Come visit historic Philadelphia, participate in the Naval Order 2025 National Congress, see the sights, and take part in activities surrounding the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps’ “Homecoming 250” birthday celebration. Homecoming 250 Navy/Marine Corps Birthday Celebration, October 8-18, 2025. Find out more at: https://www.navalorder.org/2025-congress
From Stars and Stripes, By Caitlyn Burchett, October 21, 2024: “WASHINGTON — A new national museum for the U.S. Navy is planned for outside the historic Washington Navy Yard to give the public unfettered access to the sea service’s history. The museum will be built at Tingey Street and M Street near the Washington Nationals … More Navy announces new museum, near Washington Nationals baseball stadium, set for 2030
The Great White Fleet On 25 May, the Commandery received an excellent presentation via Zoom of “A Pacific Effect – The United States Navy, Naval Engagement, and the World Cruise of the Great White Fleet” by Dr. Daniel Curzon, PhD, of the Naval History and Heritage Command. Weaving in numerous global events that began with … More Northwest Commandery: Three Presentations in the Spring and Summer Months
General Order No. 47 established the Precedence of Forces in Parades on 13 May 1935. The order of precedence in a parade of military and naval forces is: A joint-service color guard also reflects this order of precedence. Although the Navy’s birthday is 13 October 1775, a loss of appropriations in 1785 temporarily ended the … More Precedence of Forces in Parades
During the December 3 NOUS Northwest Zoom meeting, an important milestone for the Commandery was achieved as CAPT David Todd, USN (Ret) relieved CAPT James McGinnis, MSC, USN (Ret) as the fourth Commander of NOUS Northwest. CAPT McGinnis leaves his post after a highly successful two years of command. Under his direction, NOUS Northwest … More NOUS Northwest Change of Command
Twenty five days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, “We’re anchored in Port Townsend…..” Deck log of USS Gilmer, DD-233. Naval History and Heritage Command file, NND927605, National Archives Identifier 74770970, Search Identifier – Navy Deck Log (NDL) Batch 594258 17.
NOUS Northwest was honored at the US Naval Order’s National Congress 2022 by receiving the annual CAPT Jan Armstrong Memorial Award recognizing commanderies with fifty or fewer companions. The NWT Commandery had also received this prestigious award in 2020 and 2021. NWT’s Commander, CAPT Jim McGinnis, MSC, USN (Ret.) and shown in the photo below, … More Congress 2022: NOUS Northwest Honored as Small Commandery for Third Year in a Row!
“13 October 2022 will mark the Navy’s 247th birthday. The central theme of this year is “On Watch – 24/7 for 247 Years,” which highlights our Navy’s enduring ability to remain fully ready to respond to and effectively deter emergent threats.” Read more history about the US Navy at the Naval History and Heritage Command … More Happy Birthday US Navy: 24/7 for 247 Years
After 80 years, a 21-year-old sailor was laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery on September 13 following a decades-long effort to identify his remains, following the December 7, 1941 attack at Pearl Harbor. An article in Military Times describes the extraordinary efforts to identify Herbert “Bert” Jacobson and the profound meaning for his family … More Pearl Harbor Sailor Laid to Rest at Arlington National Cemetery, 80 Years Later
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