The sealift fleet, which will haul 90% of all U.S. Army and Marine Corps gear in a major crisis, was in an abysmal state of readiness, according a 2019 report from U.S. Transportation Command.

The problem no one funds Logistics is the bridge between frontline units and the industrial base that feeds them. Yet in ...

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – The Maritime Administration is working with the Coast Guard to certify sea service veterans as credentialed merchant mariners, in an attempt to address a personnel shortfall ...

The USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) and the Military Sealift Command’s fleet replenishment oiler USNS Yukon (T-AO 202) conduct a replenishment at sea. Credit: U.S. Pacific Fleet WASHINGTON — Viasat ...

I trust everyone had a lovely holiday, or are continuing to enjoy their holiday, depending on your faith tradition. So, this has certainly been an interesting Christmas for Navy news. We’ll get to it ...

When you see ships carrying American troops and matériel, you expect them to be owned and operated by the U.S. Navy. However, some of the ships that carry the fuel, supplies, and other matériel the ...

NAPLES, Italy — The Navy is considering improved pay and working conditions for civilian mariners among the fixes it hopes will address the manpower shortage crippling its logistics fleet. The more ...

The United States has a knack for getting involved in fights far from home. The vast majority of countries, if they go to war at all, do so close to home. Not America. Fortunately, most of the places ...

For much of U.S. history, the vast oceans separating America from Europe and Asia protected the nation against attack by foreign enemies. Today, those oceans are as much a hindrance as an advantage.

RRF vessel SS Cornhusker State off the coast of Haiti, February 2010. MARAD Photo Lawmakers were skeptical the Navy could meet its sealift requirements as part of the National Defense Strategy and ...

The Military Sealift Command (MSC) government owned tanker ship SS Petersburg (T-AOT-9101), sits in a 12-degree list as it successfully deploys a single-anchor leg mooring (SALM) buoy, the first of ...