Navy Secretary Says Morale is High: WASHINGTON -- Morale is "terrific" aboard the USS Kitty Hawk, USS Theodore Roosevelt, USS Carl Vinson and other U.S. ships in the Persian Gulf, according to Navy Secretary Gordon England. Sailors and Marines "know the nation is behind them," England told CNN's Larry King during a Nov. 5 interview. "They know they have a mission. They've been training for this mission. They're doing terrific out there.