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The article offers information on the miscellaneous ships of the U.S. Navy. These include the Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary sea base ships modified from the Montford Point-class mobile landing platform, the submarine tender USS Emory S. Land transferred to Military Sealift Command (MSC) in 2008, and the Sea Fighter, an experimental, high-speed vessel developed by the Office of Naval Research.

The article offers information on sealift and prepositioning tasks opted by the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps that can proficiently sustain U.S. amphibious and land operations. Topics discussed include take advantage of both the prepositioning capabilities provided by the Prepositioning division (PM3) and the projection capabilities; sealift capacity of the U.S.; and design of ESB USNS Lewis B. Puller to increase intra-theatre agility and support a broad range of military operations.

The article discusses the need for building an attack transport (APA) ship for amphibious operations in the line of USS Zeilin used by U.S. Navy during 1940s. Topics discussed include conversion of ocean liner and merchant freighter to APA to provide amphibious shipping, use of APA during the Falklands War of 1982, and the need for evaluating the amphibious feet to increase amphibious capacity of the U.S. Marine Corps.

The article focuses on reintroduction of surface warfare officers (SWOs) to the Military Sealift Command (MSC) ships by strategic sealift officer (SSO) community of the U.S. Navy. Topics discussed include personnel management practices formalization, assigning of SSO to the cruiser Cowpens and need of fleet exposure for the SSO program.

The article offers news briefs for the U.S. Naval battle force from January 1 to December 31, 2012. The Coronado LCS-4 ship was launched on January 10 at the Austal USA in Mobile, Alabama. The Medgar Evers T-AKE-13 ship was delivered from General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Co. in San Diego, California on April 24 and was placed in service. The VADM K. R. Wheeler T-AG-5001 ship which was originally chartered by Military Sealift Command was purchased by the U.S. Navy on August 20.

The article presents several charts related to the U.S. Navy's battle force changes including the commissioning of ships entering the U.S. naval force, the new construction ships delivered to the military sealift command, and the naval weapon systems cancelled.

The article offers information on several military sealift command ships of the U.S. Navy. They include Ness Class, also known as Sirius Class, with a displacement of 16,792 tons full load, Kilauea Class with displacement of approximately 20,000 tons full load, and Mars Class with approximately 16,000 tons full load.

The article discusses the importance of controlling the sea, embodied by the Sea Basing concept. The "new geography" of modern economic-military competition could provide new insights into the importance of the sea in the current struggles that dominate the international landscape. Faced with facts that dare not be ignored, the value of the sea base takes on new meaning, even as modern expeditionary strike groups expand the definition of presence in critical regions of the world. The sea, the last international commons on the planet, provides ample room for maneuver and defense, and it is an arena in which the capabilities of the U.S. in the form of its Navy, are unmatched.

The article focuses on the different types of Military Sealift Command ships under the afloat prepositioning ship program of the United States Navy. These include: maritime prepositioning force(enhanced) program; combat prepositioning ships; large, medium-speed, roll-on/roll-off ships; aviation logistics support ships; logistics prepositioning ships and high-speed vessel.

The article focuses on the different types of Military Sealift Command ships under the naval fleet auxiliary force program of the United States Navy. These are combat stores ships; ammunition ships; dry cargo and ammunition ship; fast combat support ship; fleet ocean tugs; fleet oilers and hospital ships.

The article offers information on the naval fleet auxiliary force program of the U.S. Navy. Comfort has been activated for a deployment in support of Hurricane Katrina relief efforts. Zeus is considered as the first cable laying and repair ship that has been built for the navy. The USNS John McDonnell coastal hydrographic survey ship is being used to survey the ocean floor and collect data.

Lists several military sealift command ships used by the U.S. Navy. Ammunition ships; Container ships; Ocean surveillance ships.

The article features the U.S. Naval Ship (USNS) Robert E. Peary. A stateroom for every crew member of the Military Sealift Command (MSC) fleet support ship includes reclining easy chairs and plasma televisions (TVs). According to cargo mate Dan Toscano, the ship can carry over 30,000 stock items as part of its standard load-out. Ship's master Steve Karavalos cited that the complex Lewis and Clark-class propulsion plants as one of the less appealing qualities of the Peary.

