04 October 2023 Readout of U.S. 6th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Thomas Ishee Meeting with Royal Navy Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Andrew Burns NAPLES, Italy – U.S. 6th Fleet Spokesperson Cmdr. Richlyn Ivey provided the following readout:...
04 October 2023 Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility Community Representation Initiative Convenes Today JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii – The Department of the Navy (DON) and Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), in partnership with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), are meeting with the newly formed Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility (RHBFSF) Community Representation Initiative (CRI)...
03 October 2023 SECNAV Del Toro Names Future Nuclear-Powered Attack Submarine USS San Francisco (SSN 810) Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro, today, announced that the future Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarine SSN 810 will be named USS San Francisco...
03 October 2023 SECNAV Del Toro Tours Historic West Coast Facility, Explores Ways to Increase Shipyard Capacity in the Pacific A week after calling for a new, bold maritime statecraft, Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro and key members of his team visited the Mare Island Dry Dock, located on the historic Mare Island Shipyard, in Vallejo, Calif., Oct. 2...
29 September 2023 Navy to Commission Future Littoral Combat Ship Augusta The Navy will commission the future USS Augusta (LCS 34) as the newest Independence-variant littoral combat ship (LCS) during a 10:00 a.m. EST ceremony on Saturday, Sept. 30, in Eastport, Maine...
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...