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Del Toro Sworn In As Navy Secretary, Releases Message On Biggest Challenges

Del Toro Sworn In As Navy Secretary, Releases Message On Biggest Challenges
Carlos Del Toro, the 78th Secretary of the Navy, was sworn in on August 9. (Photo: Stimson Center)

Carlos Del Toro was sworn in as the 78th Secretary of the Navy late Monday and released his first message to the fleet on Tuesday. Del Toro was sworn in during a private ceremony at the Marine Corps Memorial, the Navy said. This came after the Senate confirmed him on Aug. 7 (Defense Daily, Aug. 10). In his first message to the fleet, released Aug. 10, Del Toro said he has a “bias for action. Our Navy and our nation…

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