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CNO, SECNAV 244th Navy Birthday Messages

CNO, SECNAV 244th Navy Birthday Messages

The following are written and video messages from Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday and the video message from Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer on the occasion of the Navy’s 244th birthday. Read More

U.S. Navy Turns 239: Pass the Cake

U.S. Navy Turns 239: Pass the Cake

The U.S. Navy was founded on Oct. 13, 1775 by an act of the Continental Congress which resolved, “that a swift sailing vessel, to carry ten carriage guns, and a proportionable number of swivels, with eighty men, be fitted, with all possible despatch,” read the act. Read More