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typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:MSC_Seal.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/MSC_Seal.png/220px-MSC_Seal.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="220" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/MSC_Seal.png/330px-MSC_Seal.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/MSC_Seal.png/440px-MSC_Seal.png 2x" data-file-width="1470" data-file-height="1470" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">The official seal of Military Sealift Command.</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Active</th><td class="infobox-data">9 July 1949 – present</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" 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Virginia</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Commanders</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Current commander</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rear_admiral_(United_States)#Rear_admiral" title="Rear admiral (United States)">RADM</a> Philip E. Sobeck, USN</li> <li>(8 Sept 2023 – present)<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Insignia</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Flag</th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Military_Sealift_Command.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/62/Flag_of_Military_Sealift_Command.png/200px-Flag_of_Military_Sealift_Command.png" decoding="async" width="200" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/62/Flag_of_Military_Sealift_Command.png/300px-Flag_of_Military_Sealift_Command.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/62/Flag_of_Military_Sealift_Command.png/400px-Flag_of_Military_Sealift_Command.png 2x" data-file-width="1403" data-file-height="842" /></a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Military unit</div><p>The <b>Military Sealift Command</b> (<b>MSC</b>) is an organization that controls the replenishment and military transport ships of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">United States Navy</a>. Military Sealift Command has the responsibility for providing <a href="/wiki/Sealift" title="Sealift">sealift</a> and ocean transportation for all US military services as well as for other government agencies. It first came into existence on 9 July 1949 when the <b>Military Sea Transportation Service</b> (<b>MSTS</b>) became solely responsible for the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Defense" title="United States Department of Defense">Department of Defense</a>'s ocean transport needs. The MSTS was renamed the Military Sealift Command in 1970. </p><p><a href="/wiki/List_of_Military_Sealift_Command_ships" title="List of Military Sealift Command ships">Military Sealift Command ships</a> are made up of a core fleet of ships owned by the United States Navy and others under long-term-charter augmented by short-term or voyage-chartered ships.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>During a time charter MSC takes control of a merchant ship and operates it for the chartered amount of time. During this time the ship is crewed by civilian mariners and MSC pays for all expenses. Time chartered ships are not subject to inspections from foreign governments when in port, and MSC has operational control.</li> <li>Voyage chartered ships are crewed by civilian mariners, and MSC only pays the fee for transporting the cargo. These ships are chartered for the voyage, subject to inspections, and MSC does not have operational control of the ship.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p>The Navy-owned ships carry blue and gold stack colors, are in service with the prefix <b>USNS</b> (United States Naval Ship), rather than in <a href="/wiki/Ship_commissioning" title="Ship commissioning">commission</a> (with a USS prefix), have hull numbers as an equivalent commissioned ship would have with the prefix <i><b>T-</b></i> and are primarily civilian crewed by either civil service mariners<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> or contract crews (see <a href="/wiki/United_States_Merchant_Marine" title="United States Merchant Marine">United States Merchant Marine</a>) as is the case of the special mission ships.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some ships may have Navy or <a href="/wiki/USMC" class="mw-redirect" title="USMC">Marine Corps</a> personnel on board to carry out communication and special mission functions, or for force protection.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ships on charter or equivalent, retain commercial colors and bear the standard merchant prefix <b><a href="/wiki/Merchant_vessel" class="mw-redirect" title="Merchant vessel">MV</a></b>, <b><a href="/wiki/Steam_ship" class="mw-redirect" title="Steam ship">SS</a></b>, or <b><a href="/wiki/Gas_Turbine_Ship#Marine_applications" class="mw-redirect" title="Gas Turbine Ship">GTS</a></b>, without hull numbers. </p><p>Eight programs compose Military Sealift Command: Fleet Oiler (PM1), Special Mission (PM2), Strategic Sealift (PM3), Tow, Salvage, Tender, and Hospital Ship (PM4), Sealift (PM5), Combat Logistics Force (PM6), Expeditionary Mobile Base, Amphibious Command Ship, and Cable Layer (PM7) and Expeditionary Fast Transport (PM8). </p><p>MSC reports to the Department of Defense's <a href="/wiki/United_States_Transportation_Command" title="United States Transportation Command">Transportation Command</a> for defense transportation matters, to the Navy <a href="/wiki/United_States_Fleet_Forces_Command" title="United States Fleet Forces Command">Fleet Forces Command</a> for Navy-unique matters, and to the <a href="/wiki/Assistant_Secretary_of_the_Navy_(Research,_Development_and_Acquisition)" title="Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and Acquisition)">Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and Acquisition)</a> for procurement policy and oversight matters.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Command_structure">Command structure</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_Sealift_Command&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Command structure"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Philip_E._Sobeck_(2).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Philip_E._Sobeck_%282%29.jpg/220px-Philip_E._Sobeck_%282%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="308" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Philip_E._Sobeck_%282%29.jpg/330px-Philip_E._Sobeck_%282%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Philip_E._Sobeck_%282%29.jpg/440px-Philip_E._Sobeck_%282%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3832" data-file-height="5365" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Rear_admiral_(United_States)" title="Rear admiral (United States)">Rear Admiral</a> Philip E. Sobeck, commander of Military Sealift Command.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Military_Sealift_Command_distinctive_stack_color_bands.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Military_Sealift_Command_distinctive_stack_color_bands.jpg/220px-Military_Sealift_Command_distinctive_stack_color_bands.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="331" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Military_Sealift_Command_distinctive_stack_color_bands.jpg/330px-Military_Sealift_Command_distinctive_stack_color_bands.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Military_Sealift_Command_distinctive_stack_color_bands.jpg/440px-Military_Sealift_Command_distinctive_stack_color_bands.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2000" data-file-height="3008" /></a><figcaption>MSC ships are identified by the blue and gold stripes on their stacks.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:MSC_USNavyShips-2022-2.pdf" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/MSC_USNavyShips-2022-2.pdf/page1-220px-MSC_USNavyShips-2022-2.pdf.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="142" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/MSC_USNavyShips-2022-2.pdf/page1-330px-MSC_USNavyShips-2022-2.pdf.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/MSC_USNavyShips-2022-2.pdf/page1-440px-MSC_USNavyShips-2022-2.pdf.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2550" data-file-height="1650" /></a><figcaption>Military Sealift Command ships as of January 2022</figcaption></figure> <p>Military Sealift Command is organized around eight programs: </p> <ul><li>Fleet Oiler Program N031 (formerly Combat Logistics Force (PM1)<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> or <a href="/wiki/Naval_Fleet_Auxiliary_Force" title="Naval Fleet Auxiliary Force">Naval Fleet Auxiliary Force</a> NFAF)</li> <li>Special Mission Program N032 (formerly (PM2))<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Strategic Sealift Program N033 (Formerly Prepositioning (PM3))<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Tow, Salvage, Tender, and Hospital Ship Program N034 (Formerly Service Support (PM4))<sup id="cite_ref-:0_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Sealift Program N035 (Formerly Sealift (PM5))<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Combat Logistics Force Program N036 (Formerly Fleet Ordnance and Dry Cargo (PM6))</li> <li>Expeditionary Mobile Base, Amphibious Command Ship, and Cable Layer Program N037 (Formerly Afloat Staging Command Support (PM7))</li> <li>Expeditionary Fast Transport Program N038 (Formerly Joint High Speed Vessel (PM8))</li></ul> <p>On 9 January 2012, the MSC command organization was reorganized via a realignment of its structure to increase its efficiency while maintaining effectiveness. To better manage this new program structure, MSC repositioned three of its key Senior Executive Service (SES) personnel, with one SES acting as the program executive over MSC's government-operated ships, a second SES serving as the program executive over contract-operated ships, and a third SES overseeing total force manpower management for MSC worldwide operations. Also, MSC realigned two of its four mission-driven programs (Combat Logistics Force and Special Mission) and adding a fifth program (Service Support). The Prepositioning and Sealift programs are unchanged by the 2012 reorganization.<sup id="cite_ref-NNS120109-10_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NNS120109-10-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As of June 2013, Military Sealift Command operated around 110 ships, and employed 9,800 people (88% of whom are civilians).<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2015, the Military Sealift Command underwent further restructuring with the relocation from the former headquarters at <a href="/wiki/Washington_Navy_Yard" title="Washington Navy Yard">Washington Navy Yard</a> to <a href="/wiki/Naval_Station_Norfolk" title="Naval Station Norfolk">Naval Station Norfolk</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Fleet_Oiler_Program_N031">Fleet Oiler Program N031</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_Sealift_Command&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Fleet Oiler Program N031"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Stratton_(7977027107).