Military Sealift Command Flag (U.S.) (original) (raw)

During World War II, four separate government agencies controlled sea transportation. In 1949, the Military Sea Transportation Service, renamed Military Sealift Command in 1970, became the single managing agency for the Department of Defense's ocean transportation needs. The command assumed responsibility for providing sealift and ocean transportation for all military services as well as for other government agencies.

Source: www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press99/press50.htm
Valentin Poposki, 29 October 2006