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The Official Publication of the Greater Austin CouncilNavy League of the United States
Septemmber – October 2019
Support Your Council
Today
September 12 Speaker & Program .... Page 2
Presidents’ Message .......................... Page 3
Chaplain’s Corner .............................. Page 3
Photos from the September dinner .. Page 4
Adopt-A-Cadet .................................. Page 5
Help a Vet for the Holidays ................ Page 6
Council Calendar ............................... Page 7
Council Leadership and Community Partners ......................... Page 8
This past June, the Council learned about the Army Futures Command and its focus on modernizing the Army of the future. Not to be outdone, in February of this year the Navy launched the NavalX(Naval Expeditions). The following article is a reprint from the U. S. Naval Institute USNI News that appeared in their February 2019 issue. The article was written by Megan Eckstein and is reprinted here with permission.
The Navy rolled out a Naval Expeditions (NavalX) Agility Office that will connect sailors with innovative ideas to experts who can ex-periment with them, invest in them or contribute to turning the ideas into something tangible for the Navy.
Navy acquisition chief James Geurts unveiled the new office at the WEST 2019 conference, hosted by the U.S. Naval Institute and AF-CEA. NavalX will not attempt to host its own innovation projects, but rather will serve as a matchmaker between those with ideas and those with knowledge and resources to further those ideas, and between separate labs or groups working on related projects.
We’re kicking off an effort I’m calling NavalX, Naval Expeditions. Expedition is an arduous task where you’ve got to bring technology and courage and all your MacGyver skills, all that together in one place. What this really is is not as much of a glitzy innovation store as much as a set of capabilities that anybody can access. So if you’re a sailor out there and you’ve got a great idea and you want to crowd-source something, what do I need from you? I need your idea. I don’t need you to be an expert on how to crowd-source, write that contract,” Geurts said. “So if we can, with this Na-valX, start putting here this set of tools that everybody can use efficiently, we’ll get our agility up.”
Geurts said there are already great pockets of innovation in the Navy and Marine Corps – and throughout the Defense Department – but they’re not always aware of what each other is doing, and they don’t always have clear lines of communication when they do want to reach out to overcome challenges or share ideas.
After his keynote speech, Geurts told USNI News that he views this office as a tool for others in the Navy and Marine Corps to use, rather than a source of or host for innovation. Past efforts, such as a Naval Innovation Advisory Council, had a heftier hand in coordinating or hosting research, experiments or other efforts, but Geurts said he hopes to differentiate NavalX by avoiding that trend.
“Sometimes these innovation cells get a little bit self-focused, and then they want to be the ones with all the brilliant ideas, and it’s kind of exactly the opposite: I don’t want them to have any of the brilliant ideas, I want them to be able to take all the brilliant ideas that are sit-
NavalX: Achieving Agility and Innovation
See NAVALX, page 5
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NOVEMBER 7DISTINGUISHED SPEAKER DINNER
CAPT David E. KossCommanding Officer, NROTC University of Texas
Topic: Inside the Blue Angelse’re set for another in-t e r e s t i n g p r o g r a m
with our November dinner speaker CAPT David Koss, C/O of the University of Texas NROTC unit. It’s also alumni week at UT and we welcome our alumni guests.
Make your reservations early to ensure your seat.Captain David E. Koss was commissioned in May 1991
upon graduation from the U.S. Naval Academy after receiv-ing his Bachelor of Science in Ocean Physics. Following a year “stashed” at Strike Fighter Weapons School Atlantic, he reported to NAS Pensacola, Florida in May of 1992. Upon completion of initial flight training in VT-2, he reported to NAS Meridian Mississippi to fly the T-2 Buckeye and TA-4 Skyhawk with VT-19 and VT-7. He received his wings of gold in March of 1995.
Following completion of the FA-18C Fleet Replacement Squadron training with VMFAT-101 at MCAS El Toro, Califor-nia, Captain Koss reported to The Golden Warriors of VFA-87 at NAS Cecil Field in Jacksonville, Florida. During his 3-year tour, he completed a Summer Med/Adriatic Sea deployment participating in operations over Iraq and Bosnia-Herzegovina while embarked in USS JOHN F KENNEDY (CV 67).
In February of 1999, Captain Koss reported to Fallon, Ne-vada for training at TOPGUN. Upon completion, he report-ed to the VFA-106 Gladiators for a two-year tour as a Strike Fighter Tactics Instructor and Fleet Replacement Squadron Instructor Pilot. In July of 2001, Captain Koss re-joined VFA-87, embarked on the USS ENTERPRISE (CVN 65), in the Arabian Gulf. As the training officer, he flew missions in sup-
port of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. A year later, he “fleeted up” to department head with the Golden Warriors, went back to sea embarked in USS ROOSEVELT (CVN 71), and flew missions in support Operation IRAQI FREEDOM.
