12 November 2022 SECNAV Participates in New York City Veterans Day Events NEW YORK — Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Carlos Del Toro visited New York Nov. 9–11 to participate in a number of events related to the 247 th Marine Corps Birthday and Veterans Day...
19 October 2022 Secretary Del Toro Awards Posthumous Promotion WASHINGTON – Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro posthumously promoted Cmdr. Brian Bourgeois, commanding officer, SEAL Team 8, to the rank of Captain earlier this month...
03 October 2022 SECNAV Reinforces DoD Commitment to Island Nations WASHINGTON – Secretary of the Navy, the Honorable Carlos Del Toro recently participated in two events focused on furthering the United States' relationships with island networks and island nations around the world...
23 August 2022 Department of Navy Announces Office of Force Resiliency, Commits to Culture Change The Department of the Navy (DON) renamed the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office to the Office of Force Resiliency (OFR), Aug. 23. This change better reflects the expanded role in implementation and oversight of Department-wide prevention and response efforts...
15 July 2022 Navy Takes Accountability Actions after USS Bonhomme Richard Fire Investigation WASHINGTON - The U.S. Navy completed the accountability actions in support of the command investigation into the July 2020 fire aboard USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, Adm. Samuel Paparo, the Consolidated Disposition Authority (CDA), made individual disposition decisions...
14 July 2022 Secretary Del Toro Hosts Small Business Roundtable WASHINGTON – Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro chaired a roundtable with major buying commands, small business managers, contracting officers and senior leadership to discuss the Department of the Navy’s Office of Small Business Programs’ (OSBP) acquisition priorities and opportunities, July 13...
30 June 2022 DON Implements Policy to Protect Sexual Assault Victims from Discipline The Department of the Navy implemented a Safe-to-Report Policy for victims of sexual assault on June 29, eliminating a critical barrier to service member reporting of sexual assault...
29 June 2022 DON Implements No Wrong Door Policy to Improve Victim Response Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro directed a No Wrong Door Policy for victims of sexual assault, sexual harassment and domestic abuse on Friday, June 24...
13 June 2022 SECNAV Issues Letters of Censure WASHINGTON – Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Carlos Del Toro issued Secretarial Letters of Censure (SLOC) to three U.S. Marine Corps officers and two U.S. Navy officers who were in leadership roles during the Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAV) tragedy on July 30, 2020, which resulted in the death of...
10 June 2022 SECNAV Names Future Arleigh Burke-class Destroyer USS J. William Middendorf WASHINGTON – Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Carlos Del Toro announced today, during the Naval War College commencement, that future Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer DDG-138 will be named USS J. William Middendorf (DDG 138)...