HOOYAH! Did You Know About Our Shipboard Provisioning Services?
Today, in honor of the U.S. Navy’s birthday, we’re delighted to share with you some exciting DID YOU KNOW details about our shipboard provisioning services!
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VersAbility Resources’ shipboard provisioning services are in the United States and Guam.
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Together, 322 people with disabilities make up the shipboard provisioning services team.
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The team transports massive quantities of new provisions onto ships and submarines, including several tons of fresh and frozen food items and Navy vessel repair parts. Employees with disabilities and Navy personnel work alongside each other to move these items aboard Navy vessels.
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From October 2019 to late August 2020, shipboard provisioning teams in Norfolk and Hawaii, along with partners in Bremerton, San Diego, Guam, Groton, and Mayport, have supported 4,311 ships loading over two million cases; including food and other much needed supplies. Back in March of this year, employees in Norfolk loaded the USS Comfort with 13,035 total cases of provisions during a two-day period, while employees in San Diego loaded the USS Mercy with 5,484 cases of provisions in one day. Employees and Navy personnel in Norfolk also worked together during Hurricane Isaias this summer.