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05.08.12Final MSC Dry Cargo/Ammunition Ship Christened in San Diego
SAN DIEGO (NNS) — Military Sealift Command ship USNS Cesar Chavez (T-AKE 14) was christened May 5 during an evening ceremony at the General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard in San Diego. The 689-foot Chavez, the newest of the Lewis and Clark-class of dry cargo/ammunition ships operated by Military Sealift Command, continues the Lewis and Clark-class tradition of honoring Read More →
05.04.12USNS Mercy Departs for Pacific Partnership 2012
SAN DIEGO (NNS) — Military Sealift Command (MSC) hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) departed Naval Station San Diego May 3, beginning its part in Pacific Partnership 2012, a four-and-a-half month humanitarian and civic assistance mission to Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam and Cambodia. Mercy is crewed by 70 civil service mariners working for MSC who operate Read More →
05.03.12Navy to Christen USNS Cesar Chavez
WASHINGTON (NNS) — The Navy will christen and launch the dry cargo/ammunition ship the USNS Cesar Chavez, Saturday, May 5, 2012, during a 7:30 p.m. PDT ceremony at the General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard in San Diego. The ship is named to honor prominent civil rights activist Cesar Chavez, who served in the Navy during World War II. Juan M. Garcia III, assistant Read More →
04.26.12USNS Mercy Deploying for Pacific Partnership 2012 ‘Preparing in Calm to Respond in Crisis’
SAN DIEGO (NNS) — U.S. Pacific Fleet’s humanitarian and civic assistance (HCA) mission, known as Pacific Partnership, will deploy aboard U.S. Navy hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) May 1, for a four-month deployment Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam and Cambodia. Now in its seventh year, Pacific Partnership has become the largest annual HCA mission Read More →
