22 June 2023 SECNAV Urges Leaders to Continue Efforts to Foster Culture of Belonging at DEI Summit Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Carlos Del Toro hosted a Department of the Navy (DON) Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Summit, June 22, with senior DON, Navy, and Marine Corps leaders...
08 June 2023 SECNAV Addresses Leadership Development, Culture of Belonging at ANSO Eastern Regional Symposium Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro stressed the importance of leadership development at all levels of service and fostering a culture of belonging to deliver forces capable of winning against any adversary at the 2023 Association of Naval Services Officers (ANSO) Eastern Regional Symposium...
15 May 2023 SECNAV Names Navy’s First-in-Class Expeditionary Medical Ship after National Naval Medical Center Bethesda Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Carlos Del Toro announced USNS Bethesda (EMS 1) as the name for the lead ship in the new Expeditionary Medical Ship (EMS(X)) class of ships during his mental health awareness month video, May 15. EMS(X) will now be referred to as the Bethesda Class Expeditionary...
01 May 2023 SECNAV Renames United States Naval Academy Superintendent’s Quarters after Admiral Farragut During the 2023 U.S. Naval Academy (USNA) Alumni Leadership Forum, Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Carlos Del Toro announced April 29 that the formerly named Buchanan House, the official quarters of the Naval Academy’s superintendent, has been renamed Farragut House...
17 March 2023 SECNAV Challenges DON Leadership to Champion Navy-Marine Corps Resilience, Readiness Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Carlos Del Toro hosted a Department of Navy (DON) Resilience off-site March 17 with senior Navy and Marine Corps leaders to discuss opportunities and identify action items that will promote well-being, improve quality of life, advance integrated prevention, and...
08 March 2023 SECNAV Renames Pathfinder-class Oceanographic Survey Ship USNS Maury after Marie Tharp Today, on International Women’s Day, Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Carlos Del Toro announced that the Pathfinder-class oceanographic survey ship formerly named USNS Maury (T-AGS 66) has been renamed USNS Marie Tharp (T-AGS 66)...
28 February 2023 SECNAV Names Future Virginia-class Nuclear-Powered Attack Submarine after 70th Secretary of the Navy John H. Dalton WASHINGTON – Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Carlos Del Toro announced during the U.S. Naval Academy’s Submarine Officer Selectee Dinner that future Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarine SSN-808 will be named USS John H. Dalton (SSN 808)...
27 February 2023 SECNAV Renames Ticonderoga-class Guided Missile Cruiser USS Chancellorsville after Robert Smalls WASHINGTON –Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Carlos Del Toro announced today that the Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser formerly named USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) will be renamed USS Robert Smalls (CG 62)...
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...
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...