Secretary of the Navy John C. Phelan
@SECNAV
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🎯✈️ Zero margin for error. @BlueAngels perform at the Pensacola Beach Air Show. #USNavy #BlueAngels #Navy250 #FlyNavy
Restoring our maritime industrial base in crucial to the Navy’s success. At Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, and shipyards across the nation, our skilled civilian workforce serve as our backbone. Their expertise ensures the readiness of our Navy and provides the warfighting advantage…
#Marines with @3d_Marine_Div recover a weighted ammo can from the sea floor during a search and recovery dive drill on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan. This training is designed to enhance the Marines' proficiency and capabilities in specialized insertion and extraction operations.…
Two carriers. One mission. 💪⚓️ #USNavy aircraft from Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5 fly over the George Washington Carrier Strike Group during dual carrier operations with the HMS Prince of Wales Carrier Strike Group as part of Talisman Sabre 2025. Talisman Sabre is the largest…
.@SecNavSpox with the latest from across the @USNavy and @USMC:
At @reindsummit 2.0 this week, I met with leaders driving the future of American manufacturing and maritime innovation. Rebuilding our industrial base is a strategic imperative. The clock is ticking. Today, our shipyards are too few. Our industrial workforce is shrinking. Our…
We are investing billions in shipbuilding thanks to the One Big Beautiful Bill. We are making our military LETHAL again.
Tonight at @reindsummit 2.0 in Detroit I am speaking about shipbuilding, sea power and the fight to restore America’s maritime industrial base. Rebuilding our industrial base is a matter of national security. Tune in below to watch my keynote address live at 5 p.m. (ET).
REINDUSTRIALIZE 2.0 Livestream Links for Wednesday July 16th (Day 1): > Stream 2...1:00pm to 5:30pm ET - x.com/i/broadcasts/1…
🏭Reindustrialize 2.0 Announcement🏭 We're honored to feature: The Honorable John Phelan (@SECNAV) United States Secretary of the Navy (@USNavy) Previously announced: > The Honorable Kelly Loeffler, Administrator at the U.S. Small Business Administration > Kaitlin Savage,…
Vice President Vance led the Marines at @USMC Camp Pendleton on a hike this weekend. Once a Marine, always a Marine 🇺🇸
#Marines with Headquarters and Support Battalion, @MCIWPendletonCA, hiked with the @VP of the United States, the Honorable JD Vance, at MCB Camp Pendleton, California, July 11, 2025. Vance, who served in the Marines from 2003-2007, led the hike to reinforce the values of…
🍀After an 8-month deployment that included supporting combat operations in the Red Sea…USS The Sullivans (DDG 68) is HOME!!
#Marines with @22nd_MEU execute maritime interdiction operations in support of Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPUTEX) while underway in the Atlantic Ocean. During COMPTUEX, Marines refine tactics, techniques, and procedures to enhance operational readiness and lethality as…
As Commandant, there is nothing I enjoy more than visiting Marines. Thank you to the Marines & Sailors of the @22nd_MEU for hosting me. You are clearly ready to deploy and represent our Nation as a credible crisis response force, & I look forward to seeing what you accomplish.
An F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 146, launches from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) during flight operations in the @CENTCOM area of responsibility. 📸 MC2 Hannah Kantner #Warfighting #Lethality…
Did you know? In 1798, the modern United States #MarineCorps was formally established by law. Following the Revolutionary War, the Continental Marines were disbanded. However, recognizing the continued need for a dedicated naval infantry force, Congress passed, and President…
During the Battle of the Coral Sea in World War II, Chief Petty Officer Oscar V. Peterson heroically saved 123 sailors aboard USS Neosho by manually closing critical steam-line valves while unprotected amid smoke and flames. He suffered severe burns and died six days later. He…
Sailors and Marines conduct flight operations aboard the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) in the Coral Sea, July 7. 📸 by MCSN Sam McNeely #USNavy | #USMarines
Our greatest asset is our people. I'm prioritizing base housing, barracks and childcare because quality of life matters. WATCH:
#Marines with the Maritime Raid Force, @31stmeu, conduct a visit, board, search and seizure exercise aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47) in the Coral Sea, June 28, 2025.