Programs, Sponsorships and Activities

Programs, Sponsorships and Activities The Greater Austin Council (GAC) is involved in numerous programs that support our mission and that of the Navy League of the United States. Following is a listing of those programs and the current level of activity plus additional activities that would be possible if funding were made available. Should there be interest in any of these additional activities a more detailed scope of work and budget can be provided. The Greater Austin Council is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Adopted and Sponsored Units These include a formal Navy league adoption process with a commitment to support the ships, naval commands, and youth programs located in, or connected with the Greater Austin area. The commitment includes supporting Commanding Officers, Officers-in-Charge, Senior Naval Science and Marine Instructors in providing the best service experience possible for their crews, staff, and/or cadets, midshipmen, and officer candidates. These include: USS Austin (LPD-4) This namesake ship, the third Navy ship so named, was a favorite of the Council for almost 40 years until she was decommissioned in 2006. The Council provided TV sets, videos, Christmas gifts and other tangible support to USS Austin for years. She in return gave a memorable cruise from Key West, Florida to Galveston, Texas in 2000 for a re-commissioning ceremony followed by the entire crew being feted by the Council in Austin as USS Austin Day was proclaimed by the mayor. Although USS Austin is gone, this spirit lives on in the Council s project Where in the World is USS Austin, a campaign to convince the navy to name a new ship, USS Austin. There are a number of LCS class ships, which are named for U.S. cities, yet to be built. The Greater Austin Council has been advised that naming opportunities exist and a strategy has been developed to pursue the naming and ultimately the adoption of the next USS Austin. Additional funding would support lobbying efforts and a media campaign to influence the naming process. USS Texas (SSN775) The Council has co-sponsored this fleet attack submarine with the Houston Council and recently presented a set of seven-foot Texas longhorns to ship, which are now mounted on the bridge as the boat enters and leaves port (see photos). The wonderful story of how this came about, the logistics, and photos can be seen viewed on the Council website. The Council seeks to amplify its contributions to the support of the Navy s submarine fleet by offering a scholarship to a UT NROTC cadet who has chosen a career in the Navy as a submariner. The University of Texas Naval ROTC Unit This unit is a key focus of the Council s support. The unit has also been adopted by the Council and actively participates in Council activities. The Council presents a Naval or Marine Corps Officer s sword to an outstanding graduating Midshipman/Officer Candidate at commissioning ceremonies each year. The Council would like to increase its support of the unit by providing support for unit training and competitive activities, stipends for ROTC cadets and midshipmen who suffer financial hardships, and other items as needed. (I ve asked the CO and XO for their wish list). Navy Operations Support Center, Austin. A newly reorganized command, the Council is seeking ways to support this command. At present, this appears to be a resource problem and the Council has been unable to provide the support that may be needed. The Council would like to recognize the individual augmentees who have served in Afghanistan and Iraq and provide support to them and their families while they are deployed. The NOSC would be instrumental in identifying these individuals. Junior Navy ROTC and Junior Marine Corps Units. The Council has adopted and sponsors the twelve (12) Junior Navy and Marine Corps units in high schools in Greater Austin and surrounding areas. These units receive a small stipend from the Council to cover expenses for which their schools are not budgeted such as travel to drill competitions. Outstanding cadets from these units receive the Theodore Roosevelt Youth Medal from a GAC Greater Austin Council of the Navy League of the United States 1

