04 November 2024 SECNAV Announces Service Life Extensions for 3 Cruisers The Department of the Navy plans to operate three Ticonderoga-class (CG 47) cruisers beyond their expected service life: USS Gettysburg (CG 64), USS Chosin (CG 65), and USS Cape St. George (CG 71). This decision adds 10 years of cumulative ship service life from fiscal year 2026 to 2029...
31 October 2024 Readout of Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti’s Meeting with Chief of the Royal New Zealand Navy Rear Adm. Garin Golding Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti met virtually with Chief of the Royal New Zealand Navy Rear Adm. Garin Golding, Oct. 31. The two leaders discussed their shared defense and security priorities of a free and open Indo-Pacific, strengthening their naval partnership through increased...
31 October 2024 The Department of the Navy is Establishing a Naval Strategic Studies Group (NSSG) Program The Department of the Navy is establishing a Naval Strategic Studies Group (NSSG) program in January administered by the DON Office of Strategic Assessment (OSA)...
31 October 2024 SECNAV Announces Service Life Extensions for 12 Destroyers to “Keep More Ready Players on the Field” Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced on October 31 that the Department of the Navy plans to operate 12 Arleigh Burke class (DDG 51) Flight I Destroyers beyond their 35-year expected service life...
31 October 2024 VCNO Visits Students, Navy Leadership in Newport Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jim Kilby visited Newport, R.I., to meet with students and Navy leadership, Oct. 30.While addressing students and staff at Surface Warfare Schools Command, Kilby stressed the achievements and lessons learned the schoolhouse has played since the Navy’s role...
30 October 2024 U.S. Navy, Royal Navy, and U.S. Marine Corps Meet to Discuss Strategic Charter, Celebrate 10th Anniversary of Delivering Combined Seapower Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Lisa Franchetti, Royal Navy First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff (1SL/CNS) Adm. Sir Ben Key, and U.S. Marine Corps Deputy Commandant for Plans, Policies and Operations Lt. Gen. James Bierman Jr. met at the Pentagon to discuss the ongoing strategic charter...
30 October 2024 Assistant Secretary of the Navy Emphasizes National Call to Maritime Service and Education During Visit to California WASHINGTON - Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower & Reserve Affairs), the Honorable Franklin R. Parker, visited Cal State Maritime Academy, Naval Postgraduate School, and the Gordian Knot Center for National Security at Stanford University on October 21-25...
29 October 2024 Chief of Naval Operations, Master Chief Petty Officer of Navy Visit Gulf Coast to Engage with Warfighters Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Lisa Franchetti and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) James Honea traveled to the Gulf Coast, Oct. 24-25, to engage with active and reserve Sailors and Navy civilians serving in America’s Warfighting Navy...
29 October 2024 Department of the Navy Launches Initiatives in Support of National Disability Employment Awareness Month WASHINGTON – The Department of the Navy (DON) today announced the launch of an array of initiatives to support of National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM). This underscores the DON commitment to advancing diversity, inclusion, and equal employment opportunities for individuals...
28 October 2024 Chief of Naval Operations Receives Leonardo Da Vinci Award from National Italian American Foundation Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti, a native of Rochester, N.Y., received the Leonardo Da Vinci Award in Military Service from the National Italian American Foundation (NIAF), at the NIAF 49th anniversary gala, Oct. 26.Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti, a native of...