Category Archives: USNS – Military Sealift Command

USNS Kawishiwi (T-AO-146) replenishing USS Missouri (BB-63) and USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63), 25 July 1986

Military Sealift Command ship makes history with rare combat award

By Claire Barrett – Jun 30, 2026, 04:46 AM Since its creation during the World War II, the Presidential Unit Citation has only been bestowed roughly 100 times — the through line being some of the most elite units and daring operations in U.S. military history. Now, an oil replenishment ship will join the ranks alongside storied units suchContinue reading “Military Sealift Command ship makes history with rare combat award”

USNS 1st LT Jack Lummus Arrives in Okinawa

BySeaWaves Magazine – Jun 23, 2026 Maritime prepositioning ship USNS 1st LT Jack Lummus (T-AK 3011) arrives at Kin Bay, Okinawa, Japan, June 13, 2026. US Navy photo. Maritime prepositioning ship USNS 1st LT Jack Lummus (T-AK 3011) arrived at Kin Bay, Okinawa, Japan, June 13, 2026, to participate in an upcoming logistics display duringContinue reading “USNS 1st LT Jack Lummus Arrives in Okinawa”

USNS General Hoyt S. Vandenberg (T-AGM-10) laid up in 2007 note the Cyrillic writing on the bow says Akademik Vladislav Volkov as she was used as a fictional ship for the 1999 film Virus

U.S. Navy Embarks Expeditionary Medical Unit aboard USNS Cody for Test and Evaluation

MOBILE, Alabama (May 2, 2024) USNS Cody (T-EPF 14) moored pier side in the harbor at Austal USA’s shipyard in Mobile, Alabama. Cody is configured to embark the first Expeditionary Medical Unit (EMU), which consists of health services and support personnel that provides advance trauma management and emergency medical treatment across the spectrum of warfare.Continue reading “U.S. Navy Embarks Expeditionary Medical Unit aboard USNS Cody for Test and Evaluation”