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Stratton_%287977027107%29.jpg/250px-Stratton_%287977027107%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="166" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Stratton_%287977027107%29.jpg/375px-Stratton_%287977027107%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Stratton_%287977027107%29.jpg/500px-Stratton_%287977027107%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="680" /></a><figcaption>An Oiler conducts a replenishment-at-sea with <i>USCGC Stratton</i>, 2012</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:USNS_Kanawha_T-AO-196.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/USNS_Kanawha_T-AO-196.jpg/220px-USNS_Kanawha_T-AO-196.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="157" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/USNS_Kanawha_T-AO-196.jpg/330px-USNS_Kanawha_T-AO-196.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/USNS_Kanawha_T-AO-196.jpg/440px-USNS_Kanawha_T-AO-196.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2100" data-file-height="1500" /></a><figcaption>A Fleet Oiler (formerly the Naval Fleet Auxiliary Force) ship, <a href="/wiki/USNS_Kanawha" title="USNS Kanawha">USNS <i>Kanawha</i></a>, bearing the blue-and-gold stripes on its stack</figcaption></figure> <p>The Combat Logistics Force was the part of the MSC most associated with directly supporting the Navy. In 1972, a study concluded that it would be cheaper for civilians to man USN support vessels such as tankers and stores ships. The CLF is the American equivalent of the British <a href="/wiki/Royal_Fleet_Auxiliary" title="Royal Fleet Auxiliary">Royal Fleet Auxiliary</a>. These MSC ships are painted haze gray and can be easily identified by the blue and gold horizontal bands around the top of their central smokestack. </p><p>The Combat Logistics Force was formerly called the <a href="/wiki/Naval_Fleet_Auxiliary_Force" title="Naval Fleet Auxiliary Force">Naval Fleet Auxiliary Force</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After a 2012 reorganization, this program now maintains the 32 government-operated fleet underway replenishment ships from the former Naval Fleet Auxiliary Force (NFAF). Fleet replenishment oilers form the Oilers Program N031, while the dry cargo/ammunition ships and fast combat support ships were separated to Explosive Program N036. </p> <dl><dt>Fleet Oiler Program ship types;<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dt></dl> <ul><li>Fleet Replenishment Oilers (T-AO) <a href="/wiki/Henry_J._Kaiser-class_replenishment_oiler" title="Henry J. Kaiser-class replenishment oiler"><i>Henry J. Kaiser</i>-class replenishment oiler</a></li> <li>Fleet Replenishment Oilers (T-AO) <a href="/wiki/John_Lewis-class_replenishment_oiler" title="John Lewis-class replenishment oiler"><i>John Lewis</i>-class replenishment oiler</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Special_Mission_Program_N032">Special Mission Program N032</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_Sealift_Command&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Special Mission Program N032"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Military Sealift Command's Special Mission Program controls 24 ships that provide operating platforms and services for unique US Military and federal government missions. Oceanographic and hydrographic surveys, underwater surveillance, missile flight data collection and tracking, acoustic research and submarine support are among the specialized services this program supports. Special mission ships work for several different US Navy customers, including the <a href="/wiki/Naval_Sea_Systems_Command" title="Naval Sea Systems Command">Naval Sea Systems Command</a> and the Oceanographer of the Navy. These ships like those of the NFAF are painted haze gray with blue and gold stack bands. </p><p>After a 2012 reorganization, this program now maintains all of its 24 contract-operated ships involved in missile range instrumentation, ocean surveillance, submarine and special warfare support, oceanographic survey, and navigation test support. Some of its ships were transferred to the new Service Support program.<sup id="cite_ref-NNS120109-10_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NNS120109-10-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <dl><dt>Special Mission ship types;<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tracking_ship" title="Tracking ship">Missile Range Instrumentation Ship (T-AGM)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USNS_Waters_(T-AGS-45)" class="mw-redirect" title="USNS Waters (T-AGS-45)">Navigation Test Support Ship (T-AGS)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Victorious-class_ocean_surveillance_ship" class="mw-redirect" title="Victorious-class ocean surveillance ship">Ocean Surveillance Ships (T-AGOS)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pathfinder-class_survey_ship" title="Pathfinder-class survey ship">Oceanographic Survey Ships (T-AGS)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Submarine" title="Submarine">Submarine</a> and <a href="/wiki/Special_forces" title="Special forces">Special Warfare Support</a> (T-AGSE)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sea-based_X-band_Radar" class="mw-redirect" title="Sea-based X-band Radar">Sea-based X-band Radar</a> (SBX)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Strategic_Sealift_Program_N033">Strategic Sealift Program N033</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_Sealift_Command&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Strategic Sealift Program N033"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Maritime_prepositioning_ship" class="mw-redirect" title="Maritime prepositioning ship">Maritime prepositioning ship</a></div> <p>Military Sealift Command's Prepositioning Program is an element in the US's triad of <a href="/wiki/Power_projection" title="Power projection">power projection</a> into the 21st century—sea shield, sea strike and sea basing. As a key element of sea basing, afloat prepositioning provides the military equipment and supplies for a contingency forward deployed in key ocean areas before need. Part the prepositioning strategy is forward presence and power projection. Prepositioning extends the reach of operations, isolates conflicts away from the United States, allows for a swift response to conflict, and reduces time and resources delegated to transporting cargo.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The MSC Prepositioning Program supports the US Army, Navy, <a href="/wiki/US_Air_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="US Air Force">Air Force</a> and <a href="/wiki/US_Marine_Corps" class="mw-redirect" title="US Marine Corps">Marine Corps</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Defense_Logistics_Agency" title="Defense Logistics Agency">Defense Logistics Agency</a>. Prepositioning ships remain at sea, ready to deploy on short-notice the vital equipment, fuel and supplies to initially support military forces in the event of a contingency. The Prepositioning Program consists of 34 at-sea ships plus two aviation support ships kept in reduced operating status. These ships wear civilian livery, and are only designated "USNS" if government-owned; those chartered from civilian owners are either "SS" or "MV". Two Dry Cargo/Ammunition Ships (T-AKE) are included in the program in a Reduced Operational Status (ROS). </p> <dl><dt>Strategic Sealift Program ship types;<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dt></dl> <ul><li>Air Force Container Ships (T-AK)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Watson-class_vehicle_cargo_ship" title="Watson-class vehicle cargo ship">Army Container Ships (T-AK)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lewis_and_Clark-class_dry_cargo_ship" title="Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship">Dry Cargo/Ammunition Ships (T-AKE)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aviation_Logistics_Support_Ship" class="mw-redirect" title="Aviation Logistics Support Ship">Aviation Logistics Support Ship</a> (T-AVB)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Break_bulk_cargo" class="mw-redirect" title="Break bulk cargo">Break-Bulk Ships</a> (T-AK)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Large,_Medium-Speed_Roll-on/Roll-off" title="Large, Medium-Speed Roll-on/Roll-off">Large, Medium-Speed, Roll-On/Roll-Off Ships</a> (T-AKR)</li> <li>Marine Corps Container and Roll-On/Roll-Off Ships (T-AK/T-AKR)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Expeditionary_Transfer_Dock" title="Expeditionary Transfer Dock">Expeditionary Transfer Dock</a> (T-ESD)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Tow,_Salvage,_Tender,_and_Hospital_Ship_Program_N034"><span id="Tow.2C_Salvage.2C_Tender.2C_and_Hospital_Ship_Program_N034"></span>Tow, Salvage, Tender, and Hospital Ship Program N034</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_Sealift_Command&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Tow, Salvage, Tender, and Hospital Ship Program N034"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:USNS_Comfort_2019_Norfolk_(49673360151).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/USNS_Comfort_2019_Norfolk_%2849673360151%29.jpg/220px-USNS_Comfort_2019_Norfolk_%2849673360151%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/USNS_Comfort_2019_Norfolk_%2849673360151%29.jpg/330px-USNS_Comfort_2019_Norfolk_%2849673360151%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/USNS_Comfort_2019_Norfolk_%2849673360151%29.jpg/440px-USNS_Comfort_2019_Norfolk_%2849673360151%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="7893" data-file-height="4440" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/USNS_Comfort" title="USNS Comfort">USNS <i>Comfort</i> (T-AH-20)</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Formerly Service Support (PM4) it consists of fleet ocean tugs, rescue and salvage ships, submarines tenders, and hospitals ships formerly from the NFAF.