Navy League Council member at their school awards ceremony each year. Senior cadets may also compete for one of the Council s scholarships awarded each year. The adopted and supported Junior ROTC units are: Bastrop High School National Defense Corps Fredericksburg High School NJROTC, Fredericksburg, Texas Lehman High School NJROTC, Buda, Texas William B. Travis High School NJROTC, Austin, Texas Georgetown/Eastview High School NJROTC Joint Liberty Battalion, Georgetown, Texas Stoney Point High School NJROTC, Round Rock, Texas Vista Ridge High School NJROTC, Cedar Park, Texas Brenham High School MCJROTC, Brenham, Texas Hendrickson High School MCJROTC, Pflugerville, Texas New Braunfels High School MCJROTC, New Braunfels, Texas Round Rock High School MCJROTC, Round Rock, Texas Naval Sea Cadet Corps, Navy League Cadet Corps, and Young Marines. The Council founded, sponsors and supports the COL William B. Travis Division of the U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps and U. S. Navy League Corps The Council has also adopted the Capital Area Young Marines. Young Marines are the youth program of the Marine Corps League. They receive the same level of sponsorship as the Junior ROTC units. Additional funding would allow the Council to provide increased stipends to all of the above-listed individual units to help with transportation, uniforms, drill materials, unit activities, and additional support enabling more cadets to attend their summer leadership programs. Scholarships The Council awards scholarships to deserving and meritorious senior cadets of the Naval Sea Cadet Corps and Junior Navy and Marine Corps ROTCs. The Scholarship Fund was built slowly and is barely adequate to award more than about $4,000 per year in $1,000 to $2,000 scholarships. The Council gets great satisfaction from the quality of applicants and the opportunity to help 2 Greater Austin Council Navy League of the United States the best ones with their further education. The student scholarship program was initiated by the family of George T. Jones, a former council member and Navy veteran for whom it is named. The Council desires to expand its scholarship ability to include returning sea service veterans who wish to continue their education and get back into the workforce. This would be a new program and could be named. Education Distinguished Speaker Series. The Council conducts six educational programs each year. Entitled the Distinguished Speaker Dinner Series, the are held at the Austin Woman s Club, feature flag and general officers, senior enlisted advisers, DOD officials, historians, and others with insight or affiliation with the Sea Services. The programs pursue our primary mission, to educate the public and public officials as to the importance of Sea Power to our economy, national defense and humanitarian efforts across the globe. Further, the programs serve as part of the curricula of the JROTC units as the cadets come in large numbers to hear informed discussion about the Sea Services, Navy, Marines, Coast Guard, and US Flag Merchant Marine. Additional support in this area would allow the Council increase the number of free reservations given to area students. It would also allow the Council to bring in speakers who meet our educational criteria but who may live in another city or state. Naming opportunities exist for the individual dinner programs or for an entire year-long speaker series. Special Projects Toys for Tots. Each December, the Council teams with the Marine Corps to support their Toys for Tots Christmas drive to collect new toys for children who are in need. Veterans Affairs Austin Outpatient Clinic Welcome Home Coordinated by the Greater Austin Council, approximately 75 cadets from four area JROTC programs participated in a Welcome Home event, celebrating the returning Iraq and Afghanistan veterans and their families. The event was held at the Austin Outpatient Clinic- Central Texas Veterans Health Care System, the free event for veterans, active duty and their families featured live entertainment, food, a job fair and information about

