RDML Robert T. Clark, USN
Deputy Commander
Steven C. Cade
Executive Director
CAPT Kevin M. Robinson, USN
Chief of Staff
CMDCM Rick Dyksterhouse
Command Master Chief
Jack Taylor
Director Maritime Operations
Christopher D. Thayer
Director, Ship Management
Michael C. Morris
Director, Total Force Management
Anthony Verducci
Counsel
CAPT Hans E. Lynch, USN
MSC Atlantic Commander
CAPT Gabe Varela, USN
MSC Pacific Commander
CAPT Frank Okata, USN
MSC Europe/Africa Commander
CAPT Michael B. O'Driscoll, USN
MSC Central Commander
CAPT Robert R. Williams, USN
MSC Far East Commander
CAPT Matthew J. Bonner, USN
Maritime Prepositioning Ship Squadron Two
CAPT Eric Lindfors, USN
Maritime Prepositioning Ship Squadron Three
The Navy's Military Sealift Command (MSC) is the leading provider of ocean transportation for the Navy and the rest of the Department of Defense, operating more than 125 ships daily around the globe. MSC ships sustain our warfighting forces and deliver specialized maritime services in support of national security objectives in peace and war.
Headquartered in Norfolk, Virginia, MSC has a total workforce of over 8,300 people afloat and ashore. In addition, five area commands provide MSC-unique expertise and operational perspective to Navy fleet commanders worldwide. The area commands are operationally focused and are aligned with the numbered fleet logistics staffs within their area of responsibility: MSC Atlantic in Norfolk, Virginia; MSC Pacific in San Diego, California; MSC Europe and Africa in Naples, Italy; MSC Central in Manama, Bahrain; and MSC Far East in Singapore.
Military Sealift Command operates a fleet of 28 prepositioning ships from strategic bases worldwide. These ships are loaded with early-arriving combat and sustainment supplies and equipment supporting the full range of wartime and peacetime operations. Most of the ships are assigned to squadrons forward based in the Indian and Western Pacific oceans.
MSC delivers combat and other military cargo needed by US warfighters around the...