VCNO and MCPON Visit Sailors in Mayport, Jacksonville and Key West

11 October 2023

Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy James Honea traveled to Florida Navy installations to visit with Sailors and observe the U.S. Navy’s Hybrid Fleet event, Oct. 11.

VCNO Adm. Lisa Franchetti and MCPON James Honea hold an all-hands call at Naval Station Mayport.

SLIDESHOW | images | 231011-N-UD469-1445 MAYPORT, Fla. (Oct. 11, 2023) Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy James Honea hold an all-hands call with Sailors while visiting Naval Station Mayport, Oct. 11. Franchetti and Honea visited Naval Station Mayport, Naval Air Station Jacksonville, and Naval Air Station Key West to engage with Sailors and to observe the U.S. Navy’s Hybrid Fleet event. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Amanda R. Gray)

MAYPORT, Fla. (Oct. 11, 2023) – Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy James Honea hold an all-hands call with Sailors while visiting Naval Station Mayport, Oct. 11. Franchetti and Honea visited Naval Station Mayport, Naval Air Station Jacksonville, and Naval Air Station Key West to engage with Sailors and to observe the U.S. Navy’s Hybrid Fleet event. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Amanda R. Gray)

SLIDESHOW | images | 231011-N-UD469-1154 MAYPORT, Fla. (Oct. 11, 2023) – Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy James Honea hold an all-hands call with Sailors while visiting Naval Station Mayport, Oct. 11. Franchetti and Honea visited Naval Station Mayport, Naval Air Station Jacksonville, and Naval Air Station Key West to engage with Sailors and to observe the U.S. Navy’s Hybrid Fleet event. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Amanda R. Gray)

SLIDESHOW | images | 231011-N-UD469-1190 MAYPORT, Fla. (Oct. 11, 2023) – Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy James Honea hold an all-hands call with Sailors while visiting Naval Station Mayport, Oct. 11. Franchetti and Honea visited Naval Station Mayport, Naval Air Station Jacksonville, and Naval Air Station Key West to engage with Sailors and to observe the U.S. Navy’s Hybrid Fleet event. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Amanda R. Gray)

MAYPORT, Fla. (Oct. 11, 2023) – Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy James Honea see an MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aircraft System while visiting Naval Station Mayport, Oct. 11. Franchetti and Honea visited Naval Station Mayport, Naval Air Station Jacksonville, and Naval Air Station Key West to engage with Sailors and to observe the U.S. Navy’s Hybrid Fleet event. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Amanda R. Gray)

SLIDESHOW | images | 231011-N-UD469-1731 MAYPORT, Fla. (Oct. 11, 2023) – Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy James Honea see an MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aircraft System while visiting Naval Station Mayport, Oct. 11. Franchetti and Honea visited Naval Station Mayport, Naval Air Station Jacksonville, and Naval Air Station Key West to engage with Sailors and to observe the U.S. Navy’s Hybrid Fleet event. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Amanda R. Gray)

MAYPORT, Fla. (Oct. 11, 2023) – Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy James Honea meets with Sailors assigned to Unmanned Patrol Squadron 19 (VUP-19) while seeing a MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aircraft System at Naval Station Mayport, Oct. 11. Franchetti and Honea visited Naval Station Mayport, Naval Air Station Jacksonville, and Naval Air Station Key West to engage with Sailors and to observe the U.S. Navy’s Hybrid Fleet event. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Amanda R. Gray)

SLIDESHOW | images | 231011-N-UD469-1774 MAYPORT, Fla. (Oct. 11, 2023) – Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy James Honea meets with Sailors assigned to Unmanned Patrol Squadron 19 (VUP-19) while seeing a MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aircraft System at Naval Station Mayport, Oct. 11. Franchetti and Honea visited Naval Station Mayport, Naval Air Station Jacksonville, and Naval Air Station Key West to engage with Sailors and to observe the U.S. Navy’s Hybrid Fleet event. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Amanda R. Gray)

MAYPORT, Fla. (Oct. 11, 2023) – Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti sees an MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aircraft System while visiting Naval Station Mayport, Oct. 11. Franchetti and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy James Honea visited Naval Station Mayport, Naval Air Station Jacksonville, and Naval Air Station Key West to engage with Sailors and to observe the U.S. Navy’s Hybrid Fleet event. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Amanda R. Gray)

SLIDESHOW | images | 231011-N-UD469-1725 MAYPORT, Fla. (Oct. 11, 2023) – Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti sees an MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aircraft System while visiting Naval Station Mayport, Oct. 11. Franchetti and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy James Honea visited Naval Station Mayport, Naval Air Station Jacksonville, and Naval Air Station Key West to engage with Sailors and to observe the U.S. Navy’s Hybrid Fleet event. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Amanda R. Gray)

