22 November 2023 Readout of Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti’s Meeting with Chief of Staff of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Adm. Sakai Ryo Chief of Naval Operations Spokesperson Cmdr. Desiree Frame provided the following readout:...
21 November 2023 The Department of the Navy releases inaugural Cyber Strategy WASHINGTON – Today, Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro released the inaugural Department of the Navy Cyber Strategy...
21 November 2023 Hydrogen Detected in Lunar Samples, Points to Resource Availability for Space Exploration WASHINGTON – U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) researchers have discovered solar-wind hydrogen in lunar samples, which indicates that water on the surface of the Moon may provide a vital resource for future lunar bases and longer-range space exploration. Space-based resource identification...
17 November 2023 SECNAV Del Toro Leads Inaugural Meeting of the Government Shipbuilders Council As part of his commitment to strengthen the Nation’s shipbuilding and maintenance, Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro kicked off the inaugural meeting of the Government Shipbuilders Council (GSC) at the Coast Guard Yard in Baltimore, Nov. 16...
16 November 2023 History-Making Oceanographer and Ret. Navy Captain Dies at 92 Retired U.S. Navy Capt. Don Walsh, best known for his daring dive to the deepest spot on Earth, nearly 36,000 feet below the ocean’s surface, has died at age 92.Walsh was a co-pilot of the Trieste bathyscaphe, a deep submergence vehicle acquired by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) in 1958. Two...
15 November 2023 SECNAV Names Ship After World War II Hero, Medal of Honor Recipient Ernest E. Evans Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Carlos Del Toro announced, today, that a DDG 51 Flight III Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer will be named after World War II hero Ernest E. Evans, the first Native American in the Navy to earn the Medal of Honor and one of only two World War II destroyer...
15 November 2023 Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Manpower and Reserve Affairs Meets with Family Members of the 'Philadelphia 15' WASHINGTON — Mr. Franklin Parker, Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Manpower and Reserve Affairs (ASN M&RA), met with family members of the 'Philadelphia 15' at the Pentagon on November 6, 2023. ...
09 November 2023 SECNAV Inspects Housing at Naval Station Norfolk to Improve Quality of Life For Sailors and Their Families Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Carlos Del Toro inspected unaccompanied housing at Naval Station Norfolk, Nov. 9, in an ongoing effort to critically assess and enrich quality of life concerns for Sailors, Marines, Civilians, and their families...
09 November 2023 Adm. Lisa Franchetti Shares Her Journey to Becoming Chief of Naval Operations WASHINGTON – In a small ceremony attended by family and colleagues, Adm. Lisa Franchetti was sworn in as the 33rd Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), the highest ranking officer of the United States Navy, Nov. 2...
09 November 2023 Lt. Cmdr. Receives Gold Star Award for Radar ATC Trainer Identify an issue and work to resolve it. That kind of work ethic exemplifies one of the most recent Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal winners, Lt. Cmdr. Sam Hughes, who worked with TechSolutions, at the Office of Naval Research (ONR) Global, to create a new, more efficient way to train radar...