veterans benefits, health care and community services. The cadets were OUTSTANDING! said Michael Wittrock, Voluntary Service Specialist for the Austin VA Outpatient Clinic. The cadets assisted with escorting veterans and their families from the curb to the main entrance, working with the grillers to prepare hot dogs, hamburgers and sausage, passing out water bottles and other activities. Throughout the day, the cadets worked the refreshment table and assisted wheelchair-bound veterans travel from table to table to speak with vendors and support services. This important event provided a way to celebrate and thank service members. The VA Clinic expressed is appreciation to the Greater Austin Council for facilitating the youth involvement! And to the Georgetown/East View Liberty Battalion JNROTC, Travis High School JNROTC, and Bastrop High School U. S. Defense Corps (Navy). Christmas The Austin VA Outpatient Clinic hosts an annual Holiday Refreshment Table for the clinic s patients in December. The refreshment table contains all manner of cookies, cakes, pies, and other goodies. When the veteran comes to the table they also receive a wrapped gift. Some of the more popular gifts last year were fleece blankets, afghans, gloves, mittens, scarves, stocking caps (beanies), socks, ear warmers, wallets, watches, etc. The vets are 75% male and 25% female and approximately 60% of them are Vietnam era, 25% Iraq/Afghanistan and the remainder are peace time veterans. The Council promotes the event to its members and friends and provides for collection at the December Dinner Speaker Program. Greater Austin Council will bag and tag the gifts and provide them to VA Austin Outpatient Clinic to gift to the veterans. volunteers for the VA and other needs as they arise. Honor Flight Austin Honor Flight is a program of the National Honor Flight network that has been instrumental in taking hundreds of Central Texas World War II veterans to Washington, D. C. to see their memorial. Members of the Greater Austin Council have served as volunteer guardians for the 10-12 flights out of Austin per year. This is currently an unbudgeted item as there is no expense involved. However, the Council looks to be able to sponsor a flight for sea service veterans. Sponsorships run at approximately $1,000 per veteran per flight. The Council would be responsible for recruiting the veterans, serving as guardians on the flight and donating the funds to Honor Flight to underwrite the cost. Amplify Austin Amplify Austin is a local Giving Day that has taken off in the community over the past three years. It is run by I Live Here, I Give Here, which is a local nonprofit designed especially to improve philanthropy and giving in the Central Texas area. (It s one of several programs they offer). The the third Amplify Giving Day will be March 2015 Approximately 500-600 non profits participate in a day of giving and last year raised over $5 million. How much an organization makes depends on how much it markets and sells it. The most successful groups have a matching grant that can be leveraged. Matching donors is a huge component for those groups raising six figures and a sponsor was matching it dollar for dollar. The council is currently exploring participation in Amplify and Bell Helicopter has been approached by the GAC for matching support in this area. Additional funding in this area could provide transportation for increased student involvement, assistance to the VA to underwrite items such as the Holiday Refreshment/Gift program, soliciting Greater Austin Council of the Navy League of the United States 3

11 Years of Greater Austin Council Distinguished Speaker Series Programs 2003 to Present [Photo#] 2003 LGEN Donald A. Peterson, USAF Ret., ED, Air Force Association (Joint Meeting with the Air Force Association) (May 2003) VADM David L. Brewer III, USN Commander, Military Sealift Command (April 2003) Dr. Hans Mark (August 2003)[#1] 2004 MCPO of the Navy, Terry D. Scott (February 2004) RADM Stansfield Turner (April 2004) Honorable Dale E. Klein, Asst. Sec y Defense for Nuclear and Chemical and Biological Defense Programs (April 2004) LCDR Marvin L. Morgenroth, USNR (December 2004) 2005 ADM Bobby Inman, (May 2005) [#2] Dr. Victor Gubareff, Stratfor.com (June 2005) Jack Fletcher, Intelligence Research Specialist for US DOJ (June 2005) Arthur Nicholson III Author Hostages to Fortune: Winston Churchill and the Loss of the Prince of Wales and Repulse (September 2005) RADM Albert Garcia, III Civil Engineer Corps, Commander, Engineering Field Activity, Pacific (Dec. 2005) 2006 VADM Charles W. Moore, Jr. (June 2006) BGen Darrell L. Moore, USMCR, Commanding General, Marine Corps Mobilization Command (April 2006) RADM Alan B. Brad Hicks, Director AEGIS Ballistic