SLIDESHOW | images | 231011-N-UD469-1311 MAYPORT, Fla. (Oct. 11, 2023) – Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy James Honea hold an all-hands call with Sailors while visiting Naval Station Mayport, Oct. 11. Franchetti and Honea visited Naval Station Mayport, Naval Air Station Jacksonville, and Naval Air Station Key West to engage with Sailors and to observe the U.S. Navy’s Hybrid Fleet event. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Amanda R. Gray)

KEY WEST, Fla. (Oct. 11, 2023) – Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti delivers opening remarks during the Navy’s Hybrid Fleet event held at Naval Station Key West, Oct. 11. The event aims to test various unmanned aerial and surface systems in order to strengthen and increase warfighter capabilities. Earlier this year, U.S. 4th Fleet was selected to operationalize 5th Fleet’s innovative use of cutting-edge technology as part of a continuous campaign of learning. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Amanda R. Gray)

SLIDESHOW | images | 231011-N-UD469-2029 KEY WEST, Fla. (Oct. 11, 2023) Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti delivers opening remarks during the Navy’s Hybrid Fleet event held at Naval Station Key West, Oct. 11. The event aims to test various unmanned aerial and surface systems in order to strengthen and increase warfighter capabilities. Earlier this year, U.S. 4th Fleet was selected to operationalize 5th Fleet’s innovative use of cutting-edge technology as part of a continuous campaign of learning. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Amanda R. Gray)

KEY WEST, Fla. (Oct. 11, 2023) – Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti receives a platform familiarization tour during the Navy’s Hybrid Fleet event held at Naval Station Key West, Oct. 11. The event aims to test various unmanned aerial and surface systems in order to strengthen and increase warfighter capabilities. Earlier this year, U.S. 4th Fleet was selected to operationalize 5th Fleet’s innovative use of cutting-edge technology as part of a continuous campaign of learning. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Amanda R. Gray)

SLIDESHOW | images | 231011-N-UD469-2347 KEY WEST, Fla. (Oct. 11, 2023) – Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti receives a platform familiarization tour aboard the Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Burlington (T-EPF 10) during the Navy’s Hybrid Fleet event held at Naval Station Key West, Oct. 11. The event aims to test various unmanned aerial and surface systems in order to strengthen and increase warfighter capabilities. Earlier this year, U.S. 4th Fleet was selected to operationalize 5th Fleet’s innovative use of cutting-edge technology as part of a continuous campaign of learning. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Amanda R. Gray)

KEY WEST, Fla. – Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy James Honea traveled to Florida Navy installations to visit with Sailors and observe the U.S. Navy’s Hybrid Fleet event, Oct. 11.

Franchetti and Honea opened their trip at Naval Station Mayport, where they held an all-hands call with more than 650 Sailors from around the base. The conversation lasted more than ninety minutes and covered topics like readiness and recruiting, as well as VCNO and MCPON’s priorities.

“What we do every day is all about three things: warfighting, warfighters, and winning,” said Franchetti. “I’m counting on each and every one of you to be focused on your job, and focused on being the best that you can be in everything that you do.”

After the all-hands call, Franchetti and Honea had lunch with commanding officers and command master chiefs from select Naval Station Mayport commands.

“I ask that our leaders be very clear on what their priorities are, and that they articulate them very well to their Sailors so we are not wasting time or resources,” said Honea. “Then it’s about focusing on those priorities, and making sure that we are talking about those things every day.”

The group then travelled to Naval Air Station Jacksonville, where they visited Unmanned Patrol Squadron 19 (VUP-19). At VUP-19, VCNO and MCPON received briefs on the MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aircraft System, part of the Navy’s maritime patrol and reconnaissance family of systems. The MQ-4C Triton conducts intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions that pair with the P-8A Poseidon, and it brings increased persistence, capability, and capacity through its multi-sensor mission payload.

The briefing previewed VCNO and MCPON’s afternoon visit to Naval Air Station Key West for the Hybrid Fleet event. Running Oct. 4-13, the event aims to evaluate unmanned aerial and surface systems in order to strengthen and increase warfighter capabilities across the Navy and U.S. Fourth Fleet area of responsibility.

“One of the best ways to change our force is to rapidly operationalize new technologies, new systems, and new tactics, techniques, and procedures,” said Franchetti. “Whether you’re talking about artificial intelligence, cyber, unmanned platforms, directed energy, or hypersonic missiles, we are on the cusp of technological breakthroughs that are going to define future conflict.”

The U.S. Fourth Fleet is developing, fielding and operating a hybrid fleet of manned and unmanned vessels to check the flood of illicit trafficking and learn how the Navy can more rapidly employ proven cutting-edge technology on the modern battlefield. VCNO and MCPON finished their day with demonstrations and briefings from the U.S. Fourth Fleet Innovation Team and innovative tech companies in attendance.

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