The first of these, which had been designed by a Navy captain, exploded, killing the Secretary of State, Secretary of the Navy, a naval captain and a Maryland congressman, among others.
The secretary of Defense and the secretary of the Navy were obliged to come up with a scheme that would indicate that there was excess capacity, so they could shut down a shipyard and transfer work to the private sector, despite the fact that that would cost far more.
Earlier, I asked Ray Mabus, the Secretary of the Navy, a former governor of Mississippi, and a son of the Gulf, to develop a long-term Gulf Coast Restoration Plan as soon as possible.
The past June, the Center for Security Policy awarded former Secretary of the Navy John Lehman, father of the 600 ship Navy, with the Freedom Flame Award at the Union Club in New York City.
The Roundtable was followed by a working luncheon featuring remarks by Keynote Speaker Senator John Warner (R-VA), who has had a life-long and intimate association with the naval services in his capacity as an officer, as Secretary of the Navy, and now as Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee's Sea Power Subcommittee.
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Warner has had a life-long and intimate association with the naval services thanks to his previous roles as an officer in and Secretary of the Navy and his current responsibilities as Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee's Seapower Subcommittee.
Earlier, I asked Ray Mabus, the Secretary of the Navy, who is also a former governor of Mississippi and a son of the Gulf Coast, to develop a long-term Gulf Coast Restoration Plan as soon as possible.
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" In his brief acceptance address, a man who has served presidents of both parties as Under Secretary of the Navy, conventional arms control negotiator and Director of Central Intelligence laid out pre-conditions that must apply before there is any likelihood of a Palestinian polity with whom Israel might actually be able to live "side by side in peace.
The senator, of course, had a distinguished military record, served as secretary of the navy under Nixon and helped to draft some important pieces of legislation, including the Clean Air Act of 1990 (he was a strong environmentalist).
Also included is a new Department of Defense (DOD) General Provision that would authorize the Secretary of the Navy to receive and retain payment in-kind for the settlement of the longstanding A-12 aircraft contract litigation.
On a recent visit to Australia, Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus downplayed the threat posed by China's rapid modernization of its military forces, highlighted in Australia's 2009 Defense White Paper.
One such pretext appeared in 2010, when the Under Secretary of the Navy and a respected military expert argued that Marines would no longer go ashore in the face of opposing fire.
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Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus appears to have taken the order to heart.
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Lehman was appointed Secretary of the Navy by President Reagan in 1981 and served until 1987.
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The campaign boasts some former military brass, including Richard Danzig, a former secretary of the navy and possible defence secretary.
Don't hold that against him, now. (Laughter.) Because Ray Mabus is doing an outstanding job as Secretary of the Navy.
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From 1996 to 1998, he was the Deputy for Acquisition and Business Management for the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, and Acquisition.
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In addition, she will join Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus on the USS Ramage to visit with Sailors and offer thanks for their service to our Nation.
During his tenure as Secretary of the Navy, Lehman was responsible for building a 600 ship Navy, establishing a strategy of maritime supremacy, and reforming ship and aircraft procurement.
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Grayson, former Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy.
The White House's "America's Gulf Coast: A Plan for Long-Term Recovery in the Aftermath of the BP Oil Spill, " assembled by Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus, lays out a vision for community recovery, improving public health, coastal restoration and marine resiliency that can begin to restore the Gulf.
We are joined here by leaders from across my administration, including Secretary of Veterans Affairs Ric Shinseki and Navy Secretary Ray Mabus, and leaders from across our Armed Forces, including the Commandant of the Marine Corps General James Amos.
While working his way up through the ranks of the Navy, Secretary Lehman held a variety of positions including: President of the Abington Corporation, delegate to the Mutual Balanced Force Reductions negotiations and Deputy Director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency.
The panel - organised by The Truman National Security Project - featured a couple of former defence officials from the Clinton administration (former Defence Secretary William Perry and former Navy Secretary Richard Danzig), both of whom have been acting as advisers to the Obama campaign.
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