Sea History 051 - Autumn 1989

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Military Sealift Command Cele 1949

On 1 October 1949 the Military Sea Transportation Service, now Military Sealift Command, was created to deploy and sustain military forces worldwide in support of national security objectives. MSC ships carried fuel, dry cargo, troops and dependents point-to-point on ships such as USNS METEOR, USNS RINCON, USNS CARD, USNS GREENVILLE VICTORY, and USNS BUCKNER.

By the early seventies MSC's We accepted the challenge of when USS TALUGA became tion from military to civilian en an unqualified success which other U.S. Navy underway ref operation of these ships cons1 combat assignments, reducec degree of readiness.

USNS METEOR

USNS TALUGA

USNS RINCON

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USNS CARD

USNS GREENVILLE VICTORY

USNS MARIAS

USNS BUCKNER

MSC offers excellent career oppc For more information contact : Military Sealift Command • Washington Na

MSC IS AN EQUAL OPP


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