Major Hat Tip to Leesea.
Via fbo.gov
Interesting. I assumed that the USS Ponce experiment was a failure, now that is all but confirmed. But why it failed is beyond me. If I were to guess I would think it had to do with accommodations for the Special Ops Personnel. Either way this bears watching. Are we being setup for a modded JHSV? I just don't know.
Via fbo.gov
Added: Nov 16, 2012 8:28 amMilitary Sealift Command (MSC) requests a US flagged vessel which shall function as a Maritime Support Vessel (MSV). The vessel shall serve host to fifty (50) sponsor personnel with the ability to surge an additional one hundred fifty-nine (159) personnel, for a total of two hundred nine (209) sponsor personnel, within twenty-four (24) hours notice. Please see attached for more information. NOTE: This requirement was synopsized, and a draft solicitation was posted, under Solicitation Number N00033-12-R-2015.Military Sealift Command is looking for a MSV? First I heard of this. The surge number of personnel is curious too. Specifically one hundred fifty-nine?
Interesting. I assumed that the USS Ponce experiment was a failure, now that is all but confirmed. But why it failed is beyond me. If I were to guess I would think it had to do with accommodations for the Special Ops Personnel. Either way this bears watching. Are we being setup for a modded JHSV? I just don't know.