11 December 2023 SECNAV Delivers Remarks at the Keel Plate Unveiling Ceremony for the future USS J. William Middendorf (DDG 138) Good afternoon, everyone. It is an honor to join you here at the Naval War College.Thank you, Ambassador Middendorf, for joining us today, and for your decades of public service to our Nation—including your time at the helm of our Department as the 62nd Secretary of the Navy. It is wonderful to see...