Navy will sideline 17 MSC ships to ease mariner stress
Under a plan approved Oct. 30 by Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro, and disclosed by the Navy yesterday, the U.S. Military Sealift Command (MSC) is to sideline 17 ships to
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Del Toro reiterates call for new investment in U.S. shipyards
“Over the past forty years, America’s maritime shipbuilding capabilities and capacity have atrophied,” said Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro, in a keynote speech at a Navy League Sea Air Space
SECNAV urges Korean shipbuilders to invest in U.S. shipyards
Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro has been meeting with top South Korean shipbuilding executives and making the case for them to create American subsidiaries and invest in integrated U.S. commercial
SECNAV directs comprehensive Navy shipbuilding review
Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro has directed newly-confirmed Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development & Acquisition (ASN RD&A) Nickolas Guertin and Commander Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Vice
SECNAV leads inaugural meeting of Government Shipbuilders Council
Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro kicked off the inaugural meeting of the Government Shipbuilders Council (GSC) at the Coast Guard Yard in Baltimore, Nov. 16. Despite its name, the new
Navy awards multi-year contracts for nine Flight III destroyers
The Navy yesterday awarded multi-year construction contracts for nine DDG 51 class destroyers. Three will be built at GD Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, one each in FY 2023, 2024, and 2026.
Rear Adm. Yvette Davids nominated as next U.S. Naval Academy superintendent
Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro and Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michael M. Gilday have nominated Rear Adm. Yvette Davids for appointment to the rank of vice admiral and assignment
Biden announces SECNAV pick
President Biden announced on Friday that he intends to nominate retired U.S. Navy Commander Carlos Del Toro as Secretary of the Navy. Born in Havana, Cuba, Carlos Del Toro immigrated to the
Navy won’t reinstate Crozier as Roosevelt commanding officer
The Navy is not going to reinstate Capt. Brett Crozier as the USS Theodore Roosevelt’s commanding officer and the promotion of Rear Adm. Stuart Baker for a second star has been delayed
Bilden withdraws from SECNAV consideration
FEBRUARY 27, 2017—President Trump’s choice for the Secretary of the Navy, Philip Bilden, has withdrawn his name from consideration, according to media reports. As we previously reported, in nominating Bilden, a former