Under Secretary Modly’s Remarks at Naval Aviation Symposium
The following are Under Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly’s prepared remarks for the National Aviation Symposium at the National Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola, Florida, May 10, 2018. Thank you for the kind introduction, and thank you for the honor of addressing you today at this Naval Aviation Symposium. I recognize that the path …
New Foundational Training Courses Will Grow Better Enlisted Leaders
By Fleet Master Chief (SW/IW/AW) Russell Smith Manpower, Personnel, Training, and Education Fleet Master Chief We invest a lot of time and energy in the Navy in teaching, training, and maintaining technical competency, but our delivery of leader development training is not nearly as robust. We have room to improve our standardized leader development training delivery …
Faces of the Fleet
“Faces of the Fleet” is a collection of images of Sailors serving our country in the greatest and most technologically advanced Navy in the world. These fine men and women are leading from the deck plates and completing missions around the globe. This is your fleet and these are your Sailors! GO NAVY! Sailors proudly …
Navy Joins the Nation in Observing Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month
“Protecting Our People Protects Our Mission” was the theme of this year’s Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month. Taking on an active role throughout April, the Navy had an opportunity with initiatives and programs to reinforce the idea that our people are the most important strategic resource and that operational success depends on supporting our …
Your Navy Operating Forward – Baltic Sea, Red Sea, Philippine Sea
Right now your Navy is 100 percent on watch around the globe helping to preserve the American way of life. Whether it be operating and training off the coast of Spain or forward deployed to the Arabian Gulf, the flexibility and presence provided by our U.S. naval forces provides national leaders with great options for …
Faces of the Fleet
“Faces of the Fleet” is a collection of images of Sailors serving our country in the greatest and most technologically advanced Navy in the world. These fine men and women are leading from the deck plates and completing missions around the globe. This is your fleet and these are your Sailors! GO NAVY! Sailors proudly …
Birmingham Hosts Navy Week
Alabama’s “Magic City” hosted members of the U.S. Navy during Navy Week Birmingham, April 9-15 as both Sailors and residents interacted in a series of community outreach events. The Navy Week program serves as the Navy’s principal outreach effort into areas of the country without a significant Navy presence. The program is designed to help Americans understand …
Under Secretary Modly’s Keynote Remarks at Sea-Air-Space 2018
Under Secretary of the Navy Thomas B. Modly’s prepared remarks for the final Sea-Air-Space 2018 Exposition luncheon keynote address, delivered April 10, 2018. Thank you for the introduction and good afternoon. It is an honor to have the opportunity to speak with you today. It is also an honor and a privilege to have the …
Your Navy Operating Forward –
Right now your Navy is 100 percent on watch around the globe helping to preserve the American way of life. Whether it be operating and training off the coast of Spain or forward deployed to the Arabian Gulf, the flexibility and presence provided by our U.S. naval forces provides national leaders with great options for …
Win First and then Go to War
By Cmdr. Stephen Aldridge Commanding officer, USS Mason (DDG 87) “Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win.” This 2,500-year-old Sun Tzu maxim was the quote of the day in USS Mason’s Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016, plan of the day. As the …