Tag Archives: CNO Adm. Michael Gilday

CNO Gilday: Keeping Littoral Combat Ships Nimble Key to Pacific Deployments, No Plans for 1st Fleet in Singapore

July 28, 2021 12:03 PM

An MH-60S Knight Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 21 (HSC 21) lands on the flight deck of the independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Tulsa (LCS-16) on July 5, 2021. US Navy Photo

KUALA LUMPUR — The Navy is making Littoral Combat Ship deployments in the Indo-Pacific region more flexible and unpredictable, allowing the service to respond to impromptu engagement opportunities and ensuring the LCS are not tied to any fixed location for too long, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday said during a media conference call on Wednesday in conjunction with his official visit to Singapore. Read More →

SWOBOSS: Bonhomme Richard Blaze Prompted Navy to Add More Fire Marshalls, Training

By: Sam LaGrone

July 24, 2021 11:05 AM

A firefighter working on the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) fire on July 15, 2020. US Navy Photo

THE PENTAGON – Lessons from the fire that took out a 40,000-ton U.S. warship are trickling out into the fleet a year after the blaze, the head of U.S. Naval Surface Force told reporters this week. Read More →

Lawmakers Say Latest Shipbuilding Plan Doesn’t do Enough to Counter China

By: John Grady

July 21, 2021 5:44 PM

USS Makin Island (LHD-8), back, and the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG-52) transit the South China Sea on April 9, 2021. US Navy Photo

The Biden administration’s budget request, which would decommission ships while ramping up Navy investments for 2045 fails to counter China now, two key lawmakers said Wednesday. Read More →

With No Long Range Plans in FY 22 Budget, Lawmakers Relying on ‘Best Judgement’ to Fund Navy

By: John Grady

July 20, 2021 8:56 PM

Moon over U.S. Capitol on Nov. 13, 2016. NASA Photo

Congress has been asked to make major decisions on the Navy’s funding with limited information on the service’s future, two lawmakers said on Tuesday. Read More →

CNO Gilday Says With Current Budget, Cutting Ships Necessary for Navy Long-term

By: Courtney Mabeus

July 20, 2021 7:14 PM

USS Bunker Hill (CG-52) transits the Indian Ocean during a surface target exercise on March 12, 2021. US Navy Photo

As Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday prepares for a battle with lawmakers over a divisive plan to strike more than a dozen vessels from the fleet, the service’s top officer said Tuesday that he’s using investments to prepare for the fleet emerging in 2025. Read More →

SECNAV Nominee Del Toro Supports Growing U.S. Fleet as China Expands Influence

By: Mallory Shelbourne

July 13, 2021 4:06 PM

Sailors aboard Chinese missile destroyer Xi’an during the military parade marking Russia’s Navy Day on the sea near Kronshtadt islet off the shore of St. Petersburg, Russia on July 28, 2019. Xinhua Photo

President Joe Biden’s nominee to serve as the Navy’s top civilian had a congenial confirmation hearing on Tuesday before the Senate Armed Services Committee, with the nominee echoing calls for a larger fleet to balance out a rising China. Read More →

SECNAV Nominee Del Toro’s Written Statements to the Senate

July 13, 2021 10:35 AM

The following is the written statement and answers Advance Policy Questions to the Senate Armed Services Committee prepared for the July 13, 2021 nomination hearing for Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro. Read More →

Navy Outlines Planning, Execution Failures in Cruiser Modernization Program

By: Mallory Shelbourne

July 8, 2021 6:39 PM

Guided-missile cruiser USS Hué City (CG-66) was inducted into the Cruiser Modernization program on Oct. 3, 2019. US Navy Photo

The Navy’s push to retire seven guided-missile cruisers stems from management and planning in its original modernization program that caused exorbitant cost growth, according to service officials. Read More →

SECNAV Nominee Del Toro Will Appear Before Senate Next Week Ahead of Budget Markups

By: Mallory Shelbourne

July 7, 2021 6:05 PM

NASA Photo

The nominee to serve as the top Navy civilian will appear before the Senate next week, as Congress prepares to mark up the annual defense spending and policy bills. Read More →

CNO Gilday: Tight Budgets Require Balance Between Readiness, Modernization

By: Mallory Shelbourne

June 30, 2021 7:43 PM

Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Mike Gilday tours Bath Iron Works with Sen. Susan Collins and Sen. Angus King on May 10, 2021. US Navy Photo

While the Navy is focused on readiness to prevent the pitfalls of an overworked and untrained force, it must also manage the need for modernization with maintaining the current fleet, the service’s top officer said today. Read More →

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Tag Archives: CNO Adm. Michael Gilday

CNO Gilday: Keeping Littoral Combat Ships Nimble Key to Pacific Deployments, No Plans for 1st Fleet in Singapore

SWOBOSS: Bonhomme Richard Blaze Prompted Navy to Add More Fire Marshalls, Training

Lawmakers Say Latest Shipbuilding Plan Doesn’t do Enough to Counter China

With No Long Range Plans in FY 22 Budget, Lawmakers Relying on ‘Best Judgement’ to Fund Navy

CNO Gilday Says With Current Budget, Cutting Ships Necessary for Navy Long-term

SECNAV Nominee Del Toro Supports Growing U.S. Fleet as China Expands Influence

SECNAV Nominee Del Toro’s Written Statements to the Senate

Navy Outlines Planning, Execution Failures in Cruiser Modernization Program

SECNAV Nominee Del Toro Will Appear Before Senate Next Week Ahead of Budget Markups

CNO Gilday: Tight Budgets Require Balance Between Readiness, Modernization

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