The article focuses on the different types of Military Sealift Command ships under the sealift program of the United States Navy. These are as follows: fast sealift ships, which provide roll-on/roll-off and additional lift capabilities; large, medium-speed, roll-on/roll-off ships, which move cargo in support of Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom; dry cargo ships, which offer sealift for Department of Defense supplies to points all over the world and tankers, which transport fuel from refineries to storage facilities for Defense Energy Support Center.

Reports on the largest and fastest military cargo movements since World War II, during the Operation Iraqi Freedom, undertaken by the U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command (MSC). Volume of combat cargo delivered by the MSC from January 1 to May 1, 2003; Phase II of Operation Iraqi Freedom which involved the rotation of 110,000 troops into Iraq; End of normal operations for MSC with the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. INSET: MSC Ships Involved in Operation Iraqi Freedom . . ..

Focuses on the lack of connectors between sea bases in the U.S. Navy's sea basing concept. Effect of the lack of sealift and airlift on sea basing; Importance of the integration of connectors with major platforms of the sea base to help bring the e sea base concept alive; Need for rapid, flexible cargo and personnel movement among the ships and from sea to land under most sea conditions. INSET: MAKING THE CONNECTION.

Features the line of Military Sealift Command ships used by the U.S. Navy. Naval fleet auxiliary force ships; Special mission ships; Sealift ships; Amphibious command ships.

Presents news briefs on the U.S. Navy as of May 13, 2002. Eligibility for the National Defense Service Medal; Discussion on the proposed changes in the title of Secretary of the Navy; Night launch of a sealift ship from the National Steel and Shipbuilding Co.

The article reports on the new responsibility of U.S. Navy sailors of manning pirates at the Military Sealift Command supply ship Lewis Clark. In February 2009, the sailors captured 16 suspected pirates in the Gulf of Eden. A Marine officer said that prisoners have better lives at the ship than what they had on their ships because sailors give them food, showers, climate-controlled environment and spacious area to live in. The suspected pirates will remain at the ship until the U.S. transfer them to a Kenya-based special pirate court.

The article reports on the sailing of the cargo ship Beluga SkySails of the U.S. Navy Military Sealift Command (MSC) partially powered by a giant kite known as sky sail from Newport, Wales on October 11, 2008. The ship is the first to operate using such sail technology under a carter and has diesel engines. The computer-controlled kite allows the service to lessen work and reduce fuel costs by up to 30%. The ship will make three European stops to pick up a total of 211 Army and Air Force cargo containers and transport them to the U.S.

This section offers news briefs on the U.S. Navy as of March 2008. The service has decided to switch out warships patrolling in the Mediterranean Sea on March 5. It reports that two MV-22 Ospreys landed on the flight deck of the Nassau Expeditionary Strike Group for transport to the Middle East. The Military Sealift Command dry cargo ship was named after the late Carl Brashear, the first African American deep-sea diver.

The article reports on the deployment of the Nassau Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) of the U.S. Navy without the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) of the Marine Corps. The 24th MEU loaded over 200 of its vehicles onto the sealift ship Algol on February 1, 2008. According to Captain Conrad Chun, spokesman for Fleet Forces Command in Norfolk, Virginia, it is quicker and easier to fly the Marines and ship their equipment rather than send them on the Navy ships. It cites that the sealift ship has capacity for 15,000 square feet of cargo.

This section offers news briefs on the U.S. Navy. Qatar Leadership Academy students visited the Coast Guard cutter Adak during a port visit to the port of Doha. The attack submarine Pasadena stopped for a port call in the former Navy base of Subic Bay in the Philippines. The Military Sealift Command supply ship and tanker was scheduled to deploy to Antarctica on January 25, 2008 to deliver supplies to McMurdo Station.

The article presents an update on operations and missions of the U.S. Navy. The missile launches of North Korea has caused the aircraft carrier Enterprise to arrive in South Korea. Rear Admiral Christine S. Hunter will become commander of the Navy Medical Center in San Diego, California. The recovery and salvage vessel Grapple was decommissioned and transferred to Military Sealift Command at Naval Amphibious Base in Virginia.

