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Master Sgt. Zachary Norris, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 (NMCB 133), raises a light plant on Camp Shelby, Mississippi, February 5, 2023. NMCB 133 is at Camp Shelby, Mississippi conducting a field training exercise operating as part of Navy Expeditionary Combat Command conducting the advanced phase of the force readiness training plan

NECC Recovery Care Management Program Critical to Expeditionary Multidisciplinary Care Team

2/13/2023

Rear Adm. Bradley Andros, renders a salute to Adm. Daryl Caudle, commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command, after relieving Rear Adm. Joseph DiGuardo as commander, Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC), during a ceremony at Assault Craft Unit 4 onboard Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, Sept. 30.

Navy Expeditionary Combat Command Changes Command

9/30/2022

MCPON Visits NAVELSG

NAVELSG Hosts MCPON, Navy Reserve Force Master Chief

8/1/2022

The blue-green teams of the Navy and Marine Corps expeditionary forces from Navy Cargo Handling Battalion EIGHT (NCHB-8) expeditionary fuels team and Marine Corps 6th Engineer Support Battalion Bulk Fuels Team, joined up at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, to integrate and train in coordination to focus on a concept of employment experimentation with the Expeditionary Fuel Dispensing System–Small (EFDS-S).

Bulk Fueling: Expeditionary Fueling on the Move

4/19/2022

Steelworker Constructionman Austin Leisure, a native of Hillsboro, Illinois, assigned to Navy Cargo Handling Battalion (NCHB) 1, monitors a fuel line during a fixed wing refueling operation.

Navy, Marine Corps Support Fixed Wing Refueling Operations in Iceland

4/12/2022

First Navy Expeditionary Logistics Regiment (NELR) held a change of command ceremony

First Navy Expeditionary Logistics Regiment Holds Change of Command Ceremony

4/1/2022

MWSS-271, NCHB-1 and HSM-72 demonstrate the integration of force capabilities as part of U.S. Fleet Forces Command Fleet Battle Problem 21-3.

Remote Fueling: Increasing Time on Target

12/16/2021

Rear Adm. Dennis Collins is rendered honors during the arrival of the official party at the Navy Expeditionary Logistics Support Group change of command ceremony where Rear Adm. Jacquelyn McClelland was relieved by Rear Adm. Dennis Collins at Naval Weapons Station Yorktown-Cheatham Annex in Williamsburg, Virginia, Oct. 2.

Commander, Navy Expeditionary Logistics Support Group Holds Change of Command Ceremony

10/6/2021

A 20,000 gallon collapsible fabric tank is filled with salt water as a test of the distributed littoral operational fuel transfer system (DLOFTS) by Navy Cargo Handling Battalion ONE on Onslow beach, N.C. as part of Large-Scale Exercise (LSE 21), Aug 7, 2021.

