Military Sealift Command

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1 MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND EXISTS TO SUPPORT THE JOINT WARFIGHTER ACROSS THE FULL SPECTRUM OF MILITARY OPERATIONS. OUR MISSION IS TIMELESS AND ESSENTIAL. U.S. NAVY S Military Sealift Command EMPOWERING GLOBAL WARFIGHTING CAPABILITIES

2 VISION UNITED WE SAIL With unified resolve and agility, we boldly sail the world s oceans to provide essential assured logistics and service support to the joint warfighter, enabling distributed lethality and maritime dominance as the nation s premier maritime transportation organization. MISSION EMPOWER GLOBAL WARFIGHTING CAPABILITIES Military Sealift Command exists to support the joint warfighter across the full spectrum of military operations. Our mission is timeless and essential. Regardless of the challenge, we prevail! Working seamlessly with key partners to master the maritime and cyber domains, MSC provides on-time logistics, strategic sealift, as well as specialized missions anywhere in the world, under any condition, 24/7, 365 days a year. Harnessing and Developing a Diverse, Capable and Talented Workforce STRATEGIC THEMES Assuring Global Maritime Logistical Services Developing Tactical Capabilities that Support Future Warfighting Dedicated to Continuous Improvement and Innovation OUR PEOPLE OUR PLATFORMS OUR PROCESSES OUR PARTNERS GUIDING PRINCIPLES We are a Team We Demand Integrity Our Actions are Guided by Our Core Values of Honor, Courage and Commitment We Foster Positive Leadership We are Proactive Managers We Believe in Highly Effective Communications We are Responsible Citizens MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND 2017 IN REVIEW READY, RELEVANT, RESOLUTE

3 Contents Introduction 2 Commander s Perspective 5 Organization Mission Areas 8 Combat Logistics Force 12 Service and Command Support 16 Special Mission 20 Prepositioning 24 Sealift Focus on the Fleet Years of Underway Replenishments Area Commands 30 MSC Atlantic - Norfolk, Virginia 36 MSC Pacific - San Diego 39 MSC Europe and Africa - Naples, Italy 42 MSC Central - Manama, Bahrain 45 MSC Far East - Singapore Appendices 48 Expenses 50 Dry Cargo and Petroleum Movement 51 Operations 52 Exercise Participation 54 Awards 55 Employment and Personnel 57 Ships MSC Area Commands MSC Atlantic MSC Pacific MSC Europe & Africa MSC Central MSC Far East About 2017 in Review This Department of Defense publication is an authorized publication for members of the DoD. Contents of the 2017 in Review are not necessarily the official views of, or endorsed by, the U.S. Government, the DoD, or the U.S. Navy. The editorial content of this publication is the responsibility of the Commander, Military Sealift Command Public Affairs Office. Questions about the 2017 in Review may be sent to msc_public_affairs@navy.mil. Director, Congressional and Public Affairs: Tom Van Leunen Deputy Director, Congressional and Public Affairs: Jillian Morris 2017 in Reivew Editor: David Griesmer Design: Brian Suriani READY, RELEVANT, RESOLUTE MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND 2017 IN REVIEW

4 Commander s Perspective REAR ADM. DEE L. MEWBOURNE, USN The mission of Military Sealift Command (MSC) is to empower our nation s global warfighting capabilities. Our work in 2017 reinforced that we are the best in the world at what we do, providing on-time logistics, strategic sealift, as well as specialized missions anywhere in the world, under any condition, 24/7, 365 days a year. In addition to providing world-class support to our customers during 2017, we spent much time thinking about and executing a plan that will keep us ahead of our competitors and potential adversaries. Today s maritime system has become more heavily used, more stressed, and more contested than ever before and with the rise of near-peer competitors, we can no longer presume dominance in space, cyber, air, sea, and undersea domains. At MSC we are responding to this challenge by thinking differently about the changing operational environment. We know that adaptation and innovation are needed to ensure mission accomplishment. Key areas that the team at MSC has been focusing on during the past year include: Operationalizing MSC to align with changes to Fleet and Joint warfighting doctrine; Employing the newly-established Contested Environment (CE) Working Group to serve as the knowledge hub and facilitators on CE-related actions; Focusing on the holistic readiness of our ships, implementing programs and processes that provide meaningful assessment metrics for each ship that can be used to make informed decisions, prioritize maintenance, and allocate limited resources; Identifying capability and capacity gaps relative to potential enemy actions using results from wargaming and simulation; Providing our mariners realistic, relevant and challenging tactical training to prepare them to operate in a contested maritime environment; Seeking innovative logistical capabilities, leveraging the expertise and depth of industry partners, and then using demonstrations to rapidly inform their realism and potential; and Unifying and developing our workforce, identifying and training our future leaders, and executing a battle rhythm that maximizes the power and potential of our high-performing team. These initiatives are part of our comprehensive, multi-year strategy along four lines of effort: training wholeness, holistic readiness, capability alignment, and experiential learning. By working smarter, harnessing the ideas and talent of our people, and seeking innovative solutions to our more pressing challenges, we will increase our mission capability so that we can provide assured logistics and service support today and into the future. The photographs and summaries in this publication highlight the skilled and professional work completed by the MSC team and our partners during FY I am proud of our entire team, civilian mariner, civil service and uniformed military member alike, and the work we accomplished together this year. 2 MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND 2017 IN REVIEW READY, RELEVANT, RESOLUTE

5 As we head into 2018 we recognize the imperative to adapt to the changes in the maritime environment and are seeking efficiencies, driving innovation, creatively partnering with stakeholders, and aligning with transformational strategies to provide global assured logistics, sealift, and special services to the joint warfighter. Our work in 2017 reinforced that we are the best in the world at what we do, providing on-time logistics, strategic sealift, as well as specialized missions anywhere in the world, under any condition, 24/7, 365 days a year. By relentlessly focusing on our people, our platforms, our processes and our partners, we are preparing to navigate the challenges ahead. United We Sail, Rear Adm. Dee L. Mewbourne, USN Commander, Military Sealift Command READY, RELEVANT, RESOLUTE MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND 2017 IN REVIEW 3

6 Chain of Command U.S. Transportation Command U.S. Fleet Forces Command Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition MSC reports to U.S. Transportation Command for defense transportation matters as the Naval Component. USTRANSCOM provides coordination of air, land, and sea transportation for the Department of Defense. MSC reports to U.S. Fleet Forces Command for Navy-unique matters. USFF provides combat-ready forces forward to Numbered Fleets and Combatant Commanders around the globe in support of United States national interests. MSC reports to the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and Acquisition) for procurement policy and oversight matters. ASN (RDA) provides weapons systems and platforms for the Navy and Marine Corps. Military Sealift Command Military Sealift Command is the leading provider of ocean transportation for the Navy and the Department of Defense, operating approximately 125 ships daily around the world. MSC ships sustain our warfighting forces and deliver specialized maritime services in support of national security objectives in peace and war. The MSC commander is located at Naval Station Norfolk in Norfolk, Virginia. MSC reports through three distinct and separate chains of command. COMBAT LOGISTICS FORCE SERVICE AND COMMAND SUPPORT SPECIAL MISSION PREPOSITIONING SEALIFT 4 MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND 2017 IN REVIEW READY, RELEVANT, RESOLUTE

7 Military Sealift Command UNITED WE SAIL MSC Headquarters - Norfolk, Virginia READY, RELEVANT, RESOLUTE MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND 2017 IN REVIEW 5

8 Area Commands Area commands provide expertise and operational perspective to Navy Fleet commanders worldwide. The area commands are operationally focused and are aligned with the Numbered Fleet logistics staffs in their respective theaters: Atlantic in Norfolk, Virginia; Pacific in San Diego; Europe and Africa in Naples, Italy; Central in Manama, Bahrain, and Far East in Singapore. Area commands also have offices and representatives in Diego Garcia; Okinawa, Japan; Republic of Korea; Spain; Greece (Crete); the United Arab Emirates; Djibouti; Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; Seattle, Washington; Earle, New Jersey; Sunny Point, North Carolina; Charleston, South Carolina; Beaumont, Texas; Port Canaveral, Florida, and Jacksonville, Florida. MSC ATLANTIC Norfolk, VA MSC EUROPE AND AFRICA Naples, Italy MSC PACIFIC San Diego, CA MSC HEADQUARTERS Norfolk, VA MSC CENTRAL Manama, Bahrain MSC FAR EAST Singapore Maintenance Hubs Ship maintenance and support functions are integrated into six maintenance hubs that operate under the MSC area commands in the following locations: Naples, Italy; Manama, Bahrain; Singapore; Yokohama, Japan; San Diego and Guam. Reserve Units The Navy Reserve mission for MSC is to provide cargo afloat rig teams (CART), expeditionary port units (EPUs), headquarters support units (HQ), logistics support units, and strategic sealift units (SSUs) for operations which require additional manpower not normally required during sustained peacetime operations. The Navy Reserve is MSC s manpower solution for surge mission sets. In FY 2017, MSC maintained 960 selected reservists and 44 reserve units. CART Provide qualified and experienced underway replenishment rig teams to augment U.S. government civil service crews on combat logistics force platforms. MSC has three CART units with eight detachments that comprise 22 rig teams. EPUs Provide liaison and ship husbandry support for forward-deployed port operations. MSC has 17 EPUs aligned under MSC s five area commanders. HQ support units Provide trained watchstanders and staff support personnel to augment MSC HQ, MSC s U.S. Transportation Command Detachment at Scott AFB, the five area command staffs, and an Afloat Mission Control unit to provide tailored command and control support for adaptive force package missions. MSC has nine HQ support units. Logistics support units Provide direct support to operational logistics and fleet sustainment activities. MSC has three reserve logistics support units. SSUs Lead and administratively support 1,900 Strategic Sealift Readiness Group officers. MSC has four SSUs. 6 MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND 2017 IN REVIEW READY, RELEVANT, RESOLUTE

9 100 Years of Underway Replenishments Starting in 1898, the Navy began experimenting with ways to transfer coal from colliers to battleships, spending 15 years trying different methods to perfect an at-sea transfer system. A system of alongside refueling of liquid fuel dates to 1917, when then-lieutenant Chester Nimitz jury rigged a system with ship booms supporting two hoses between the ships. Using this system, the USS Maumee (AO-2) transferred fuel to 34 destroyers during a three-month period during World War I. Incredibly, these fuel transfers were done with only a 40-foot separation between the moving ships. USS Maumee (AO-2) refueling USS McCall (DD-28) during Atlantic convoy operations circa mid-1917s. The foundations for the current replenishment system date to the 1950s and 1960s with the development of a multi-product ship that could deliver fuel, ammunition and stores to an aircraft carrier task force. These ships saw the first use of a transfer system using a ram tensioner that keeps the highline between the ships tensioned, allowing for smooth transfer and accounting for the movement of the ships. This method evolved into the system we use today, the Standard Tensioned Replenishment Alongside Method or STREAM. The success of our underway replenishment systems over these 100 years emanates from accomplished seamanship and ingenious engineering solutions. The ability to successfully conduct underway replenishments gives the Navy the ability to remain on-station, forwarddeployed, ready to answer the call. USNS Guadalupe delivers fuel to USS Theodore Roosevelt while USS Halsey pulls alongside during a replenishment-at-sea October READY, RELEVANT, RESOLUTE MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND 2017 IN REVIEW 7

