Vance Delivers Columbus Day Remarks to Sailors at Naval Station Norfolk

Vice President JD Vance delivered Columbus Day remarks to sailors and officers at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia on Oct. 6, 2025. Naval Station Norfolk is the largest naval installation in the world and homeport of the Atlantic Fleet; Vance used the occasion to discuss the administration's commitment to expanding Navy shipbuilding capacity at a time when Congress was debating a multi-year naval construction authorization.