Grand Opening And Dedication Of The Jack C. Taylor Conference Center
Credit: All photos by Lloyd Wolf
On 30 September 2021, the Naval Institute celebrated the dedication and grand opening of the Jack C. Taylor Conference Center. A beautiful Annapolis fall day graced the ceremony, which featured remarks by: VADM Sean Buck, USN, Superintendent, U.S. Naval Academy; ADM Karl L. Schultz, Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard; the Honorable Robert O. Work, Chair, Naval Institute Board of Directors and 32nd Deputy Secretary of Defense; General Peter Pace, USMC (Ret.), Chair, Naval Institute Foundation Board of Trustees and 16th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; and Mr. Andrew C. Taylor, Executive Chairman, Enterprise Holdings, Incorporated. All shared their appreciation for the project and the impact the Center will have on the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard—and Sea Service leaders at all levels—for decades to come.
Navy Lieutenant Jack C. Taylor flew the F-6F Hellcat off USS Enterprise (CV-6) and USS Essex (CV-9). He was part of Carrier Group 15, which sustained more than 50 percent casualties during its WWII service. After serving his country, he returned home, raised a wonderful family and became a very successful entrepreneur—founding ‘Enterprise Rent-A-Car’ named after USS Enterprise, from which he flew. He remained committed to the Navy and his community.
The Jack C. Taylor Conference Center provides a platform for events that will stimulate innovative thinking about the complex issues facing our nation. Here, ideas will become solutions, supporting the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard professionals who proudly serve our country.
Funded entirely with private donations, the Conference Center is a unique, high-tech venue that features a 406-seat auditorium, reception spaces, an indoor/outdoor rooftop terrace, five unique meeting rooms, and a broadcast studio.
Sea Service personnel will come to the Jack C. Taylor Conference Center for professional development and educational activities. It will provide new opportunities to promote diverse thinking, new ideas, and engagement and will be the place for face-to-face conversations that will fuel intellectual debate. Huge thanks to all our donors and sponsors who made this facility and the grand opening possible!
NAVAL INSTITUTE PRESS BOOKS
Dead Reckoning is pleased to publish the graphic novel adaptation of Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors, by James D. Hornfischer. Adapted by Doug Murray; drawn by Steven Sanders; colored by Matt Soffe; and lettered by Rob Steen; this stunning graphic novel was four years in the making. Foreword Reviews notes, “This graphic novel adds a captivating visual element to the tale of an oceanic underdog conflict that was marked by ferocious fighting and dramatic turns. . . . an epic and thrilling account of naval warfare.” To order your copy, go to www.usni.org/press/books/last-stand-tin-can-sailors.
MARITIME SECURITY DIALOGUE
Mark your calendars for “The Aegis Approach: A Conversation with Rear Admiral Tom Druggan, U.S. Navy.”
The U.S. Naval Institute and the Center for Strategic and International Studies will host a Maritime Security Dialogue event on Thursday, 18 November, featuring RDML Tom Druggan, Program Executive, Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense, Missile Defense Agency. The Maritime Security Dialogue series is made possible through support from Huntington Ingalls Industries. To register, visit www.usni.org/events.