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US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin used a speech at Asia’s biggest security conference to warn that a conflict over Taiwan would “affect the global economy in ways that we cannot imagine” and he reiterated calls for greater communication between the American and Chinese militaries. “Make no mistake: conflict in the Taiwan Strait would be devastating,” Austin said at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore on Saturday. “The whole world has a stake in maintaining peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait, the whole world. The security of commercial shipping lanes and global supply chains depends on it.”

SECNAV Addresses Leadership Development, Culture of Belonging at ANSO Eastern Regional Symposium Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro stressed the importance of leadership development at all levels of service and fostering a culture of belonging to deliver forces capable of winning against any adversary at the 2023 Association of Naval Services Officers (ANSO) Eastern Regional Symposium. 05 June 2023 Navy Releases Investigation into Naval Special Warfare Basic Training WASHINGTON – The Navy released on May 25 the command investigation into Naval Special Warfare Command’s (NSWC) Basic Training Command (BTC) oversight of Basic Underwater Demolition/Sea, Air, and Land (BUD/S) Class 352 as it results to Seaman Kyle Mullen’s death. 20 May 2023 USS John Finn Commanding Officer Relieved of Duties YOKOSUKA, Japan - Vice Adm. Karl Thomas, Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet, relieved Cmdr. Angela Gonzales as the commanding officer of USS John Finn (DDG 113) forward deployed to Yokosuka, Japan on May 19, 2023, due to a loss of confidence in her ability to fulfill her responsibilities in leading the ship. 18 May 2023 Navy Releases findings from Investigation into Command Climate and Sailor Quality of Service onboard USS George Washington WASHINGTON – U.S. Fleet Forces Command (USFFC) released its investigation into command quality of life and quality of work, jointly referred to as “Quality of Service (QoS),” onboard USS George Washington (CVN 73) May 18. 18 May 2023 Navy Releases findings fr...