Time to Bring Back the U.S. Maritime Service to Support America’s Maritime Revival and a Wartime Economy

Time to Bring Back the U.S. Maritime Service to Support America’s Maritime Revival and a Wartime Economy

Achieving an American maritime revival not only requires building more ships, but training more dedicated Merchant Mariners—the men and women who crew American civilian ships and support military operations. Currently, five government agencies rely on America’s Merchant Marine (and more would benefit from having Merchant Mariners on their staffs, such as the Defense Logistics Agency): the U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command (MSC), the Maritime …