10 Combat Logistics Force C ombat Logistics Force (CLF) ships provide logistics support to deployed U.S. Navy combatants and coalition force ships to include fuel, ordnance, food, repair/spare parts and other stores. These ships enable combatants to remain on station and continue their primary mission without having to return to port for resupply. They are particularly important when combatants are unable to receive supplies from local ports in theater due to force protection measures. All three classes of CLF ships are U.S. governmentowned, crewed by U.S. government civil service mariners, and are capable of integrating rotary wing aircraft operations. RIGHT: Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112) prepares to receive fuel lines from USNS Tippecanoe (T-AO 199) during a replenishment-at-sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Danny Kelley) PM1 Fleet Replenishment Oilers - 15 USNS Henry J. Kaiser (T-AO 187) USNS Joshua Humphreys (T-AO 188) USNS John Lenthall (T-AO 189) USNS Walter S. Diehl (T-AO 193) USNS John Ericsson (T-AO 194) USNS Leroy Grumman (T-AO 195) USNS Kanawha (T-AO 196) USNS Pecos (T-AO 197) USNS Big Horn (T-AO 198) USNS Tippecanoe (T-AO 199) USNS Guadalupe (T-AO 200) USNS Patuxent (T-AO 201) USNS Yukon (T-AO 202) USNS Laramie (T-AO 203) USNS Rappahannock (T-AO 204) COMBAT LOGISTICS FORCE Fleet Replenishment Oilers In FY 2017, Military Sealift Command operated 15 fleet replenishment oilers of the T-AO 187 Kaiser class. Seven Atlantic Ocean-based ships conducted operations in support of Commander, Task Force (CTF) 80, U.S. 6th Fleet in the Mediterranean Sea, U.S. 5th Fleet in the Arabian Gulf and U.S. 7th Fleet in the Pacific. Eight Pacific Ocean-based ships supported surface units throughout the U.S. 3rd, 5th, 6th and 7th Fleets and participated in multiple large-scale naval exercises. MSC fleet replenishment oilers provided a variety of fuels for ship propulsion, aircraft operations and power generation. Fleet oilers also routinely provided provisions, water and other dry cargo as fleet freight for transfer to customers via underway replenishment or vertical replenishment. Three fleet oilers were built with double hulls designed to meet Oil Protection Act of 1990 requirements: USNS Patuxent, USNS Laramie and USNS Rappahannock. PM6 Dry Cargo/Ammunition Ships - 12 USNS Alan Shepard (T-AKE 3) USNS Richard E. Byrd (T-AKE 4) USNS Robert E. Peary (T-AKE 5) USNS Amelia Earhart (T-AKE 6) USNS Carl Brashear (T-AKE 7) USNS Wally Schirra (T-AKE 8) USNS Matthew Perry (T-AKE 9) USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE 10) USNS Washington Chambers (T-AKE 11) USNS William McLean (T-AKE 12) USNS Medgar Evers (T-AKE 13) USNS Cesar Chavez (T-AKE 14) Fast Combat Support Ships - 2 USNS Supply (T-AOE 6) USNS Arctic (T-AOE 8) Sailors heave line aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Pinckney (DDG 91) during a replenishment-at-sea with the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Pecos (T-AO 197). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Craig Z. Rodarte) 8 MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND 2017 IN REVIEW READY, RELEVANT, RESOLUTE

11 Dry Cargo/ Ammunition 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 our allies. During FY 2017, 12 T-AKE-class ships were fully operational within the CLF. Three ships were Atlantic-based and nine were Pacific-based. One of the Pacific-based ships was forward-deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet. ABOVE: An AS332 Super Puma with USNS Washington Chambers (T-AKE 11) transfers pallets during a replenishment-at-sea. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jeremy Laboy) BELOW: A helicopter descends to deliver cargo aboard USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) during a vertical replenishment with dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Washington Chambers (T-AKE 11). (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. F. Cordoba) READY, RELEVANT, RESOLUTE MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND 2017 IN REVIEW 9

12 Fast Combat Support Ships Throughout the year, two Atlanticbased Fast Combat Support ships, or T-AOEs, kept Navy surface fleets supplied and combat ready worldwide by providing parts, supplies and fuel at sea. Fast combat support ships USNS Arctic and USNS Supply conducted deployments in support of CTF 53 in the U.S. 5th Fleet and CTF 63 in the U.S. 6th Fleet. They also supported CTF 80 in the Atlantic, with USNS Supply ending FY 2017 underway for hurricane/disaster relief operations. RIGHT: Military Sealift Command s fast combat support ship USNS Arctic (T-AOE 8) delivers fuel and simulated cargo to the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24). The Arctic was underway to provide logistical support to naval vessels operating in the region. (U.S. Navy photograph by Bill Mesta) BELOW: USNS Supply (T-AOE 6), refuels USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) off the coast of Key West, Florida. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jon Sosner) 10 MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND 2017 IN REVIEW READY, RELEVANT, RESOLUTE

13 Commercial Helicopter Operations (FY 2017) Flight Hours Mission: 613 Training: 96 Flight Check: 21 Total: 730 Cargo Total Tons: 13,598 Total Pallets: 24,341 Total Passengers: 427 Commercial Helicopter Program Four commercial helicopter detachments, embarked aboard dry cargo/ ammunition ships, provided vertical replenishment, internal cargo, passenger movement, medical evacuation, and unassisted search and rescue services for operations in the Mediterranean Sea, the Arabian Gulf, the Indian Ocean and Western Pacific Ocean. Three Pacific detachments (Alpha, Bravo, and Charlie) forward-deployed to Guam, provided services to U.S. 7th and 5th Fleet ships. Detachment Alpha began aboard USNS Richard E. Byrd before cross-decking to USNS Carl Brashear, and then completing the fiscal year as a shore-based detachment in Guam. Detachment Bravo deployed aboard USNS Washington Chambers, USNS Cesar Chavez, spent several months shore-based in Guam, and then completed the fiscal year aboard USNS Amelia Earhart. Detachment Charlie deployed aboard USNS Matthew Perry, USNS Charles Drew and then completed the fiscal year on USNS Wally Schirra. The Atlantic detachment supported U.S. 5th Fleet and 6th Fleet operations, began the fiscal year aboard USNS Cesar Chavez, crossdecked to USNS Amelia Earhart and ended the fiscal year aboard USNS Washington Chambers. An AS332 Super Puma from a forward-deployed commercial helicopter detachement carries pallets to the flight deck of USS San Diego (LPD 22) during a replenishment-at-sea. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jeremy Laboy)

14 Service and Command Support Service Support N ine service support ships provided towing, rescue and salvage, submarine support, and afloat medical facilities. All service support ships are U.S. government-owned and operated by U.S. government civil service mariners. Fleet Ocean Tugs Fleet ocean tugs USNS Apache, USNS Catawba and USNS Sioux provided towing, salvage, training, submarine sea trials, submarine rescue, and diving and recompression-system support in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. USNS Sioux provided mission support for general salvage and recovery operations, including mobile diving and salvage unit and explosive ordnance disposal training. PM4 Fleet Ocean Tugs - 3 USNS Catawba (T-ATF 168) USNS Sioux (T-ATF 171) USNS Apache (T-ATF 172) Rescue and Salvage Ships - 2 USNS Grasp (T-ARS 51) USNS Salvor (T-ARS 52) Hospital Ships - 2 USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) Submarine Tenders - 2 USS Emory S. Land (AS 39) USS Frank Cable (AS 40) PM7 Command Ship - 1 USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) SERVICE AND COMMAND SUPPORT USNS Apache supported salvage operations for two downed F/A-18 aircraft and other general salvage and recovery operations, including mobile diving and salvage unit and explosive ordnance disposal training. USNS Catawba provided U.S. 5th Fleet an on-call emergency towing asset and provided salvage capability. The ship supported multiple mine countermeasure and dive training events, including autonomous underwater vehicle mission support, mobile diving and salvage unit surface-supplied diving training support, and large oil-spill containment and recovery training. Rescue and Salvage Ships Rescue and salvage ships, with embarked Navy dive teams, performed their primary functions and provided additional towing capability for the Navy. Rescue and salvage ships supported aircraft recovery, dive-andsalvage training, and towing operations. USNS Grasp deployed to the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations. USNS Salvor provided mission and surface-supplied dive training support to U.S. Navy mobile diving and salvage units as well as conducted salvage operations for U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 aircraft downed off of the coast of Queensland, Australia, and Okinawa, Japan. Afloat Forward Staging Base (Interim) - 1 USS Ponce (AFSB(I) 15) Expeditionary Sea Base - 1 USS Lewis B. Puller (T-ESB 3) Cable Laying/Repair Ship - 1 USNS Zeus (T-ARC 7) PM8 Expeditionary Fast Transports - 8 USNS Spearhead (T-EPF 1) USNS Choctaw County (T-EPF 2) USNS Millinocket (T-EPF 3) USNS Fall River (T-EPF 4) USNS Trenton (T-EPF 5) USNS Brunswick (T-EPF 6) USNS Carson City (T-EPF 7) USNS Yuma (T-EPF 8) Military Sealift Command s fleet ocean tug USNS Apache (T-ATF 172) gets underway from Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story. Apache went to sea in support of the National Transportation Safety Board El Faro investigation. (U.S. Navy photo by Bill Mesta) 12 MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND 2017 IN REVIEW READY, RELEVANT, RESOLUTE

15 The safeguard-class salvage ship USNS Salvor (T-ARS 52) and the littoral combat ship USS Coronado (LCS 4) arrive to Cam Ranh International Port during Naval Engagement Activity Vietnam The engagement provides an opportunity for Sailors from the U.S. and Vietnam People s Navy to interact and share knowledge to enhance mutual capabilities and strengthen partnerships. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joshua Fulton) Hospital Ships USNS Mercy conducted assessments and ongoing maintenance in preparation for a service life extension planned over the next three years. USNS Comfort conducted a major maintenance availability and maintained her reduced operating status. Both ships conducted pre-deployment, inport training exercises in support of their respective Medical Treatment Facilities. ABOVE: Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) departs Naval Station Norfolk to support humanitarian relief operations helping those affected by Hurricane Maria. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ernest R. Scott) BELOW: Submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39) tends to the Los Angeles-class attack submarines USS Chicago (SSN 721), right, and USS Pasadena (SSN 752), left. Emory S. Land, homeported in Guam, provides maintenance, hotel services and logistical support to submarines and surface ships in the U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet areas of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Daniel Willoughby) Submarine Tenders Two submarine tenders provided sustained, forward-based support to assigned submarines while at anchor or pierside. USS Emory S. Land and USS Frank Cable provided forwardarea repair and service facilities for Commander, Submarine Forces Pacific. USS Frank Cable repositioned to the Pacific Northwest to conduct a major maintenance availability and drydocking. The ships operate with combined crews of U.S. government civil service mariners, who perform navigation, deck, engineering, communications, supply, and galley duties, and active-duty Sailors, who provide submarine maintenance and repair capabilities. A Navy captain leads the submarine tender combined crew. Afloat Staging/ Command Support Command Ship USS Mount Whitney functioned as a joint task force command ship, serving as a command, control, communications, computer and intelligence platform for embarked commanders from NATO, naval components and numbered fleets. In FY 2017, the ship routinely participated in U.S. and NATO exercises and conducted goodwill port visits in Europe. Mount Whitney operated with a combined crew of U.S. government civil service mariners and uniformed military personnel under the leadership of a Navy captain. READY, RELEVANT, RESOLUTE MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND 2017 IN REVIEW 13

16 Afloat Forward Staging Base USS Ponce functioned as an interim Afloat Forward Staging Base (AFSB), supporting mine countermeasure operations, coastal patrol operations and other missions as directed. Ponce is a hybrid-crewed vessel with U.S. government civil service mariners providing navigation, deck, engineering, and galley services and military service members providing mission support. Ponce was converted to serve as an interim solution to U.S. Central Command s request for a permanent forward-deployed sea base. USS Ponce, relieved by USS Lewis B. Puller in August 2017, commenced transit back to the United States for inactivation and eventual decommissioning. Expeditionary Sea Base USNS Lewis B. Puller was delivered to MSC in June 2015 and is the Navy s USS Ponce (AFSB(I)15) prepares to conduct well deck operations during U.S.-U.K. Mine Countermeasures Exercise (MCMEX). U.S.-U.K. MCMEX is designed to improve interoperability and evolve the expeditionary mine countermeasures company concept of employment from an afloat forward staging base and afloat platforms of opportunity. (U.S. Navy Combat Camera photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Wyatt Huggett) RIGHT: A Sailor stands watch on the bow of the expeditionary fast transport USNS Spearhead (T-EPF 1) as the ship departs Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story. (U.S. Navy photograph by Bill Mesta) first purpose-built AFSB. The ship has a hybrid-manned crew with a combination of military personnel and U.S. government civil service mariners. The AFSB is designed to provide dedicated support for air mine countermeasures and special warfare missions. The ship is capable of executing additional missions including counter-piracy, maritime security, and humanitarian assistance and disaster relief. The platform supports a variety of rotary wing aircraft. The AFSB-variant of the expeditionary transfer dock was re-designated in 2016 as an expeditionary sea base (ESB). USNS Lewis B. Puller deployed to U.S. 5th Fleet in July 2017 to relieve USS Ponce. Puller was re-designated as USS Lewis B. Puller and commissioned Aug. 17, Cable Laying/Repair Ship USNS Zeus is the Navy s cable-laying/repair ship and predominantly performs missions in the Atlantic Ocean region. Built specifically for the Navy, Zeus can lay up to 1,000 miles of cable in depths up to 9,000 feet during a single deployment before having to restock its cable supply. A view of expeditionary sea base USNS Hershel Woody Williams (T-ESB 4) at General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard. (Courtesy Photo) 14 MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND 2017 IN REVIEW READY, RELEVANT, RESOLUTE

