Topic: Richard V. Spencer

Kenneth J. Braithwaite, appointed by President Donald Trump in 2017 as U.S. ambassador to Norway, was sworn in Friday as Secretary of the U.S. Navy.

The Navy's new Acting Secretary sent an open letter to Navy personnel and their families ensuring he would do "everything in my power to support your efforts and safety, and the safety and well-being of your families."

Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas B. Modly resigned Tuesday after calling the aircraft carrier captain he fired last week " stupid" in an address to the ship's crew.

President Donald Trump plans to formally nominate U.S. Ambassador to Norway Kenneth Braithwaite to be Navy secretary, the White House announced Friday.

Acting U.S. Navy Secretary Thomas Modly said the Navy continues to look to a 355-vessel fleet, adding that the branch either needs a plan to get there or to change the size and identify a new plan.

Former NASA administrator Maj. Gen. Charles F. Bolden and Caroline Kennedy are expected to attend the christening of the future USS John F. Kennedy this Saturday in Newport News, Virginia.

Defense Secretary Mark Esper asked for the resignation of Navy Secretary Richard V. Spencer on Sunday citing his handling of the case of a Navy SEAL found guilty of posing for photos with a dead prisoner of war.

US Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer on Saturday denied reports that he had threatened to resign after President Donald Trump intervened in the case of demoted Navy SEAL Edward Gallagher.

The U.S. Navy will christen the USS Oregon, its newest Virginia-class attack submarine in Groton, Conn., and commission the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Cincinnati in Gulfport, Miss., this Saturday.

The U.S. Navy's 15th littoral combat ship, the Freedom-class USS Billings, will be commissioned Saturday at Naval Air Station Key West, with Lockheed Martin already contracted for the vessel's post shakedown availability.