military Sealift Command chartered heavy lift ship Plantijngracht, in preparation for delivery to the remote Antarctica outpost of McMurdo Station, in support of the annual resupply mission; Operation Deep Freeze 2026. Navy reservists from Military Sealift Command Pacific’s Expeditionary Port Unit (EPU) are supporting cargo operations by overseeing the loadout of 302 pieces of cargo being loaded onto the ship. The cargo will provide sustainment to personnel on the remote station for the coming year.
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Cargo is loaded onto the Military Sealift Command chartered heavy lift ship Plantijngracht, in preparation for delivery to the remote Antarctica outpost of McMurdo Station, in support of the annual resupply mission; Operation Deep Freeze 2026. Navy reservists from Military Sealift Command Pacific’s Expeditionary Port Unit (EPU) are supporting cargo operations by overseeing the loadout of 302 pieces of cargo being loaded onto the ship. The cargo will provide sustainment to personnel on the remote station for the coming year.
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Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group sails in formation with French Carrier Strike Group and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force during Pacific Steller 2025

PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 12, 2025) — Aircraft from the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group (VINCSG) and French Carrier Strike Group (CSG) fly in formation over the Philippine Sea with ships from VINCSG, French CSG, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), and U.S. Military Sealift Command (MSC) during Pacific Steller 2025, Feb. 12. From left, an F/A-18F Super Hornet, F-35C Lightning II, E-2D Advanced Hawkeye, and two French Navy Rafale Marine (F4) fighter jets. The ships from VINCSG include the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59), and Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Sterett (DDG 104) and USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110). The ships from French CSG include the aircraft carrier FS Charles De Gaulle (R 91) and its escort of air-defense destroyers and multi-mission frigates. The ships from JMSDF include the Izumo-class multi-functional destroyer JS Kaga (DDH 184) and Akizuki-class destroyer JS Akizuki (DD 115). The ships from MSC include the Henry J. Kaiser-class fleet replenishment oiler USNS Tippecanoe (T-AO 199) and Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE 10). VINCSG is underway conducting Pacific Steller 2025, a multi-large deck event with French CSG and JMSDF, fostering our alliance and maritime security in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Pablo Chavez)
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U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command Conducts Maintenance in India

India’s Vice Chief of Naval Staff Vice Adm. S.N. Ghormade welcomes the Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE 10) to L&T Shipyard in Kattupalli, near Chennai, India, Aug. 7, 2022 where the ship will conduct scheduled maintenance. As part of Military Sealift Command’s Combat Logistics Force (CLF), Charles Drew enables U.S. Navy ships to remain at sea and combat ready for extended periods of time. In addition, CLF ships, like Charles Drew, also resupply international partners and allies operating in the Indo-Pacific Region. Under Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet and routinely interacts and operates with 35 maritime nations in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific Region.
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U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command Conducts Maintenance in India

India’s Vice Chief of Naval Staff Vice Adm. S.N. Ghormade welcomes the Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE 10) to L&T Shipyard in Kattupalli, near Chennai, India, Aug. 7, 2022 where the ship will conduct scheduled maintenance. As part of Military Sealift Command’s Combat Logistics Force (CLF), Charles Drew enables U.S. Navy ships to remain at sea and combat ready for extended periods of time. In addition, CLF ships, like Charles Drew, also resupply international partners and allies operating in the Indo-Pacific Region. Under Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet and routinely interacts and operates with 35 maritime nations in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific Region
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Tanker Ships Deliver Fuel to MSC Ships Via CONSOL in Support of RIMPAC 2022

Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), left, performs a replenishment-at-sea with Henry J. Kaiser-class fleet replenishment oiler USNS Pecos (T-AO 197) during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, July 15. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971.
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U.S. Fleet Oiler Conducts Replenishments-at-Sea, Enhances Interoperability with Australia During Annual Exercise

Henry J. Kaiser-class replenishment oiler USNS Big Horn (T-AO198) conducts underway replenishments in the Philippine Sea with partners and allies, including Anzac-class frigate HMAS Warramunga (FFH 152) of the Royal Australian Navy, as part of Annual Exercise, Nov. 21-30. Naval forces from Australia, Canada, Germany, Japan and the United States took part in the multilateral, multinational exercise, led by the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. The exercise helps strengthen enduring relationships while sharpening naval proficiencies.
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COVID-19 Doesn't Stop Homeland Defense

Sailors aboard the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) confer in the ship's intensive care unit. Comfort cares for critical and non-critical patients without regard to their COVID-19 status. Comfort is working with Javits New York Medical Station as an integrated system to relieve the New York City medical system, in support of U.S. Northern Command’s Defense Support of Civil Authorities as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Military Sealift Command, Seabees support Operation Deep Freeze

