The following is the Aug. 9, 2023, memo from Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro, Department of the Navy Two-Year Review. Read More
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SECNAV Del Toro: Names Ship after Navy SEAL, Alaska Native
Engineman Seaman Solomon Atkinson smiles for a picture in 1952. US Navy Photo
Future Navajo-class Towing, Salvage and Rescue ship will bear the name USNS Solomon Atkinson (T-ATS-12), in honor of the Alaskan native and Navy SEAL, the Navy announced Monday. Read More
Navy Secretary Names Fourth Frigate After Revolutionary Hero Marquis de Lafayette
Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced that a future Constellation-class guided-missile frigate will be named USS Lafayette (FFG-65) while in Paris. US Navy Photo
The Navy is naming its fourth Constellation-class frigate in honor of Marquis de Lafayette, a Frenchman who helped the United States win the Revolutionary War against the British.
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USNS Maury to be Renamed in Honor of Geologist Who Mapped Atlantic Ocean
Pathfinder-class ship USNS Maury (T-AGS 66) in 2016.
A Pathfinder-class oceanographic survey ship, named after a Navy oceanographer and a former Confederate, will now bear the name USNS Marie Tharp (T-AGS-66), the Navy announced late Wednesday. Read More
SECNAV, Navy Maritime Intel Director Give Warnings About Illegal Chinese Fishing
Japanese fishing enforcement interdicts an illegal Chinese fishing boat in 2013.
China must be held accountable for threatening world food security as its globally operating fishing fleet hauls in illegal catch from other nations’ waters, the Navy’s top intelligence officer said at a regional maritime conference in Panama last week. Read More
Navy Lays Out New Policy For 21-Day Administrative Leave for Abortion and Reproductive Care
Sailors stand security watch as the Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) gets underway on Sept. 11, 2020, in Yokosuka, Japan. US Navy photo.
Sailors and Marines who need to go out of state for an abortion will have 21 days to travel and undergo the procedure, according to new Navy guidance published this week. Read More
Virginia Attack Boat SSN-808 to be Named for Former Navy Secretary John Dalton
Virginia-class submarine with the Virginia Payload Module
Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro will name the future Virginia-class nuclear attack boat SSN-808 after a former Navy secretary, the sea service announced Tuesday. Read More
Coast Guard: Illegal Fishing Has Surpassed Piracy as a Global Threat
Japanese fishing enforcement interdicts an illegal Chinese fishing boat in 2013.
Illegal fishing has surpassed piracy as a Coast Guard global concern in the maritime domain, the service’s top officer overseeing response policy said Wednesday.
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SECNAV Del Toro Names Future Destroyer After MoH Recipient Thomas Gunning Kelley
Thomas Gunning Kelley
ARLINGTON, Va. – The future guided-missile destroyer DDG-140 will be named after Medal of Honor recipient retired Navy Capt. Thomas Gunning Kelley, Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced on Wednesday. Read More
SECNAV Del Toro Names Future Survey Ship After Titanic Discoverer Robert Ballard
Pathfinder-class ship USNS Maury (T-AGS 66) in 2016.
A future Pathfinder-class oceanographic survey ship was named after the deep sea explorer who discovered the final resting place of RMS Titanic, the Navy announced on Wednesday. Read More
