USNS Brunswick (JHVS-6/T-EPF-6),[2] is the sixth Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport,[1] currently in service with the United States Navy's Military Sealift Command.

[7] Austal USA is also the US Navy's contractor for the Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship which also plays a role in several major national and international Navy and Marine Corps exercises, humanitarian relief efforts and celebrations.

[8] According to Austal USA, the catamaran hulls of the EPF are designed to be fast, flexible, and maneuverable even in shallow waters, making them ideal for transporting troops and equipment quickly within a theater of operations.

[2] From 2018 to 2019 the USNS Brunswick visited places such as Guam, Yap, Thailand, and Malaysia as a part of Pacific Partnership, an annual mission focused on disaster preparedness and humanitarian assistance throughout the Pacific.

[10] In the year 2019, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual, multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific with over 500 personnel from several Pacific countries, including Australia, Canada, Japan, Malaysia, Peru, the Philippines, South Korea, Thailand, and the United Kingdom.