12 October 2023 SECNAV Names Future U.S. Navy Ship After the City of Philadelphia Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Carlos Del Toro announced that a future San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock will be named USS Philadelphia (LPD 32) at Independence Hall, during Philadelphia Navy and Marine Corps Week, Oct. 12...
11 October 2023 SECNAV Visits Navy Additive Manufacturing Center of Excellence Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro visited Danville, Va. to attend the third annual Accelerated Training in Defense Manufacturing (ATDM) and Navy Additive Manufacturing Center of Excellence (AM COE) Summit, Oct. 11...
07 October 2023 SECNAV Del Toro Awards Posthumous Promotion to Cmdr. William C. McCool Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Carlos Del Toro posthumously promoted Cmdr. William “Willie” C. McCool to the rank of Captain, Oct. 7, 2023. Secretary Del Toro announced the promotion during halftime at the Navy-North Texas football game at the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium...
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...
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...
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...
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...
14 September 2023 SECNAV Establishes DON Science and Technology Board Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced today the establishment of the Department of the Navy’s Science and Technology Board (DON STB) federal advisory committee. ...