The article reports that the United States Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC) at the Navy Amphibious Base Little Creek in Virginia will add operational and tactical land-based capabilities to its strategic sealift and sea-based support operations. A river combat force of three squadrons will be one of the first NECC units. Donald C. Bullard will be the first commander of NECC.

The article lists the five Military Sealift Command special mission charter ships of the United States Navy. The first ship, MV Carolyn Chouest is based in New London. It serves as the escort ship for the nuclear-powered submarine NR-I. The two other ships are MV Dolores Chouest, based in Norfolk, Virginia and MV Kellie Chouest, based in San Diego. They offer submarine rescue support for Submarine Forces Atlantic and Submarine Forces Pacific. The fourth ship, MV Cory Chouest is based in Pearl Harbor. It operates with the fleet in support of undersea-surveillance missions. The last ship is HSV Westpac Express. It operates out of Okinawa, Japan to serve III Marine Expeditionary Force.

The article focuses on Military Sealift Command (MSC) ships. These ships are used to move defense cargo and offer critical maritime support to all components of the United States Department of Defense and other government agencies. MSC operates approximately 120 noncombatant, civilian-crewed ships daily. Based on the data, MSC has delivered more than 79 million square feet of dry cargo and more than 7. 8 billion gallons of fuel for United States and allied warfighters in the field and at sea in support of the global war on terrorism.

Explains that the U.S. Navy's relief operations after a tsunami struck in South Asia in December 2004 illustrated the value of pre-positioning fleet and the capabilities of the Navy to respond to global emergencies. Comments from Vice Admiral David L. Brewer, head of the Military Sealift Command; Success of the U.S. Navy's relief operations to help the victims of the tsunami; Information on the number of cargo ships who participated in the relief operations.

Presents information on several specialty career paths in the U.S. Navy open for surface warfare officers, as of October 2004. Anti-terrorism and force protection; Anti-submarine warfare; Strategic sealift; Shore installation management; Missile defense.

Reveals that active-duty U. S. Navy seagoing billets on two submarine tenders and two salvage ships might be eliminated in the next few years if a proposal to turn over ship operations from sailors to civilian mariners of the Military Sealift Command (MSC) is adopted. Terms under the plan; Reason the proposal is being considered; Significance of the MSC proposal.

Presents updates on the deployment of sailors and ships of the U.S. Navy as of January 19, 2004. Port visit of a Military Sealift Command ship at Souda Bay in Crete, Greece; Return of the crew of the patrol coastal Tornado to Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek, Virginia;

Reports that United States (US) Navy Vice Administrator Thomas Fargo has cancelled shore leave for ships in the Persian Gulf in June 1998 and warned sailors there to exercise caution in the region. Reasons for taking the move; Actions taken by the State Department and other navigation forces.

Presents new briefs on the tribology and lubrication industry as of January 2005. Appointment of David DeVore as president of Functional Products Inc.; Contract awarded by the U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command to Predict Inc. for the analysis of lube oil products in its ships; Opening of an esters and vegetable-lubricants plant in Brazil by Cargill's Industrial Oils & Lubricants business unit and Hato Corp.

The article offers news briefs in the U.S. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is aiming to create an engine that will meet military's need for speed. The Navy states that the USS Anzio, a U.S.-led coalition, has seized nearly four tons of narcotics. USNS San Jose, the Military Sealift Command (MSC) combat store ship, has ended 39 years of naval service on December 18 in Hawaii.

The article offers news briefs related to the U.S. Navy. Pacific Partnership, a humanitarian mission composed of many organizations, visited countries including the Republic of the Philippines, Vietnam and Papua New Guinea. Military Sealift Command participated in a sea-basing and humanitarian aid distribution exercise in Africa. The U.S. Southern Command diverted the navy ship to Haiti due to storms.

Reports on news concerning the U.S. military art and science for fiscal 2004. Examination of the Navy's ambitious modernization plans in January; Changes that are occurring among special-operations forces with emphasis being placed on airlift and sealift programs in February.