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“America owes a profound debt of gratitude to all those who have volunteered for the silent service,” comments Secretary of the Navy Gordon R. England, about the USS Nautilus’ recent 50th anniversary of her christening. England is only the second person in history to serve twice as Secretary of the Navy and the first to serve in back-toback terms. England has been the 72nd and 73rd Secretary, but his service was interrupted when President George W. Bush tapped him to serve as the first Deputy Secretary in the Department of Homeland Security in November 2002. England, a native of Baltimore and long time resident of Fort Worth, Texas spent nearly 40 years in industry, including stints as President of General Dynamics Land Systems and General Dynamics Aircraft Company, later Lockheed Aircraft Company. He also led General Dynamics as Executive Vice President before joining the Navy Department in 2001. Recently, Secretary England took time to address questions on the minds of many in today’s submarine force.
SECNAV’s Principles of Secretary England addresses a formation of Sailors and Marines stationed at Camp Lemonier in Djibouti, in November 2003. The All Hands call was part of a holiday season visit by the SECNAV to forward deployed troops.
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