JUNE 24, 2024 – Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro traveled to Madrid, Spain, strengthening a strategic partnership by conducting a series of engagements. Secretary Del Toro met with servicemembers, U.S. and Spanish key leaders, and announced the name of the future USS Galvez, June 20-22. Secretary Del Toro visited U.S. Embassy Madrid where he met with U.S. Ambassador to … [Read more...]
Navy Top Scientists, Engineers Recognized for Excellence
Pictured with Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division Technical Director, Dale Sisson Jr., P.E., SES, are Dr. Udayan Bhapkar, Lindsey Klunder, James Latourell and William "Jack" Smith members of the Aurora Software Foundry Joint Laser Deconfliction Safety Software Team and Cory Willoughby, member of the AN/SPY-6(V) 1 Radar Aegis Baseline 10 Test Team. Both teams were … [Read more...]
Navy Names Ship After Narragansett Tribe of Rhode Island
JUNE 20, 2024 – Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced today that a future Navajo-class Towing, Salvage, and Rescue (T-ATS) ship will be named USNS Narragansett in honor of the Narragansett Indian Tribe of Rhode Island, June 18. Secretary Del Toro made the announcement on the 90th Anniversary of the Indian Reorganization Act. The Indian Reorganization Act, signed … [Read more...]
Navy Rescues Crew from Vessel Struck by Houthis
JUNE 17, 2024 – Sailors assigned to the Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group (IKECSG) airlifted the crew of a merchant vessel attacked by Iranian-backed Houthis in the Red Sea, June 15. The Liberian-flagged, Greek-owned bulk cargo carrier M/V Tutor was struck by an Iranian-back Houthi uncrewed surface vessel (USV) while sailing in the international waters of the … [Read more...]
SECNAV Travels to Argentina
Thank you @USEmbArgentina for the warm welcome. I cant think of a better way to start my visit to Argentina than to reenlist one our Sailors and meet with the service members - from DoD and DoS - working at the Embassy! JUNE 17, 2024 – Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro continued his visit to South America with a series of engagements in Buenos Aires, Argentina, … [Read more...]