17 Expeditionary Fast Transport The expeditionary fast transport (EPF) was designed for rapid, intra-theater transport of troops and military equipment. Each EPF has a reconfigurable 20,000-square-foot mission bay that can quickly adapt to support a number of different missions, from carrying containerized portable hospitals and dry cargo for humanitarian aid/disaster relief to transporting tanks and military equipment. The design features a flight deck capable of landing a CH-53 helicopter, a stern ramp for vehicle access to the mission deck, and seating for 312 passengers. These vessels are crewed by U.S. government civil service mariners while military personnel embark as required by mission sponsors. Eight of the planned 12 EPFs have been delivered to MSC. EPFs are deployed around the world meeting combatant commander mission requirements. USNS Spearhead operates out of Norfolk, Virginia, and provides support to U.S. 4th Fleet. The ship supported exercises and operations such as UNITAS, Continuing Promise, and Southern Partnership Station. USNS Choctaw County remains deployed to her forward hub port of Bahrain supporting missions and exercises in support of U.S. Central Command. The Far East region is now home to three EPFs supporting missions and exercises for U.S. Pacific Command. USNS Millinocket is hubbed out of Singapore, USNS Fall River is hubbed out of Iwakuni, Japan, and USNS Brunswick operates out of Saipan. USNS Trenton deployed to her forward location port of Souda Bay, Crete, in the Mediterranean. USNS Carson City recently joined Trenton in the Mediterranean Sea and will operate out of Rota, Spain. Both ships are providing support to U.S. European Command and U.S. African Command. USNS Yuma was delivered to MSC in April Her first mission was a May port visit to New York City in support of Fleet Week. After completing final contract trials with the highest EPF scores to date, Yuma was called into service to support the response to Hurricane Irma in the Caribbean. Yuma will deploy to the Mediterranean and hub out of Souda Bay, Crete, in the Spring of The remaining four EPFs, City of Bismarck, Burlington, Puerto Rico, and the last yet-to-be named EPF, are expected to deliver between FY 2018 and FY 2019.

18 Special Mission he Special Mission Program managed a variety of seagoing platforms in FY 2017 T to support U.S. government agencies, including: U.S. Fleet Forces Command; U.S. Pacific Fleet; the Oceanographer of the Navy; Commander, Submarine Force; Commander, Undersea Surveillance; Navy s Strategic Systems Programs Office; Naval Special Warfare Command, and U.S. Air Force. These ships were operated by civilian mariners employed by companies under contract to Military Sealift Command. Agency-provided mission support detachments, including U.S. military and civilian personnel, performed the mission work and specialized shipboard tasks. The program also provided contract management support for Navy Installations Command requirements for chartered harbor tugs. PM2 Submarine and Special Warfare Support Ships - 9 USNS Black Powder (T-AGSE 1) USNS Westwind (T-AGSE 2) USNS Eagleview (T-AGSE 3) USNS Arrowhead (T-AGSE 4) MV C-Commando MV C-Champion MV Malama MV Dolores Chouest MV HOS Dominator Oceanographic Survey Ships - 6 USNS Pathfinder (T-AGS 60) USNS Bowditch (T-AGS 62) USNS Henson (T-AGS 63) USNS Bruce C. Heezen (T-AGS 64) USNS Mary Sears (T-AGS 65) USNS Maury (T-AGS 66) SPECIAL MISSION Missile Range Instrumentation ship USNS Howard O. Lorenzen (T-AGM 25) passes Astoria, Oregon, as it departs the Columbia River into the Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class David Mosley) Ocean Surveillance Ships - 5 USNS Victorious (T-AGOS 19) USNS Able (T-AGOS 20) USNS Effective (T-AGOS 21) USNS Loyal (T-AGOS 22) USNS Impeccable (T-AGOS 23) Missile Range Instrumentation Ships - 2 USNS Invincible (T-AGM 24) USNS Howard O. Lorenzen (T-AGM 25) Navigation Test Support Ship - 1 USNS Waters (T-AGS 45) Sea-based X-band Radar Platform - 1 (SBX-1) Oceanographic Survey Ship USNS Pathfinder (T-AGS 60) sits pierside at Naval Station Norfolk. (U.S. Navy photo) 16 MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND 2017 IN REVIEW READY, RELEVANT, RESOLUTE

19 Submarine and Special Warfare Support Ships MSC operated nine ships in support of the Navy s submarine and special warfare requirements. Former charter vessels MV Black Powder, MV Westwind, MV Eagleview and MV Arrowhead were purchased by the government in 2015 to provide transit protection and open-ocean passenger transfer services for the Navy s submarine force. At that time, they were redesignated as USNS. These vessels can also be outfitted for submarine rescue support missions if needed. MV Malama provided openocean passenger transfer service to U.S. Pacific Fleet submarines. MV Dolores Chouest, MV C-Commando and MV C-Champion supported Naval Special Warfare Command (NSWC) requirements while MV HOS Dominator provided submarine rescue support. In November 2017, MV Carolyn Chouest replaced MV C-Champion in support of NSWC requirements. Blocking vessel USNS Arrowhead (T-AGSE 4) escorts a ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) out to sea during an operational readiness assessment. The mission of the T-AGSE class of vessels is to conduct armed escort/force protection and logistics support for SSBN near-port surfaced transits. (U.S. Navy photo by Don Babcock) ABOVE: Three Ocean Surveillance ships sit pierside in Sasebo, Japan, while receiving food, supplies and spare parts before returning to sea to support 7th Fleet operations. (U.S. Navy photo) READY, RELEVANT, RESOLUTE MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND 2017 IN REVIEW 17

20 Ocean Surveillance Ships In the Western Pacific, five ocean surveillance ships USNS Effective, USNS Loyal, USNS Impeccable, USNS Victorious and USNS Able continued to provide support to U.S. 7th Fleet ships. In addition, Impeccable, Able, Effective and Victorious supported the fleet with low-frequency active sonar systems and passive arrays. Oceanographic Survey Ships MSC s six oceanographic survey ships USNS Pathfinder, USNS Bowditch, USNS Henson, USNS Bruce C. Heezen, USNS Mary Sears, and USNS Maury used precise, multi-beam, wide-angle, hydrographic sonar systems to collect waterdepth measurements and other related data. The information was used to produce accurate charts and other products for Navy warfighters. In addition to survey work, these ships can be outfitted with the naval mobile instrumentation system, providing downrange missile tracking for the Navy s Strategic Systems Program Office. ABOVE: Ocean Surveillance ship USNS Able (T-AGOS 20) is pulling into Yokosuka, Japan, for a port visit. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Brian G. Reynolds) BELOW: Military Sealift Command s oceanographic survey ship USNS Maury (T-AGS 66) pulls into Naval Station Norfolk. Maury arrived at Norfolk after completing survey operations off the East Coast. (U.S. Navy photo by Bill Mesta) 18 MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND 2017 IN REVIEW READY, RELEVANT, RESOLUTE

21 Missle Range Instrumentation Ships Missile range instrumentation ship USNS Howard O. Lorenzen, in the Western Pacific, and USNS Invincible, in the Indian Ocean and Arabian Sea, supported the U.S. Air Force as seaborne platforms for radar systems that collected data on theater ballistic missiles launched by various countries, as well as domestic missiles test flights. Navigation Test Support Ship Navigation test support ship USNS Waters continued operations in both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, supporting weapons and navigation systems testing for the Navy s Strategic Systems Program Office. Sea-Based X-Band Radar The Sea-based X-band Radar platform, SBX-1, provided support for the Missile Defense Agency testing program and was available for operational tasking in support of real-world events by providing target discrimination information to U.S. Strategic Command. Harbor Tug Services The Special Mission Program continued to manage the Navy s harbor tug contracts worldwide. MSC administered contracts that provided on-call civilian harbor tugs in 10 ports and time-charter tugs in seven ports. ABOVE: Missile Range Instrumentation ship USNS Invincible (T-AGM 24). This class of ships serve as a platform for gathering data on ballistic missile launches and test flights. (U.S. Navy photo) BELOW: Sea-based, X-band Radar (SBX-1) transits Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, en route to a forward operating area. SBX spent most of 2017 supporting a defense of the homeland mission. (U.S. Navy photo) READY, RELEVANT, RESOLUTE MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND 2017 IN REVIEW 19

22 Prepositioning M ilitary Sealift Command operated a fleet of 28 prepositioning ships from strategic bases worldwide. These ships are loaded with earlyarriving combat and sustainment supplies and equipment supporting the full range of wartime and peacetime operations. Most of the ships were assigned to MPF squadrons forward-based in the Indian and Western Pacific oceans. PM3 Maritime Prepositioning Force Ships - 14 Squadron Two USNS Seay (T-AKR 302) USNS Sisler (T-AKR 311) USNS 1ST LT Baldomero Lopez (T-AK 3010) USNS SGT William R. Button (T-AK 3012) USNS GYSGT Fred W. Stockham (T-AK 3017) USNS Lewis and Clark (T-AKE 1) Squadron Three USNS Montford Point (T-ESD 1) USNS John Glenn (T-ESD 2) USNS Pililaau (T-AKR 304) USNS Dahl (T-AKR 312) USNS 2ND LT John P. Bobo (T-AK 3008) USNS PFC Dewayne T. Williams (T-AK 3009) USNS 1ST LT Jack Lummus (T-AK 3011) USNS Sacagawea (T-AKE 2) PREPOSITIONING Prepositioning Ships Mission Areas: Maritime Prepositioning Force Army Prepositioned Stocks-3 Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force Army Prepositioned Stocks - 3 Ships - 7 Large, Medium-Speed, Roll-on/Roll- off Ships USNS Red Cloud (T-AKR 313) USNS Charlton (T-AKR 314) USNS Watkins (T-AKR 315) USNS Pomeroy (T-AKR 316) USNS Soderman (T-AKR 317) Container Ships MV LTC John U.D. Page (T-AK 4543) MV SSG Edward A. Carter Jr. (T-AK 4544) Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force Ships - 4 Offshore Petroleum Distribution System USNS VADM K.R. Wheeler (T-AG 5001) USNS Fast Tempo (T-AG 4907) U.S. Air Force (Container Ships) MV CAPT David I. Lyon (T-AK 5362) MV MAJ Bernard F. Fisher (T-AK 4396) High Speed Transports - 2 USNS Guam (HST 1) Formerly Hawaii Superferry Alakai (HST 2) High Speed Vessel - 1 Westpac Express (HSV 4676) ABOVE: Maritime Prepositioning Force ship USNS 1ST LT Jack Lummus (T-AK 3011) executes a Group Sail with Maritime Prepositioning Ships Squadron Three (MPSRON 3) off the coast of Guam. MPSRON 3 operates in the western Pacific, maintaining tactical control of the 13 ships carrying afloat prepositioned cargo for the U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Army, and the U.S. Air Force. (U.S. Navy Combat Camera photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Joan E. Jennings) BELOW: Maritime prepositioning force ship USNS GYSGT Fred W. Stockham (T-AK 3017) gets underway from Newport News, Virginia, to begin its deployment in support of military operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photograph by Bill Mesta) RIGHT: Cargo ship USNS Baldomero Lopez (T-AK 3010) holds U.S. Marine Corps equipment bound for cave sites in Norway. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Emily Dorumsgaard) 20 MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND 2017 IN REVIEW READY, RELEVANT, RESOLUTE

23 Maritime Prepositioning Ships Maritime Prepositioning Ships (MPS), assigned to two forwardbased squadrons, carried a diverse range of U.S. Navy and Marine Corps equipment to support a Marine Air-Ground Task Force. Each MPS squadron is commanded by a Navy captain. The ships aviation decks, watercraft, hose systems and other distinct outfittings provide unique capabilities to deliver rolling stock, ammunition, supplies, bulk fuel and water. Vehicles and supplies can be discharged pierside, instream, ship-toship or by air. Dry cargo/ammunition ships; large, mediumspeed, roll-on/roll-off (LMSR) ships; and expeditionary transfer dock (ESD) vessels provided combatant commanders new seabasing-enabled capabilities for selective discharge and replenishment operations. In FY 2017, USNS 2ND LT John P. Bobo, USNS 1ST Boldomero Lopez, USNS PFC Dewayne Williams, and USNS Dahl returned to the continental U.S. for regular scheduled maintenance and regulatory drydocking. MPS vessels supported exercises worldwide in Dahl conducted exercises Maritime Prepositioning Force Exercise 17, and Pacific Horizon in the U.S. 3rd Fleet region; USNS Sacagawea participated in Koa Moana 17-2 in the South Pacific; USNS SGT William R. Button deployed to the Baltic in support of Saber Strike and Norway Operations; USNS GYSGT Fred W. Stockham conducted Cobra Gold in Thailand; Sacagawea conducted exercise Balikatan in the Philippines; Bobo provided cargo movement in support of exercise Talisman Saber in Australia, while USNS Pililaau and Bobo participated in Joint Logistics Over the Shore (JLOTS) exercise in the Republic of Korea. Expeditionary transfer dock (ESD) USNS Montford Point, part of Maritime Prepositioning Squadron Three, participated in several demonstrations and exercises in the Pacific. USNS John Glenn, also part of the Maritime Prepositioning Force and currently operating on the west coast, is scheduled to forward deploy in FY Both vessels will continue training to fully develop their capability to operate with Landing Craft Air Cushion and other watercraft to resupply expeditionary forces ashore from over the horizon. READY, RELEVANT, RESOLUTE MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND 2017 IN REVIEW 21

