14 May 2022 USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. Commissions CHARLESTON, S.C. -- The Navy commissioned its newest Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Frank E. Petersen, Jr. (DDG 121), May 14 in Charleston, South Carolina...
11 March 2022 Secretary of the Navy Visits USS Gerald R. Ford to Celebrate “100 Years of Carrier Aviation” NORFOLK, Va. - Throughout the 2022 calendar year, the U.S. Navy is commemorating 100 years of aircraft carriers, celebrating the strategic importance of aircraft carriers and the future of naval aviation while honoring their history...
07 March 2022 Statement by Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro on the Closure of the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility The Department of the Navy fully supports Secretary Austin's decision to defuel and permanently close the Red Hill Bulk Storage Fuel Storage Facility...
28 February 2022 Secretary of the Navy Visits Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR HICKAM, Hawaii – Secretary of the Navy, Carlos Del Toro, visited Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNSY & IMF) February 27 to discuss the Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program (SIOP) with shipyard and Naval Facilities Engineering...
27 February 2022 Secretary Del Toro Visits Red Hill WASHINGTON – Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro traveled to Oahu Feb. 25-28 to meet with families and senior officials and to see first-hand the progress that has been made in restoring and protecting the island’s safe drinking water...
03 February 2022 SECNAV, Local Leaders Headline Tech Bridge Launch MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERY POINT, N.C. - Military leaders, government officials and representatives from local businesses, educational institutions and advocacy organizations gathered at the New Bern Riverfront Convention Center Jan. 27 to celebrate the official launch of the Eastern North...
08 December 2021 Ceremony Commemorates Pearl Harbor 80th Anniversary PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii - World War II veterans, including survivors of the Dec. 7, 1941, attack, joined family, friends, dignitaries and service members in the remembrance ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam's Kilo Pier, Dec. 7...
29 October 2021 Secretary of the Navy Awards Battle “E” to USS Barry YOKOSUKA, Japan - The Arleigh Burke-Class guided-missile destroyer USS Barry (DDG 52) was awarded the Battle Effectiveness (“E”) Award during a visit from the Secretary of the Navy, Oct. 26...
21 October 2021 SECNAV to Make Inaugural Visit to Indo-Pacific Region Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro will meet with senior leaders in Hawaii, Japan, Republic of Korea, Guam, and Papua New Guinea...
08 September 2021 Navy Breaks Ground on New Multi-Mission Dry Dock PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD, Maine — Portsmouth Naval Shipyard held a groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday, September 8, for the multi-mission dry dock project...