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Top Stories 2021: Coast Guard

U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Karl Schultz speaks to the attendees at the commissioning of the USCGC Emlen Tunnell (WPC-1145) in Philadelphia on Oct. 15, 2021. Coast Guard Photo

This post is part of a series looking back at the top naval stories from 2021.

The past year saw a shift in the Coast Guard, as the maritime service focused on retention, its global presence and new partnerships with the Marines and the Navy.

In his third “State of the Coast Guard,” Adm. Karl Schultz spoke about the...

https://news.usni.org/2021/12/29/top-stories-2021-coast-guard

SECNAV Del Toro Sounds Alarm Over Chinese Illegal Fishing

Chinese fishing boats heading out to sea from Zhoushan in Zhejiang province

Illegal and unreported fishing “is happening on an industrial scale” around the globe and the culprit often is China’s subsidized fishing fleet, Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro said today.

Speaking Thursday at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, he added, “one in five fish” sold on international markets is illegally caught. Declining fish populations due to climate change and overfishing are having a...

https://news.usni.org/2021/12/16/secnav-del-toro-sounds-alarm-over-chinese-illegal-fishing

SECNAV Names Attack Boat After WWII USS Barb, DDG for Former SECNAV Lehman

Battle flag of USS Barb (SS-220) including the train the crew derailed in an operation to the Japanese home islands in World War II. USS Bowfin Submarine Museum and Park photo

Secretary of the Navy Kenneth Braithwaite named the next Virginia-class attack boat after the famed World War II-era submarine USS Barb (SS-220) and a new destroyer after former Navy Secretary John Lehman in a Tuesday ceremony.

Braithwaite announced the two new ship names during an event unveiling plans to construct a new...

https://news.usni.org/2020/10/13/secnav-names-attack-boat-after-wwii-uss-barb-ddg-for-former-secnav-lehman

VIDEO: Navy’s 245th Birthday Message

The following are messages from Secretary of the Navy Kenneth Braithwaite and Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday on the service’s 245th birthday.

The following is Gilday’s NAVADMIN message celebrating the Navy’s birthday.

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1. Shipmates, this year we are celebrating our 245th...

https://news.usni.org/2020/10/13/video-navys-245th-birthday-message

Message to the Department of the Navy from New Acting SECNAV McPherson

The following is the April 9, 2020 message from the new acting Secretary of the Navy James McPherson to the Department of the Navy.

To all of our Sailors, Marines, Civilians, and Military Families,

I am honored to return to the Navy-Marine Corps Team as your Acting Secretary.

From my years as an officer in the United States Navy, and my prior service as an enlisted Soldier in the United States Army, I am keenly aware of the sacrifices you make, and the dedication you show, every day in service to...

https://news.usni.org/2020/04/09/message-to-the-department-of-the-navy-from-new-acting-secnav-mcpherson

Marine Corps 2018 Birthday Messages from CMC Neller, SECNAV Spencer

The following are 2018 messages from Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Robert Neller and Secretary of Navy Richard V. Spencer on the occasion of the Marine Corps’ 243rd Birthday.

Gen. Robert NellerMESSAGE FROM THE COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS

As we celebrate our 243rd birthday, Marines remain in combat, forward-deployed throughout the world confronting every challenge with courage, loyalty, and faithfulness. Each year on this day, we renew our resolve to be the most ready when the Nation is least...

https://news.usni.org/2018/11/09/marine-corps-2018-birthday-messages-cmc-neller-secnav-spencer

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