26 October 2023 SECNAV Del Toro Releases One Navy-Marine Corps Team: Advancing Department of the Navy Priorities WASHINGTON – Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro released his updated strategic guidance today – One Navy-Marine Corps Team: Advancing Department of the Navy Priorities. The document informs activities within the Department of the Navy to include planning, investments, budgeting, and...
26 October 2023 US Navy and MDA Successfully Intercept Multiple Targets in Integrated Air and Missile Defense Test U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS CARL M. LEVIN (DDG 120) successfully intercepted multiple targets in an Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) test executed by the U.S. Navy Program Executive Office Integrated Warfare Systems and the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) from the Pacific...
25 October 2023 USS Savannah Conducts Live-Fire Demonstration USS Savannah (LCS 28) conducts a live-fire demonstration in the Eastern Pacific Ocean utilizing a containerized launching system that fired an SM-6 missile from the ship at a designated target...
23 October 2023 SECNAV Marks the 40th Anniversary of Beirut Bombings Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Carlos Del Toro spoke at the 40th Annual Beirut Memorial Observance at the Beirut Memorial, Lejeune Memorial Gardens, on Oct. 23...
19 October 2023 VCNO Visits Sailors, Defense Industry in Newport Newport, R.I. – Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti traveled to Newport, R.I., to tour Navy facilities and visit with Sailors and defense industry leaders, Oct. 19...
18 October 2023 Service Chiefs from US Navy, Royal Navy, and US Marine Corps Sign Revised Strategic Charter, Strengthening the Special Relationship Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti and Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Eric Smith embarked HMS Prince of Wales (PWLS) and met with Royal Navy First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff Adm. Sir Ben Key to sign an updated strategic charter, Oct. 18...
17 October 2023 Navy, Marine Corps Will Celebrate 250th Birthday in Philadelphia Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced that the Navy and Marine Corps will celebrate their 250th Birthday in 2025 in the city of Philadelphia. Secretary Del Toro made the announcement on the U.S. Navy’s 248th Birthday, Oct. 13. ...
12 October 2023 USS Lake Erie CO Relief Rear Adm. Christopher Alexander, commander, Carrier Strike Group (CSG) Nine relieved Capt. Danielle DeFant as commanding officer of the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Erie (CG 70), Oct. 12, 2023, due to a loss of confidence in her ability to command...
12 October 2023 Readout of U.S. Under Secretary of the Navy Honorable Erik Raven, Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti’s Meeting with the Mayor of Yokosuka, the Honorable Katsuaki Kamiji Vice Chief of Naval Operations Spokesperson Cmdr. Desiree Frame provided the following readout:...
12 October 2023 SECNAV Names Future U.S. Navy Ship After the City of Philadelphia Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Carlos Del Toro announced that a future San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock will be named USS Philadelphia (LPD 32) at Independence Hall, during Philadelphia Navy and Marine Corps Week, Oct. 12...