Twenty-Eight vessels held in reserve by the Military Sealift Command and Maritime Administration were ordered to activate and head to sea on Sept. 16 in the largest peacetime activation of the nation’s strategic reserve of sealift ships, ever. In the end, a total of 33-ships were brought to life and sent to sea — five more than initially planned.While the initial numbers are encouraging to the U.S. Transportation Command’s top military officer, Army General Stephen R. Lyons, he says he’s withholding final judgement on how the ship’s performed until all the results are tallied up.
In the end, a total of 33-ships ended up spinning up and heading to sea — five more than initially planned. While those initial numbers are encouraging to Transportation Command’s top military officer, Army General Stephen R. Lyons, he says he’s withholding final judgement until all the results are tallied.