<sup id="cite_ref-NNS120109-10_14-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NNS120109-10-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Command ships and cable layers were transferred to the N037 program. </p> <dl><dt>Service Support ship types;<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Powhatan-class_fleet_ocean_tug" class="mw-redirect" title="Powhatan-class fleet ocean tug">Fleet Ocean Tugs (T-ATF)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rescue_and_salvage_ship" title="Rescue and salvage ship">Rescue/Salvage Ships (T-ARS)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Submarine_tender" title="Submarine tender">Submarine Tender (AS)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mercy-class_hospital_ship" title="Mercy-class hospital ship">Hospital Ships (T-AH)</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sealift_Program_N035">Sealift Program N035</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_Sealift_Command&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Sealift Program N035"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The mission of the Sealift Program is to provide ocean transportation to the Department of Defense by meeting its sealift requirements in peace, contingency, and war with quality, efficient cost effective assets and centralized management. This is achieved through the use of commercial charter vessels, <a href="/wiki/Large,_Medium-Speed_Roll-on/Roll-off" title="Large, Medium-Speed Roll-on/Roll-off">Large, Medium-Speed Roll-on/Roll-off</a> ships, and the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Maritime_Administration" title="United States Maritime Administration">Maritime Administration's</a> <a href="/wiki/Ready_Reserve_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="Ready Reserve Force">Ready Reserve Force</a>, including the eight former MSC <a href="/wiki/Algol_class_vehicle_cargo_ship" class="mw-redirect" title="Algol class vehicle cargo ship">fast sealift ships</a>. Sealift is divided into three separate project offices: Tanker Project Office, Dry Cargo Project Office and the Surge Project Office. </p> <dl><dt>Sealift Program Ship Types;<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dt></dl> <ul><li>Dry Cargo Ships (T-AK)</li> <li>Large, Medium-Speed, Roll-On/Roll-Off Ships (T-AKR)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/USNS_Lawrence_H._Gianella_(T-AOT-1125)" class="mw-redirect" title="USNS Lawrence H. Gianella (T-AOT-1125)">Tankers (T-AOT)</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Combat_Logistics_Force_Program_N036">Combat Logistics Force Program N036</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_Sealift_Command&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Combat Logistics Force Program N036"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Formerly the Fleet Ordnance and Dry Cargo (PM6), it is composed of twelve Dry Cargo/Ammunition ships and two Fast Combat Support ships. Dry 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 allies' ships. Fast Combat Support Ships or T-AOEs provide parts, supplies and fuel at sea. </p> <dl><dt>Combat Logistics Force Ship Types;<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lewis_and_Clark-class_dry_cargo_ship" title="Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship">Dry Cargo/Ammunition Ships (T-AKE)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fast_combat_support_ship" title="Fast combat support ship">Fast Combat Supply (T-AOE)</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Expeditionary_Mobile_Base,_Amphibious_Command_Ship,_and_Cable_Layer_Program_N037"><span id="Expeditionary_Mobile_Base.2C_Amphibious_Command_Ship.2C_and_Cable_Layer_Program_N037"></span>Expeditionary Mobile Base, Amphibious Command Ship, and Cable Layer Program N037</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_Sealift_Command&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Expeditionary Mobile Base, Amphibious Command Ship, and Cable Layer Program N037"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Formerly the Afloat Staging Command Support (PM7) program, it is composed of the Expeditionary Mobile Base ships (replacement for the <a href="/wiki/Afloat_Forward_Staging_Base" class="mw-redirect" title="Afloat Forward Staging Base">Afloat Forward Staging Base</a>), the Amphibious Command Ship <a href="/wiki/USS_Mount_Whitney" title="USS Mount Whitney"><i>Mount Whitney</i></a>, and the cable layer <a href="/wiki/USNS_Zeus" title="USNS Zeus"><i>Zeus</i></a>. </p> <dl><dt>Afloat Staging Command Support Program Ship Types;<sup id="cite_ref-:1_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Expeditionary_Mobile_Base" class="mw-redirect" title="Expeditionary Mobile Base">Expeditionary Mobile Base</a> (ESB) – (<a href="/wiki/Expeditionary_Transfer_Dock" title="Expeditionary Transfer Dock">ESD</a> subvariant)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amphibious_command_ship" title="Amphibious command ship">Amphibious command ship</a> (LCC)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cable_layer" title="Cable layer">Cable layer</a> (T-ARC)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Expeditionary_Fast_Transport_Program_N038">Expeditionary Fast Transport Program N038</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_Sealift_Command&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Expeditionary Fast Transport Program N038"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:USNS_Brunswick_(T-EPF-6)_arrives_at_Tawau,_Malaysia,_on_21_April_2018_(180421-N-OU129-022)_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/USNS_Brunswick_%28T-EPF-6%29_arrives_at_Tawau%2C_Malaysia%2C_on_21_April_2018_%28180421-N-OU129-022%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/220px-USNS_Brunswick_%28T-EPF-6%29_arrives_at_Tawau%2C_Malaysia%2C_on_21_April_2018_%28180421-N-OU129-022%29_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="134" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/USNS_Brunswick_%28T-EPF-6%29_arrives_at_Tawau%2C_Malaysia%2C_on_21_April_2018_%28180421-N-OU129-022%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-USNS_Brunswick_%28T-EPF-6%29_arrives_at_Tawau%2C_Malaysia%2C_on_21_April_2018_%28180421-N-OU129-022%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/USNS_Brunswick_%28T-EPF-6%29_arrives_at_Tawau%2C_Malaysia%2C_on_21_April_2018_%28180421-N-OU129-022%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/440px-USNS_Brunswick_%28T-EPF-6%29_arrives_at_Tawau%2C_Malaysia%2C_on_21_April_2018_%28180421-N-OU129-022%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3778" data-file-height="2303" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/USNS_Brunswick" title="USNS Brunswick">USNS <i>Brunswick</i> (T-EPF-6)</a></figcaption></figure> <p>This consists of the class of ships formerly known as the Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV) program but was changed to (EPF) in September 2015. The Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) program is a cooperative effort for a high-speed, shallow draft vessel intended for rapid intratheater transport of medium-sized cargo payloads. The EPF will reach speeds of 35–45 knots (65–83 km/h; 40–52 mph) and will allow for the rapid transit and deployment of conventional or special forces as well as equipment and supplies. </p> <dl><dt><b>Expeditionary Fast Transport</b> Program Ship Types;<sup id="cite_ref-:1_24-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Spearhead-class_expeditionary_fast_transport" title="Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport">Expeditionary Fast Transport [formerly Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV)</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Area_commands">Area commands</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_Sealift_Command&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Area commands"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>MSC headquarters is located at Naval Station Norfolk in Norfolk, VA.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As a result of a 2012 organization, MSC's 12 worldwide MSC ship support units (SSUs) will now report to the MSC operational area commands in their respective areas of responsibility. These are responsible for crewing, training, equipping and maintaining MSC's government-owned, government-operated ships.<sup id="cite_ref-NNS120109-10_14-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NNS120109-10-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>MSC Atlantic in <a href="/wiki/Naval_Station_Norfolk" title="Naval Station Norfolk">Norfolk</a>. In October 2013, the MSCLANT Task Force Designator changed from CTF-23 to CTF-83. Missions, functions and tasks remained unchanged.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>MSC Pacific in <a href="/wiki/Naval_Base_San_Diego" title="Naval Base San Diego">San Diego</a></li> <li>MSC Europe & Africa in <a href="/wiki/Naples" title="Naples">Naples</a></li> <li>MSC Central in <a href="/wiki/Bahrain" title="Bahrain">Bahrain</a></li> <li>MSC Far East in <a href="/wiki/Singapore" title="Singapore">Singapore</a></li></ul> <p>Formerly, these SSUs had reported to MSC's <b>Military Sealift Fleet Support Command</b> (MSFSC), a subordinate command of Military Sealift Command and is a single Type Commander (TYCOM) execution command having worldwide responsibility to crew, train, equip and maintain MSC government-owned, government-operated ships. MSFSC officially stood up on 13 November 2005. Stand up of the Ship Support Units (SSUs) followed establishment of MSFSC, their parent command. SSU San Diego stood up in conjunction with MSFSC. By late 2008, all subordinate SSUs were fully operational. </p><p>MSFSC was formed from the following MSC elements: Portions of Sealift Logistics Command Atlantic and the former Naval Fleet Auxiliary Force East; Portions of Sealift Logistics Command Pacific; Naval Fleet Auxiliary Force West (except those positions remaining in SSU San Diego); and The Afloat Personnel Management Center. </p><p>MSFSC was also responsible for providing support to other MSC assets as directed. MSFSC has ship support units, or SSUs, in Naples, Bahrain, Singapore, <a href="/wiki/Guam" title="Guam">Guam</a>, <a href="/wiki/Yokohama" title="Yokohama">Yokohama</a> and San Diego. The SSUs (except for Guam and Yokohama) are collocated with their respective numbered fleet operational logistics task force commanders and Sealift Logistics Commands, but are not within that chain of command. SSUs provide local TYCOM support to ships in their area of operations and report directly to MSFSC. MSFSC was disestablished following restructuring when Military Sealift Command relocated to Naval Station Norfolk from the Washington Navy Yard. </p><p>Sealift's capabilities are significantly hampered by <a href="/wiki/Biofouling" title="Biofouling">biofouling</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-UNDS_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UNDS-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Maintenance is sometimes performed to remove fouling, but sealift maintenance must follow the <a href="/wiki/Uniform_National_Discharge_Standards" class="mw-redirect" title="Uniform National Discharge Standards">Uniform National Discharge Standards</a> for the chemicals used in this process.<sup id="cite_ref-UNDS_28-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UNDS-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_Sealift_Command&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1251242444">.mw-parser-output .ambox{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-left:10px solid #36c;background-color:#fbfbfb;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+link+.ambox{margin-top:-1px}html body.mediawiki .mw-parser-output .ambox.mbox-small-left{margin:4px 1em 4px 0;overflow:hidden;width:238px;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em}.mw-parser-output .ambox-speedy{border-left:10px solid #b32424;background-color:#fee7e6}.mw-parser-output .ambox-delete{border-left:10px solid #b32424}.mw-parser-output .ambox-content{border-left:10px solid #f28500}.mw-parser-output .ambox-style{border-left:10px solid #fc3}.mw-parser-output .ambox-move{border-left:10px solid #9932cc}.mw-parser-output .ambox-protection{border-left:10px solid #a2a9b1}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-text{border:none;padding:0.25em 0.5em;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image{border:none;padding:2px 0 2px 0.