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25 Army Prepositioned Stocks-3 Five Watson-class LMSRs and two container ships supported the Army Prepositioned Stocks-3 program. USNS Charlton returned to the continental U.S. for cargo maintenance and regulatory dry-docking. Following a backload of equipment of a U.S. Army infantry brigade combat team, Charlton joined USNS Red Cloud in the Western Pacific. USNS Soderman also returned to the United States for cargo maintenance and regulatory dry docking. USNS Pomeroy and USNS Watkins remained sited at Diego Garcia. Container ship MV SSG Edward A. Carter Jr., transported munitions for the U.S. Army from the Republic of Korea and Japan to the United States, and then transported replacement munitions back to Korea and Japan. Upon completion, the container ship joined MV LTC John U.D. Page at Diego Garcia. Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force The final component of MSC s Prepositioning mission area is comprised of ships that support the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force. USNS VADM K.R. Wheeler and USNS Fast Tempo, which comprise an offshore petroleum discharge system, continued service in the Western Pacific. Leveraging commercial technology from the offshore oil production and transportation industry, Wheeler can pump fuel to beach distribution facilities from up to 8 miles offshore. Roll-on/roll-off container ships MV MAJ Bernard F. Fisher and MV CAPT David I. Lyon continued to support U.S. Air Force munitions requirements in the Western Pacific in In May, MV Fisher completed her contract, conducted an overhaul and returned under a new contract to continue to support U.S. Air Force requirements. LEFT: U.S. Navy, Marine Corps and Army personnel prepare to offload equipment from Navy Maritime Prepositioning Force Ship USNS Pililaau (T-AK 304) utilizing a roll-on, roll-off, discharge facility while anchored off the coast of Pohang, Republic of Korea, during Combined Joint Logistics Over the Shore (CJLOTS). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joshua Fulton) TOP: USNS Red Cloud (T-AKR 313) and USNS Montford Point (T-ESD 1) conduct skin-to-skin operations in waters off the coast of Saipan, North Mariana Islands. The two ships connected while Montford Point acted as a floating pier for a simulated offload operation. (U.S. Navy photo) ABOVE: Navy Maritime Prepositioning Force ship MV MAJ Bernard F. Fisher (T-AK 4396) executes a Group Sail with Maritime Prepositioning Force Squadron Three (MPSRON 3) off the coast of Guam. MPSRON 3 operates in the western Pacific, maintaining tactical control of the 13 ships carrying afloat prepositioned U.S. military cargo. (U.S. Navy Combat Camera photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Joan E. Jennings) High-Speed Transports USNS Guam, the first of two high-speed transports, was acquired to support U.S. Marine Corps requirements in the Western Pacific. Following modification work to the ship, the vessel prepared to deploy in early FY The second high-speed transport, HST 2, was chartered to Bay Ferries through an Enhanced Use Lease to provide ferry service between Portsmouth, Maine, and Yarmouth Nova Scotia. The Military Sealift Command high-speed transport USNS Guam (HST 1) gets underway from Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story. (U.S. Navy photo by Bill Mesta) High-Speed Vessel MSC-chartered vessel HSV Westpac Express, a highspeed catamaran, continued service in the Western Pacific providing transport for U.S. Marine Corps Third Marine Expeditionary Force personnel and equipment to and from exercise areas. READY, RELEVANT, RESOLUTE MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND 2017 IN REVIEW 23

26 Sealift A s part of the sealift mission, MSC delivers combat and other military cargo needed by U.S. warfighters around the globe. The command supported ongoing contingency operations, military exercises and other day-to-day missions for DoD with 10 large, medium-speed, roll-on/roll-off (LMSR) ships, five roll-on/roll-off container ships (ROCON), six tankers, and two dry cargo ships. The Tanker and Dry Cargo Project offices also supported the MSC sealift mission executing numerous short-term and voyage charters. If needed, MSC has access to 46 ships of the Ready Reserve Force (RRF), a fleet of militarily useful ships maintained in Reduced Operating Status (ROS) for use as surge sealift assets at ports throughout the U.S. The RRF is maintained by the U.S. Department of Transportation s Maritime Administration. By policy, MSC must first look to the U.S.-flagged commercial market to meet its sealift requirements. Government-owned ships are used only when suitable U.S.-flagged commercial vessels are unavailable. Surge Project Office The Surge Project Office has 15 surge ships and is a mix of vessel types, including LMSR ships and legacy ROCONs that were formerly part of the Maritime Prepositioning Force program. All 15 vessels in the Surge Project Office are maintained in ROS and able to be fully activated and be mission ready within five days. They are strategically layberthed at ports on the East, West, and Gulf coasts in order to support unit deployments. Tanker Project Office In FY 2017, Tanker Project Office ships lifted 31.9 million barrels (1.34 billion gallons) of DoD petroleum products over 197 voyages for the Defense Logistics Agency-Energy. Of these product lifts, the tanker project saw a sharp increase in the share of cargo carried by U.S.-flagged tankers. Nearly 25 million barrels, or 78 percent of the cargo, was carried on U.S.- flag tankers constituting a 14 percent increase in U.S.-flagged usage over the prior year. PM5 Large, Medium-Speed, Roll-on/Roll-off Ships - 10 USNS Shughart (T-AKR 295) USNS Gordon (T-AKR 296) USNS Yano (T-AKR 297) USNS Gilliland (T-AKR 298) USNS Bob Hope (T-AKR 300) USNS Fisher (T-AKR 301) USNS Mendonca (T-AKR 303) USNS Brittin (T-AKR 305) USNS Benavidez (T-AKR 306) USNS Watson (T-AKR 310) SEALIFT BELOW: A container of ammunition is offloaded from USNS LCPL Roy M. Wheat (T-AK 3016) at Nordenham, Germany. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Jacob A. McDonald) TOP RIGHT: Sailors attached to Amphibious Construction Battalion 1 guide Stryker Infantry Carrier Vehicles onto the ramp of USNS Fisher (T-AKR 301) during Exercise Pacific Reach (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Eric Chan) BOTTOM RIGHT: Vehicles and cargo are unloaded by Soldiers of the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division out of Fort Hood, Texas, from USNS Bob Hope (T-AKR 300). (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jaccob Hearn) Roll-on/Roll-off Container Ships - 5 USNS SGT Matej Kocak (T-AK 3005) USNS PFC Eugene A. Obregon (T-AK 3006) USNS MAJ Stephen W. Pless (T-AK 3007) USNS 1ST LT Harry L. Martin (T-AK 3015) USNS LCPL Roy M. Wheat (T-AK 3016) Tankers - 6 USNS Lawrence H. Gianella (T-AOT 1125) MT Empire State (T-AOT 5193) MT Evergreen State (T-AOT 5209) MT Maersk Peary (T-AOT 5246) MT SLNC Pax (T-AOT 5356) ATB Galveston/Petrochem Producer (T-AOT 5406) Dry Cargo Ships - 2 T/B Sea Eagle/MB 1219 SLNC Corsica (T-AK 5423) 24 MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND 2017 IN REVIEW READY, RELEVANT, RESOLUTE

27 The primary carriers were five longterm chartered U.S.-flagged tankers: MT Empire State, ATB Galveston/ Petrochem Producer, MT Maersk Peary, MT SLNC Goodwill, and MT SLNC Pax; and one governmentowned tanker, USNS Lawrence H. Gianella. The U.S.-flagged long-term chartered vessels were supplemented by numerous short-term voyage and time-chartered commercial tankers, both U.S. and foreign flag. Most notable among these vessels was the MT Maersk Michigan completing backto-back charters in the U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet areas throughout FY Additionally, when not assigned to Defense Logistics Agency-Energy point-to-point missions, MT Maersk Peary, the only long-term chartered tanker with an ice-strengthened hull, delivered 152,522 barrels of fuel to the National Science Foundation at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, as part of the annual resupply mission Operation Deep Freeze. MT Maersk Peary also delivered 200,345 barrels of fuel to Thule Air Base, Greenland, for the annual resupply mission Operation Pacer Goose Sustainment. Dry Cargo Project Office MSC chartered a variety of commercial dry cargo ships to move exercise equipment, combat equipment and ammunition supporting various U.S. force rotations. MSC chartered or activated 33 vessels that delivered over 700,000 measurement tons of cargo supporting worldwide operations. The Dry Cargo program continued to support heavy lift requirements including chartering a vessel to support the movement of the damaged USS Fitzgerald (DDG-62) from the Far East to the Gulf Coast. READY, RELEVANT, RESOLUTE MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND 2017 IN REVIEW 25

28 TOP: Soldiers of 1st Armored Division Combat Aviation Brigade and sailors of Navy Cargo handling Battalion One load Chinook helicopters by crane aboard USNS Brittin (T-AKR 305) at the Port of the Americas in Ponce, Puerto Rico. The CAB is returning to home station in Fort Bliss, Texas, after supporting FEMA s emergency disaster relief for Hurricane Maria. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael Broughey) RIGHT: Dozens of military vehicles sit on the top deck of heavy-lift vessel MV Ocean Jazz prior to an offload in support of exercise Talisman Sabre Ocean Jazz is under a Military Sealift Command contract to support U.S. Army Pacific s transportation requirements. (U.S. Navy photo by Grady T. Fontana) Another dry cargo mission is to deliver ammunition worldwide to U.S. warfighters in addition to deliveries to various ports around the world in support of Foreign Military Sales. The movement of munitions continues to be a large part of MSC Dry Cargo efforts. In FY 2017, MSC moved nearly 7,550 containers (TEUs) of ammunition to and from U.S. East and West Coast ports to Europe, the Middle East and Far East. MSC supported Pacific Pathways 2017 phases 1 and 2 with both commercial and organic sealift solutions. The organic vessel supported several DoD exercises in multiple ports in the Pacific operating area delivering both personnel and cargo. This enabled U.S. Army personnel to maintain equipment aboard the ship between mission and exercise resets as well as enhance command and control functions. Support of Joint Logistics Over the Shore (JLOTS) was provided by one MSC surge sealift ROCON vessel during a U.S. Transportation Command-sponsored exercise in the Hampton Roads, Virginia, region. The exercise scenario provided unique military cargo simulating throughput via a port that is assumed to have either little or reduced port capability infrastructure. Dry cargo ships also supported the annual Arctic and Antarctic resupply deliveries to Thule Air Base and the National Science Foundation at McMurdo Station. These unique missions required cargo vessels that meet special construction requirements for transits in the ice area found in these polar regions. A significant portion of the sustainment cargo needed by these bases is supplied by these missions. 26 MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND 2017 IN REVIEW READY, RELEVANT, RESOLUTE

