9 April 2021 (16:00 PST, Zoom sign-on available at 15:30)
The subject of the discussion is celebration of Viet Nam Veterans with some new Navy topics (Littoral Combat Ships) to compare with USS Oklahoma City (CG-5). (Part II from the meeting on 27 March.)
Featured speakers:
– CAPT Jim McGinnis, Littoral Combat Ships briefing.
– CAPT Joe Valenta, 7th Fleet Flagship (USS Oklahoma City) review.
– Mr. Jim Quin, President of Navy League in Denver, CO and his son CAPT Brian Quin, Chief of Staff, Expeditionary Strike Group 3, San Diego, CA.
– ZOOM roundtable discussion on Viet Nam War. Followed by a short business meeting.
19 April 2021 (15:30 PST, Zoom sign-on available at 15:00) Focus on NROTC’s, including guest speaker CAPT Ron Withrow, Skipper of Yale NROTC. Short business meeting follows.
17 May 2021 (16:30 PST, Zoom sign-on available at 16:00) Discussion Group: Unmanned Vehicles (Aerial, Surface and Undersea) led by CAPT Joe Valenta with guest speaker CAPT Jim McGinnis.
19 June 2021 (16:30 PST, Zoom sign-on available at 16:00) Annual Battle of Midway Commemoration: Discussion led by CAPT Dick Griffin with additional briefing by CAPT Joe Valenta on the Battle of the Philippine Sea and the Marianas Islands.
July 2021 – No meeting this month.
7 August 2021 (If held solely on Zoom, 16:30 PST, sign-on available at 16:00. Otherwise time to be determined, depending on COVID-19.) Discussion Group/Barbeque (assuming COVID-19 immunizations are effective). Topic TBD
20 September 2021 (If held solely on Zoom, 16:30 PST, sign-on available at 16:00. Otherwise time to be determined, depending on COVID-19.) Annual business meeting, election of new officers.
October 2021 – Annual NOUS Congress (either virtual or on location in San Diego, CA.)
13 November 2021 (If held solely on Zoom, 16:30 PST, sign-on available at 16:00. Otherwise time to be determined, depending on COVID-19.) Navy Birthday/Veterans Day brunch.
7 December 2021 (If held solely on Zoom, 16:30 PST, sign-on available at 16:00. Otherwise time to be determined, depending on COVID-19.) Pearl Harbor Day dinner.