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-imageright{border:none;padding:2px 0.5em 2px 0;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-empty-cell{border:none;padding:0;width:1px}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image-div{width:52px}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .ambox{margin:0 10%}}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .ambox{display:none!important}}</style><table class="box-More_citations_needed_section plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Refimprove" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>needs additional citations for <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">verification</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Military_Sealift_Command" title="Special:EditPage/Military Sealift Command">improve this article</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a> in this section. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">August 2014</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Military_sea_transportation_prior_to_1949">Military sea transportation prior to 1949</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_Sealift_Command&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Military sea transportation prior to 1949"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As early as 1847, both the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">U.S. Army</a> and U.S. Navy chartered American merchant ships separately. Following the <a href="/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War" title="Mexican–American War">Mexican–American War</a>, Brigadier General <a href="/wiki/Thomas_S._Jesup" class="mw-redirect" title="Thomas S. Jesup">Thomas S. Jesup</a>, Quartermaster of the Army, recommended that the Navy be given responsibility for all water transportation requirements for the military. However, each service managed their own sea transportation throughout the nineteenth century and both World Wars. </p><p>In <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>, four government agencies conducted military sealift functions, the Naval Overseas Transportation Service (NOTS), the <a href="/wiki/Army_Transport_Service" title="Army Transport Service">Army Transport Service</a>, the <a href="/wiki/U.S._Maritime_Commission" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Maritime Commission">U.S. Maritime Commission</a>'s <a href="/wiki/War_Shipping_Administration" title="War Shipping Administration">War Shipping Administration</a>, and the Fleet Support Services. To oversee these organizations, the <a href="/wiki/Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff" title="Joint Chiefs of Staff">Joint Chiefs of Staff</a> (JCS) established the Joint Military Transportation Command. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Military_Sea_Transportation_Service">Military Sea Transportation Service</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_Sealift_Command&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Military Sea Transportation Service"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 15 December 1948, the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_Defense" title="United States Secretary of Defense">Secretary of Defense</a> <a href="/wiki/James_Forrestal" title="James Forrestal">James Forrestal</a> issued a statement, "all military sea transport including Army transports would be placed under Navy command." Issues with funding held up the transfer of the functions to the Navy. The new Secretary of Defense, <a href="/wiki/Louis_A._Johnson" title="Louis A. Johnson">Louis Johnson</a>, issued a memorandum on 12 July 1949 that detailed service responsibilities and the funding of the new Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS).<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>MSTS became the single managing agency for the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Defense" title="United States Department of Defense">Department of Defense's</a> ocean transportation needs. The command assumed responsibility for providing sealift and ocean transportation for all military services as well as for other government agencies. The new command set up subcomponents, for example, Military Sea Transportation Service Pacific (ComMSTSPac). </p><p>Nine months after its creation, MSTS responded to the challenge of the <a href="/wiki/Korean_War" title="Korean War">Korean War</a>. On 6 July 1950, eleven days after the initial invasion of <a href="/wiki/South_Korea" title="South Korea">South Korea</a> by <a href="/wiki/North_Korea" title="North Korea">North Korean</a> troops, MSTS deployed the <a href="/wiki/24th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="24th Infantry Division (United States)">24th Infantry Division</a> for duty in <a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a> to <a href="/wiki/Pusan" class="mw-redirect" title="Pusan">Pusan</a>, South Korea. In addition to transporting troops and combat equipment to and from Korea, command ships supplied US bases and <a href="/wiki/Distant_Early_Warning_Line" title="Distant Early Warning Line">Distant Early Warning line</a> construction sites and supported US nation building efforts from Europe and Africa, to the <a href="/wiki/Far_East" title="Far East">Far East</a>. </p><p>The 1960s brought the conflict in <a href="/wiki/Southeast_Asia" title="Southeast Asia">Southeast Asia</a>. From 1965 to 1969 MSTS moved almost 54 million <a href="/wiki/Short_ton" title="Short ton">tons</a> of combat equipment and supplies and almost 8 million <a href="/wiki/Long_ton" title="Long ton">long tons</a> of fuel to <a href="/wiki/South_Vietnam" title="South Vietnam">South Vietnam</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Vietnam_War" title="Vietnam War">Vietnam War</a> era also marked the last use of MSC troop ships for personnel movement. Currently, most US troops are prepositioned by air. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Military_Sealift_Command">Military Sealift Command</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_Sealift_Command&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Military Sealift Command"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>MSTS was renamed Military Sealift Command (MSC) in 1970. In 1971 <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Naval_Operations" title="Chief of Naval Operations">Chief of Naval Operations</a> Admiral Elmo Zumwalt proposed the use of MSC ships for direct support of the fleet at sea. Heretofore, these civilian-crewed ships had only been used for point to point transport of cargo. To determine the feasibility of this concept, Admiral Zumwalt directed the formation of a special study group to recommend how the navy could better utilize the MSC fleet to save both manpower and money. The high cost of training personnel after the advent of the all-volunteer navy made it imperative that seagoing personnel be assigned to complex warships of the fleet whenever possible. The study concluded that significant savings could be achieved if civilian mariners could be substituted for uniformed navy sailors in fleet support ships. </p><p>In 1972 a joint U.S. Navy-<a href="/wiki/United_States_Maritime_Administration" title="United States Maritime Administration">Maritime Administration</a> project called "Charger Log" was established to test whether or not a union-crewed merchant ship could provide some or all of the fleet support services normally provided by navy oilers. Extensive trials were conducted using the civilian crewed merchant tanker SS Erna Elizabeth equipped with both alongside and astern fueling gear to test the feasibility of augmenting (not replacing) the service force with ships of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Merchant_Marine" title="United States Merchant Marine">U.S. Merchant Marine</a>. The success of 'Charger Log' contributed to the formation of the Naval Fleet Auxiliary Force. </p><p>The navy oiler <a href="/wiki/USS_Taluga" title="USS Taluga">USS <i>Taluga</i> (AO-62)</a> was the first fleet-support ship to be placed under MSC control.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Decommissioned on 4 May 1972, she was transferred to the MSC and redesignated T-AO-62. After its transfer, the ship underwent a thorough overhaul that included refurbishment of equipment, gear, and refueling rigs, modification of crew quarters, and the removal of armaments. She entered service with a crew of 105 civilian mariners hired by the government augmented by a sixteen-member naval complement. </p><p>The shortage of multiproduct replenishment ships in the early 1970s led to the development of an improvised system for dispensing fuel from ammunition and stores ships that allowed them to transfer fuel to smaller combatants. Neither type of ship had cargo fuel, but each could share its own fuel with destroyers and frigates in an emergency. The lack of sufficient numbers of AOEs or AORs precluded the deployment of these types in support of any of the surface warfare groups, which were generally composed of destroyers and frigates. The old saying that necessity is the mother of invention proved to be true when Rear Admiral <a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Johnson_(admiral)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="John Johnson (admiral) (page does not exist)">John Johnson</a> devised a practical solution to the shortage of fuel-carrying UNREP ships based on the modification of existing cargo transfer gear on ammunition and stores ships. As commander <a href="/wiki/Task_Force_73" title="Task Force 73">Task Force 73</a> (the service force of the Seventh Fleet) in 1973, Admiral Johnson had to contend with the problem of how to provide logistic support for the two Seventh Fleet destroyers deployed to the Indian Ocean for an extended period of time. The answer was to turn the <a href="/wiki/USNS_Kiska" title="USNS Kiska">USS <i>Kiska</i> (AE-35)</a> into a mini multiproduct ship by adding two cargo reefer boxes as deck cargo and outfitting it with a jury-rigged fuel station. The latter was achieved by temporarily rigging a 7-inch fuel hose to the starboard side cargo station—the one closest to the ship's fuel receiving raiser. The highline was used as a span wire, and fuel hose saddles were supported from a wire whip from a nearby hauling winch or a fiber whip from a nearby gypsy. Fuel was pumped from the ship's own fuel bunkers to the receiving ship alongside using the fuel-transfer pump normally carried aboard the AE. The pumping rate was considerably less than that of a fleet oiler and, while workable, contained many drawbacks. </p><p>By the time the <a href="/wiki/USNS_Henry_J._Kaiser" title="USNS Henry J. Kaiser">USNS <i>Henry J. Kaiser</i> (T-AO-187)</a> entered service on 19 December 1986, the Navy had transferred the five Second World War vintage tankers of the <i>Mispillion</i> class and the six 1950s-built <i>Neosho</i>-class fleet oilers to the Military Sealift Command. </p><p>Through the 1970s and 1980s MSC provided the Department of Defense with ocean transportation. During the first <a href="/wiki/Gulf_War" title="Gulf War">Persian Gulf War</a>, consisting of <a href="/wiki/Gulf_War#Operation_Desert_Shield" title="Gulf War">Operation Desert Shield</a> and <a href="/wiki/Operation_Desert_Storm" class="mw-redirect" title="Operation Desert Storm">Operation Desert Storm</a>, MSC distinguished itself as the largest source of defense transportation of any nation involved. Command resources delivered more than 12 million tons (11 million metric tonnes) of wheeled and tracked vehicles, helicopters, ammunition, dry cargo, fuel and other supplies and equipment during the war. At the high point of the war, more than 230 government-owned and chartered ships delivered the largest part of the international arsenal that defeated <a href="/wiki/Saddam_Hussein" title="Saddam Hussein">Saddam Hussein</a> in <a href="/wiki/Iraq" title="Iraq">Iraq</a>. MSC was also involved in the <a href="/wiki/2003_invasion_of_Iraq" title="2003 invasion of Iraq">2003 invasion of Iraq</a>, delivering 61,000,000 square feet (5.7 km<sup>2</sup>) of cargo and 1,100,000,000 US gallons (4,200,000 m<sup>3</sup>) of fuel by the end of the first year. </p><p>In August 2017, the <a href="/wiki/Government_Accountability_Office" title="Government Accountability Office">Government Accountability Office</a> issued a report detailing readiness issues that limited at-sea mission capabilities, prompting an investigation from the Department of Defense's Inspector General.