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32 Area Commands Military Sealift Command Atlantic Norfolk, Virginia Military Sealift Command Atlantic (MSCLANT) executes tactical or administrative control for all Military Sealift Command (MSC) ships in the Western Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico and in both the Southern Atlantic and Eastern Pacific oceans surrounding Central and South America. MSCLANT schedules and provides all combat logistics support for Commanders, Task Force (CTF) 80 and 40. Additionally, MSCLANT/CTF 83 deploys combat logistics force ships in support of U.S. 5th and 6th Fleets, and provides direct support for all carrier strike groups deploying from CTF 80. During FY 2017, MSCLANT maintained daily oversight of approximately 35 ships performing missions from combat logistics to strategic sealift. MSC ships in the MSCLANT area of operations loaded and discharged more than 3 million square feet totaling 565,000 longtons of government cargo and delivered 15 million barrels of petroleum products. MSCLANT supported 21 combat logistics force deployments, 43 major fleet exercises, 13 fleet ordnance moves, two nuclear submarine tows and five salvage operations, including search and recovery missions for the MV El Faro, and coordinated 1,500 lifts of ammunition between CTF 80 and U.S. 6th Fleet, generating a cost savings to the government of $5.7 million. The Anti-Terrorism Force Protection team conducted 34 force protection spot checks and assist visits aboard MSC ships to aid ships in establishing their own force protection programs, and oversaw 14 high-threat chokepoint transits of the Panama Canal. MSC Reserve Expeditionary Port Reserve Units (EPU) 109 and 110 provided direct support to operations, the staffs of U.S. Transportation Command and MSCLANT, and port offices in Charleston, South Carolina; Jacksonville, Florida; and Beaumont, Texas. Additionally, EPUs played a key role during Operation Maritime Prepositioning Force Exercise 2017, Operation Iron Gator and Turbo Distribution 17-4 in support of Joint Task Force-Port Opening. OPERATIONS: October 2016 Expeditionary fast transport USNS Trenton completed training in preparation for deployment to its permanent forward-deployed location in support of U.S. Africa Command. Expeditionary fast transport USNS Spearhead returned from Southern Partnership Station in U.S. 4th Fleet while fleet replenishment USNS Leroy Grumman deployed to U.S. 6th Fleet. Oceanographic survey ship USNS Pathfinder hosted distinguished visitor tours while calling on Naval Station Norfolk, then deployed to U.S. 4th Fleet. Expeditionary fast transport USNS Carson City participated in Sail Baltimore Fleet Week, hosting public and distinguished visitor events. Fleet ocean tug USNS Apache conducted a search near the Bahamas for MV El Faro, the ship lost at sea during Hurricane Joaquin. Expeditionary fast transport USNS Trenton (T-EPF 5) gets underway from Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story. Trenton relocated to its forward operating hub in Souda Bay, Crete, Greece. (U.S. Navy photo by Bill Mesta) 30 MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND 2017 IN REVIEW READY, RELEVANT, RESOLUTE

33 November Fleet replenishment oiler USNS Patuxent deployed to U.S. 5th Fleet while fleet replenishment oiler USNS Big Horn and rescue and salvage ship USNS Grasp returned from deployments to U.S. 6th Fleet. USNS Big Horn provided support to Canadian ships in Task Group Sail exercise in the Virginia Capes. Large, medium-speed roll-on/roll-off ship USNS Charlton returned to the U.S. for periodic maintenance for the ship and prepositioning equipment. Standing NATO Maritime Group Two (SNMG2) flagship, HMS Duncan (D37) and amphibious transport dock USS Mesa Verde (LPD-19) takes on fuel from the USNS Patuxent (T-AO 201) during a replenishment-at-sea. (Courtesy photo) BELOW: Military Sealift Command s rescue and salvage ship, USNS Grasp (T-ARS 51), pulls into Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story after completing a four-month deployment in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operation. (U.S. Navy photograph by Bill Mesta) December Fleet replenishment oilers USNS Joshua Humphreys and USNS Laramie, and fast combat support ship USNS Arctic returned to port from deployments to U.S. 5th Fleet while dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS William McLean returned from deployment to U.S. 6th Fleet. USNS Big Horn provided support for the USS Bataan Amphibious Ready Group and Marine Expeditionary Unit exercise off Cherry Point, North Carolina. Roll-on/rolloff container ship USNS SGT Matej Kocak deployed to the Pacific in support of Pacific Pathways Roll-on/roll-off container ship USNS PFC Eugene A. Obregon activated to support exercise Resolute Endeavor and Joint Logistics Over the Shore at Fort Story, Virginia Beach. USNS Big Horn (T-AO 198), right, and USS Bataan (LHD 5) conduct an underway replenishment. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Darren M. Moore) READY, RELEVANT, RESOLUTE MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND 2017 IN REVIEW 31

34 December Dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Medgar Evers, fast combat support ship USNS Supply, and USNS Apache participated in the USS George H. W. Bush Composite Training Unit Exercise. A MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter picks up supplies from the Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Medgar Evers (T-AKE 13) as the guided-missile destroyer USS Truxtun (DDG 103) transits alongside for a replenishment-at-sea. (U.S. Navy Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Tyrell K. Morris)

35 ABOVE: Sailors aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Carter Hall (LSD 50) send a shot line to USNS Joshua Humphreys (T-AO 188) during a replenishment-at-sea. Carter Hall is underway with the Bataan Amphibious Readiness Group participating in Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Darren M. Moore) BELOW: An A-29 aircraft is loaded on to MV SLNC Corsica (T-AK 5423) in Mayport, Florida. (U.S. Navy Photo) January 2017 USNS Joshua Humphreys provided support for USS Bataan Combined Training Exercise. Navigation test support ship USNS Waters deployed to the Pacific to conduct operations while USNS Spearhead deployed to U.S. 4th Fleet in support of Continuing Promise 17 operations. Expeditionary fast transport USNS Brunswick deployed to its Pacific hub and conducted a Bureau of Medicine experiment during their transit from the East to West Coast. Large, medium-speed roll-on/roll-off ship USNS Mendonca was activated to support a U.S. Army equipment load out from Beaumont, Texas, bound for U.S. 5th Fleet operations. General cargo ships MV Ocean Glory and MV Seattle conducted ordnance operations in Sunny Point, North Carolina. February USNS Joshua Humphreys and dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Robert E. Peary deployed to U.S. 6th Fleet for operations and exercises. Large, medium-speed roll-on/roll-off ship USNS Gilliland activated to provide support for a John Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory mission. Large, medium-speed roll-on/roll-off ship USNS Brittin delivered U.S. Army cargo to Beaumont, Texas, and loaded additional Army equipment from Port Arthur, Texas, for transport to U.S. 5th Fleet. USNS Arctic and USNS Medgar Evers participated in a Task Force exercise with Canadian ships while general cargo ship MV SLNC Corsica was brought on hire to support the load out of two A-29 Tucano aircraft from Jacksonville, Florida, bound for U.S. 5th Fleet. USNS Comfort was underway to support exercises. READY, RELEVANT, RESOLUTE MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND 2017 IN REVIEW 33

36 March USNS Leroy Grumman returned from deployment to U.S. 6th Fleet while USNS Robert E. Peary provided support for Flag Officer Sea Training exercises off the coast of Great Britain. Roll-on/roll-off container ship USNS 2ND LT John P. Bobo loaded prepositioning cargo at Blount Island Command, Jacksonville, Florida, and redeployed back to her squadron in the Pacific. Large, medium-speed roll-on/roll-off ship USNS Benavidez activated in Corpus Christi, Texas, to support a U.S. Army cargo redeployment from Beaumont, Texas, to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Oceanographic survey ship USNS Maury conducted testing and training for Naval Oceanographic Command in the Gulf of Mexico. USNS Laramie deployed to U.S. 5th Fleet while USNS Arctic supported USS Eisenhower (CVN-69) sustainment exercise in the Virginia Capes. USNS Robert E. Peary provided support for exercise Joint Warrior off the coast of Scotland and England and general cargo ship MV Ocean Globe conducted ordnance operations in Sunny Point, North Carolina. Sailors aboard USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) tend a line during a replenishment-at-sea with replenishment oiler USNS Leroy Grumman (T-AO 195). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Alyssa Weeks) April After completing scheduled periodic maintenance, dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Sacagawea redeployed back to her prepositioning squadron in the Pacific. Crane ships SS Flickertail State and SS Gopher State were activated to support operations and ordnance cargoes bound for U.S. 6th Fleet. Container ship MV Major Bernard Fisher returned to Sunny Point, North Carolina, to offload prepositioning ordnance then go off-hire to conduct maintenance. May USNS Apache provided support for an F/A-18 salvage and recovery operation off the coast of North Carolina. USNS William McLean provided ship qualification training support for the newest fleet destroyer, USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115). USNS Pathfinder was underway for survey operations off the East Coast while expeditionary fast transport USNS Yuma participated in New York City Fleet Week, providing tours for guests and groups at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at King s Point. USNS Medgar Evers berthed at Waterside in Norfolk, Virginia, to represent MSC for National Maritime Day and as part of the ongoing year-long observance of Naval Station Norfolk s centennial birthday celebration. June USNS Apache provided support for submarine sea trials in port Groton, Connecticut. Large, medium-speed roll-on/roll-off ships USNS Shughart and USNS Yano activated to conduct sea trials in the Gulf of Mexico. USNS Robert E. Peary participated in a maritime passing exercise with Canadian ships while USNS Medgar Evers provided support for an aircraft carrier ordnance download at sea. Large, medium-speed rollon/roll-off ship USNS 1ST LT Baldomero Lopez returned to Blount Island Command, Jacksonville, Florida, to conduct periodic maintenance. Capt. Kevin Robinson relieved Capt. Douglas McGoff as Commodore, MSCLANT, in a ceremony aboard USNS Yuma on June 30. July Expeditionary sea base USS Lewis B. Puller deployed to her forward hub in U.S. 5th Fleet and USNS Spearhead deployed to U.S. 4th Fleet in support of Southern Partnership Station Container ships MV MAJ Bernard Fisher and MV SSG Edward A. Carter conducted Army ordnance operations at Sunny Point, North Carolina. Operation Pacer Goose Aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) receives fuel from fast combat support ship USNS Arctic (T-AOE 8) during a replenishment-at-sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Cole Keller) USNS Sacagawea (T-AKE 2) sits anchored off shore of Kiribati during Koa Moana 17. The Koa Moana 17 exercise is designed to improve interoperability; enhance military-to-military relations and expose Marine Corps forces to different types of terrain for familiarity in the event of a natural disaster or crisis in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Madailein Abbott) Expeditionary sea base USNS Lewis B. Puller (T-ESB 3) gets underway from Naval Station Norfolk to begin operations with U.S. 5th Fleet. After arriving in U.S. 5th Fleet, Puller was commissioned a United States Ship (USS). (U.S. Navy photograph by Bill Mesta) 34 MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND 2017 IN REVIEW READY, RELEVANT, RESOLUTE

37 commenced load out at Naval Station Norfolk on board general cargo ship MV Ocean Giant, carrying cargo to Thule Air Base, Greenland. USNS Patuxent departed Naval Station Norfolk for a six-month deployment in U.S. 5th Fleet while USNS Apache supported submarine sea trials taking place in the Narragansett Bay operating area. August Fleet replenishment oiler USNS Dahl returned to the East Coast from her Pacific prepositioning squadron to discharge cargo at Blount Island Command, Jacksonville, Florida. Roll-on/roll off ship MV Cape Victory activated in Corpus Christi to support a U.S. Army cargo load out in Beaumont, Texas. USNS Apache continued support for submarine sea trials taking place in the Narragansett Bay operating area while expeditionary fast transport USNS Carson City deployed to her new forward hub in U.S. 6th Fleet. USNS Mendonca activated and sortied from Corpus Christi, Texas, for hurricane Harvey avoidance. Aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) conducts an ammunition onload with the dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Robert E. Peary (T-AKE 5). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Tommy Gooley) BELOW: Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), center, conducts an underway replenishment with dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS William McLean (T-AKE 12), left, and a vertical replenishment with fast combat support ship USNS Supply (T-AOE 6). (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ernest R. Scott) September USNS Medgar Evers deployed to U.S. 6th Fleet in support of exercise Formidable Shield USNS Leroy Grumman deployed to U.S. 6th Fleet for six months to provide logistics services in theater. USNS William McLean was assigned to support Defense Support for Civil Authorities (DSCA) missions in the aftermath of hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria. The ship was joined in hurricane support efforts by USNS Supply, carrying fuel and supplies to USS ships assigned to perform rescue and relief efforts in Florida, the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. Hospital ship USNS Comfort activated and provided medical support to the island of Puerto Rico. Crane ships SS Cornhusker State and SS Gopher State activated to support U.S. 6th Fleet ordnance missions. READY, RELEVANT, RESOLUTE MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND 2017 IN REVIEW 35

