Strategic sealift ships

There are currently 17[1][2] ships in the program, strategically positioned around the world to support the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and Defense Logistics Agency.

The MPS ships in each squadron have sufficient equipment, supplies and ammunition to support a Marine Air-Ground Task Force for 30 days.

They were previously owned by Waterman Steamship Corporation but recently sold to MSC and now operated by Keystone Shipping Company.

The 2nd Lieutenant John P. Bobo-class ships are new construction ships delivered to MSC in the mid-1980s from General Dynamics Quincy Shipbuilding Division, Quincy, Massachusetts They were owned by American Overseas Marine (AMSEA) but have been recently sold to MSC and are now operated by Crowley Technical Management.

During conversion, the ships gained an additional 157 feet (48 m) amidships and a helicopter landing pad, among other things.

PFC William B. Baugh docked at Port Canaveral , Florida, in 2008
USNS PFC Dewayne T. Williams , USNS Dahl , and USNS Maj. Stephen W. Pless anchored off the coast of Saipan in June 2011
USNS PFC Eugene A. Obregon