Not long after midnight on June 5, 1968, Senator Robert F. Kennedy (D-NY) was shot and mortally wounded in the Los Angeles Ambassador Hotel. He had just delivered a victory speech after winn…
3,960 viewsService secretaries from the Army, Navy and Air Force talked about national security threats, readiness challenges, and the presidential transition process at the Pentagon. In addition, the …
481 viewsNavy Secretary Ray Mabus spoke at a National Press Club luncheon on his top priorities for the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. Those include shipbuilding, energy security, and personnel. He also…
456 viewsA memorial service was held in McKenzie Arena for the sailor and four Marines killed in the July 16, 2015, attack of two military recruiting and reserve centers in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
468 viewsVice President Biden gave the commencement address to the 2015 graduating class at the U.S. Naval Academy and shook the hands with the graduates as they were given their diplomas. He was pre…
1,835 viewsNavy Secretary Ray Mabus talked about the budgetary and resource challenges facing U.S. maritime services. He said that one of the advantages of using drones is that they get to areas that t…
437 viewsTop commanders from the four military branches testified about their program requests in the fiscal year 2016 budget requests for the Department of Defense. Each witness warned of the contin…
4,817 viewsNavy Secretary Raymond Mabus, Naval Operations Chief Admiral John Greenert, and Marine Corps Commandant General Joseph Dunford testified at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the N…
806 viewsSecretary of Defense Chuck Hagel gave the commencement address to the 2014 graduating class of the U.S. Naval Academy. Secretary Hagel spoke about leadership and the challenges facing the Na…
1,963 viewsDefense Secretary Chuck Hagel and Navy Secretary Ray Mabus briefed reporters on the results of the department’s internal security review after the September 16, 2013, shooting at the Washing…
602 viewsNavy Secretary Ray Mabus talked about the future of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. His remarks came a few days after Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced significant reductions in milita…
492 viewsNavy Secretary Ray Mabus briefed reporters on a review of husbanding policies and new contracting initiatives being made in response to a recent corruption and bribery scandal in port servic…
265 viewsA memorial service was held for the victims of the Washington Navy Yard shooting on September 16, 2013. The ceremony included a bell ringing following the reading of the names of each of the…
820 viewsPresident Obama gave the commencement address to the 2013 U.S. Naval Academy graduating class. Among his comments he referred to a Pentagon report on sexual assault in the military that show…
1,989 viewsNavy Secretary Ray Mabus was one of the featured speakers at a discussion hosted by the Truman National Security Project. In his remarks he said the military must invest in alternative fuel …
208 viewsSecretary Ray Mabus talked about the Navy’s mission and role in geopolitical hotspots such as Asia and the Middle East. He also spoke about the impact of sequestration on the Navy and other …
272 viewsVice President Joe Biden attended an announcement by Navy Secretary Ray Mabus that a new Virginia class fast-attack submarine would be named the USS Delaware. Jill Biden, Senator Tom Carper …
1,046 viewsSecretary of the Navy Ray Mabus discussed his military and political career, and his current role as the nation’s 75th secretary of the Navy. He talked about the Navy’s leadership in energy …
1,037 viewsA ceremony was held to launch the international bicentennial commemoration of the declaration of war against Great Britain signed by President Madison on June 18, 1812. President Obama, Brit…
426 viewsU.S. Navy and Marine Corps officials testified on the fiscal year 2013 Navy budget. Senators on the Armed Services Committee questioned plans to change the force structure of the Marines, as…
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