38 Military Sealift Command Pacific San Diego Military Sealift Command Pacific (MSCPAC) exercises operational control over Military Sealift Command (MSC) ships in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations in the Eastern Pacific from the U.S. West Coast to the International Dateline and during a limited number of operations across the International Date Line. During FY 2017, MSCPAC ships delivered fuel, food, supplies and ammunition to U.S. Navy combatants, performed a variety of special missions, and transported vital military cargo to and from U.S. and allied nations. OPERATIONS: November 2016 Hospital ship USNS Mercy celebrated 30 years of service to the U.S. Navy. Originally built to provide rapid, flexible, and mobile acute medical and surgical services to American and allied military forces in times of conflict, Mercy began humanitarian assistance/disaster relief missions in 2004, in response to tsunami-devastation in regions of South East Asia. December Annual Operation Deep Freeze (ODF) resupply mission to McMurdo Station, Antarctica, began as chartered tanker ship MT Maersk Peary departed St. Theodore, Greece, and chartered cargo ship MV Ocean Giant departed Naval Base Ventura County s Port Hueneme pier. The ships delivered cargo and fuel needed for the winter at McMurdo Station. January 2017 Large, medium-speed roll-on/roll-off ship USNS Brittin activated in support of the movement of the U.S. Army 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division from Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, to Beaumont, Texas. Expeditionary transfer dock USNS John Glenn conducted day and night Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC) operations with Naval Beach Group ONE off the coast of Southern California. The operations provided an opportunity to exercise LCAC landing and deployment from the deck of the expeditionary transfer dock ship which can be used for movement to and from the beach area. ODF supply mission offloads began with the arrival of the MV Ocean Giant at McMurdo Station ice pier. The ship delivered 550 pieces of cargo, including nearly 7 million pounds of supplies such as frozen and dry food stores, building materials, vehicles, and electronic equipment and parts. Ocean Giant was met by members of Navy Cargo Handling Battalion ONE who worked around-the-clock offloading the cargo. In addition, retrograde cargo, such as trash and recyclable materials for disposal and equipment no longer required on the station were loaded onto the ship for transportation off the continent. TOP: The crew of the tanker Maersk Peary departs from the National Science Foundation s McMurdo Station. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer David Mosley) BOTTOM: Navy Cargo Handling Battalion ONE (NCHB-1) Sailors prepare a container for lift while another one is lifted off MV Ocean Giant and on to the ice pier at the National Science Foundation s research facility at McMurdo Station, Antarctica. (U.S. Navy Photo) 36 MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND 2017 IN REVIEW READY, RELEVANT, RESOLUTE

39 February ODF supply mission offloads continued with MT Maersk Peary delivering of 4.5 million gallons of diesel fuel, 1 million gallons of gasoline and 500,000 gallons of jet fuel, 100 percent of the fuel needed for the year. An MSC-chartered cargo ship and tanker have made the voyage to Antarctica every year since the station was established in MT Empire State and fleet replenishment oiler USNS Henry J. Kaiser conducted consolidated operations (CONSOL) off the coast of Southern California. Empire State transferred over 1 million gallons of JP-5 aviation fuel to Kaiser. The ability to transfer bulk fuel at-sea directly from the tanker ship to a combat logistics force ship offers the fleet added flexibility in accomplishing cargo fuel load requirements outside of established port facilities, and directly enables faster re-supply and sustainment of afloat forces. March Fleet replenishment oiler USNS Yukon provided logistics services in support of the USS Nimitz (CVN-68) Carrier Strike Group s during pre-deployment training. April USNS John Glenn supported pier-side, shipboard movement training with members of Naval Special Warfare Group 1 at Naval Base Coronado, California. The ability to train with a platform such as John Glenn allows members of the special warfare community to hone specialized skills. Members of MSCPAC attended the Expeditionary Warrior Symposium 2017 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, which examined expeditionary capabilities employed within a joint campaign in a contested operating environment. MSCPAC representatives focused on how to support the joint warfighters with assured maritime logistics. May MSCPAC welcomed its new commander, Capt. Brett Hershman, following a change of command ceremony at the Navy Submarine Base, Point Loma, California. Hershman assumed command from Capt. David Dry, who served as commander of MSCPAC since USNS Mercy conducted a three-day, at-sea exercise in which the Navy Medical Treatment Facility and civil service mariner crew focused on a simulated response to wounded from a mass casualty incident at sea. Using actors and special medical mannequins as victims, patients were received at the ship via tender boat or helicopter, processed through the triage system and provided medical care. MT Empire State (T-5193) sails alongside the Henry J. Kaiser (T-AO-187) conducting consolidated operations (CONSOL) off the coast of Southern California, transferring fuel from the tanker to a fleet replenishment oiler. (U.S. Navy Photo) June USNS Yukon and dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Carl Brashear deployed in support of USS Nimitz Strike Group for a U.S. 5th Fleet deployment. Yukon provided logistic support to all the ships of the strike group as well as participated in tactical exercises. An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter, from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 8, off-loads ammunition onto the USNS Carl Brashear (T-AKE 7), during an ammunition off-load aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) in the Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Jose Madrigal) READY, RELEVANT, RESOLUTE MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND 2017 IN REVIEW 37

40 July USNS Matthew Perry made history with MT Empire State as they conducted the first underway replenishment between a state-class tanker ship and a dry cargo and ammunition ship. Off the coast of Hawaii, Empire State successfully transferred 10 thousand barrels of diesel ship fuel to Perry, opening the door to future at-sea-consols with other dry cargo and ammunition ships. USNS John Glenn and fleet replenishment oiler USNS Walter S. Dahl supported the Marine Corps Maritime Prepositioning Force exercise Pacific Horizon At anchor, off the coast of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Glenn and Dahl conducted skin-to-skin operations, that position the ships only feet apart. Using a ramp that extended from Dahl to John Glenn, Marine Corps rolling stock was transferred and then ferried by LCACs to the beach. Two hundred eighty nine pieces of rolling stock were transferred as well as 14 containers during the exercise. In addition to the vehicle transfers, John Glenn and Dahl conducted the first, at-sea crane transfer of cargo from a cargo ship to an expeditionary transfer dock. The crane transfer demonstrated another aspect of the flexibility the expeditionary transfer dock ship provides in support of seabasing operations. Off the coast of San Diego, large, medium-speed roll-on/roll-off ship USNS Bob Hope supported the U.S. Army s 1394th Transportation Brigade for the logistics over the shore exercise Big LOTS West Bob Hope served as the primary cargo platform for the exercise, supporting the U.S. Army as well as the U.S. Navy s Amphibious Cargo Battalion ONE, and Beach Group ONE. During the port phase, U.S. Army containers were loaded onto the ship and staged for sea. During the sea phase, supplies and equipment were transferred from the ship to the beach via landing craft. August Expeditionary fast transport USNS Brunswick participated in Operation Triggerfish During the exercise, the ship made port calls to Pohnpei and Chuuk in the Federated States of Micronesia and Guam. The ship hosted distinguished visitors, fostered relationships with visited countries, and provided surveys of sites for future military infrastructure projects. USNS Henry J. Kaiser and USNS Matthew Perry provided logistics services to the USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) Strike Group s Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) off the coast of San Diego. The COMPTUEX is one of several exercises conducted by Navy strike groups prior to deployments. September Fleet replenishment oiler USNS Guadalupe deployed in support of the USS Theodore Roosevelt Strike Group. Guadalupe transited with the strike group, providing logistics services for the duration of the deployment. USNS Bob Hope supported the deployment of the U.S. Army s 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division. More than one thousand pieces of unit equipment were loaded onto the ship for delivery to U.S. 5th Fleet. The operation supported the unit s scheduled deployment to the U.S. Central Command area of operation. A U.S. Navy Landing Craft Air Cushion approaches the USNS John Glenn during exercise Pacific Horizon. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Roxanna Gonzalez) TOP: Fleet replenishment oiler USNS Henry J. Kaiser (T-AO 187) refuels the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) and the guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins (DDG 76) during a replenishment-at-sea. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communications Specialist Seaman Chanel L. Turner) RIGHT: Vehicles and cargo are unloaded from USNS Bob Hope (T-AKR 300) by Soldiers of the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division out of Fort Hood, Texas. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jaccob Hearn) 38 MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND 2017 IN REVIEW READY, RELEVANT, RESOLUTE

41 Military Sealift Command Europe and Africa - Naples, Italy Military Sealift Command Europe and Africa (MSCEURAF) directs ships that support U.S. European Command, U.S. Africa Command and U.S. Transportation Command. The MSCEURAF staff also supports Commander, Task Force 63 under U.S. 6th Fleet. MSCEURAF supports ships deployed to or transiting through the region to conduct combat logistics, theater security cooperation, oceanographic survey, rescue and salvage, maritime prepositioning, and sealift operations. During FY 2017, MSCEURAF managed the operations of 66 ships in the U.S. European Command and U.S. Africa Command areas of responsibility. Combat Logistics Force ships conducted underway replenishments, delivered millions of gallons of fuel and thousands of pallets of food, supplies, mail and other cargo to U.S. and foreign navies throughout the region. Military Sealift Command (MSC) assets participated in eight major exercises and made 563 port calls to 92 different locations. MSCEURAF staff members coordinated 46 ship transits through the Strait of Gibraltar. Sealift ships delivered 1,233 containers of cargo and transferred 20 million barrels of fuel to various fuel-bunkering locations throughout Europe. Maritime logistics requirements increased in all areas over FY The volume of commodities ordered, tracked, delivered and confirmed demonstrated the increase in business volume it takes to support a fleet on the move. Specifically, food orders went up 12 percent, cargo shipments increased 35 percent, ordnance movements more than doubled, showing 112 percent growth, critical parts deliveries went up 200 percent, and fuel passed at sea increased 2 percent. OPERATIONS: Seven fleet replenishment oilers USNS Kanawha, USNS Leroy Grumman, USNS John Ericsson, USNS John Lenthall, USNS Big Horn, USNS Laramie, and USNS Patuxent deployed to U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations to serve as duty oilers responsible for providing fuel and replenishment cargo to U.S. and NATO ships operating in theater. Oceanographic survey ships USNS Pathfinder and USNS Bruce C. Heezen conducted routine survey operations throughout the area of operations during the year. An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter delivers a pallet of supplies to the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) as it conducts a replenishmentat-sea with the fleet replenishment oiler USNS Laramie (T-AO 203). (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Nathan R. McDonald) One of the largest cargo offloads during the fiscal year included large, mediumspeed, roll-on/roll-off ship USNS SGT William R. Button s support to Exercise Saber Strike. Button delivered missioncritical equipment belonging to Marine Corps Combat Logistics Regiment 45, 4th Marine Logistics Group, to the Port of Ventspils, Latvia. Saber Strike is a long-standing U.S. Army Europe-led cooperative training exercise designed to improve joint interoperability through a range of missions that prepare participating nations to support multinational contingency operations. Following the exercise, Button continued to Norway, testing the capability of ports in the Baltic to support future operations. READY, RELEVANT, RESOLUTE MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND 2017 IN REVIEW 39

42 October 2016 Dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS William McLean supported the U.S. 6th Fleet as a combat logistics force augment and provided uninterrupted support to USS Wasp (LHD 1) and USS San Antonio (LPD 17). While with U.S. 6th Fleet, William McLean delivered more than 220,000 pounds of ordnance that directly supported combat operations in the theater. Expeditionary fast transport USNS Trenton deployed to its forward location port of Souda Bay, Crete, in the Mediterranean and began supporting missions for U.S. Africa Command and U.S. European Command. January 2017 Fleet replenishment oiler USNS Joshua Humphreys participated in, and provided support for, Exercise Noble Dina 2017, a trilateral exercise involving the U.S., Israeli and Hellenic Navies. CTF 63 Commodore and MSC reserve personnel supported the 32-country exercise Obangame Express U.S. Africa Command sponsored the exercise which is designed to improve regional cooperation, maritime domain awareness, informationsharing practices, and tactical interdiction expertise to enhance the collective capabilities of Gulf of Guinea and West African nations to counter sea-based illicit activity. April CTF 63 welcomed a new commodore during a change of command ceremony at Naval Support Activity Naples. Capt. Eric L. Conzen relieved Capt. Heidi Agle, in a ceremony presided over by Vice Adm. Christopher Grady, Commander, U.S. 6th Fleet. Sailors aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS San Antonio (LPD 17) fire a shot line during a replenishment-at-sea with the fleet replenishment oiler USNS William McLean (T-AKE 12). (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Adam Austin) USNS William McLean supported the USS Bataan Amphibious Ready Group operations in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. USNS Big Horn supported USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) and the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit during ongoing NATO and European Union operations in the Mediterranean Sea. Fast combat support ship USNS Supply deployed in support of the USS George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group for Operation Inherent Resolve in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Operation Inherent Resolve demonstrates the commitment of the U.S. and partner nations in the region and around the globe to eliminate the terrorist group ISIS and the threat it poses to the region and the wider international community. ABOVE: Fleet replenishment oiler USNS Big Horn (T-AO 198) operating in the 5th Fleet area. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Brent Pyfrom) BELOW: Two MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopters of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 9 transport supplies from the fast-combat supply ship USNS Supply (T-AOE 6) to the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) during a replenishment-at-sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Patrick Ian Crimmins) July USNS Button supported exercise Saber Strike in Latvia and made four port visits to smaller ports in Norway. These site visits laid the groundwork for future operations in the event larger ports are closed or not available. USNS Carson City joined USNS Trenton as the second expeditionary fast transport operating in the region. Carson City s first stop was Gibraltar followed by Turkey and then Gaeta, Italy, where the ship supported MSCEURAF exercise Tuscan Trident. Tuscan Trident was an Expeditionary Port Unit table top exercise, used to train personnel by simulating a mobilization in support of MSC operations. 40 MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND 2017 IN REVIEW READY, RELEVANT, RESOLUTE

