Senior Sailor of the Quarter (SOQ);
MA2 Casey Morgan, Junior SOQ,
both for the fourth quarter of 2014,
and MA1 Virgil Ignacio, Senior
SOQ for the third quarter. Each
received a $100 check from the
Newport Beach Council, and were
among the first recipients of the dis-
tinctive Bosun’s Pipes in a hand-
crafted wooden box now presented
as a lasting memento to outstanding
Sailors at Naval Weapons StationSeal Beach, the Navy’s primary West
Coast weapons and munitions load-
ing, storage and maintenance facili-
ty. The base also is home of the
World War II National Submarine
Memorial-West.
In addition to Naval Weapons
Station Seal Beach, the Newport
Council also awards Sailors
onboard the aircraft carrier USS
Carl Vinson and the amphibious
assault ship USS Essex, both with a
San Diego homeport.Tampa Council Hosts
Florida Region Meeting
The Florida Region and its nomi-
nating committee held its annual
meeting Feb. 6-7 at the Grand Hyatt
in Tampa, which will play host to
the Navy League National Con -
vention in June.
National President James H.
Offutt shared points of interest for
the Navy League and the organiza-
tion’s direction and energy during
the meeting. RADM Mary M.
Jackson , commander, Navy Region
Southeast, was keynote speaker for
the event and shared information
about the region’s area of responsi-
bility and its challenges.
A number of awards were pre-
sented at the meeting by Florida92 S E A P O W E R / A P R I L 2 0 1 5 W W W. S E A P O W E R M A G A Z I N E. O R G
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MEMBERSHIP REPORT
TOP INDIVIDUAL RECRUITERS FOR JANUARY 2015
RECRUITER COUNCILS POINTS
Jay Lott San Diego, CA 21
Tom Kirkbright Vieques, PR 3
Richard Devlin Oak Harbor, WA 2
Michael Epprecht Upper South Carolina, SC 2
Leon Figliuolo Saint Augustine-Palm Coast, FL 2
Robert Lockwood Key West, FL 2
Gerard St. Germain Sarasota-Manatee, FL 2
Rob Westberg Santa Barbara, CA 2
Don Wickstrand Treasure Coast, FL 2
Zvi Yanai At Large-European Region 2TOP COUNCIL RECRUITING FOR 2015
COUNCILS POINTS
San Diego, CA 24
Saint Augustine, FL 3
Sarasota-Manatee, FL 3
Upper South Carolina, SC 3
Vieques, PR 3
At Large-European Region 2
Battle Creek/Kalamazoo, MI 2
Greater Cincinnati, OH 2
Key West, FL 2
Northern Virginia, VA 2
Oak Harbor, WA 2
Santa Barbara, CA 2
Treasure Coast, FL 2
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Loews Coronado Bay Resort San Diego, CAAt center, MA1 Christopher Noeth, Se nior Sailor of the Quarter (SOQ) for the
fourth quarter of 2014; MA2 Ca sey Mor gan, Junior SOQ for the fourth quar -
ter; and MA1 Virgil Ignacio, Senior SOQ for the third quarter, stand with CAPT
Tripp Hardy, commanding officer, Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach, Calif., at
right, and Newport Beach Council Navy Leaguers during an awards presenta-
tion at the base Dec. 12.
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