{"id":25420,"date":"2023-08-30T13:28:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-30T13:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=25420"},"modified":"2023-08-31T06:40:44","modified_gmt":"2023-08-31T06:40:44","slug":"secnav-del-toro-meets-with-leaders-in-sweden-finland-and-ireland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=25420","title":{"rendered":"SECNAV Del Toro Meets with Leaders in Sweden, Finland, and Ireland"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The international trip included stops in Stockholm and Karlskrona, Sweden; Helsinki, Finland; and Dublin, Ireland.<\/p>\n

In Sweden, Del Toro met with numerous Swedish officials, including Minister for Defence P\u00e5l Jonson, Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces Gen. Micael Byd\u00e9n, and Chief of the Swedish Navy Rear Adm. Ewa Skoog Haslum. He also toured Musk\u00f6 Naval Base, F\u00f6rsvarsmakten Marinbasen, HMS Karlskrona (OPV), HSwMS Nyk\u00f6ping, and the Swedish submarine facility at Saab\u2019s shipyard.<\/p>\n

\u201cI truly appreciated deepening the U.S.-Sweden maritime partnership in the Baltic Sea Region,\u201d said Del Toro. \u201cWe will continue to work together to make our navies interoperable and deepen our pursuit of mutual maritime interests. As Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said earlier this year, we look forward to being able to call you an ally.\u201d<\/p>\n

In Finland, NATO\u2019s newest member state, Del Toro met with President Sauli Niinist\u00f6 and discussed global security issues and bilateral maritime cooperation. Del Toro also met with Finland Minister of Defence Antti H\u00e4kk\u00e4nen and Commander of Finnish Defence Forces General Timo Kivinen. They discussed deepening defense cooperation and increasing joint training and exercises.<\/p>\n

Before departing Finland, Del Toro spent time onboard Finnish Navy Ship Haneemmaa with the Chief of the Finnish Navy, RADM Jori Harju.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was great seeing Finland\u2019s naval capabilities up front and in person. I am honored to work alongside Finland with our shared democratic values,\u201d said Del Toro.<\/p>\n

The trip concluded in Ireland, where Del Toro met with leaders Irish T\u00e1naiste and Minister for Defence Miche\u00e1l Martin; Secretary General for Defence Jacqui Mc Crumb; Lt. Gen. Sean Clancy, Chief of Staff of the Irish Defense Forces; Commodore Michael Malone, Flag Officer Commanding Naval Service; and Ambassador Geraldine Byrne Nason, Ambassador of Ireland to the United States.<\/p>\n

During the trip, Del Toro, along with Ambassador Byrne Nason and Adm. Stuart B. Munsch, Commander of U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa, laid wreaths at the National Memorial to members of the Defence Forces who died in the service of the State.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s important to remember and reflect on those who made the ultimate sacrifice in service of freedom,\u201d said Del Toro.<\/p>\n

While in Ireland, he also attended athletic events between Notre Dame and Navy, including a rugby match and the Aer Lingus College Football Classic.<\/p>\n

\u201cI travel the world, and I am so proud to be among the 40,000 Americans who traveled to Ireland to enjoy the special relationship between our two great nations,\u201d said Del Toro. \u201cThe hospitality of Lord Mayor of Dublin Daith\u00ed de R\u00f3iste, the city of Dublin, and the people of Ireland has been nothing short of spectacular.\u201d<\/p>\n

Before departing, Del Toro attended a reception aboard the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19), where he thanked Ireland for the warm welcome.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs President Biden said during his recent trip to Ireland, \u2018the Republic of Ireland and the United States are bound in our hope for the future \u2013 a future that is equal, just, and prosperous for all of our people.\u2019 On behalf of the President and the Secretary of Defense, I look forward to strengthening the partnership between our countries and the friendship between our people even further,\u201d said Del Toro.<\/p>\n

Del Toro, the 78th Secretary of the Navy, is responsible for nearly one million Sailors, Marines, and civilian personnel and an annual budget exceeding $255 Billion. His three enduring priorities are strengthening maritime dominance, building a culture of warfighting excellence, and enhancing strategic partnerships to create a more ready, modern, and capable Navy and Marine Corps team.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The international trip included stops in Stockholm and Karlskrona, Sweden; Helsinki, Finland; and Dublin, Ireland. In Sweden, Del Toro met with numerous Swedish officials, including Minister for Defence P\u00e5l Jonson, Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces Gen. Micael Byd\u00e9n, and Chief of the Swedish Navy Rear Adm. Ewa Skoog Haslum. He also toured Musk\u00f6 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":25422,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25420","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25420","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=25420"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25420\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25423,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25420\/revisions\/25423"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/25422"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=25420"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=25420"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=25420"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}