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="List_of_commanders">List of commanders</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_Sealift_Command&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: List of commanders"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> </th> <th colspan="2">Commander<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="3">Term </th></tr> <tr> <th>Portrait </th> <th>Name </th> <th>Took office </th> <th>Left office </th> <th>Term length </th></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">17</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:VADM_Michael_P._Kalleres,_USN_(covered).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Michael P. Kalleres"><img alt="Michael P. Kalleres" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/VADM_Michael_P._Kalleres%2C_USN_%28covered%29.jpg/100px-VADM_Michael_P._Kalleres%2C_USN_%28covered%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="134" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/VADM_Michael_P._Kalleres%2C_USN_%28covered%29.jpg/150px-VADM_Michael_P._Kalleres%2C_USN_%28covered%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/VADM_Michael_P._Kalleres%2C_USN_%28covered%29.jpg/200px-VADM_Michael_P._Kalleres%2C_USN_%28covered%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1980" data-file-height="2661" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Kalleres, Michael P.</span>Vice Admiral<br /><b><a href="/w/index.php?title=Michael_P._Kalleres&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Michael P. Kalleres (page does not exist)">Michael P. Kalleres</a></b><br /><small>(1939–2010)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">August 1992</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">August 1994</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">~<span data-sort-value="7002730000000000000♠"></span>2 years, 0 days</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">18</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Vice_Adm._Philip_M._Quast.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Philip M. Quast"><img alt="Philip M. Quast" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Vice_Adm._Philip_M._Quast.jpg/100px-Vice_Adm._Philip_M._Quast.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Vice_Adm._Philip_M._Quast.jpg/150px-Vice_Adm._Philip_M._Quast.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Vice_Adm._Philip_M._Quast.jpg/200px-Vice_Adm._Philip_M._Quast.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2400" data-file-height="3000" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Quast, Philip M.</span>Vice Admiral<br /><b><a href="/w/index.php?title=Philip_M._Quast&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Philip M. Quast (page does not exist)">Philip M. Quast</a></b><br /><small>(1939–2019)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">August 1994<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">February 1997</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">~<span data-sort-value="7002915000000000000♠"></span>2 years, 184 days</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">19</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:James_Perkins.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="James B. Perkins III"><img alt="James B. Perkins III" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/James_Perkins.jpg/100px-James_Perkins.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/James_Perkins.jpg/150px-James_Perkins.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0c/James_Perkins.jpg 2x" data-file-width="198" data-file-height="246" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Perkins, James B. III</span>Vice Admiral<br /><b><a href="/w/index.php?title=James_B._Perkins_III&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="James B. Perkins III (page does not exist)">James B. Perkins III</a></b><br /><small>(1942–2021)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">February 1997<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">February 1999</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">~<span data-sort-value="7002730000000000000♠"></span>2 years, 0 days</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">20</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Vice_Admiral_Gordon_S._Holder.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Gordon S. Holder"><img alt="Gordon S. Holder" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Vice_Admiral_Gordon_S._Holder.jpg/100px-Vice_Admiral_Gordon_S._Holder.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Vice_Admiral_Gordon_S._Holder.jpg/150px-Vice_Admiral_Gordon_S._Holder.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Vice_Admiral_Gordon_S._Holder.jpg/200px-Vice_Admiral_Gordon_S._Holder.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2400" data-file-height="3000" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Holder, Gordon S.</span>Vice Admiral<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Gordon_S._Holder" title="Gordon S. Holder">Gordon S. Holder</a></b><br /><small>(born 1946)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">February 1999<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">30 August 2001</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">~<span data-sort-value="7002941000000000000♠"></span>2 years, 210 days</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">21</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:VADM_David_L_Brewer.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="David L. Brewer III"><img alt="David L. Brewer III" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/VADM_David_L_Brewer.jpg/100px-VADM_David_L_Brewer.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="127" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/VADM_David_L_Brewer.jpg/150px-VADM_David_L_Brewer.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/VADM_David_L_Brewer.jpg/200px-VADM_David_L_Brewer.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2008" data-file-height="2548" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Brewer, David L. III</span>Vice Admiral<br /><b><a href="/wiki/David_L._Brewer_III" title="David L. Brewer III">David L. Brewer III</a></b><br /><small>(born 1946)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">30 August 2001<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">10 March 2006</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7003165300000000000♠"></span>4 years, 192 days</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">22</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:RADM_Robert_D_Reilly_USN.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Robert D. Reilly Jr."><img alt="Robert D. Reilly Jr." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/RADM_Robert_D_Reilly_USN.jpg/100px-RADM_Robert_D_Reilly_USN.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/RADM_Robert_D_Reilly_USN.jpg/150px-RADM_Robert_D_Reilly_USN.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/RADM_Robert_D_Reilly_USN.jpg/200px-RADM_Robert_D_Reilly_USN.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2400" data-file-height="3000" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Reilly, Robert D. Jr.</span><a href="/wiki/Rear_admiral_(United_States)#Rear_admiral" title="Rear admiral (United States)">Rear Admiral</a><br /><b><a href="/wiki/Robert_D._Reilly_Jr." title="Robert D. Reilly Jr.">Robert D. Reilly Jr.</a></b><br /><small>(born 1953)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">10 March 2006<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">16 October 2009</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7003131600000000000♠"></span>3 years, 220 days</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">23</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:RADM_Mark_H._Buzby.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Mark H. Buzby"><img alt="Mark H. Buzby" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/RADM_Mark_H._Buzby.jpg/100px-RADM_Mark_H._Buzby.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/RADM_Mark_H._Buzby.jpg/150px-RADM_Mark_H._Buzby.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/RADM_Mark_H._Buzby.jpg/200px-RADM_Mark_H._Buzby.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="2000" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Buzby, Mark H.</span>Rear Admiral<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Mark_H._Buzby" title="Mark H. Buzby">Mark H. Buzby</a></b><br /><small>(born 1956)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">16 October 2009<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">10 May 2013</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7003130200000000000♠"></span>3 years, 206 days</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">24</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Thomas_K._Shannon_(2).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Thomas K. Shannon"><img alt="Thomas K. Shannon" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Thomas_K._Shannon_%282%29.jpg/100px-Thomas_K._Shannon_%282%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Thomas_K._Shannon_%282%29.jpg/150px-Thomas_K._Shannon_%282%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Thomas_K._Shannon_%282%29.jpg/200px-Thomas_K._Shannon_%282%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1982" data-file-height="2478" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Shannon, Thomas K.</span>Rear Admiral<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Thomas_K._Shannon" title="Thomas K. Shannon">Thomas K. Shannon</a></b><br /><small>(born 1960)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">10 May 2013<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">25 August 2016</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7003120300000000000♠"></span>3 years, 107 days</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">25</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Dee_L._Mewbourne_(3).