UPDATED: Navy Will Scrap USS Bonhomme Richard
This post has been updated with additional historical details. The Navy decided to scrap the amphibious assault ship that burned…
VIDEO: SECNAV 2020 Thanksgiving Message
The following is the 2020 THanksgiving message from Secretary of the Navy Kenneth Braithwaite.…
USS Gerald R. Ford Making Steady Progress Ahead of Deployment
ABOARD AIRCRAFT CARRIER USS GERALD R. FORD – USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) has been in and out of port…
SECNAV Braithwaite Calls for New U.S. 1st Fleet Near Indian, Pacific Oceans
This post has been updated to include additional comments from Secretary Braithwaite and a subsequent statement from a Navy spokesman.…
SECNAV Braithwaite Calls for Light Carrier, ‘Joint Strike Frigate’ ; Sounds Alarm Over Chinese Naval Expansion
Navy Secretary Kenneth Braithwaite made a full-throated call for U.S. naval expansion, citing the growing Chinese Navy as the prime…
SECNAV Braithwaite Visits Palau as U.S. Courts More Partners in the Western Pacific
Navy Secretary Kenneth Braithwaite visited Palau during a weeklong swing through the Pacific, making him the second high-ranking Defense Department…
SECNAV Names Attack Boat After WWII USS Barb, DDG for Former SECNAV Lehman
Secretary of the Navy Kenneth Braithwaite named the next Virginia-class attack boat after the famed World War II-era submarine USS…
SECNAV Teases New Budget Overhaul, Strategies Set to Reshape Naval Operations
BALTIMORE, Md. – The maritime services are poised to release several documents in the next few weeks that will outline…
CNO Gilday Underwent Heart Surgery in August After Falling Ill on Run
The head of the Navy underwent heart surgery after falling ill on a run in mid-August, USNI News has learned.…
Slavonic Formally Tapped to Serve as Acting Under Secretary of the Navy
Greg Slavonic is now formally serving as the acting under secretary of the Navy, after having been “performing the duties…