26 July 2024 U.S. Navy to Christen Guided-Missile Destroyer Future USS Patrick Gallagher The Navy will christen the future USS Patrick Gallagher (DDG 127), during an 11:00 EST ceremony Saturday, July 27, in Bath, Maine.The Honorable Sean Fleming, Ireland’s Minister of State for the Department of Foreign Affairs (International Development and Diaspora), will deliver the principal
26 July 2024 CNO Visits Indo-Pacific for Second Time, Strengthens Regional Ties Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Lisa Franchetti visited Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia (FSM); Perth, Australia; and Manila, Philippines, to meet with partner navies, government and military leaders, and attend the 2024 Indian Ocean Defense & Security (IODS) Conference, July
26 July 2024 Readout of Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti’s Meeting with Senior Defense Officials in the Philippines Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti met with Philippine Secretary of National Defense Gilberto Teodoro; Chief of Staff Armed Forces of the Philippines Gen. Romeo S. Brawner Jr.; and Philippine Navy Flag Officer-in-Command Vice Adm. Toribio Adaci in Manila, July 26.
26 July 2024 Navy Focuses on Shipbuilding, Restoring Capacity to Build With maritime statecraft in mind and building on the Secretary of the Navy’s prioritization of shipbuilding, the Navy is establishing a Direct Reporting Program Manager for Maritime Industrial Base (DRPM-MIB) next month. This role will help to oversee investments in ship and submarine