Capt. E.M. Hatton, civilian master of Military Sealift Command chartered ship MT Maersk Peary, stands on an patch of Antarctic ice with his ship in the background. Peary is delivering nearly eight million gallons of diesel and jet fuel to McMurdo Station, Antarctica. The operation is part of MSC’s annual resupply mission in support of Operation Deep Freeze, the Joint Task Force Support for Antarctica mission to resupply the remote scientific outpost.
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191217-N-DS883-040 PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 17, 2019) Military Sealift Command civilian mariners man the lines of a rigid-hull inflatable boat while participating in a man overboard drill aboard the submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) during sea trials, Dec. 17, 2019. Frank Cable, forward deployed to the island of Guam, repairs, rearms and reprovisions submarines and surface vessels in the Indo Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Heather C. Wamsley/Released)
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USS Emory S. Land Arrives in Fremantle, Australia

Able Seaman Genaro Cuico, a Military Sealift Command civilian mariner assigned to the submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39), tosses a line to the pier as the ship prepares to moor at HMAS Stirling in Fremantle, Australia, Sept. 11. Land is in Fremantle for a scheduled port visit to conduct peacetime exercises with the Royal Australian Navy Submarine Service.
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NAHA, Japan�U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Harry B. Harris Jr. speaks to a crowd during the christening ceremony of Military Sealift Command�s high-speed transport USNS Guam (T-HST 1), April 27. USNS Guam is an aluminum catamaran designed to be fast, flexible and maneuverable, even in austere port conditions, making the vessel ideal for transporting troops and equipment quickly. (Navy photo by Grady T. Fontana/Released)
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Sealift Ships: Key Assets in Supply Chain during Balikatan 2019

Soldiers attached to U.S. Army Pacific guide a military vehicle off Military Sealift Command’s time-chartered vessel M/V Cape Hudson (T-AKR 5066) in preparation for exercise Balikatan 2019, March 15. This year’s Balikatan focuses on maritime security and amphibious capabilities, as well as multinational interoperability through military exchanges.
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14th Pacific Partnership Mission Prepares to Enhance Disaster Response Cooperation, Strengthen Ties in Indo-Pacific

Royal Australian Navy Capt. Brendon Zilko, left, and Pacific Partnership 2019 Mission Commander U.S. Navy Capt. Randy Van Rossum wave to the Military Sealift Command expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Brunswick (T-EPF 6) as it departs Naval Base Guam for Pacific Partnership 2019. Pacific partnership, now in its 14th iteration, is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. Each year, the mission team works collectively with host and partner nations to enhance regional interoperability and disaster response capabilities, increase security and stability in the region, and foster new and enduring friendships in the Indo-Pacific.
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Military Sealift Command-Charter Cape Hudson Sails the Pacific Pathways, Delivers for Cobra Gold

A Soldier attached to U.S. Army Pacific (USARPAC) directs a vehicle down the ramp of Military Sealift Command chartered ship M/V Cape Hudson (T-AKR 5066), during an offload at Chuk Samet, Thailand, Jan. 24. The vessel is part of a mobility operation for USARPAC called Pacific Pathways 19-1, where the ship hops around the Pacific region supporting follow-on missions.
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Operation Deep Freeze Season Kicks of Early September

In this file photo, following a seven-hour flight from Christchurch, New Zealand via a C-17 military transport plane, personnel arriving at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, are greeted by freezing temperatures and clean, pristine air following a seven hour flight from Christchurch, New Zealand.
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USS Frank Cable Arrives Hawaii

Sailors assigned to the submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) man the rails as the ship pulls into Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. Frank Cable, forward-deployed to Guam, repairs, rearms and reprovisions deployed U.S. Naval Forces in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.
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USS Frank Cable Arrives Hawaii

The submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) sails the Pacific Ocean, during a man-overboard drill, Dec. 29, 2017. Frank Cable, forward-deployed to Guam, repairs, rearms and reprovisions deployed U.S. Naval Forces in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.
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Military Sealift Command’s USNS Pecos Delivers Project Handclasp to Thai Kids

SRIRACHA, Thailand—Aviation Metalsmith 2nd Class Kevin Brown with Patrol Squadron 8, hands a child an items from a U.S. Navy Project Handclasp kit during a community relations event at Map Yang Ra Hong primary school in Chantaburi, Dec. 16. Patrol Squadron 8 is a U.S. Navy land-based patrol squadron stationed at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Fla., and deployed to Okinawa, Japan. Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Pecos (T-AO 197) recently transported two tons of U.S. Navy Project Handclasp humanitarian items from Singapore to Thailand that supported four community relations events at local organizations here.
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USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) Arrives in Guam

The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) pulls into Naval Base Guam, Feb. 10. Vinson is on a regularly scheduled Western Pacific deployment with the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group as part of the U.S. Pacific Fleet-led initiative to extend the command and control functions of the U.S. 3rd Fleet in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. Navy aircraft carrier strike groups have patrolled the Indo-Asia-Pacific regularly and routinely for more than 70 years.
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