Hanahan is a city in Berkeley County,South Carolina,United States. The population was 12,937 at the 2000 census. The 2010 census puts the population at 17,997. Portions of the Naval Weapons Station Charleston,including the Naval Consolidated Brig Charleston,are located in Hanahan. As defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget,and used by the U.S. Census Bureau for statistical purposes only,Hanahan is included within the Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville metropolitan area and the Charleston-North Charleston Urbanized Area.
The United States Fleet Forces Command (USFF) is a service component command of the United States Navy that provides naval forces to a wide variety of U.S. forces. The naval resources may be allocated to Combatant Commanders such as United States Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) under the authority of the Secretary of Defense. Originally formed as United States Atlantic Fleet (USLANTFLT) in 1906,it has been an integral part of the defense of the United States of America since the early 20th century. In 2002,the Fleet comprised over 118,000 Navy and Marine Corps personnel serving on 186 ships and in 1,300 aircraft,with an area of responsibility ranging over most of the Atlantic Ocean from the North Pole to the South Pole,the Caribbean Sea,Gulf of Mexico,and the waters of the Pacific Ocean along the coasts of Central and South America.
Emory Scott Land was an officer in the United States Navy,noted for his contributions to naval architecture,particularly in submarine design. Notable assignments included serving as Chief of the Navy's Bureau of Construction and Repair during the 1930s,and as Chairman of the U.S. Maritime Commission during World War II.
The United States Merchant Marine Academy is a United States service academy in Kings Point,New York. It trains its midshipmen to serve as officers in the United States Merchant Marine,branches of the United States Armed Forces and the transportation industry. Midshipmen are trained in different fields such as marine engineering,navigation,ship's administration,maritime law,personnel management,international law,customs,and many other subjects important to the task of running a large ship.
The Military Sealift Command (MSC) is an organization that controls the replenishment and military transport ships of the United States Navy. Military Sealift Command has the responsibility for providing sealift and ocean transportation for all US military services as well as for other government agencies. It first came into existence on 9 July 1949 when the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) became solely responsible for the Department of Defense's ocean transport needs. The MSTS was renamed the Military Sealift Command in 1970.
The New York Shipbuilding Corporation was an American shipbuilding company that operated from 1899 to 1968,ultimately completing more than 500 vessels for the U.S. Navy,the United States Merchant Marine,the United States Coast Guard,and other maritime concerns. At its peak during World War II,NYSB was the largest and most productive shipyard in the world. Its best-known vessels include the destroyer USS Reuben James (DD-245),the cruiser USS Indianapolis (CA-35),the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63),the nuclear-powered cargo ship NS Savannah,and a quartet of cargo-passenger liners nicknamed the 4 Aces.
The United States Maritime Administration (MARAD) is an agency of the United States Department of Transportation. MARAD administers financial programs to develop,promote,and operate the U.S. Maritime Service and the U.S. Merchant Marine. In addition it conducts research and development activities in the maritime field;regulates the transfer of U.S. documented vessels to foreign registries;maintains equipment,shipyard facilities,and reserve fleets of Government-owned ships essential for national defense.
Its programs promote the use of waterborne transportation and its seamless integration with other segments of the transportation system,and the viability of the U.S. merchant marine. The Maritime Administration works in many areas involving ships and shipping,shipbuilding,port operations,vessel operations,national security,environment,and safety. The Maritime Administration is also charged with maintaining the health of the merchant marine,since commercial mariners,vessels,and intermodal facilities are vital for supporting national security,and so the agency provides support and information for current mariners,extensive support for educating future mariners,and programs to educate America's young people about the vital role the maritime industry plays in the lives of all Americans.
Albert Joseph Herberger was a Vice Admiral of the United States Navy,and the first United States Merchant Marine Academy graduate to attain the rank.
Executive Schedule is the system of salaries given to the highest-ranked appointed officials in the executive branch of the U.S. government. The president of the United States appoints individuals to these positions,most with the advice and consent of the United States Senate. They include members of the president's Cabinet,several top-ranking officials of each executive department,the directors of some of the more prominent departmental and independent agencies,and several members of the Executive Office of the President.
Thomas J. Barrett is a former United States Coast Guard officer and former Deputy Secretary of Transportation from 2007 until 2009.
Mark Howard Buzby is a retired United States Navy rear admiral who served as the Administrator of the United States Maritime Administration. He retired from the Navy in 2013 and joined Carnival Cruise Line's Safety &Reliability Review Board. Buzby was nominated to be MARAD Administrator in June 2017 by President Donald Trump,and confirmed to the position by the United States Senate on August 3,2017. He resigned from the post on January 11,2021,along with Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao,to protest the 2021 United States Capitol attack.
USS Interpreter (AGR-14) was a Guardian-class radar picket ship,converted from a Liberty Ship,acquired by the US Navy in 1957. She was reconfigured as a radar picket ship and assigned to radar picket duty in the North Pacific Ocean as part of the Distant Early Warning Line.
Rear Adm. Jonathan Alex Yuen is a retired American admiral,who last served as the 47th Chief of Supply Corps and Commander of the Naval Supply Systems Command.
Joint Base Charleston is a United States military facility located partly in the City of North Charleston,South Carolina and partly in the City of Goose Creek,South Carolina. The facility is under the jurisdiction of the United States Air Force 628th Air Base Wing,Air Mobility Command (AMC).
Kathryn Denise Rucker Krepp is an American lawyer,who formerly served as the Chief Counsel for U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) which operated under the United States Department of Transportation.
Rear Admiral Carl Joseph Seiberlich was a naval aviator in the United States Navy who commanded the aircraft carrier USS Hornet that picked up the Apollo 11 and Apollo 12 astronauts after splashdown in the Pacific. He was the first man qualified to land airships,airplanes and helicopters on an aircraft carrier.
Robert Esteban Martinez is an American politician who served under governor George Allen as the 8th Virginia Secretary of Transportation. He also served as Deputy Administrator for the United States Maritime Administration and was named by President George H. W. Bush to Associate Deputy Secretary of Transportation and Director of the Office of Intermodalism.
Nathan A. Moore is a US Coast Guard Rear Admiral and deputy commander of the Coast Guard Atlantic Area. He previously served as commander of the Seventeenth Coast Guard District.
Ann Claire Phillips is an American retired United States Navy rear admiral who is the current administrator of the United States Maritime Administration.
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