Silent Drill Platoon Marines with Marine Barrack Washington rehearse before their performance at Independence Hall as part of Navy-Marine Week Philadelphia on October 12, 2023. Marines are participating in numerous events throughout the city of Philadelphia to increase awareness and establish lasting relationships with communities throughout the area. (U.S. Marine Corps photo … [Read more...]
Navy, Marines, and Royal Navy Sign Strategic Charter
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 18, 2023) – Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti, Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Eric Smith, and Royal Navy First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff Adm. Sir Ben Key tour the HMS Prince of Wales (R09), Oct. 18. While aboard, Franchetti, Smith and Key signed a Delivering Combined Seapower (DCS) charter, which is intended to achieve the … [Read more...]
Navy Will Celebrate 250th Birthday in Philadelphia
OCTOBER 17, 2023 - Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced that the Navy and Marine Corps will celebrate their 250th Birthday in 2025 in the city of Philadelphia. Secretary Del Toro made the announcement on the U.S. Navy’s 248th Birthday, Oct. 13. “There is no place we would rather be to celebrate 250 years of our Navy and Marine Corps team’s service in defense of … [Read more...]
Navy Commissions USS Hyman G. Rickover (SSN 795)
OCTOBER 16, 2023 - The Navy commissioned the fast-attack Virginia-class submarine USS Hyman G. Rickover (SSN 795) in a traditional ceremony held October 14, at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut. Darleen Greenert, Rickover’s sponsor, Navy veteran, and wife of former Chief of Naval Operations Jonathan Greenert, highlighted the sacrifice of military … [Read more...]
248th Navy Birthday Celebrated in San Antonio
Oct. 13, 2023, marks the Navy's 248th Birthday. The central theme of this year's celebration is "248 Years of Power, Presence, and Protection,” which highlights the U.S. Navy’s historical and long-standing commitment to being forward deployed, highly trained, and dedicated to defending American interests at sea, on land, and in the sky. Beginning with the establishment of … [Read more...]