28 September 2023 SECNAV Takes Accountability Actions Following Red Hill Investigation Secretary Del Toro issued Secretarial Letters of Censure (SLOCs) to three Navy flag officers who were in leadership roles connected to the fuel spills at Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility and subsequent contamination of the water distribution system at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam...
28 September 2023 Readout of U.S. Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti’s Meeting with Romania’s Chief of Defense Staff Gen. Daniel Petrescu Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti met with Romania’s Chief of Defense Staff Gen. Daniel Petrescu in the Pentagon, Sept. 28, 2023...
28 September 2023 No U.S. Injuries Following IRGC Navy Lazing Incident at Sea MANAMA, Bahrain — Statement from U.S. Naval Forces Central Command Spokesman Cmdr. Rick Chernitzer:...
26 September 2023 SECNAV Del Toro Calls for a New, Bold Maritime Statecraft in Era of Intense Strategic Competition Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro today called for a “new maritime statecraft” to prevail in an era of intense strategic competition, during remarks at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, Sept. 26...
25 September 2023 Readout of the DON STB Fall Meeting On Sept. 22, Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro hosted Department of the Navy Science and Technology Board (DON STB) Chair former Secretary of the Navy Dr. Richard Danzig and members for their first meeting at the Pentagon...
25 September 2023 USS Alabama (SSBN 731) Commanding Officer Relieved The commanding officer of USS Alabama (SSBN 731) (Blue Crew), Cmdr. Michael Lyle, was relieved of command Sep. 22, 2023, by Rear Adm. Nicholas Tilbrook, Commander, Submarine Group 9, due to a loss of confidence in his ability to command...
22 September 2023 VCNO Hosts 25th International Seapower Symposium in Newport Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti welcomed international heads of Navy and Coast Guard from nearly 100 nations at the U.S. Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island, September 19-22, for the 25th International Seapower Symposium (ISS)...
19 September 2023 First Phase of the MAGPIE Weather and Climate Experiment Completed in Barbados WASHINGTON — The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) completed its contribution to the Moisture and Aerosol Gradients/Physics of Inversion Evolution (MAGPIE) program, the first phase of an 18-month mission in Barbados...
18 September 2023 Assistant Secretary of the Navy Berger Kicks off Climate Week NYC with JROTC Students at Intrepid Sea, Air, and Space Museum NEW YORK — Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy, Installations, & Environment and Chief Sustainability Officer Meredith Berger started Climate Week NYC Youth Day by meeting with Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (JROTC) students at the Intrepid Sea, Air, and Space Museum...
17 September 2023 SECNAV Names Ship After American Abolitionist, Social Activist Harriet Tubman Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Carlos Del Toro announced today that a future John Lewis-class oiler, T-AO 205-class, will be named after American abolitionist and social activist Harriet Tubman, Sept. 17...