ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Nov. 15, 2023) Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland delivers remarks during a ship naming ceremony for the future USS Ernest E. Evans (DDG 141). Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced that the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer would be name for Evans, a Medal of Honor recipient and Naval Academy graduate. Additionally, Del Toro announced that the ship's sponsor will be Secretary Haaland, the first Native American to serve as a cabinet secretary. Del Toro made the announcements during National Native American History Month. Evans was the first Native American in the Navy to earn the Medal of Honor and one of only two World War II destroyer captains to attain it. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jared Mancuso)