Region President and National
President-elect Skip Witunski.
Dave Sullivan , regional vice pres-
ident of Legislative Affairs and a
National Director, received the Scroll
of Honor for his years of leadership
in the Navy League.
Simone Ramos , national director
from Fort Lauderdale Council, was
awarded the Outstanding Navy
Leaguer of the Florida Region.
Central Florida Area President
Chris Paddock joined Witunski in
pre senting the Council President
of the Year award to Tim Rocklien ,
pre si dent of the Sarasota Manatee
Council.
Tampa Council President Jason
Allen accepted the award for the
council with the most new members.
The Key West Council received
the award for greatest net growth and
highest percentage growth for new
members in the Florida Region.
South Florida Area President Chuck
Black accepted for Key West.
Witunski also presented a Navy
League History book inscribed to
Jackson as a show of appreciation
for speaking at the meeting.
Meier Addresses
Williamsburg-Yorktown
CAPT John F. Meier, prospective
com manding officer of the aircraft
carrier Gerald R. Ford, spoke at
the Feb ru ary meeting of the
Williamsburg-Yorktown, Va.,
Coun cil. He discussed the ship’s
motto, “In te grity at the Helm,” that
characterizes the life and leadership
of the former president for which
the ship is named.
Meier also reviewed the tech-
nologies and design features that
will be aboard the Navy’s newest air-
craft carrier, including a larger flight
deck, electromagnetic catapults, ad -
vanced weapons systems, and a
command culture that is founded on
“character and quality of work.”
The event took place at the U.S.
Coast Guard Training Station, York -
town, Port of York Club.
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NAVY LEAGUE NEWS / COUNCIL DIGESTNAVY
LEAGUE
of the United States
FOUNDED 1902
2 300 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 200
Arlington, VA 22201-5424NATIONAL PRESIDENT
James H. OffuttNATIONAL PRESIDENT-ELECT
Skip WitunskiNATIONAL VICE PRESIDENTS
Maria-Isabel Dickey
COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING
Lisa Gallinat
MEMBERSHIP AND COUNCIL OPERATIONS
Mark Heinrich
SEA SERVICES (SEA SERVICES LIAISON, COMMUNITY
OUTREACH)
Thomas Jaffa
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
Joseph Lissenden
BUSINESS OPERATIONS AND INVESTMENTS
Max Miller
DEVELOPMENT
David Reilly
FIELD OPERATIONS
Jack Ritter
LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS
Tina Swallow
CORPORATE AFFAIRS
David Todd
STRATEGIC PLANNING AND TRAININGNATIONAL TREASURER
Stewart ReuterNATIONAL ASSISTANT TREASURERS
William Braund
Thomas DawsonNATIONAL JUDGE ADVOCATE
Hugh O’NeillNATIONAL DEPUTY JUDGE ADVOCATES
Michael May
Ward ShanahanNATIONAL CORPORATE SECRETARY
Pamela AmmermanCHAIRMAN, NAVAL SEA CADET CORPS
Warren SavageNATIONAL CHAPLAINS
Reverend Herbert Goetz
Rabbi William KlonerSTATEMENT OF POLICY
We of the Navy League of the United
States stand for a strong America — a nation
morally, economically, and internally strong.
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.
We support all Armed Services to the end
that each may make its appropriate contribu-
tion to the national security.
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.
We favor appropriations for each of the
Armed Services, adequate for national securi-
ty, economically administered.
We oppose any usurpation of the Congress’s
constitutional authority over the Armed Services.
We urge that our country maintain world lead-
ership in scientific research and development.
We support industrial preparedness, plan-
ning, production.
We support efforts of our government to
achieve worldwide peace through international
cooperation.
We advocate a foreign policy which will
avoid wars — if possible; if not, win them!Pamela Ammerman
Evan Baker
Bernard Bennett
Paula Bozdech-Veater
Calvin Cobb
Richard Devlin
Maria-Isabel Dickey
Philip Dunmire
Timothy Fanning
Darrell Fike
Albert Friedrich
Lisa Gallinat
William Garr
Nicholas Hayes
Mark Heinrich
Randy Hollstein
Thomas Jaffa
Felix Keeley
William Kelley
Jack Kennedy
Joseph Lissenden
Dale Lumme
J. Michael McGrath
Angie McKinstrySheila McNeill
Max Miller
James H. Offutt
Hugh O’Neill
John Panneton
Judith Plotz-
Brannigan
Thomas Pruter
John Rau
David Reilly
Stewart Reuter
Jack Ritter
Warren Savage
James Semerad
Ward Shanahan
John Spittler
Jackson Stevens
Tina Swallow
Daniel Thys
David Todd
George Wardwell
Doyle Wilhite
Skip Witunski
Thomas WrightEXECUTIVE COMMITTEE