180105-N-BB269-003 ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Jan. 5, 2018) Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer, left, congratulates Thomas Modly after ceremonially swearing him in as undersecretary of the Navy during a ceremony in Memorial Hall at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md. Modly was confirmed as the 33rd undersecretary of the Navy by the U.S. Senate, November 2017. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Raymond D. Diaz III/Released)