03 February 2021 Task Force One Navy Completes Report to Enhance Navy Diversity After compiling and analyzing feedback from hundreds of Sailors through focus groups and surveys, Task Force One Navy (TF1N)—the special task force which formed in July to lead this effort—submitted its final report to the service’s Culture of Excellence (COE) Governance Board Jan. 28.
15 January 2021 CNO, MCPON Visit Bahrain, Meet With Bahrain Senior Leadership, Sailors Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Mike Gilday and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Russell Smith traveled to Manama, Bahrain, Jan. 13-14 to meet with senior Bahrain leadership as well as forward-deployed Sailors in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations.
18 December 2020 CNO Explores Future Warfare at Naval Postgraduate School In an effort to explore current research related to key naval priorities, Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Mike Gilday visited the Naval Postgraduate School, Dec. 17, to assess the university’s latest research and experimentation regarding unmanned systems and space engineering, as well as gain
23 October 2020 A Seaman to Admiral Story A former enlisted SEAL puts on an admiral’s star -- realizing the late Adm. Mike Boorda's dream for Sailors
13 October 2020 Naval District Washington Commemorates 20th Anniversary of Attack on USS Cole A wreath-laying ceremony to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the attack on USS Cole (DDG 67) was held at the United States Navy Memorial Burke Theater in Washington, Oct. 12.
05 October 2020 CNO Asks Fleet for Moment of Silence in Honor of USS Cole 20th Anniversary Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Mike Gilday sent a message to the fleet asking for a moment of silence on Oct. 12, at 11:18 a.m. to honor the Sailors who died, and who bravely saved their ship after the terrorist attack on the USS Cole (DDG 67) 20 years ago.
01 October 2020 Eduardo Hidalgo, Secretary of the Navy -- Naval Officer, Statesman and Hispanic American Advocate The Honorable Eduardo Hidalgo was the first and only Secretary of the Navy of Hispanic descent. A first-generation American, with English as his second-language, proved that with commitment, selfless service, initiative, and lifelong learning, each Sailor can make a lasting impact.
24 September 2020 Adm. Horacio Rivero Jr.: Surface Warrior, Unsung Latino Leader Twenty years to the day since his passing, our Navy reflects and commemorates the life of a man who, despite the odds and the obstacles placed ahead of him at every stage of his life, set the bar of excellence higher for the generations of Sailors to follow. His legacy lives on in the Surface
17 September 2020 A Crisis Leader -- Vice Adm. Diego E. "Duke" Hernandez -- Decorated Pilot and Hispanic Hero When Vice Adm. Diego "Duke" Hernandez retired in 1991, he was the highest ranking hispanic in the Navy. A native Puerto Rican, Hernandez was a Vietnam War Hero who rose to the highest levels of the Navy.
15 September 2020 'Damn the Torpedoes – Full Speed Ahead': Navy’s First Admiral Was Hispanic Hero David Glasgow Farragut was the U.S. Navy’s first full admiral. At the time of his death in 1870, Farragut had served a total of 59 years in uniform.