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Our Mission: Defending America through the Power of Ideas
Founded in 1873, the U.S. Naval Institute is widely regarded as the safe haven for forward-thinking ideas.
Through the discussions in our publications Proceedings and Naval History… online at blog.usni.org... our wide-ranging books… and our respected professional conferences… the Naval Institute makes a major impact on the future direction of the Sea Services — and in turn plays a unique and vital role in our national security.
We're not part of any federal agency. We don't lobby on behalf of any interest group. Membership is open to all who are concerned about today's strategic military challenges and lessons we can learn from history.
That makes the Naval Institute the true, independent voice for the men and women of the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard. And through your support we're able to make this voice heard loud and clear.
Join now and you'll get...
• Proceedings magazine: Every month you get the very best thinking on key defense issues, trends, and controversies. Considered ""must reading"" for anyone with a keen interest in today's Sea Services, Proceedings brings you lively commentary and discussion, insider interviews, historical essays, naval and combat development updates, book reviews, and much more. Read a recent article.
• Naval History magazine: This preeminent naval and maritime history journal offers riveting historical discoveries, insightful articles and essays, scholarly analyses, first-person accounts, and other hard-to-find details on the individuals and events that have shaped our maritime heritage. Read a recent article.
• Exclusive book discounts: The Naval Institute Press is home to hundreds of the most respected and notable nonfiction and fiction titles on a wide variety of military, maritime, and national security topics. Naval Institute members take advantage of exclusive discounts and special offers all year long.
• Special invitations to attend professional conferences: Get special access to key military leaders and decision makers as they discuss vital issues. You'll interact with those who shape our national defense. You'll network with thousands of active-duty personnel, defense industry professionals, and opinion leaders.
• Unique member discounts on more than 450,000 rare historical photos, renowned marine art, service and campaign certificates, apparel, and more.
More important, your membership in the Naval Institute...
• Underscores your commitment to empowering our active-duty Sailors, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen with the hard-to-get, real-world tools and unbiased perspective they need to be better equipped leaders.
• Reinforces your appreciation for engaging other concerned individuals in an environment that stimulates and enables an open exchange of ideas and discourse that challenges convention and maximizes the quality of professional Sea Service debate.
• Reflects your dedication to honoring the men and women who have gone before us. Through your membership in the Naval Institute, you'll help preserve their powerful legacy and heritage so that future generations may continue to value their service, dedication, and sacrifice.
Powerful ideas DO make a difference — to the past, present, and future of our Sea Services, and to the freedom and security of our maritime nation.
Take this special opportunity to join the Naval Institute and let your voice be heard.
Still not convinced? Learn more about the Naval Institute: Who We Are, What We Do and Why We Matter
You don't have to wear the uniform to join -- membership is open to all. Whether you're on active duty, veteran, military history enthusiast or concerned citizen, the U.S. Naval Institute has a wealth of relevant resources on a wide variety of issues and topics that support and honor the men and women of our Sea Services:
National defense and security * Military affairs, military strategy and current events * Defense news * Naval history, nautical history and historic preservation * Professional naval career development * Transformation warfare * Professional and military leadership resources for U.S. Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard * Ship and aircraft history books and references * Naval aviation * WWII history, Vietnam War history and Cold War history * Naval and military photos * military blog
