Vision

Be the preeminent provider of cutting-edge, commercial maritime solutions supporting future national security objectives.

Values

• The mission
• The customer
• Our people
• The trust bestowed upon us by the American taxpayer

Strategic Priorities

• Provide ships ready for tasking
• Develop, enhance and enable our workforce
• Focus on the customer
• Manage organizational change and growth

About MSC

Military Sealift Command (MSC) is the leading provider of ocean transportation for the Navy and the rest of the Department of Defense – operating approximately 110 ships daily around the globe. MSC is represented by five geographic area commands (Atlantic, Pacific, Europe, Middle East and Far East), which exercise tactical control of all assigned USTRANSCOM forces and MSC forces not otherwise assigned to the numbered fleet commanders. The area command staffs are primarily responsible for the execution of strategic sealift missions. The MSC area commanders are U.S. Navy captains who serve as the primary points of contact for MSC customers and numbered fleet commanders in their respective areas. These area commanders also serve as the MSC commander's direct link to MSC ships, providing maintenance oversight, logistics coordination and other needed services.

Small Business Opportunities

Small companies offer maritime solutions for MSC and our global fleet. Each year MSC awards approximately $400 million in contracts to companies that are registered as small businesses by the U.S. Government's Small Business Administration.

We look to the private sector to charter and operate ships; procure logistics support; recruit, process and retain more than 5,000 civil service mariners; and provide overhaul and repair services for more than 40 government-owned and operated ships.