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Dee L. Mewbourne"><img alt="Dee L. Mewbourne" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Dee_L._Mewbourne_%283%29.jpg/100px-Dee_L._Mewbourne_%283%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="140" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Dee_L._Mewbourne_%283%29.jpg/150px-Dee_L._Mewbourne_%283%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Dee_L._Mewbourne_%283%29.jpg/200px-Dee_L._Mewbourne_%283%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1611" data-file-height="2256" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Mewbourne, Dee L.</span>Rear Admiral<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Dee_L._Mewbourne" class="mw-redirect" title="Dee L. Mewbourne">Dee L. Mewbourne</a></b><br /><small>(born 1961)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">25 August 2016<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">28 June 2019</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7003103700000000000♠"></span>2 years, 307 days</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">26</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Michael_A._Wettlaufer_(4).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Michael A. Wettlaufer"><img alt="Michael A. Wettlaufer" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Michael_A._Wettlaufer_%284%29.jpg/100px-Michael_A._Wettlaufer_%284%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Michael_A._Wettlaufer_%284%29.jpg/150px-Michael_A._Wettlaufer_%284%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Michael_A._Wettlaufer_%284%29.jpg/200px-Michael_A._Wettlaufer_%284%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2478" data-file-height="3098" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Wettlaufer, Michael A.</span>Rear Admiral<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Michael_A._Wettlaufer" class="mw-redirect" title="Michael A. Wettlaufer">Michael A. Wettlaufer</a></b><br /><small>(born <abbr title="circa">c.</abbr><span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 1960</span>)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">28 June 2019<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">8 September 2023</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7003153300000000000♠"></span>4 years, 72 days</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">27</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Philip_E._Sobeck_(2).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Philip E. Sobeck"><img alt="Philip E. Sobeck" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Philip_E._Sobeck_%282%29.jpg/100px-Philip_E._Sobeck_%282%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="140" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Philip_E._Sobeck_%282%29.jpg/150px-Philip_E._Sobeck_%282%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Philip_E._Sobeck_%282%29.jpg/200px-Philip_E._Sobeck_%282%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3832" data-file-height="5365" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Sobeck, Philip E.</span>Rear Admiral (lower half)<br /><b><a href="/w/index.php?title=Philip_E._Sobeck&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Philip E. Sobeck (page does not exist)">Philip E. Sobeck</a></b></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">8 September 2023</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><i>Incumbent</i></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002441000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 75 days</td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_ships">Notable ships</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_Sealift_Command&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Notable ships"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>History Military Sealift Command operated former ships of the U.S. Navy, which upon decommissioning changes prefixes from United States Ship (USS) to United States Naval Ship (USNS). In rare instances, ships were transferred from MSC to the U.S. Navy, being commissioned and receiving the USS-prefix. </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/USNS_Point_Barrow" title="USNS Point Barrow">USNS <i>Point Barrow</i> (T-AKD-1)</a> was launched in 1957 and delivered to the Military Sea Transportation Service as a Cargo Ship Dock. She was later extensively modified and in 1974 reclassified a "Deep Submergence Support Ship" and renamed USS <i>Point Loma</i> (AGDS-2).</li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Lewis_B._Puller_(ESB-3)" title="USS Lewis B. Puller (ESB-3)">USNS <i>Lewis B. Puller</i> (T-ESB 3)</a> is the first purpose-built Expeditionary Mobile Base (previously Mobile Landing Platform, then Afloat Forward Staging Base) vessel for the United States Navy. She was delivered to Military Sealift Command in 2015, then later commissioned on 17 August 2017 in Bahrain, with her prefix changing from USNS to USS and her hull designation changing from T-ESB-3 to ESB-3.[10] She is the first overseas commissioning of a U.S. Navy warship.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Coronado_(AGF-11)" title="USS Coronado (AGF-11)">USS <i>Coronado</i> (AGF-11)</a> was an <i>Austin</i>-class amphibious transport dock (LPD) commissioned in 1970 fitted with an additional superstructure level for command ship duties. In 2003 she was decommissioned, re-designated as USNS <i>Coronado</i> (T-AGF-11) with the intention of being operated by a civilian MSC crew. It was concluded shortly thereafter that the operations the ship engaged in required her to be a USS warship and thus she was transferred back to the Navy and recommissioned. She was finally decommissioned for the last time in 2006 and was later used for a <a href="/wiki/SINKEX" class="mw-redirect" title="SINKEX">SINKEX</a> in 2012.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Ponce_(LPD-15)" title="USS Ponce (LPD-15)">USS <i>Ponce</i> (AFSB(I)-15)</a> was an <i>Austin</i>-class amphibious transport dock (LPD) commissioned in 1971, and was planned for decommissioning in 2012, but was converted at short notice into the Afloat Forward Staging Base and operated by Military Sealift Command. She was relieved by the USNS <i>Lewis B. Puller</i> (T-ESB-3) in 2017, after which she was finally retired after 46 years of service.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Card" title="USS Card">USS <i>Card</i> (CVE-11)</a> was a <i>Bogue</i>-class escort aircraft carrier laid down in 1941 as a C-3 cargo ship, then acquired from the Maritime Commission while under construction and converted into an escort carrier, and decommissioned after World War 2. In 1958 she was placed into service with Military Sea Transportation Service as a civilian aircraft transport and later sunk pierside after being attacked by the Viet Cong in the Vietnam War, killing five civilian crew members.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Taluga" title="USS Taluga">USS <i>Taluga</i> (AO-62)</a> was a <i>Cimarron</i>-class fleet oiler acquired by the U.S. Navy during World War II. In 1972 she was decommissioned and turned over to the Military Sealift Command for civilian operation as USNS <i>Taluga</i> (T-AO-62) in a then-experimental use of the Military Sea Transportation Service's ability.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/USNS_LCPL_Roy_M._Wheat" title="USNS LCPL Roy M. Wheat">USNS LCPL Roy M. Wheat</a> (T-AK-3016) was originally launched in 1987 by the <a href="/wiki/Black_Sea_Shipyard" title="Black Sea Shipyard">Black Sea Shipyard</a> in <a href="/wiki/Mykolaiv" title="Mykolaiv">Mykolaiv</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ukrainian_Soviet_Socialist_Republic" title="Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic">Ukrainian SSSR</a> as the GTS <i>Vladimir Vaslyayev</i>, she was acquired in 1997 by the US Navy and began conversion in 2001 for transfer to the Military Sealift Command, in 2003 this conversion was completed and she was renamed in honor of US Marine and Medal of Honor recipient <a href="/wiki/Roy_M._Wheat" title="Roy M. Wheat">Roy M. Wheat</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The conversion process included a 118 ft midbody hull extension, the installation of two cargo cranes, installation of fore and aft garages, strengthening and increasing the length of the stern ramp, a stern helicopter deck, conversion of the electrical system from 50  Hz to 60  Hz, the replacement of the ship's generator and electrical switching gear replacement, new Vosper-Thornycroft machinery control systems, new and larger accommodations, and climate control systems for the cargo holds.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> LCPL Roy M. Wheat left service and was struck December 30, 2021<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_Sealift_Command&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div 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Approval authority: MSC Public Affairs. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.msc.navy.mil/PM4/">"Service Support (PM4)"</a>. <i>www.msc.navy.mil</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140818083158/http://www.msc.navy.mil/PM4/">Archived</a> from the original on 18 August 2014<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Approval authority: MSC Public Affairs. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.msc.navy.mil/pm5/">"Sealift Program (PM5)"</a>. <i>www.msc.navy.mil</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090307123729/http://www.msc.navy.mil/pm5/">Archived</a> from the original on 7 March 2009<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Approval authority: MSC Public Affairs. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.msc.navy.mil/inventory/inventory.asp?var=PM1">"Military Sealift Command Ship Inventory"</a>. <i>www.msc.navy.mil</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090314045439/http://www.msc.navy.mil/inventory/inventory.asp?var=PM1">Archived</a> from the original on 14 March 2009<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Approval authority: MSC Public Affairs. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.msc.navy.mil/inventory/inventory.asp?var=PM2">"Military Sealift Command Ship Inventory"</a>. <i>www.msc.navy.mil</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090313031654/http://www.msc.navy.mil/inventory/inventory.asp?var=PM2">Archived</a> from the original on 13 March 2009<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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National Academy Press. 2005. p. 12.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Sea+basing%3A+Ensuring+joint+force+access+from+the+sea.&rft.pages=12&rft.pub=National+Academy+Press&rft.date=2005&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMilitary+Sealift+Command" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-20"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-20">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFOffice" class="citation web cs1">Office, Webmaster: David Brown; Command, Control, Communications and Computer Systems Directorate; Code N6; phone 202-685-5326 e-mail: webmaster@msc.navy.mil. Approval authority: MSC Public Affairs. