20 January 2023 CNO Travels to France, Romania for Strategic Engagements Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Mike Gilday and his wife, Linda, visited France and Romania, Jan. 16-20, to meet with service members, government officials, and military leaders...
19 January 2023 Navy Updates Parental Leave Policy The Navy announced an update to the parental leave policy that extended parental leave to 12 weeks after the birth, adoption, or accepted placement of a child for long-term foster care. Parental Leave must be taken within the one-year period after the qualifying event...
19 January 2023 USS Mesa Verde Commanding Officer Relieved On Jan. 18, Rear. Adm. Tom Williams, Commander Expeditionary Strike Group Two (ESG-2), relieved Capt. Michael D. Nordeen, commanding officer of San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19), due to loss of confidence in Nordeen’s ability to command...
19 January 2023 USS Carney (DDG 64) Commanding Officer Relieved On Jan. 18, 2023, Capt. Jennifer Blakeslee, commodore, Naval Surface Squadron 14 (CNSS 14), based in Mayport, Fla., relieved Cmdr. Alexa Jenkins, commanding officer of USS Carney (DDG 64), due to loss of confidence in her ability to command...
12 January 2023 SECNAV Names Future Arleigh Burke-class Destroyer after MoH recipient Captain Thomas G. Kelley WASHINGTON – Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Carlos Del Toro announced during the Surface Navy Association Symposium that future Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer DDG-140 will be named USS Thomas G. Kelley (DDG 140)...
11 January 2023 USS Iwo Jima to Hold Change of Command NORFOLK, Va. - The Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) is scheduled to hold a change of command ceremony, Jan. 20...
10 January 2023 SECNAV Announces Sponsors for the Future USS Telesforo Trinidad WASHINGTON – Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Carlos Del Toro announced the sponsors for the future Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Telesforo Trinidad (DDG 139), Jan. 10 during a celebration at the Rayburn House Office Building...
23 December 2022 Secretary of Defense Makes Holiday Calls to Service Members WASHINGTON - Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III spoke today over video-teleconference with service members from each branch of the armed forces to thank them and wish them happy holidays...
21 December 2022 SECNAV Awards Navy Cross to Retired Korean War Veteran WASHINGTON – Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Carlos Del Toro has awarded the Navy Cross to retired Navy Capt. E. Royce Williams for his actions on November 18, 1952...
21 December 2022 SECNAV Names Future Oceanographic Survey Ship USNS Robert Ballard WASHINGTON – Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Carlos Del Toro announced today that a future Pathfinder-class oceanographic survey ship will be named USNS Robert Ballard (T-AGS 67)...