Fueling Forward: Enabling Distributed Lethality 

8/10/2021

NAVELSG Strengthens Indo-Pacific Rearm Readiness during Exercise Keen Edge
The Navy Expeditionary Logistics Support Group (NAVELSG) is strengthening the Navy’s ability to sustain operations in the Indo-Pacific through participation in Keen Edge, a U.S.–Japan bilateral exercise focused on large-scale operational planning and logistics readiness. Keen Edge is a recurring annual exercise that allows U.S. and Japanese forces to rehearse how they would respond to regional crises. Rather than moving forces in the field, the exercise simulates real-world conditions to test decision-making, coordination, and sustainment, the systems that ensure military forces can operate effectively when deployed.
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JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR–HICKAM, Hawaii (Feb. 2026) Sailors assigned to the Navy Expeditionary Logistics Support Group (NAVELSG) assist in breaking down a Tactical Operations Center during Exercise Keen Edge, a U.S.–Japan bilateral command post exercise designed to strengthen operational planning, logistics integration and rearm readiness across the Indo-Pacific region. Keen Edge provides realistic “reps and sets” that allow logistics forces to validate sustainment plans, improve coordination with Navy Munitions Command and allied partners, and ensure forward naval forces can rapidly rearm and remain operational in a contested environment. NAVELSG delivers expeditionary logistics capabilities that enable distributed maritime operations worldwide, providing cargo handling, fuel distribution, construction support, and expeditionary rearm to sustain combat power and strengthen fleet readiness across the joint force. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Jose L. Hernandez)
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JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR–HICKAM, Hawaii (Feb. 2026) Sailors assigned to the Navy Expeditionary Logistics Support Group (NAVELSG) assist in breaking down a Tactical Operations Center during Exercise Keen Edge, a U.S.–Japan bilateral command post exercise designed to strengthen operational planning, logistics integration and rearm readiness across the Indo-Pacific region. Keen Edge provides realistic “reps and sets” that allow logistics forces to validate sustainment plans, improve coordination with Navy Munitions Command and allied partners, and ensure forward naval forces can rapidly rearm and remain operational in a contested environment. NAVELSG delivers expeditionary logistics capabilities that enable distributed maritime operations worldwide, providing cargo handling, fuel distribution, construction support, and expeditionary rearm to sustain combat power and strengthen fleet readiness across the joint force. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Jose L. Hernandez)
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JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR–HICKAM, Hawaii (Feb. 2026) Sailors assigned to the Navy Expeditionary Logistics Support Group (NAVELSG) assist in breaking down a Tactical Operations Center during Exercise Keen Edge, a U.S.–Japan bilateral command post exercise designed to strengthen operational planning, logistics integration and rearm readiness across the Indo-Pacific region. Keen Edge provides realistic “reps and sets” that allow logistics forces to validate sustainment plans, improve coordination with Navy Munitions Command and allied partners, and ensure forward naval forces can rapidly rearm and remain operational in a contested environment. NAVELSG delivers expeditionary logistics capabilities that enable distributed maritime operations worldwide, providing cargo handling, fuel distribution, construction support, and expeditionary rearm to sustain combat power and strengthen fleet readiness across the joint force. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Jose L. Hernandez)
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JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR–HICKAM, Hawaii (Feb. 2026) Sailors assigned to the Navy Expeditionary Logistics Support Group (NAVELSG) assist in breaking down a Tactical Operations Center during Exercise Keen Edge, a U.S.–Japan bilateral command post exercise designed to strengthen operational planning, logistics integration and rearm readiness across the Indo-Pacific region. Keen Edge provides realistic “reps and sets” that allow logistics forces to validate sustainment plans, improve coordination with Navy Munitions Command and allied partners, and ensure forward naval forces can rapidly rearm and remain operational in a contested environment. NAVELSG delivers expeditionary logistics capabilities that enable distributed maritime operations worldwide, providing cargo handling, fuel distribution, construction support, and expeditionary rearm to sustain combat power and strengthen fleet readiness across the joint force. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Jose L. Hernandez)
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NAVELSG Executes Cold-Weather Logistics During Exercise Freezing Winds 2025