43 VENTSPILS, Latvia Navy Cargo Handling Battalion One Sailors lower a U.S. Marine Corps M1A1 Abrams tank from the cargo deck of USNS SGT William R. Button (T-AK 3012) to an awaiting Improved Navy Lighterage System Causeway Ferry, operated by Amphibious Construction Battalion Two, for transportation ashore as part of the Maritime Prepositioning Force offload during Exercise Saber Strike. (U.S. Navy photo by MC3 Kenneth Gardner)

44 Military Sealift Command Central Manama, Bahrain Military Sealift Command Central (MSCCENT) represents Military Sealift Command (MSC) interests in the Central Command area of responsibility (AOR) including the Arabian Gulf, Arabian Sea, Gulf of Oman, Horn of Africa, Gulf of Aden, and the Red Sea. MSCCENT provides special mission support and maritime services to meet U.S. Central Command requirements while Commander, Task Force (CTF) 53 provides reliable and efficient at-sea combat logistics, doing their part to ensure the free flow of commerce through three major maritime chokepoints. Commander, MSCCENT is dual-hatted as Commander, Logistics Forces U.S. Naval Forces Central Command. The commander exercises tactical command of U.S. 5th Fleet air and sea logistics assets. During FY 2017, Combat Logistics Force (CLF) vessels conducted replenishment-at-sea events delivering stores, supplies, ammunition, and millions of gallons of fuel directly to U.S. Navy and partner nation ships and distribution depots across the region. CLF vessels delivered more than 6.8 million pieces of ammunition worth $470 million. In aggregate, MSC-owned vessels transported $2 billion of fuel, stores, ammunition, and other supplies in direct support of operational warfighters. OPERATIONS: October 2016 While conducting Maritime Security Operations in the Southern Red Sea with other U.S. warships, afloat forward staging base USS Ponce was targeted with coastal defense cruise missiles on three separate occasions. Ponce, later decommissioned in October 2017, sustained no damage or casualties during these encounters. November Dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Alan Shepard conducted a Tomahawk land attack missile reload with a U.S. Navy destroyer in Duqm, Oman. This first-of-its-kind mission served as a proof of concept for conducting ammunition reloads outside of the Arabian Gulf and required close coordination between U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, MSCCENT, CTF 53, Navy Cargo Handling Battalion One, and the U.S. Embassy in Oman. December While en route to Antarctica s McMurdo Station in support of Operation Deep Freeze, MSC-chartered tanker MT Maersk Peary conducted fuel consolidation operations with fleet replenishment oiler USNS Walter S. Diehl. This exercise validated the significant capability to transfer fuel to CLF ships at sea instead of distribution depot transfer in port and greatly improved operational flexibility. ABOVE: Afloat forward staging base-interim USS Ponce (AFSB(I) 15) returns to Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, after deploying to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations for more than five years. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Justin Wolpert) BELOW: A member of the Djibouti Coast Guard boards the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Patuxent (T-AO 201) during training in support of Exercise Cutlass Express in the Gulf of Aden. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Robert Price) January 2017 CTF 53 safely and efficiently conducted 28 replenishment-at-sea evolutions, providing vital ammunition, fuel, and stores to the warfighter. February Fleet replenishment oiler USNS Patuxent served as the high-value unit (HVU) in a multinational maritime exercise, Cutlass Express 2017, supporting U.S. Africa Command in the Gulf of Aden. 42 MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND 2017 IN REVIEW READY, RELEVANT, RESOLUTE

45 As the HVU, Patuxent supported visit, board, search, and seizure training evolutions with members of the Djibouti Coast Guard boarding teams and Mozambique Marines. March U.S. Army Soldiers of the 840th Transportation Battalion and 936th Expeditionary Terminal Operating Element unloaded and reloaded large, mediumspeed, roll-on/roll-off ships USNS Mendonca and USNS Brittin at Port Shuaiba, Kuwait. Mendonca and Brittin were used to transfer U.S. military vehicles and equipment needed to support operations in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. On March 19, 2017, Capt. Edwin Kaiser relinquished command to Capt. Timothy Gibboney as Commander of MSCCENT, Logistics Forces U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, and CTF 53. ABOVE: Equipment is staged on a pier in preparation for loading on to large, medium-speed, roll-on/roll-off ship USNS Mendonca (T-AKR 303). (U.S. Navy photo by Cinnie Mullins) MIDDLE: Capt. Timothy Gibboney (left) relieves Capt. Edwin Kaiser as Commander, Task Force 53 during a change of command ceremony aboard Naval Support Activity, Bahrain. (Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kevin Steinberg) BOTTOM: The guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey (CG 61) takes on supply during a replenishment-at-sea with the dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Alan Shepard (T-AKE 3) in the 5th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class William Jenkins) April MSCCENT hosted an area familiarization tour for MSC Expeditionary Port Unit senior leadership, providing training on regional operations and introductions to in-theater personnel. The area tour included visits to Bahrain, Kuwait, and Oman. May Dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Amelia Earhart conducted day and night deck landing qualifications with members of the U.S. Army s 29th Combat Aviation Brigade. These exercises improved the integration of air operations in support of maritime surface warfare missions in U.S. 5th Fleet. READY, RELEVANT, RESOLUTE MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND 2017 IN REVIEW 43

46 July USNS Amelia Earhart conducted a large scale at-sea ammunition transfer with dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Alan Shepard. With the assistance of 22 Sailors from Navy Cargo Handling Battalion One, Amelia Earhart transferred 2.6 million pounds of ordnance over four days while underway. ABOVE: Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Kidd (DDG 100) receives supplies during a replenishment-at-sea with dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Amelia Earhart (T-AKE 6). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jacob M. Milham) BELOW: U.S. civil service mariners, attached to expeditionary sea base USS Lewis B. Puller (T-ESB 3), bring aboard mooring lines as the ship gets underway from Naval Station Norfolk to begin its first operational deployment. (U.S. Navy photograph by Bill Mesta) August USNS Patuxent moored at King Faisal Royal Saudi Naval Base in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Located in the Central Red Sea, this visit expanded U.S. 5th Fleet s port access and provided the capability to conduct sustained operations in the Red Sea while minimizing the need to transit through critical chokepoints in the region. This visit significantly improved the capability to maintain the free flow of commerce throughout the region. September Expeditionary sea base USS Lewis B. Puller was commissioned and replaced USS Ponce, providing critical support to Task Force 51/5 joint forces at sea. Lewis B. Puller is the first ship specifically built for the purpose of serving as an afloat expeditionary sea base. 44 MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND 2017 IN REVIEW READY, RELEVANT, RESOLUTE

47 Military Sealift Command Far East Singapore Military Sealift Command Far East (MSCFE) exercises operational control over Military Sealift Command (MSC) ships that support U.S. Pacific Command, U.S. Transportation Command and U.S. 7th Fleet. MSCFE is co-located with Commander, Logistics Group, Western Pacific/Commander, Task Force 73 at Sembawang Wharves in Singapore. During FY 2017, MSCFE managed a daily average of 50 ships representing all mission areas in the vast U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. OPERATIONS: MSC-chartered shuttle ships MV Ocean Crescent and SLNC Corsica moved dry cargo and supplies to and from the remote island of Diego Garcia 12 times during the fiscal year. MSC fuel tankers moved aviation and diesel fuel to ports throughout the region, including Guam, Japan, Republic of Korea, Wake Island, Diego Garcia, Singapore, and Kwajalein Atoll. October 2016 Expeditionary fast transport USNS Millinocket participated in Philippine Amphibious Landing Exercise 33, transporting and supporting equipment and personnel from the U.S. Marine Corps Third Marine Expeditionary Brigade and the Armed Forces of the Philippines. Large, mediumspeed, roll-on/roll-off ship USNS Pililaau arrived in Port Vila, Vanuatu, in support of Koa Moana 16-4, a four-month international exercise with units from the U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard and host nation participants from various countries in the Pacific Island Nations of Oceania and Peru. ABOVE: Philippine Marines embark onto expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Millinocket (T-EPF 3) during Amphibious Landing Exercise in the Republic of the Philippines. (U.S. Navy photo by Grady Fontana) BELOW: U.S. Sailors and Marines aboard maritime prepositioning force ship USNS Pililaau (T-AKR 304) muster on helicopter deck while participating in a man overboard drill during exercise Koa Mona. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Micah Blechner) November USNS Millinocket was in port at Kampong Saom, Cambodia, for Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Cambodia with a followon mission to Muara, Brunei for CARAT Brunei. CARAT is a series of bilateral naval exercises between the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, and the armed forces of Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Timor-Leste. December USNS Pililaau completed the final phase of Koa Moana 16-4 in Papua New Guinea and conducted an equipment offload in Guam. Expeditionary transfer dock USNS Montford Point provided search and rescue support for a downed Marine Corps F/A-18 aircraft, while rescue and salvage ship USNS Salvor conducted salvage operations of a downed Marine Corps MV-22 aircraft. READY, RELEVANT, RESOLUTE MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND 2017 IN REVIEW 45

48 January 2017 Large, medium-speed roll-on/roll-off ship USNS Fisher arrived in the region carrying vital military equipment in support of Pacific Pathways 17-1, a transportation operation that delivers equipment for the U.S. Army for multiple exercises in one voyage. February Large, medium-speed roll-on/roll-off ships USNS Fisher and USNS GYSGT Fred W. Stockham transported and offloaded hundreds of pieces of U.S. Marine Corps equipment, containerized supplies and personnel in support of exercise Cobra Gold 2017 in the vicinity of Laem Chabang, Thailand. Members of Expeditionary Port Unit (EPU) 113 participated in a community relations event at an orphanage in Huy Tai, Thailand, as part of their civic outreach program during CG17. Members of EPU 113 distributed supplies, toys and clothes to 60 children at the Protection and Development Center. March Expeditionary fast transport USNS Fall River travelled to Hambantota, Sri Lanka, marking the start of Pacific Partnership 2017 and continued on to the second mission stop in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Missile range instrumentation ship USNS Howard O. Lorenzen was in the Sea of Japan conducting operations, while ocean surveillance ship USNS Able was supporting USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) Carrier Strike Group. ABOVE: U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 4 offload an Assault Amphibious Vehicle from USNS GYSGT Fred W. Stockham (T-AK 3017), during exercise Cobra Gold, at Laem Chabang International Terminal, Thailand. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Wesley Timm) BOTTOM: The heavy-lift vessel MV Ocean Jazz and fleet replenishment oiler USNS Rappahannock (T-AO 204), background, sit pier-side in support of exercise Talisman Sabre (U.S. Navy photo by Grady T. Fontana) April USNS Pililaau and large, medium-speed, roll-on/roll-off ship USNS 2ND LT John P. Bobo participated in Combined Joint Logistics Over The Shore in Pohang, South Korea, and successfully used the Improved Navy Lighterage System to discharge equipment and cargo from the ships anchored at sea to the shore, improving logistics interoperability, communication and cooperation between the U.S. and the Republic of Korea. USNS Fall River arrived in Kuching, Malaysia, for continued support of Pacific Partnership Malaysia was the second mission stop for Fall River, while the embarked task force conducted humanitarian aid and disaster response preparedness exercises, medical exchanges, civil engineering projects and community engagement events throughout Sarawak, Malaysia. May USNS Fisher and dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Sacagawea arrived in Subic Bay, Zambales, Philippines, and unloaded cargo in support of exercise Balikatan Balikatan is an annual U.S.-Philippine military bilateral training event focused on a variety of missions, including humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, counterterrorism, and other combined military operations. USNS Fall River arrived in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia, in support of Pacific Partnership June USNS Sacagawea arrived in Kiribati and continued on to New Caledonia 46 MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND 2017 IN REVIEW READY, RELEVANT, RESOLUTE