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.msc.navy.mil/inventory/inventory.asp?var=PM3">"Military Sealift Command Ship Inventory"</a>. <i>www.msc.navy.mil</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090310040959/http://www.msc.navy.mil/inventory/inventory.asp?var=PM3">Archived</a> from the original on 10 March 2009<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Approval authority: MSC Public Affairs. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.msc.navy.mil/inventory/inventory.asp?var=PM4">"Military Sealift Command Ship Inventory"</a>. <i>www.msc.navy.mil</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140826114903/http://www.msc.navy.mil/inventory/inventory.asp?var=PM4">Archived</a> from the original on 26 August 2014<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.msc.navy.mil/inventory/inventory.asp?var=PM5">the original</a> on 29 August 2007.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=www.msc.navy.mil&rft.atitle=Military+Sealift+Command+Ship+Inventory&rft.aulast=Office&rft.aufirst=Webmaster%3A+David+Brown%3B+Command%2C+Control%2C+Communications+and+Computer+Systems+Directorate%3B+Code+N6%3B+phone+202-685-5326+e-mail%3A+webmaster%40msc.navy.mil.+Approval+authority%3A+MSC+Public+Affairs&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.msc.navy.mil%2Finventory%2Finventory.asp%3Fvar%3DPM5&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMilitary+Sealift+Command" class="Z3988"></span><span class="cs1-maint citation-comment"><code class="cs1-code">{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Cite_web" title="Template:Cite web">cite web</a>}}</code>: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (<a href="/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_multiple_names:_authors_list" title="Category:CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list">link</a>) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (<a href="/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_numeric_names:_authors_list" title="Category:CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list">link</a>)</span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-23"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-23">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFOffice" class="citation web cs1">Office, Webmaster: David Brown; Command, Control, Communications and Computer Systems Directorate; Code N6; phone 202-685-5326 e-mail: webmaster@msc.navy.mil. Approval authority: MSC Public Affairs. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.msc.navy.mil/inventory/inventory.asp?var=PM6">"Military Sealift Command Ship Inventory"</a>. <i>www.msc.navy.mil</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180122181607/http://www.msc.navy.mil/inventory/inventory.asp?var=PM6">Archived</a> from the original on 22 January 2018<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><div> <ul><li><b><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Category"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/16px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/23px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/31px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="180" data-file-height="185" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Category:United_States_Navy" title="Category:United States Navy">Category</a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Leadership</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_the_Navy" title="United States Secretary of the Navy">Secretary of the Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Under_Secretary_of_the_Navy" title="United States Under Secretary of the Navy">Under Secretary of the Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Naval_Operations" title="Chief of Naval Operations">Chief of Naval Operations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vice_Chief_of_Naval_Operations" title="Vice Chief of Naval Operations">Vice Chief of Naval Operations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Master_Chief_Petty_Officer_of_the_Navy" title="Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy">Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_four-star_admirals" title="List of United States Navy four-star admirals">4-star admirals</a></li> <li>3-star admirals <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_vice_admirals_on_active_duty_before_1960" title="List of United States Navy vice admirals on active duty before 1960">1864–1959</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_vice_admirals_from_2000_to_2009" title="List of United States Navy vice admirals from 2000 to 2009">2000–2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_vice_admirals_from_2010_to_2019" title="List of United States Navy vice admirals from 2010 to 2019">2010–2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_vice_admirals_since_2020" title="List of United States Navy vice admirals since 2020">2020–present</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_active_duty_United_States_rear_admirals#Department_of_the_Navy" title="List of active duty United States rear admirals">2-star admirals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_House_Armed_Services_Subcommittee_on_Seapower_and_Projection_Forces" title="United States House Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces">House Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate_Armed_Services_Subcommittee_on_Seapower" title="United States Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower">Senate Subcommittee on Seapower</a></li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="5" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Emblem_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg/80px-Emblem_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Emblem_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg/120px-Emblem_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Emblem_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg/160px-Emblem_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="720" data-file-height="720" /></span></span></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Structure_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="Structure of the United States Navy">Structure</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy_Reserve" title="United States Navy Reserve">Navy Reserve</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fleet_Marine_Force" title="Fleet Marine Force">Fleet Marine Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Navy_Expeditionary_Combat_Command" title="Navy Expeditionary Combat Command">Expeditionary Combat Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Merchant_Marine" title="United States Merchant Marine">Merchant Marine</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_units_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of units of the United States Navy">Units</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_current_ships_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of current ships of the United States Navy">Active ships</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Future_of_the_United_States_Navy" class="mw-redirect" title="Future of the United States Navy">Future ships</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_aircraft_wings" title="List of United States Navy aircraft wings">Aircraft wings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_aircraft_squadrons" title="List of United States Navy aircraft squadrons">Aircraft squadrons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carrier_strike_group" title="Carrier strike group">Carrier strike group</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_installations" title="List of United States Navy installations">Installations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Naval_Observatory" title="United States Naval Observatory">Naval Observatory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Master_jet_base" title="Master jet base">Master jet base</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0;;wide"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Operating<br />forces</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Fleet_Forces_Command" title="United States Fleet Forces Command">Fleet Forces Command</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Commander,_U.S._Fleet_Forces_Command" title="Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command">Commander</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Pacific_Fleet" title="United States Pacific Fleet">Pacific Fleet</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Commander,_U.S._Pacific_Fleet" title="Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet">Commander</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Naval_Forces_Europe-Africa" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Naval Forces Europe-Africa">Naval Forces Europe – Naval Forces Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Naval_Forces_Central_Command" title="United States Naval Forces Central Command">Naval Forces Central Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Naval_Forces_Southern_Command" title="United States Naval Forces Southern Command">Naval Forces Southern Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Naval_Special_Warfare_Command" title="United States Naval Special Warfare Command">Naval Special Warfare Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy_Reserve" title="United States Navy Reserve">Naval Reserve Forces</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operational_Test_and_Evaluation_Force" title="Operational Test and Evaluation Force">Operational Test and Evaluation Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_Network_Warfare_Command" title="Naval Network Warfare Command">Naval Network Warfare Command</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Military Sealift Command</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Shore</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Naval_Sea_Systems_Command" title="Naval Sea Systems Command">Naval Sea Systems Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_Air_Systems_Command" title="Naval Air Systems Command">Naval Air Systems Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_Facilities_Engineering_Systems_Command" title="Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command">Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_Supply_Systems_Command" title="Naval Supply Systems Command">Naval Supply Systems Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_Information_Warfare_Systems_Command" title="Naval Information Warfare Systems Command">Naval Information Warfare Systems Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/U.S._Fleet_Cyber_Command" title="U.S. Fleet Cyber Command">Fleet Cyber Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Naval_Academy" title="United States Naval Academy">Naval Academy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_Education_and_Training_Command" title="Naval Education and Training Command">Naval Education and Training Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_Meteorology_and_Oceanography_Command" title="Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command">Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Office_of_Naval_Intelligence" title="Office