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Posted: 7/5/2012 3:06:01 PM EST
Sealift, Inc., Oyster Bay, N.Y., is being awarded a $9,386,624 firm-fixed-price, reimbursable elements contract for the time charter of U.S.-flagged, self-sustaining ship, MV Maj. Bernard F. Fisher, to preposition ammunition and related supplies in support of the Air Force's at-sea prepositioning program.  Work will be performed at sea, and the ship must be worldwide deployable.  This contract includes four, 12-month option periods, which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to $41,321,873.  The anticipated primary places of performance are Diego Garcia and Korea.  The contract is expected to be completed Sept. 30, 2013; if all options are exercised, work will continue through September 2017.  Contract funds are subject to availability of fiscal 2013 funding.  This contract was competitively procured with more than 50 companies solicited via a solicitation posted to the Military Sealift Command, Navy Electronic Commerce Online and Federal Business Opportunities websites, with two offers received.  The U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity (N00033-12-C-3303).
Link Posted: 7/5/2012 3:08:18 PM EST
[#1]
Who'da thunk? What's the Army doing with tugboats?
Link Posted: 7/5/2012 3:08:46 PM EST
[#2]
The AF doesn't have ships...the AF has stuff on ships, prepositioned around the world.
Link Posted: 7/6/2012 12:37:30 AM EST
[#3]
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Who'da thunk? What's the Army doing with tugboats?


They use them to assist in docking their larger ships.
List of ships of the US Army

Link Posted: 7/6/2012 3:56:54 AM EST
[#4]
There's a US Air Force Ship; the USS Vandenberg sitting in 120 feet of water off the coast of Key West FL.

Link Posted: 7/6/2012 3:58:03 AM EST
[#5]



Quoted:


The AF doesn't have ships...the AF has stuff on ships, prepositioned around the world.


This. MPS.

 
Link Posted: 7/6/2012 3:58:36 AM EST
[#6]
I think its called a "break truck"
Link Posted: 7/6/2012 3:58:57 AM EST
[#7]



Quoted:


Who'da thunk? What's the Army doing with tugboats?


Army has the largest navy in the world...just no firepower.



 
Link Posted: 7/6/2012 4:03:09 AM EST
[#8]
82d ATS has several ships they use to recover drones.  Not sure if they are USAF or USN.
Link Posted: 7/6/2012 4:09:33 AM EST
[#9]
US Gov just awarded several billion dollars worth of contracts to numerous shipping companies to move cargo for them.
A few of my clients won some of the contracts.  Most of these are foreign owned/managed ships as the US doesnt have much of a shipping business anymore.
Link Posted: 7/6/2012 4:12:46 AM EST
[#10]
Quoted:
US Gov just awarded several billion dollars worth of contracts to numerous shipping companies to move cargo for them.
A few of my clients won some of the contracts.  Most of these are foreign owned/managed ships as the US doesnt have much of a shipping business anymore.


I know nothing about shipping but I'm guessing this has to do with gov regulation/taxes.  Im sure there's a reason all the large ships you see (even large private yachts) are foreign flagged vessels.
Link Posted: 7/6/2012 4:14:48 AM EST
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Link Posted: 7/6/2012 4:19:23 AM EST
[#12]
Link Posted: 7/6/2012 4:21:23 AM EST
[#13]
Note the bottom line:

The U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity


Basically, Sealift is working for the US Navy who in this case is working for the USAF.
Link Posted: 7/6/2012 4:24:52 AM EST
[#14]
Quoted:
Quoted:
US Gov just awarded several billion dollars worth of contracts to numerous shipping companies to move cargo for them.
A few of my clients won some of the contracts.  Most of these are foreign owned/managed ships as the US doesnt have much of a shipping business anymore.


I know nothing about shipping but I'm guessing this has to do with gov regulation/taxes.  Im sure there's a reason all the large ships you see (even large private yachts) are foreign flagged vessels.


Good guess, the Jones Act, gov regs, taxes, costs, etc., has forced the move or closed down most American companies.
Two of the biggest costs on a ship are crew and fuel.  Only one of those can be trimmed and that's crew.  There are seaman academies in India and the Philippines for a reason.
The deal with flagging is strictly money.  All ships have to be flagged but to do it in the US imposes large fees and lots of extra rules.  That's why there are registries like the Liberian Registry which has one of the largest flagged vessel list.
Link Posted: 7/6/2012 4:29:50 AM EST
[#15]
Quoted:
Quoted:
US Gov just awarded several billion dollars worth of contracts to numerous shipping companies to move cargo for them.
A few of my clients won some of the contracts.  Most of these are foreign owned/managed ships as the US doesnt have much of a shipping business anymore.


I know nothing about shipping but I'm guessing this has to do with gov regulation/taxes.  Im sure there's a reason all the large ships you see (even large private yachts) are foreign flagged vessels.


Yup.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_convenience

On one hand, you can avoid taxes and some regulations. On the other, you're flying a flag that puts you under the protection of the mighty Cypriot Navy.


Link Posted: 7/6/2012 4:41:16 AM EST
[#16]
The AF also has at least two ships we use to track satellites and other objects in orbit.
Link Posted: 7/6/2012 4:42:24 AM EST
[#17]
I remember reading a book from the 60s that said the navy had more planes than the air force and the army had more ships than the navy.
Link Posted: 7/6/2012 4:46:17 AM EST
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Link Posted: 7/6/2012 4:54:44 AM EST
[#19]
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Hell, the Army used to have damn near as many ships as the Navy did, and they are commanded by Warrant Officers


Actually, the Army currently has more hulls than the Navy.






Texas probably has more "Fast Attack" center console/river cruisers.  
Link Posted: 7/6/2012 3:43:41 PM EST
[#20]
In the late 70s the AF had a rescue boat in the harbor in Sardinia Italy. Decimomannu was a ACMI training base and if a jet went in the water the AF boat would run out to save them. The Air Force people wore bell bottom jeans and denim shirts just like the Navy. Needless to  say we gave them a load of shit when ever we saw them!
Link Posted: 7/6/2012 4:27:53 PM EST
[#21]
USAF launched its own aircraft carrier in the last year or so.

Link Posted: 7/6/2012 8:48:05 PM EST
[#22]
Quoted:
82d ATS has several ships they use to recover drones.  Not sure if they are USAF or USN.


Pretty sure they said USAF on them when I went down to Tyndall for WSEP.
Link Posted: 7/6/2012 9:59:02 PM EST
[#23]
I can speak from first hand knowledge that the three 120' drone recovery boats (Missile Retrievers) are USAF owned/contrator operated.  They are very well maintained and can get up to some pretty good speed for their size.  I have always had fun going out on one on a mission.  

There are a few more smaller boats used by the same unit for WSEP to clear areas closer to land prior to drone launches.


Tyndall Navy

82nd ATRS- The Best Boats in the Air Force

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