formance, material condition and
engineering readiness, personnel
readiness, initiative in promoting
new operational concepts and tactical readiness.
“Earning this prestigious award
is a testament to the professionalism and hard work of the officers and crews of the USS Nevada
Blue and Gold,” Roegge said in the
report.
Another important evaluation
category is special recognition
received from outside organizations.
During 2015, Nevada’s outstanding performance resulted in being
awarded the Pacific Submarine
Force 2015 Battle Efficiency
(Battle “E”) Award. Nevada’s Gold
Crew also was awarded the 2015
Retention Excellence Award.
Palm Springs Council
Presents Roosevelt Award
The Palm Springs, Calif., Council
presented Marine Corps Junior
Reserve Officers Training Corps
Cadet 1st Sgt. Jeffrey Horton
with the Navy League’s Theodore
Roosevelt Youth Medal Feb. 9.
Horton is the 4th Platoon commander in the Golden Eagles
Company at Desert Hot Springs
High School. He has been a Marine
cadet throughout his four years of
high school and plans to enlist in
the U.S. Navy upon his graduation
from high school in June.
Retired Marine Lt. Col.
Carl Lewke, the Senior Marine
Instructor at Desert Hot Springs
High School, nominated Horton
for the Youth Medal based upon his
sustained superior performance as
a Marine cadet. Council President
John Price presented the award to
Horton. n
Send items for “Council Digest” to:
Peter Atkinson, Deputy Editor
Seapower/Navy League News
2300 Wilson Blvd., Suite 200
Arlington, VA 22201-5424
E-mail: patkinson@navyleague.org
NAVY
LEAGUE
of the United States
FOUNDED 1902
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Arlington, VA 22201-5424
NATIONAL PRESIDENT
Skip Witunski
ADVISORY COUNCIL
James H. Offutt, Chairman
NATIONAL VICE PRESIDENTS
Maria-Isabel Dickey
COMMUNICATIONS & MARKETING
John Jay Donnelly
SEA SERVICES
Lisa Gallinat
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY & FIELD OPERATIONS
Thomas Jaffa
DEVELOPMENT
Alan Kaplan
FINANCE, INVESTMENTS & BUSINESS AFFAIRS
Geoffrey Prosch
LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS
David Reilly
COUNCIL DEVELOPMENT
Eleanor Samuels
MEMBERSHIP & INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
Warren Savage
YOUTH PROGRAMS
David Todd
STRATEGIC PLANNING & STEM
NATIONAL TREASURER
Stewart Reuter
NATIONAL JUDGE ADVOCATE
Donald Mooers
NATIONAL CORPORATE SECRETARY
Pamela Ammerman
ACTING CHAIRMAN
NAVAL SEA CADET CORPS
John W. Alger
NATIONAL CHAPLAINS
Reverend Herbert Goetz
Rabbi William Kloner
STATEMENT OF POLICY
n We of the Navy League of the United
States stand for a strong America — a nation
morally, economically, and internally strong.
n We believe that the security of our nation
and of the people of the world demands a
well-balanced, integrated, mobile American
defense team, of which a strong Navy,
Marine Corps, Coast Guard, and Merchant
Marine are indispensable parts.
n We support all Armed Services to the end
that each may make its appropriate contribution to the national security.
n We know that in a free nation an informed
public is indispensable to national security
and, therefore, we will strive to keep the
nation alert to dangers which threaten — both
from without and within.
n We favor appropriations for each of the
Armed Services, adequate for national security, economically administered.
n We oppose any usurpation of the Congress’s
constitutional authority over the Armed
Services.
n We urge that our country maintain world
leadership in scientific research and development.
n We support industrial preparedness, planning, production.
n We support efforts of our government to
achieve worldwide peace through international
cooperation.
n We advocate a foreign policy which will
avoid wars — if possible; if not, win them!
Jefferson Alexander
John Alger
Pamela Ammerman
Evan Baker
Roger Bing
Paula Bozdech-
Veater
Jeff Brown
Dick Devlin
Maria-Isabel Dickey
John Jay Donnelly
Pat Dumont
Phil Dunmire
Timothy Fanning
Bobby Ferguson
Darrell Fike
Lisa Gallinat
Ted Gallinat
Nicholas Hayes
Shirley Hill
Tom Hoffman
Randy Hollstein
Thomas Jaffa
Alan Kaplan
Felix Keeley
William Kelley
Jack Kennedy
J. Michael McGrath
Angie McKinstry
Sheila McNeill
Joan Mitchell
Donald Mooers
James Offutt
Patrick Pang
John Panneton
Bonnie Potter
Geoffrey Prosch
Tom Pruter
David Reilly
Stewart Reuter
Nora Ruebrook
Jack Rush
Eleanor Samuels
Warren Savage
James Semerad
John Spittler
Bill Stevenson
David Sullivan
David Todd
John Vargo
Skip Witunski
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
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