of Naval Intelligence">Office of Naval Intelligence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_Aviation_Warfighting_Development_Center" title="Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Center">Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Center</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_Legal_Service_Command" title="Naval Legal Service Command">Naval Legal Service Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Naval_Observatory" title="United States Naval Observatory">Naval Observatory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_Safety_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Naval Safety Center">Naval Safety Center</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bureau_of_Naval_Personnel" title="Bureau of Naval Personnel">Bureau of Naval Personnel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Naval_Personnel" title="Chief of Naval Personnel">Chief of Naval Personnel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bureau_of_Medicine_and_Surgery" title="Bureau of Medicine and Surgery">Bureau of Medicine and Surgery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander,_Navy_Installations_Command" title="Commander, Navy Installations Command">Navy Installations Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy_Working_Capital_Fund" title="United States Navy Working Capital Fund">Navy Working Capital Fund</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Fleets</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Second_Fleet" title="United States Second Fleet">Second Fleet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Third_Fleet" title="United States Third Fleet">Third Fleet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Fourth_Fleet" title="United States Fourth Fleet">Fourth Fleet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Fifth_Fleet" title="United States Fifth Fleet">Fifth Fleet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Sixth_Fleet" title="United States Sixth Fleet">Sixth Fleet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Seventh_Fleet" title="United States Seventh Fleet">Seventh Fleet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Tenth_Fleet" title="United States Tenth Fleet">Tenth Fleet</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_ships" title="List of United States Navy ships">Ships</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_ships:_A%E2%80%93B" title="List of United States Navy ships: A–B">A–B</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_ships:_C" title="List of United States Navy ships: C">C</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_ships:_D%E2%80%93F" title="List of United States Navy ships: D–F">D–F</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_ships:_G%E2%80%93H" title="List of United States Navy ships: G–H">G–H</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_ships:_I%E2%80%93K" title="List of United States Navy ships: I–K">I–K</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_ships:_L" title="List of United States Navy ships: L">L</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_ships:_M" title="List of United States Navy ships: M">M</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_ships:_N%E2%80%93O" title="List of United States Navy ships: N–O">N–O</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_ships:_P" title="List of United States Navy ships: P">P</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_ships:_Q%E2%80%93R" title="List of United States Navy ships: Q–R">Q–R</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_ships:_S" title="List of United States Navy ships: S">S</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_ships:_T%E2%80%93V" title="List of United States Navy ships: T–V">T–V</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_ships:_W%E2%80%93Z" title="List of United States Navy ships: W–Z">W–Z</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_aircraft_carriers_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of aircraft carriers of the United States Navy">Aircraft carriers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_airships_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of airships of the United States Navy">Airships</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_amphibious_warfare_ships" title="List of United States Navy amphibious warfare ships">Amphibious warfare ships</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_auxiliaries_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of auxiliaries of the United States Navy">Auxiliaries</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_battleships_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of battleships of the United States Navy">Battleships</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_cruisers_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of cruisers of the United States Navy">Cruisers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_destroyers_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of destroyers of the United States Navy">Destroyers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_destroyer_escorts_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of destroyer escorts of the United States Navy">Destroyer escorts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_escort_carriers_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of escort carriers of the United States Navy">Escort carriers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_frigates_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of frigates of the United States Navy">Frigates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_mine_warfare_vessels_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of mine warfare vessels of the United States Navy">Mine warfare vessels</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_monitors_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of monitors of the United States Navy">Monitors</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_patrol_vessels_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of patrol vessels of the United States Navy">Patrol vessels</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Section_patrol_craft" title="Section patrol craft">Registered civilian vessels</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_sailing_frigates_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of sailing frigates of the United States Navy">Sailing frigates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_steam_frigates_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of steam frigates of the United States Navy">Steam frigates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_steam_gunboats_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of steam gunboats of the United States Navy">Steam gunboats</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ships_of_the_line_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of ships of the line of the United States Navy">Ships of the line</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_sloops_of_war_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of sloops of war of the United States Navy">Sloops of war</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_submarines_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of submarines of the United States Navy">Submarines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_torpedo_boats_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of torpedo boats of the United States Navy">Torpedo boats</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy_torpedo_retrievers" title="United States Navy torpedo retrievers">Torpedo retrievers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_unclassified_miscellaneous_vessels_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of unclassified miscellaneous vessels of the United States Navy">Unclassified miscellaneous vessels</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_yard_and_district_craft_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of yard and district craft of the United States Navy">Yard and district craft</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Personnel<br />and<br />training</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0;;wide"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_people" title="List of United States Navy people">People</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0;;wide"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Officers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy_officer_rank_insignia" title="United States Navy officer rank insignia">Insignia</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Naval_officer_designators" title="List of United States Naval officer designators">Designators</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Enlisted</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_enlisted_rates" title="List of United States Navy enlisted rates">Rates</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_ratings" title="List of United States Navy ratings">Ratings</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Navy_Enlisted_Classification" title="Navy Enlisted Classification">Classification</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Personnel</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy_Chaplain_Corps" title="United States Navy Chaplain Corps">Chaplain Corps</a> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Chaplains_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="Chief of Chaplains of the United States Navy">Chief</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Chaplain_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps" title="Chaplain of the United States Marine Corps">Deputy Chief</a></dd></dl></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Explosive_ordnance_disposal_(United_States_Navy)" title="Explosive ordnance disposal (United States Navy)">Explosive ordnance disposal</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Medical_Corps_(United_States_Navy)" title="Medical Corps (United States Navy)">Medical Corps</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy_Dental_Corps" title="United States Navy Dental Corps">Dental Corps</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy_Nurse_Corps" title="United States Navy Nurse Corps">Nurse Corps</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Navy_Medical_Service_Corps" title="Navy Medical Service Corps">Medical Service Corps</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Navy_Supply_Corps" title="Navy Supply Corps">Supply Corps</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Civil_Engineer_Corps" title="Civil Engineer Corps">Civil Engineer Corps</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy_Judge_Advocate_General%27s_Corps" title="United States Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps">JAG Corps</a> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Judge_Advocate_General_of_the_Navy" title="Judge Advocate General of the Navy">JAG</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Deputy_Judge_Advocate_General_of_the_Navy" title="Deputy 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