19 December 2024 Navy Awards $3,459,276,000 Contract to Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation to Develop Successor to E-6B Mercury Aircraft E-130J will take over the no-fail Take Charge and Move Out nuclear deterrence mission...
17 December 2024 SECNAV Del Toro presents Tom Cruise with the Distinguished Public Service Award Tom Cruise, the U.S. Navy’s 36th Honorary Naval Aviator and staunch advocate for the U.S. Navy, was awarded the Department of the Navy Distinguished Public Service (DPS) Award for his dedication to the Navy. His efforts in the film industry have increased public awareness and appreciation for...
16 December 2024 Readout of Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti’s Meeting with NATO Supreme Allied Commander Transformation French Adm. Pierre Vandier Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti met with North Atlantic Treaty Organization Allied Command Transformation (NATO ACT) Supreme Allied Commander Transformation French Adm. Pierre Vandier, in the Pentagon for an office call, Dec. 13...
16 December 2024 SECNAV Del Toro Names Future Guided Missile Frigate USS Joy Bright Hancock (FFG 69) Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced that a future Constellation-class Guided Missile Frigate, FFG 69, will be named USS Joy Bright Hancock, Dec. 16. Secretary Del Toro made the announcement at the 11th Women, Peace and Security Symposium, hosted by the U.S. Naval War College in...
12 December 2024 SECNAV Del Toro Announces the Sponsors of the Future USS Charles J. French (DDG 142) will be the Director of OMB and Ms. Vanessa French Wilson Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced the sponsors of the future USS Charles J. French (DDG 142) will be the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Shalanda Young and the late French’s great niece, Ms. Vanessa French Wilson...
11 December 2024 Chief of Naval Operations to Commission New ‘Strike Group’ Mixed-Reality Experience at Navy Memorial Event - THURSDAY On the morning of Thursday, December 12, at the U.S. Navy Memorial in Washington DC, Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Lisa Franchetti, Commander, Navy Recruiting Command Rear Admiral James P. Waters, and other senior Navy leaders will formally commission the Navy’s new ‘Strike...
11 December 2024 California Energy Commission Grants $50 Million In Critical Funding for Long-Duration Energy Storage Projects at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton and Naval Base San Diego The California Energy Commission (CEC) approved two grants totaling $50 Million for Long-Duration Energy Storage (LDES) projects at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton and Naval Base San Diego at a meeting in San Francisco, Dec. 11...
11 December 2024 SECNAV Attends 2024 USNI Defense Forum Washington Conference Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro gave remarks at the 2024 U.S. Naval Institute (USNI) Defense Forum, Dec. 11, 2024...
11 December 2024 U.S. Navy Optimizes Basic Military Training Program to 9 Weeks GREAT LAKES, Ill. – The U.S. Navy has announced an optimization of its Basic Military Training (BMT) program, reducing the training schedule from 10 weeks to nine weeks effective January 2025. This transition supports the Chief of Naval Operations’ (CNO) Navigation Plan 2024, emphasizing...
06 December 2024 Chief of Naval Operations Highlights Robotic and Autonomous Systems with Visit to Orca Extra Large Unmanned Undersea Vehicle LONG BEACH, Calif. - Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Lisa Franchetti toured Boeing’s Orca Extra Large Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (XLUUV) manufacturing facility, met with Boeing contractors and Sailors assigned to Unmanned Undersea Vehicles Squadron (UUVRON) 3, and gave remarks about the...