Exercise Freezing Winds 2025, a critical joint logistics operation underway near Turku, Finland, is sharpening the U.S. Navy’s ability to conduct expeditionary refueling and sustainment operations alongside one of NATO’s newest allied partners. Conducted in close cooperation with the Finnish Defense Forces, the exercise focuses on enhancing U.S.–Finnish interoperability in expeditionary fuel distribution, particularly in cold-weather, forward-deployed environments. This year, Navy Expeditionary Logistics Support Group (NAVELSG) staff played a critical role in planning and in integrating Naval Cargo Handling Battalion Five (NCHB-5), whose personnel are demonstrating and refining fuel support capabilities in austere conditions. NCHB-5 is operating under Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 273 to conduct modified Forward Arming and Refueling Point (FARP) operations in support of Finnish aviation assets near Camp Dragsvik.
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NAVELSG MARKS CHANGE IN SENIOR ENLISTED LEADERSHIP
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — Navy Expeditionary Logistics Support Group (NAVELSG) held a turnover of responsibility ceremony today, marking the transition between outgoing Command Master Chief (CMDCM) Chad Elliott and incoming CMDCM Anton Fitz, who now serves as the group’s senior enlisted advisor.
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NAVELSG Demonstrates Reserve Readiness During MOBEX 25
Navy Expeditionary Logistics Support Group (NAVELSG) conducted a large-scale mobilization exercise, bookended by expeditionary familiarization evolutions, from July 21 to Aug. 15 to validate and refine processes for mass activation, medical and administrative readiness, and mission qualification for Reserve Sailors preparing for global expeditionary logistics operations. MOBEX 25 tested the Navy Reserve’s adaptive mobilization model by processing more than 475 Sailors across NAVELSG’s subordinate commands. The exercise focused on real-time administrative validation, medical readiness, and combat logistics qualifications, demonstrating NAVELSG’s Manpower Mobilization Support Plan in action.
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NAVELSG supports innovative maritime logistics prototype at Anzio Beach
ANZIO BEACH, Va. (Aug. 6, 2025) – Cargo handlers assigned to Navy Expeditionary Logistics Support Group (NAVELSG) supported a key demonstration of the Seabased Petroleum Distribution System (SPDS) by establishing a 20,000-gallon bladder ashore in coordination with Beachmaster Unit (BMU) 2 and other expeditionary forces.
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NAVELSG Introduces Crane Simulator to Advance Cargo Handling Readiness
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (July 30, 2025) – Navy Expeditionary Logistics Support Group (NAVELSG) is enhancing its expeditionary capabilities with the addition of a state-of-the-art crane simulator, a critical tool designed to elevate crane operator training and mission readiness for cargo handlers across the force
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NAVELSG Supports High-End Combat Logistics During Large Scale Exercise 2025
NORFOLK, Va. – Cargo handlers from Navy Expeditionary Logistics Support Group (NAVELSG) and Navy Cargo Handling Battalion One (NCHB-1) executed a critical vertical launch system (VLS) rearm, including a missile reload evolution between SS Gopher State (T-ACS 4) and USS Farragut (DDG 99), as part of Large Scale Exercise 2025 (LSE 25). The operation demonstrated the vital role of expeditionary logistics in supporting distributed maritime operations and sustaining combat power at sea.
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OPNAV N957 Branch Head Visits NAVELSG, Highlights Expeditionary Logistics Capabilities and Future Needs
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – Capt. Shaun T. Lieb, branch head for Expeditionary Combat (OPNAV N957), visited Navy Expeditionary Logistics Support Group (NAVELSG) July 8 to observe the command’s heavy lift crane training program and discuss future resourcing needs in support of at-sea combat resupply.
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Modular Causeway System Onload
Sailors from Navy Cargo Handling Battalion (NCHB) 1 and NCHB-5 offload sections of modular causeway system from the Military Sealift Command-chartered cargo ship MV Ocean Giant to Soldiers from U.S. Army 7th Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary) at McMurdo Station, Antarctica. Joint Task Force–Support Forces Antarctica (JTF–SFA), oversees the activities of the joint services and provides Department of Defense support to the National Science Foundation (NSF) and United States Antarctic Program (USAP) through Operation Deep Freeze. (U.S. Navy timelapse video by Senior Chief Mass Communication Specialist RJ Stratchko/Released)
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NCHB-1 Offload Timelapse
