Naval institute Strategic Plan 2019–2023
At the 25 April annual meeting we unveiled the Naval Institute’s new strategic plan. This is the third iteration of a strategic plan since 2012 and it reflects the hard work of the board of directors, our foundation board, and the entire staff to chart a course to our sesquicentennial in 2023. The plan sets the conditions for the continued success of our open, independent forum. The plan contains five strategic objectives: Encourage Critical Thinking and Facilitate Debate on Issues Essential to the Sea Services and Global Security; Advance Naval Professionals and Their Profession; Preserve and Learn from Naval History; Broaden the Institute’s Reach; and Build Resilience, Seize Strategic Opportunities, and Protect Our Independence. The strategic plan is posted on our website and hardcopies are available to members who request them.
Save the Dates
Join us in Washington, D.C. for the next installment in the Maritime Security Dialogue series on 15 May. Vice Admiral William Merz, U.S. Navy, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Warfare Systems, will join Lieutenant General David Berger, U.S. Marine Corps, Commanding General, Marine Corps Combat Development Command, Deputy Commandant for Combat Development and Integration, and next Commandant of the Marine Corps, in a discussion on addressing the challenges of the Navy and Marine Corps as they prepare for the high-end fight. Visit www.usni.org/events for information. Support for the 2019 series is provided by Huntington Ingalls Industries.
Naval Institute Press
In support of the CNO’s and Navy Chaplain Corps’ emphasis on resiliency in combat, the Press acquired the rights from the Society of Jesus to print Father Joseph T. O’Callahan’s memoir, I Was Chaplain on the Franklin, and published a new paperback edition. Commander O’Callahan (1905–1964) received the Medal of Honor for his actions on board the carrier USS Franklin (CV-13) on 19 March 1945, when, some fifty miles off Japan, attacking enemy aircraft struck the ship with two bombs, detonating armed aircraft on the deck, and igniting an inferno of death and destruction. The epitome of resilience, the ship was devastated, but miraculously saved by its crew, which suffered more than 1,100 casualties. The Navy awarded nearly 400 combat awards for that action, including one other Medal of Honor and 19 Navy Crosses.
Membership
The Naval Institute offers its members tremendous resources to stay up-to-date on key issues in the Sea Services, as well as access to our rich content dating back to 1874 with the first issue of Proceedings. As graduation season is upon us, consider providing a Naval Institute gift membership, as a gift of knowledge for those young graduates embarking upon a rewarding military career. Readiness issues, budgetary pressures, fleet maintenance, and rising global challenges are discussed and debated in the independent, nonpartisan, and open forum of the Naval Institute. This is the place to learn, engage, and grow as a Sea Service professional, and a gift membership provides the advantages of lifelong learning from a trusted source—the members of the U.S. Naval Institute.
Peter H. Daly
VADM, USN (Ret.)
Life Member and Member since 1978