49 Military Sealift Command s expeditionary transfer dock USNS Montford Point (T-ESD 1) approaches large, medium-speed, roll-on/roll-off ship USNS Soderman (T-AKR 317) during a seabasing exercise near Saipan. (U.S. Navy photo) carrying Marines of III Marine Expeditionary Force in support of Koa Moana USNS Millinocket travelled to Chuk Samet, Thailand, for CARAT USNS Montford Point and large, medium-speed, roll-on/roll-off ship USNS Soderman performed a skin-to-skin maneuver in the vicinity of Saipan to demonstrate MSC s unique seabasing capability. July Combat logistics force and heavy load carrier ships arrived in Australia from various locations throughout the U.S. and Asia to deliver and sustain military forces participating in exercise Talisman Sabre Navy fleet replenishment oilers USNS Rappahannock, USNS John Ericsson, and USNS Tippecanoe, along with dry cargo and ammunition ships USNS Richard E. Byrd and USNS Charles Drew, operated out of the Australian ports of Townsville, Gladstone and Brisbane, conducting 75 replenishment-at-sea events with eight U.S. Navy ships in support of the exercise. August Maritime Prepositioning Ships Squadron THREE (MPSRON 3) successfully conducted an underway multi-ship training exercise off the coast of Saipan. MPSRON 3 conducted a group sail event with six prepositioning ships, USNS 1ST LT Jack Lummus, USNS 2ND LT John P. Bobo, USNS GYSGT Fred W. Stockham, USNS Pililaau, USNS Red Cloud and USNS Soderman. Heavy-lift vessel MV Ocean Jazz arrived in Johor Bahru, Malaysia, for exercise Tiger Balm, while USNS Millinocket arrived in Singapore for exercise Valiant Mark September MV Ocean Jazz arrived in Thailand to backload equipment from exercise Hanuman Guardian 2017, continuing its voyage in support of six back-to-back exercises. Ocean Jazz is engaged in a mobility operation for U.S. Army Pacific called Pacific Pathways, where a single cargo ship moves around the Pacific region, providing transportation for U.S. Army equipment for exercises in multiple countries. USNS Sacagawea arrived in Timor Leste for continuing support of Koa Moana, while dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Lewis and Clark located to Sri Lanka for exercise CARAT. READY, RELEVANT, RESOLUTE MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND 2017 IN REVIEW 47

50 Expenses Transportation Working Capital Fund FY17 Direct Expenses ($M) $12.6 Ship Equip & Spares $4.0 Contract Services $48.2 Port & Canal $2.4 Training $0.5 All Other Ship Costs $123.8 M&R $98.5 Fuel & Chemical $358.9 Ship Lease & Charter MSC Executed 119% of Budgeted TWCF Direct Expenses Navy Working Capital Fund FY17 Direct Expenses ($M) $147.7 Ship Equip & Spares $34.0 Contract Services $102.7 Port & Canal $2.5 Comm & IT $24.5 Travel & Training $25.7 All Other Ship Costs $582.4 Labor $408.3 Ship Lease & Charter $327.8 Fuel & Chemicals $690.7 M&R MSC Executed 110% of Budgeted NWCF Direct Expenses 48 MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND 2017 IN REVIEW READY, RELEVANT, RESOLUTE

51 Expenses FY17 Indirect Costs ($M) $9.0 Depreciation $7.9 Transportation Account Codes $3.3 Military Pay / Misc. UNITED WE SAIL $7.2 Squardron Costs $37.2 Commodities $25.0 Engineering Support $150.7 CIVMAR Pipeline $76.3 IT $20.6 Logistics $0.1 Force Protection MSC Executed 95% of Budgeted Indirect Expenses FY17 General & Administrative Costs ($M) $0.5 Training $1.6 Supplies & Equipment $11.5 Rental, Lease & Space $6.3 DFAS $14.2 Other & Other Contracts $31.3 USTC HQ $11.7 Travel $163.8 Labor $28.7 IT $17.8 Milpers MSC Executed 93% of Budgeted General and Administrative Expenses READY, RELEVANT, RESOLUTE MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND 2017 IN REVIEW 49

52 Dry Cargo and Petroleum Movement Combat Logistics Force Replenishment Summary (deliveries to all customers by Combat Logistics Force) Pallets Dry Cargo 80,774 Ordnance 30,238 TOTAL Dry Cargo and Ordnance Transferred 111,012 Barrels Diesel Fuel Marine 8,350,209 Jet Fuel (JP5) 2,644,108 TOTAL Petroleum Transferred 10,994,317 Sealift Program Dry Cargo: U.S. Flag vs Foreign Flag U.S. Flag Measurement Tons Commercial (Time and Voyage Charter) 393,264 Government-Owned 307,668 Foreign Flag 1,232 TOTAL Dry Cargo Transported 702,164 Petroleum: Type Product Barrels Jet Fuel (JP8) 4,352,274 Jet Fuel (JP5) 18,836,527 Thermo-Stable (JPTS) 31,027 Diesel Oil (F76) 8,553,419 Intermediate Fuel Oil 112,477 TOTAL Petroleum Products Transported 31,885,724 Petroleum: 1904 Cargo Preference Act Barrels U.S. Flag Long-Term Charter and Government-Owned 23,891,814 U.S. Flag Voyage Charter 1,063,960 Foreign Flag Time and Voyage Charter 6,929,950 TOTAL Petroleum Products Transported 31,885, MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND 2017 IN REVIEW READY, RELEVANT, RESOLUTE

53 Operations UNITED WE SAIL Operation MSC Ships Location Dates Purpose Aircraft Recovery Support USNS Apache Kitty Hawk, NC. May 17 Provide salvage team and equipment to recover components from F/A-18 Ammunition Missions SS Flickertail State SS Gopher State SS Gem State MSCLANT MSCEURAF MSCCENT Apr - Jul 17 Ammunition supply missions Deep Freeze MT Maersk Peary MV Ocean Giant McMurdo Station, Antarctica Dec 16 - Feb 17 Support bulk fuel and cargo shipments to U.S. research station Pacific Partnership USNS Fall River Western Pacific Feb - Jun 17 Joint operations with regional governments and military forces Pacer Goose Sustainment MV Ocean Giant MT Maersk Peary Thule Air Base, Greenland Jun - Jul 17 Resupply Thule Air Base Southern Partnership Station USNS Spearhead Central America, South America, Mexico Sep - Oct 17 Exchange information with regional navies, coast guards, and civilian organizations READY, RELEVANT, RESOLUTE MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND 2017 IN REVIEW 51

54 Exercise Participation Exercise Host MSC Participants Location Dates Purpose Balikatan PACOM Philippines USNS Lewis and Clark Philippines Apr - May 17 Joint military drills designed to promote regional engagement and improve military interoperability between Filipino, U.S. and allied forces Big Logistics-Over-The- Shore West 2017 MSCPAC USNS Bob Hope Coast of Southern California Jul 17 Large scale expeditionary logistics exercise including live and virtual port and bare beach operations Bold Alligator MSCLANT USNS Big Horn USNS Yuma USNS Apache USNS Comfort USNS Joshua Humphreys SS Wright Atlantic Ocean Mar - Oct 17 Provide planning and execution for amphibious operations Cobra Gold PACOM USNS GYSGT Fred W. Stockham Thailand Feb 17 Command post exercise, senior leader seminar, humanitarian civic assistance projects, and a field training exercise to help build regional relationships Combined Joint Logistics Over the Shore (CJLOTS) PACOM/ Republic of Korea USNS Pililaau USNS 2ND LT John P. Bobo Republic of Korea Mar - Apr 17 Exercise cargo distribution via a field training exercise when heavily damaged port infrastructure forces alternative means of sealift delivery Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) exercise series PACOM USNS Lewis and Clark Western Pacific Sep 17 Annual bi-lateral exercises focused on addressing shared maritime security priorities, enhancing interoperability among participating forces, and develop sustained naval partnerships Key Resolve / Foal Eagle PACOM Military Sealift Operations Centers MSCFE MSC Reservists Republic of Korea Mar 17 Defense-oriented exercise designed to enhance readiness, protect the region and maintain stability Koa Moana 17-1 PACOM USNS Lewis and Clark Western Pacific May - Aug 17 Regional engagement and exercises with Pacific nations 52 MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND 2017 IN REVIEW READY, RELEVANT, RESOLUTE

55 Exercise Host MSC Participants Location Dates Purpose Koa Moana 17-2 Talisman Saber 17 PACOM USNS Sacagawea USNS 2ND LT John P. Bobo Western Pacific Jun - Aug 17 Regional engagement and exercises with Pacific nations Korea Marine Execise Program (KMEP) 17-8 PACOM/ Republic of Korea USNS Pililaau Korea Apr - Sep 17 Multinational exercise that focuses on the integration of aviation and ground forces designed to enhance combat readiness Pacific Horizons MARFORPAC USNS Dahl UNSN John Glenn Coast of Southern California Jul 17 Biannual maritime prepositioning exercise Pacific Pathways U.S. Army Pacific MV Ocean Jazz USNS Fisher Western Pacific Jan - Aug 17 Regional engagment and exercises with Pacific nations Saber Strike MARFOREUR/ AF USNS William R. Button USNS 2ND LT John P. Bobo Baltics Jun 17 Multilateral, multifaceted, security exercise that facilitates cooperation among Baltic states, NATO and Allied partners Turbo Activation TRANSCOM USNS Bob Hope Cape Isabel USNS Benavidez Cape Inscription CONUS Aug 17 No-notice exercises that measure the activation time, and personnel and materiel readiness of selected U.S. Maritime Administration's Ready Reserve Force vessels and MSC's Surge Fleet Turbo Challenge TRANSCOM MSCHQ MSC DET Program Managers MSC Reservists CONUS Oct - Nov 17 USTRANSCOM and components provide logistical support capabilities to a geographic combatant command Ulchi-Freedom Guardian PACOM Military Sealift Operations Centers MSCFE MSC Reservists Republic of Korea Aug 17 Defense-oriented exercise designed to enhance readiness, protect the region and maintain stability READY, RELEVANT, RESOLUTE MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND 2017 IN REVIEW 53

56 Awards Military Sealift Command Sailor of the Year Shore Sailor - YN1 Theodore Doyen, MSC FE Detachment Korea Sea Sailor - HM1 Christopher Taylor, USNS Mercy Reserve Sailor - OS1 Bradford Kubojiri, CART Team 3 Captain David M. Cook Foodservice Excellence Award Large Ship Category - USS Emory S. Land (AS-39) Medium Ship Category - USNS Richard E. Byrd (T-AKE 4) Small Ship Category - USNS Walter S. Diehl (T-AO 193) Department of Defense Chief Information Officer Award MSC Knowledge Management Team (N93) Department of the Navy Office of General Counsel Daniel Fevrin - Civilian Personnel Lawyer of the Year Vice Adm. Dixon R. Smith, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, Fleet Readiness and Logistics, presents Civilian Logistician of the Year award to Roberta C. Jio, MSC Logistics Management Officer Secretary of the Navy Energy and Water Management Awards USNS Lewis and Clark (T-AKE 1), SECNAV level USNS Tippecanoe (T-AO 199), Platinum level Chief of Naval Operations Afloat Safety Award USS Frank Cable (AS 40) Chief of Naval Operations ADM Stan Arthur Award Roberta C. Jio - Civilian Logistician of the Year Naval Supply Systems Command Excellence in Naval Fuel Management Recognition USNS Wally Schirra (T-AKE 8), Category VI (capitalized afloat units) Rear Adm. Dee L. Mewbourne, Commander, Military Sealift Command, presents Brian Suriani the Navy Civilian Graphic Designer of the Year Award Navy Media Awards Brian Suriani Navy Civilian Graphic Designer of the Year Navy League - Vice Admiral Robert F. Batchelder Award LT Michael Scoffone Reserve Category Members of Military Sealift Command s Knowledge Management Team (pictured left to right) Greg Lane, Constance Genne, Ricky DeLeyos, Tony Ramirez, Desiree Pittman, Michael C. Smith, and Chris Trimpey accept their 2017 Chief Information Officer award from Acting Chief Information Officer Dr. John Zangardi and Acting White House CIO, Ms. Margie Graves. 54 MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND 2017 IN REVIEW READY, RELEVANT, RESOLUTE

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58 Employment and Personnel 317 Military (Active) U.S. Government Workforce - 8, Military (Reserve) 1,219 Civil Service Ashore 23% 42% U.S. Military Veterans 5,598 Civil Service Mariners Retired Military Civil Service Mariners In addition to the U.S. Government workforce, approximately 1,400 commercial mariners operate government-owned or contractor-owned ships Civil Service Mariners 46 Average Age 100% USCG Certified & Licensed 10 Average Years at MSC 15% College Degrees 56 MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND 2017 IN REVIEW READY, RELEVANT, RESOLUTE