By U.S. 7th Fleet Public Affairs, Feb. 15, 2024 YOKOSUKA, Japan – U.S. 7th Fleet held a change of command ceremony Feb. 15 at the Fleet Activities Yokosuka Theater. Vice Adm. Fred W. Kacher relieved Vice Adm. Karl O. Thomas as the…
USNS Brunswick Returns Home After 7 Years in the Western Pacific
NORFOLK, Va. ꟷ Military Sealift Command’s sixth expeditionary fast transport vessel USNS Brunswick (T-EPF 6) shifted its hub port in Saipan to Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek – Fort Story, Va., Feb. 3. The evolution signified the completion of a…
Furuno Electronics Complement New NSMV Training Vessel “Empire State VII”
Release from Furuno ***** Orlando, FL - Philly Shipyard has delivered a new vessel purpose-built for training new cadets and officers who will ultimately crew both government and commercial-owned sealift ships. The 159.85-meter Empire State VII was built by TOTE Services, LLC under…
HII Donates Dry Dock Gate to Become Part of Sustainable Fish Reef
Release from HII ***** NEWPORT NEWS, Va., July 06, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HII (NYSE: HII) announced today that its Newport News Shipbuilding division partnered with the Virginia Marine Resource Commission (VMRC) to donate and sink a former dry dock…
Contract for 2 NOAA research ships awarded to Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors, LLC.
Release from NOAA ***** Investments from the Inflation Reduction Act support Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America Agenda Contact Keeley Belva, [email protected], 240-463-3114 July 6, 2023 NOAA will add two new ships to its fleet of groundbreaking research vessels. The agency…
U.S. Prevents Iran from Seizing Two Merchant Tankers in Gulf of Oman
Release from U.S. Naval Forces Central Command Public Affairs ***** By U.S. Naval Forces Central Command Public Affairs | July 05, 2023 GULF OF OMAN — On July 5, U.S. forces prevented two attempted commercial tanker seizures by the Iranian Navy…
Cargo Preference Essential Element For Us Merchant Marine, National Security
Rear Admiral Mark H. Buzby, USN (Ret) Recently, there have been renewed calls by some to do away with – or greatly diminish – the requirements that govern the sea transportation of cargo that is owned, procured, furnished, or financed…
Military Sealift Command Honors Merchant Mariners Past And Present With National Maritime Day Celebration
Release from Military Sealift Command ***** By Jennifer Hunt 22 May 2023 Norfolk, Va. – Military Sealift Command (MSC) hosted a National Maritime Day celebration aboard hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), May 22, honoring United States Merchant Mariners. The event commenced…
World War II U.S. Merchant Mariners Honored during National Memorial Day Concert
WASHINGTON – On Sunday, May 28, during the National Memorial Day Concert on the U.S. Capitol grounds, the Public Broadcasting Service and Capital Concerts will honor more than 9,500 U.S. Merchant Marine men and women who were killed in action…
Marine Units Ordered to the Southern Border
***** Arlington, Va. — U.S. Marines from two units have been selected to augment the Department of Homeland Security in assisting with operations along the U.S. southwest border, according to the U.S. Northern Command. The Marines will “provide support with…