230217-N-NX070-2001 Sailors from Navy Cargo Handling Battalion (NCHB) 1 and NCHB-5 offload shipping containers from the Military Sealift Command-chartered cargo ship MV Ocean Gladiator at McMurdo Station, Antarctica. Joint Task Force-Support Forces Antarctica, oversees the activities of the joint services and provides Department of Defense support to the National Science Foundation and United States Antarctic Program through Operation Deep Freeze. (U.S. Navy timelapse video by Senior Chief Mass Communication Specialist RJ Stratchko/Released)
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USCGC Polar Star (WAGB 10) moves an ice pier
USCGC Polar Star (WAGB 10) moves an ice pier to a new location during Operation Deep Freeze, Jan. 25, 2023. Joint Task Force-Support Forces Antarctica (JTF-SFA), oversees the activities of the joint services and provides Department of Defense support to the National Science Foundation (NSF) and United States Antarctic Program (USAP) through Operation Deep Freeze. (U.S. Navy video time-lapse by Senior Chief Mass Communication Specialist RJ Stratchko/Released)
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modular causeway system off-load
Sailors from Navy Cargo Handling Battalion (NCHB) 1 and NCHB-5 offload sections of modular causeway system from the Military Sealift Command-chartered cargo ship MV Ocean Giant to Soldiers from U.S. Army 7th Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary) at McMurdo Station, Antarctica. Joint Task Force–Support Forces Antarctica (JTF–SFA), oversees the activities of the joint services and provides Department of Defense support to the National Science Foundation (NSF) and United States Antarctic Program (USAP) through Operation Deep Freeze. (U.S. Navy video time-lapse by Senior Chief Mass Communication Specialist RJ Stratchko/Released)
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Fourth Navy Expeditionary Logistics Regiment Decommissions After 17 Years of Service
Fourth Navy Expeditionary Logistics Regiment (NELR) held the command’s decommissioning ceremony at Naval Station Mayport, Florida, Jan. 20, 2023.
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NAVELSG Hosts MCPON, Navy Reserve Force Master Chief
Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Russell Smith and Navy Reserve Force Master Chief Tracy L. Hunt visited the staff of Navy Expeditionary Logistics Supply Group (NAVELSG) and Navy Cargo Handling Battalion ONE (NCHB-1) on July 28, 2022.
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FARP Fleet Battle Problem 21-3
Marines, assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 271, Aviation Mobility Company, FARP Platoon, integrate and train in coordination with Sailors, assigned to Navy Cargo Handling Battalion (NCHB) 1, to refuel an MH-60R Sea Hawk, from the “Proud Warriors” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 72, at a forward arming and refueling point (FARP), at Wallops Island, Va., Dec. 4, 2021. MWSS-271, NCHB-1 and HSM-72 demonstrate the integration of force capabilities as part of U.S. Fleet Forces Command Fleet Battle Problem 21-3.
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FARP Fleet Battle Problem 21-3
Marines, assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 271, Aviation Mobility Company, FARP Platoon, integrate and train in coordination with Sailors, assigned to Navy Cargo Handling Battalion (NCHB) 1, to refuel an MH-60R Sea Hawk, from the “Proud Warriors” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 72, at a forward arming and refueling point (FARP), at Wallops Island, Va., Dec. 4, 2021. MWSS-271, NCHB-1 and HSM-72 demonstrate the integration of force capabilities as part of U.S. Fleet Forces Command Fleet Battle Problem 21-3.
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FARP Fleet Battle Problem 21-3
Marines, assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 271, Aviation Mobility Company, FARP Platoon, integrate and train in coordination with Sailors, assigned to Navy Cargo Handling Battalion (NCHB) 1, to refuel an MH-60R Sea Hawk, from the “Proud Warriors” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 72, at a forward arming and refueling point (FARP), at Wallops Island, Va., Dec. 4, 2021. MWSS-271, NCHB-1 and HSM-72 demonstrate the integration of force capabilities as part of U.S. Fleet Forces Command Fleet Battle Problem 21-3. (U.S. Navy video by Senior Chief Mass Communication Specialist RJ Stratchko)
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NAVELSG Mission
