 SecNAV spoke during a rededication ceremony at Building 197 in remembrance of the victims of the 2013 Washington Navy Yard shooting. Our future is innovation. It combines our ideas, insights, and resources in new and exciting ways that benefit the naval services. SecNAV states, with increasing complexity and shrinking budgets, now is the time to remove barriers and foster a culture of innovation that unleashes the ingenuity in our people. Sailors and Marines need to put their innovative ideas to work to solve the demanding challenges that lay ahead. The Navy's next littoral combat ship, LCS-19, will be named USS St. Louis. This will be the seventh ship to bear the name. The first St. Louis was launched in 1828 and was responsible for patrolling the coasts of the Americas to secure interest and trade. For these stories and more, check out Navy.mil.