SECNAV Names Navy’s Newest Class of FFG(X) Ships

Secretary of the Navy Kenneth J. Braithwaite announced USS Constellation (FFG 62) as the name for the first ship in the new (FFG(X)) class of ships.

SECNAV aboard museum ship Constellation
BALTIMORE 07 Oct 2020
SECNAV Names Navy’s Newest Class of FFG(X) Ships



Kenneth J. Braithwaite

 

 

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Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Kenneth J. Braithwaite speaks with Sailors assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Milius (DDG 69) during a visit to Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY).
YOKOSUKA, Japan Oct 15 2020
SECNAV announces plans for a new National Museum of the United States Navy.
WASHINGTON Oct 13 2020
Secretary of the Navy Kenneth J. Braithwaite announces USS Constellation (FFG 62) as the name for the first ship in the new Guided Missile Frigate class of ships.
BALTIMORE Oct 07 2020
The Honorable Kenneth Braithwaite, Secretary of the Navy, receives an update from Commodore Steve Moorhouse, Commander United Kingdom Carrier Strike Group, while visiting Her Majesty's Ship Queen Elizabeth at sea off the coast of Flamborough, United Kingdom.
NORTH SEA Oct 02 2020
Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Kenneth J. Braithwaite speaks with Sailors while departing the Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet (PACFLT) boathouse in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
PEARL HARBOR Sep 17 2020
Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Kenneth J. Braithwaite tours the Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet (PACFLT) boathouse museum in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
PEARL HARBOR Sep 17 2020
Sideboys render honors as Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Kenneth J. Braithwaite proceeds to the quarterdeck of the Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Sioux City (LCS 11).
MAYPORT, Fla. Aug 31 2020
Secretary of the Navy Kenneth J. Braithwaite talks with Missile Technician 1st Class Tremayne Johnson, aboard the Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS Rhode Island (SSBN 740) (Blue) in the ship’s missile control center during his visit to Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Ga.
KINGS BAY, Ga. Aug 25 2020
Secretary of the Navy Kenneth J. Braithwaite tours the control space aboard the Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS Rhode Island (SSBN 740) (Blue) with commanding officer Cmdr. Jeremy Miller during his visit to Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Ga.
KINGS BAY, Ga. Aug 25 2020
Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Kenneth J. Braithwaite speaks with U.S. Marine Corps Col. Christopher Bronzi, commanding officer of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, right, and Maj. Daniel Davis, intelligence officer with the 15th MEU, during his visit to the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) in the eastern Pacific.
Pacific Ocean Aug 10 2020
Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Kenneth J. Braithwaite is briefed by Lt. j.g. Morgan Dejong aboard the Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Hampton (SSN 767) during a tour.
SAN DIEGO Jul 30 2020
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Secretary of the Navy Kenneth J. Braithwaite delivers remarks at a meeting hosted by Second Lady Karen Pence on military spouse employment challenges and the military’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
WASHINGTON Jul 30 2020
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Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center (MARMC) Production Director Derrick Mitchell discusses a hub replacement job with Secretary of the Navy Kenneth Braithwaite during a tour of MARMC’s Production Facility.
NORFOLK Jul 24 2020
Secretary of the Navy Kenneth J. Braithwaite renders honors as he passes through sideboys upon arrival aboard the aircraft carrier
NORFOLK Jun 15 2020
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Mr. Braithwaite with Ms. Braithwaite holding the Bible
WASHINGTON Jun 15 2020

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Secretary of the Navy Kenneth J. Braithwaite delivers a birthday message to the Navy. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Alexander C. Kubitza/Released)
SECNAV Navy Birthday Message Oct 06 2020
Secretary of the Navy announces USS Constellation (FFG 62) as the name for the first ship in the new Guided Missile Frigate class of ships while aboard the museum ship Constellation in Baltimore Inner Harbor, Baltimore, Maryland, October 7, 2020.
Baltimore, Maryland Oct 07 2020
Secretary of the Navy Kenneth J. Braithwaite's message to the Navy and Marine Corps on the 75th Anniversary of the end of World War II.
Washington, District of Columbia Sep 03 2020
The Senate Armed Services Committee hears testimony to consider the following nominations for Defense Department, Navy and Air Force positions: Kenneth J. Braithwaite for secretary of the Navy; James H. Anderson for deputy undersecretary of defense for policy and Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. to be Air Force chief of staff, May 7, 2020.
District of Columbia May 07 2020
Navy Secretary Kenneth Braithwaite and Navy Adm. Michael Gilday, chief of naval operations, brief reporters at the Pentagon, June 19, 2020.
District of Columbia Jun 19 2020

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