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11.02.11USNS Big Horn Completes U.S. 6th Fleet Deployment
NORFOLK, Va. (NNS) — Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Big Horn (T-AO 198) returned to Naval Station Norfolk Oct. 28, following a seven-month deployment to the U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. Big Horn provided underway replenishment services primarily to U.S. and NATO forces supporting Operation Unified Read More →
09.28.11Military Sealift Command Accepts Navy’s Newest Ship, USNS William McLean
SAN DIEGO (NNS) — Military Sealift Command accepted delivery of dry cargo/ammunition ship USNS William McLean (T-AKE 12) during a ceremony at the General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard in San Diego Sept. 28. The 689-foot long McLean, designated T-AKE 12, is the 12th of 14 new dry cargo/ammunition ships scheduled for delivery to the Navy by the end of 2012. The first Read More →
09.21.11Transition Benefits: TAMP Helps Prepare Sailors For Civilian Life
WASHINGTON (NNS) — The Transition Assistance Management Program (TAMP) provides a wide-array of services and opportunities to service members preparing to transition out of the military. “TAMP helps Sailors get ready for civilian life,” said Margarita Mason, transition manager, Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling Military and Family Support Center. “For Read More →
09.19.11Navy’s First Joint High-Speed Vessel Christened
MOBILE, Ala. (NNS) — USNS Spearhead, the first of Navy’s joint high-speed vessels designed for rapid intra-theater transport of troops and military equipment, was christened Sept. 17 during a ceremony at Austal USA in Mobile, Ala. Military Sealift Command will own and operate Spearhead and the other other joint high-speed vessels, or JHSVs, that are under Read More →