Missile Defense Program, Missile Defense Agency (August 2006) VADM Vivien S. Crea, USCG and CAPT John Litherland, USN (Feb 2006) James D. Hornfischer, Author Ship of Ghosts: The Story of the USS Houston, FDRs Legendary Lost Cruiser and the Epic Saga of Her Survivors 2007 Prof. Henry W. Brands, UT Austin (February 2007) ADM John B. Nathman, Commander US Fleet Forces Command (March 2007) VADM John G. Cotton, Chief of Navy Reserve and Commander, Navy Reserve Forces (April 2007) CAPT Larry N. Ash Commanding Officer, Fleet Intelligence Training Center Pacific (June 2007) RADM Mary E. Landry, Director of Governmental and Public Affairs, USCG (August 2007) Dr. Thomas M. Hatfield, Director and Sr. Research Fellow, UT Center for American History (September 2007) Greater Austin Council of the Navy League of the United States 5

2008 RADM Stanley D. Bozin, Director of Budget, Office of the Asst. SECNAV (February 2008) [#3] RADM Jerry R. Kelly, Asst. Chief of Staff, Navy Medicine National Capital Area (April 2008) CDR Catherine A. Leahey, Author A Centennial Tribute to Navy Nurses: First Women to Serve Above Navy Ships (June 2008) RADM J. Scott Burhoe 39th Supt. of the U. S. Coast Guard Academy (July 2008) [#4] Fred Burton, STRATFOR, Author Ghost: Confessions of a Counterterrorism Agent (September 2008) RADM Steven G. Smith (November 2008) RADM Dan W. Davenport, Dir. Joint Concept Development and Experimentation (J9) U.S. Joint Forces Command (December 2008) [#5] 2009 Donald Kehn, Author A Blue Sea of Blood: Deciphering the Fate of the USS Edsall (February 2009) CAPT Henry S. Domeracki, Dir. U. S. Pacific Command Joint Intelligence Operations Command (April 2009) [#6] John Knox, Vexologist (June 2009) CAPT. James M. Trapper Spence, Commander UT NROTC (August 2009) RADM John D. Butler, V.P. Fleet Ballistic Missile Program, Lockheed-Martin (September 2009) [#7] Dr. Hans Mark (December 2009) 2010 LCDR Mike Evans, CO, NOSC (February 2010) [#8] R. V. Burgin, WWII Marine Corps Vet, Author Island of the Damned (April 2010) [#9] F. Michael Pestorius, PhD, Sr. Research Engr., Applied Research Labs, UT Austin (June 2010) [#10] ADM Bobby Inman (September 2010) [#2] Dr. George Friedman, Founder CEO STRATFOR (October 2010) [#11] RADM William R. Kiser, Commandant Medical Education & Training Campus, Ft. Sam (December 2010) [#12] 2011 James D. Hornfischer, Author Neptune s Inferno (January 2011) [#13] Lee Leffingwell, Mayor City of Austin (February 2011) [#14] Honorable Juan M. Garcia III, Asst. SECNAV (March 2011) [#15] CAPT. Dan Dixon, UT Prof of Naval Science (June 2011) ADM Bobby Inman and Congressman Michael T. McCaul (September 2011) [#16] Thomas M. Hatfield, Dir. of the Military History Institute, Dolph Briscoe Ctr. for American History at University of Texas (October 2011) [#17] Gen. Michael W. Hagee, 33rd Commandant, U.S. Marine Corps (December 2011) [#18] 2012 Professor Jeffrey F. Addicott (January 2012) [#19] Phil Dunmire, National President NLUS (February 2012) RADM Garry J. Bonelli, Deputy Commander, Naval Special Warfare Command (March 2012) [#20] Austin Bay, Author and Syndicated Columnist (May 2012) [#21] Fred Burton, VP of Intelligence STRATFOR (Border control & illegal crossings) (July 2012) [#22] ADM William McRaven, Commander, US Special Operations Command (October 2012) [#23] 6 Greater Austin Council Navy League of the United States

2013 RADM Terence McKnight, Author Pirate Alley, Commanding Task Force 151 Off Somalia (February 2013) [#24] CAPT Walter W. Wilson, Author James D. Bullock; Secret Agent and Mastermind of the Confederate Navy (April 2013) [#25] CAPT William G. Shubert, U. S. Maritime Admin. (May 2013) [#25] RADM Patrick D. Hall, Commander Carrier Strike Group NINE (September 2013) [#26] Dr. Hans Mark, Prof. Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics UT Austin (October 2013) CAPT. George T. Fadok, USN Ret, Sr. Naval Science Instructor Fredericksburg H.S. (December 2013) 2014 Fred Burton, Author Under Fire: The Untold Story of the Attack in Benghazi (February 2014) Arthur Nicholson, Author Operation Bowery: The USS WASP and the Battle of Malta (June 2014 VADM Peter Daly, CEO U. S. Naval Institute (July 2014) [#27] RADM John D. Butler, Vice President Naval Strategic Systems, Lockheed-Martin Space Systems Company (November 2014) Greater Austin Council of the Navy League of the United States 7

