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USNS John Lewis (T-AO 205), the US Navy’s lead ship of its new class of fleet replenishment oilers, has completed initial builder’s trials.

The following is the Jan. 10, 2022, Congressional Research Service In Focus report, Navy Next-Generation Logistics Ship (NGLS) Program: Background and Issues for Congress. From the report The Navy’s Next-Generation Logistics Ship (NGLS) program envisages procuring a new class of medium-sized at-sea resupply ships for the Navy. The Navy’s proposed FY2022 budget requests $27.8 million […]

After five long months Military Sealift Command’s Combat Logistics Force ship USNS Robert E. Peary and its crew is returning to Naval Station Norfolk.

The following is the Dec. 22, 2021, Congressional Research Service In Focus report, Navy Next-Generation Logistics Ship (NGLS) Program: Background and Issues for Congress. From the report The Navy’s Next-Generation Logistics Ship (NGLS) program envisages procuring a new class of medium-sized at-sea resupply ships for the Navy. The Navy’s proposed FY2022 budget requests $27.8 million […]

The ship did more than just deliver fuel and replenish though, Lenthall also served as an ambassador during Task Force 65’s Aegean Sea and Black Sea operations.

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Construction on the US Navy's new USNS Robert F. Kennedy replenishment oiler has begun at a shipyard in San Diego. 

US Navy SAN DIEGO – Construction on the USNS Robert F. Kennedy (T-AO 208) began at the General Dynamics-National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (GD-NASSCO) shipyard, May 21. T-AO 208 will be operated by the Navy’s Military Sealift Command and is the first ship named after the Navy veteran, former U.S. Attorney General and U.S. Senator from New York. “USNS Robert F. Kennedy will provide significant contributions to the fleet, serving as the primary fuel pipeline to refuel ships at sea. T...

Civil service mariners on board USNS Amelia Earhart (T-AKE 6) proudly celebrate the ship’s namesake's accomplishments and her adventurous, undaunted – and in a word, intrepid – approach to mission accomplishment.,

Navy Fleshing Out Requirements for Next-Gen Logistics Ship LOGISTICS AND MAINTENANCE 3/8/2021 Navy photo The Navy wants to build a new class of at-sea resupply ships, but it has more work to do to develop requirements and secure adequate funding for the effort. The service announced in 2020 its Next-Generation Logistics Ship program, or NGLS, which is planned to be a new class of vessels that will enable refueling, rearming and resupply of Navy ships while c...