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Military Sealift Command-Chartered Ship Delivers Humanitarian Aid Equipment

Navy NewsStand

Story Number: NNS080328-02
Release Date: 3/28/2008 6:50:00 AM

From Sealift Logistics Command Europe Public Affairs

MONROVIA, Liberia (NNS) -- Military Sealift Command (MSC)-chartered ship SS Cleveland arrived in Monrovia, March 24, carrying U.S. Navy Seabee equipment and supplies for a contingent of Navy Seabee's in the Gulf of Guinea conducting humanitarian aid projects.

The equipment delivered by Cleveland, including a dump truck, bulldozers and generators, will be used by members of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74 Det. Africa Partnership Station (APS) on four construction sites. APS is a U.S. Naval Forces Europe initiative that provides maritime training and humanitarian assistance to West and Central African nations.

Before arriving in Liberia, Cleveland loaded supplies in Rota, Spain, and picked up additional equipment in Tema, Ghana, where the Seabees were wrapping up a handful of construction projects.

In Liberia, the Seabees will be renovating two medical clinics, giving them electricity and running water as well as making structural improvements and roof repairs. The detachment will also be repairing a road that leads to one of the medical clinics so that it is more easily accessible to the local population. One of the largest high schools in Monrovia will also receive a new electrical system, new windows and doors, new roofing and a paint job courtesy of the Seabees.

"MSC is proud to be supporting APS and all of the great work the U.S. Navy and our multinational and non-governmental organization partners are doing on the continent of Africa," said Capt. Nicholas H. Holman, commander, Sealift Logistics Command Europe. "Whether we're delivering aid supplies ashore or refueling APS platform ships like USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43), MSC's efforts contribute to the goal of building regional maritime security which, in turn, promotes economic prosperity and stability in Africa and around the globe."

MSC operates more than 110 noncombatant, civilian-crewed ships that deliver combat equipment to troops, strategically preposition combat cargo at sea around the world, resupply Navy ships at sea and perform a variety of other missions for the Department of Defense.

For more news from Military Sealift Command, visit www.navy.mil/local/MSC/.