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Distinguished Members and Associates Lieutenant General Jefferson Davis Beak Howell, Jr. United States Marine Corps, Retired Senior Research Fellow and Adjunct Professor, Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, The University of Texas Former Director, Johnson Space Center Admiral Bobby R. Inman United States Navy, Retired Lyndon B. Johnson School of. The University of Texas Former Director, National Security Agency Former Deputy Director, Central Intelligence Agency Chairman and Member of Boards of several technology venture and start up companies Chairman, Federal Reserve Bank, Dallas Nominated to be Secretary of Defense by President Clinton Admiral William R. McRaven United States Navy, Retired Chancellor, The University of Texas System Former Commander, Special Warfare Command Former Commander, Navy Special Forces Command James D. Hornfischer Acclaimed Naval Historian, Author and Literary Agent Samuel Eliot Morison Award from the Naval Order of the United States, for The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors United States Maritime Literature Award, for Ship of Ghosts Hans M. Mark, PhD John J. McKetta Centennial Energy Chair in Engineering as a professor in the Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics Former Secretary of the Air Force Former Deputy Director, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Former Director, NASA Ames Research CenterMax K. Miller United States navy, Retired National Vice President for Development, Navy League of the United States Jack Ritter National Vice President for Legislative Affairs, Navy League of the United States Mary Virginia Pittman-Waller Executive Director, Welcome Home Wounded Warriors USA Spokesperson, Keep the Spirit of 34 Alive in 2015 Rear Admiral Donald Muchow United States Navy, Chaplain Corps, Retired Pastor, Lutheran Missouri Synod Former Chief of the Navy Chaplain Corps Rear Admiral Brady Cole United States Navy, Supply Corps, Retired Former Fleet Supply Officer, United States Pacific Fleet Former Deputy Commander for Logistics, Defense Logistics Agency Thomas M. Hatfield Professor of History, The University of Texas Director of the Military History Institute, Dolph Briscoe Center. for American History at The University of Texas Donald S. Inbody, PhD Captain, United States Navy, Retired Senior Lecturer, Department of Political Science, Texas Sate University Former Professor of Naval Science and CO, Naval ROTC Unit, The University of Texas Rear Admiral J. Weldon Koenig United States Navy, Retired Chairman, The Midshipmans Foundation, The University of Texas Served as President and Board Member of several companies Served and serves on multiple advisory councils within The University of Texas Rear Admiral Donald S. Maseraang United Sates Navy, Medical Service Corps, Retired Colonel Steve Smith United States Marine Corps, Retired Former Professor of Naval Science and CO, Naval ROTC Unit, The University of Texas Colonel William D. Wischmeyer United States Marine Corps, Retired Former Professor of Naval Science and CO, Naval ROTC Unit, Texas A&M University Numerous honorable retired and veteran Sea Service officers and enlisted men and women serving in all wars from World War II Numerous successful business leaders, distinguished educators, and past and present officers in State of Texas government Greater Austin Council of the Navy League of the United States 11

Current Leadership of the Greater Austin Council Glenn Looney, Chairman of the Board of Directors Kathy M. Pillmore, President Timothy Hunsberget, Secretary and Vice President for Education LuAnn Reyes, Treasurer and Chief Financial Office Stephen Smith, Vice President for Development & Marketing Randy Patterson, Vice President for Military Affairs Jeanie Coffey, Vice President for Legislative Affairs Jim Brotherton, Vice President for Youth Programs Michael Murray, Judge Advocate General Directors Jim Brotherton Bruce Byron Jeanie Coffey Mike Jackson Don Jones Max Miller Randy Patterson Mary Virginia Pittman-Waller Jack Ritter Steve Smith Kathy Pillmore NLUS National Directors and Members of the Greater Austin Council Max Miller, Vice President for Development Jeanie Coffey tim Hunsberger Glenn Looney Jack Ritter Mary Virginia Pittman-Waller 12 Greater Austin Council Navy League of the United States