22 May 2024 SECNAV Del Toro Names Two Future Guided Missile Destroyers (DDG 143) and (DDG 144) Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced the names of the Navy’s newest Arleigh Burke-class Guided Missile Destroyers, the future USS Richard J. Danzig (DDG 143) and the future USS Michael G. Mullen (DDG 144) during a U.S. Naval Academy Commencement Week ceremony, May 22...
22 May 2024 SECNAV Del Toro Discusses Building Comprehensive U.S. and Allied Maritime Power at National Maritime Day Ceremony Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro today reiterated his commitment to restoring the Nation’s vital strategic shipping and shipbuilding industry. ...
19 May 2024 SECNAV Del Toro Awards Navy Unit Commendation to USS Carney Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro awarded a Navy Unit Commendation (NUC) to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) for “outstanding performance against terrorist forces during their nearly eight-month deployment.”...
17 May 2024 SECNAV Del Toro Touts Strategic Partnerships and Education During Visit to Maine Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro met with academic leaders of the Maine Community College System, York County Community College (YCCC), and Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNSY) to discuss partnership efforts and tour the Center of Excellence for Manufacturing and the Trades (CEMT), May 17...
07 May 2024 SECNAV Del Toro Names Future Nuclear-Powered Attack Submarine USS Miami (SSN 811) with Gloria Estefan as Sponsor Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced that future Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarine SSN 811 will be named USS Miami. Secretary Del Toro made the announcement, May 7, during the official kickoff concert of the inaugural Fleet Week Miami, hosted by Blue Star Families...
06 May 2024 SECNAV Del Toro Issues “National Call to Maritime Service” During Fleet Week Miami Emphasizing the benefits and importance of service to our country, Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro issued a National Call to Maritime Service, during the kick off of the inaugural Fleet Week Miami today...
02 May 2024 SECNAV Names Future America-class Amphibious Assault Ship USS Helmand Province Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced that a future America-class amphibious assault ship will be named USS Helmand Province (LHA 10). Secretary Del Toro made the announcement, today, during the final day of Modern Day Marine 2024 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in...
30 April 2024 Innovative Union Agreement Brings Midwest Construction Workforce to Bear on SECNAV Shipbuilding Priorities Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro sent his Senior Advisor, Steve Brock, as his representative at the signing of the National Ship Building Supplemental Workforce Agreement in Cleveland, between the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers (IBB) and the Bartlett Maritime Corporation (BMC), a...
22 April 2024 SECNAV Del Toro Meets Members of the Biden Administration’s Rugby Diplomacy Initiative WASHINGTON – Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro today met the United States Naval Academy (USNA) Men’s and Women’s Rugby Team, helping to kick off the U.S. Rugby Diplomacy initiative...
19 April 2024 SECNAV Travels to Site of Francis Scott Key Bridge, Oversees Navy Equities Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro traveled to Baltimore to personally assess the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse site and visit with Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) and the established Unified Command (UC) while overseeing aligned Navy equities...