Past Messages from the President
Honoring Veterans
This Veterans Day, we honor all who have solemnly sworn to support and defend the Constitution of the United States of America. Thank you for your service and your sacrifice! On every day after, let us continue to strive towards a more perfect union as we fulfill the...
248 years of Power, Presence and Protection
On 13 October 1775, the Continental Congress established what would become the United States Navy with a resolution, "that a swift sailing vessel, to carry ten carriage guns, and a proportionable number of swivels, with eighty men, be fitted, with all possible...
51st Annual NNOA Symposium
Greetings Fellow Members and Supporters! This week kicks off our annual Professional Development and Leadership Training Symposium recognizing our 51st year of making a difference. As we build on celebrating last year’s historic 50th anniversary, our National Naval...
Celebrating Memorial Day with Gratitude
Congratulations to the 2023 Distinguished Graduate Awardees
On March 24, 2023, the Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy (USNA) and the President of the United States Naval Academy Alumni Association and Foundation presented medals to its 2023 Distinguished Graduate Awardees (DGA) at Alumni Hall at the United...
Happy Holidays – December 2022
Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Galatians 6:9 (NIV) Dear Members, Family, and Friends of NNOA, Happy Holidays and Season’s Greetings! On behalf of our Board of Directors, I wish each of you and...
President’s Message July 30, 2022
Greetings NNOA! I am honored and humbled to serve as your 25th President. The goal of my first message is simply to say thank you and congratulations to each of you. As our week of celebrating, communicating, commemorating, and reinvigorating proved, we’ve established...
President’s Message
From the Desk of the President Please join me in support of a great program designed to increase diversity in STEM, specifically CYBER. Major Luke Wright, USMC (Retired) is leading an outstanding program at Columbia Heights Educational Campus (CHEC) in Washington...
The Elevation of Women in the Military
Shipmates, One of my business colleagues, Ed Rule (President and CEO of Naval Systems, Inc. and retired Supply Corps Officer) shared his March Newsletter with me and I wanted to share it with NNOA. In it, Ed highlights a few of the women role models we have been...
Women’s History Month
We are excited to celebrate Women's History Month as our National Naval Officers Association acknowledge, honor, and reflect on the contributions of women to leadership in the Sea Services. This year's theme is "Women Providing Healing - Promoting Hope." This theme is...