Navy Expeditionary Logistics Support Group (NAVELSG) is a vital enabler of Maritime Prepositioning Forces (MPF), Joint Logistics Over The Shore (JLOTS) operations, and maritime forces ashore providing expeditionary cargo handling services for surface, air, and terminal operations, tactical fueling, and ordnance handling/reporting in support of worldwide Naval, Joint, interagency, and combined forces/organization. NAVELSG is a Navy Reserve command organized and staffed to provide a wide range of supply and transportation support critical for peacetime support, crisis response, humanitarian and combat service missions. NAVELSG consists of a full-time, selective reserve support staff and 5 Navy Expeditionary Logistics Regiments and 11 Cargo Handling Battalions (NCHBs). NAVELSG supports numerous missions in Korea, Bahrain, Australia, Thailand, Haiti and training missions at their headquarters, Cheatham Annex onboard Naval Weapons Station (NWS)Yorktown at Williamsburg, Virginia. Navy Cargo Handling Battalions (NCHBs) are Navy Reserve Commissioned Units tasked with loading and off-loading all classes of cargo, except bulk petroleum. They are a Selective Reserve Advanced Base Functional Component (ABFC) unit of NAVELSG capable of worldwide deployment in its entirety or in specialized detachments. The NCHB is organized, trained and equipped to load and off-load Navy and Marine Corps cargo carried in maritime pre-positioning ships and merchant or container ships in all environments, operate an associated temporary ocean cargo terminal, load and off-load Navy and Marine Corps cargo carried in military controlled aircraft and operate an associated expeditionary air cargo terminal.
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P-8 Poseidon Sonobuoy FARP
Sailors from Navy Cargo Handling Battalion ONE transfer sonobuoys to a Navy P-8 Poseidon, from Patrol and Reconnaissance Squadron (VP) 16 at a forward arming and refueling point (FARP) operated by Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron 271 Aviation Mobility Company, FARP Platoon, demonstrating the integration of force capabilities at Kinston, N.C. as part of Large-Scale Exercise (LSE 2021), Aug. 12, 2021. LSE 2021 demonstrates the Navy’s ability to employ precise, lethal, and overwhelming force globally across three naval component commands, five numbered fleets, and 17 time zones. LSE 2021 merges live and synthetic training capabilities to create an intense, robust training environment. It will connect high-fidelity training and real-world operations, to build knowledge and skills needed in today’s complex, multi-domain, and contested environment. U.S. Navy video by Senior Chief Mass Communication Specialist RJ Stratchko)
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P-8 Poseidon FARP
Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron 271 Aviation Mobility Company, FARP Platoon, along with Sailors from Navy Cargo Handling Battalion ONE receive and refuel a Navy P-8 Poseidon, from Patrol and Reconnaissance Squadron (VP) 26 and VP-16 at a forward arming and refueling point (FARP), demonstrating the integration of force capabilities at Kinston, N.C. as part of Large-Scale Exercise (LSE 2021), Aug. 12, 2021. LSE 2021 demonstrates the Navy’s ability to employ precise, lethal, and overwhelming force globally across three naval component commands, five numbered fleets, and 17 time zones. LSE 2021 merges live and synthetic training capabilities to create an intense, robust training environment. It will connect high-fidelity training and real-world operations, to build knowledge and skills needed in today’s complex, multi-domain, and contested environment. U.S. Navy photo by Senior Chief Mass Communication Specialist RJ Stratchko)
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Publication - The Oscar Observer
Volume 4 of the official newsletter of NAVELSG FWD Oscar rotation covers events from February - May 2013
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Publication - The Oscar Observer
Volume 3 of the official newsletter of NAVELSG FWD Oscar rotation covers events from December 2012 and January 2013
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Publication - The Oscar Observer
Volume 2 of the official newsletter of NAVELSG FWD Oscar rotation covers events from October and November 2012.
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Publication - The Oscar Observer
Volume 1 of the official newsletter of NAVELSG FWD Oscar rotation covers events from August and September 2012.
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Publication - November News
Kuwait's newest Navy Chief Petty Officers
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Publication - November News
Promotions and Awards Sailors In The Spotlight Expeditionary Warfare Half Way Night The Commodore’s Call Commanding General Run Open Mic Night JEA Party Fun At Bravo Air Force EOD Training Get Some ....and much more
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Publication - November News
Flat Stanley NAvy Chiefs' Birthday Coin Design Gifts From The Girls
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Publication - Tiger Times
NAVELSG FWD MIKEs final edition of the Tiger Times. It's been a great ride. Thanks to 1st Theater Sustainment Command for all thier guidance and support.
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Publication - Tiger Times
The Tiger Times 3rd release covering Oct. and Nov. 2011. Feature Stories include: The JEA Hosts the Navy Ball; Foxtrot Armory Uncovers a Legacy of Bravery; Anchors Aweigh for the Last Detachment of Navy Medical in Kuwait. Also, NAVELSG FWD Supply department makes redeployment easier for returning Sailors and A Brief History of NAVELSG.
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Publication - Tiger Times
Tiger Times Vol. II
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