In December of 2004, Captain Koss reported as Air and Maritime Planner to Standing Joint Force Headquarters, U.S. Pacific Command at Camp Smith Hawaii. He completed a two-year tour at SJFHQ, participating in numerous multi-national exercises within the Pacific Theater. In November of 2007, Captain Koss reported to VFA-122 to conduct training in the FA-18E. Upon completion, he reported In July of 2007 to VFA-14 as executive officer.
In November of 2008, Captain Koss assumed command of the Tophatters and completed an eight-month deployment embarked on the USS NIMITZ (CVN 68) supporting Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. In May of 2010, Captain Koss turned over command of the Tophatters and reported to VFA-125 to retrain in the FA-18C. In September of 2010, he reported to the U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels. In May of 2011, he left the Blue Angels and reported as Executive Assistant to the Director of Air Warfare in the Pentagon. Following a year in the Pentagon, he reported to the National War College where he was awarded a master’s degree in Strategic Studies.
In August 2013, CAPT Koss reported to Strike Fighter Wing, U.S. Pacific Fleet as Deputy Commodore and subse-quently assumed command of the largest Type Wing in the U.S. Navy in December 2014. After serving 18 months as the Commodore, he reported to the Commander, Naval Air Forc-es Pacific staff as the Readiness Officer (N40). Following a two-year tour focusing on manning, training and equipping challenges within Naval Aviation he reported to his current position serving as Professor of Naval Science and Command-ing Officer of the Naval ROTC unit at the University of Texas.
See ‘SPEAKER”, page 6
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Council Co-Presidents’Message Council Chaplain’s
LCDR Adam Samuels, USN (Ret)Glenn Looney & Kathy Pillmore
Kathy & Glenn
Our November dinner is our 18th annual tribute to the The University of Texas Naval ROTC; its faculty, staff, mid-shipmen and officer candidates, and especially its alumni who have served in every war from World War II to the present, during the Cold War and in peace. Twelve have attained the rank of Admiral or General in their naval services. Please join us in honoring this outstanding unit noted for turning out quality men and women officer leaders since 1940. Sea stories should be flying! Plus, we have an outstanding speaker for you.
The Greater Austin Council/Navy League needs volun-teers to serve as director, officer, on a committee, or in a support role. We can match your interests, skills and time to a reward-ing position on our leadership team. Understudy and assistant positions also available. Fleet up later! We only meet six times a year, over lunch, and have a lot of fun together. Love of the Sea Services, their active duty members, veterans and families, and a little energy are the only requirements. We hope you will take the opportunity to enhance our team with your ex-perience and knowledge. Contact Glenn ([email protected]) to learn more and to place your name in the hat.
We are lining up some outstanding programs for 2020…check out the calendar on page 7 of this newsletter. However, this year isn’t over quite yet. In addition to an excellent pro-gram November 7, we have planned an off-site program for December 5. We travel to the Texas Military Forces Museum, where if you haven’t been there lately, you will find a wonder-ful trip through Texas military history. More about that dinner in our next newsletter.
Remember the November dinner is when we conduct our annual collection of items for the V. A. Outpatient Clinic’s Holiday Table. There is a list of the needed items on page 6 of this newsletter.
Our cover story this issue is an article from the U.S. Naval Institute newsletter that was published in February of this year It’s offers a parallel to the Army Futures Command.
In October this year, we passed the 19th anniversary of the bombing of the USS COLE in Aden Yemen. Like many of you, I took this attack personally. I remember where I was at the exact moment I found out (Junior Officer of the Deck on outbound Sea and Anchor detail from Norfolk on the sister Navy destroyer, USS PORTER DDG78, leaving for our final JTFEX exercise before our maiden deployment.) I could only empathize with the crew and families from afar, visualizing the damage in detail (I was a former Damage Control Assistant) and the shock and pain the COLE's sailors just like me must have felt to save the ship. I also thought of the bravery and teamwork needed at all levels from newly reported deck sea-man working in the galley, the Corpsman working triage, CIC and Radio desperate to get a message out for assistance and understand what happened, and the many, many teams of or-dinary sailors and shipmates from all Navy job ratings, fighting fires and flooding together when their ship needed them.
The USS COLE still sails to this day, 19 years later. Lord, even though we are no longer facing the perils of the sea, let us remain vigilant from the hatred and separation that tries to divide us as we stand watch on our families, our community, and our nation. Enable us to understand that everyone has a role in your world to keep our ship afloat.
Just as REMEMBER THE COLE became a rallying cry across the fleet for years to come, reminding us to take our global mission and training seriously and learn to work effec-tively as a team, let us take a moment every day to see how we can overcome hate and come together as a country, We are one nation and, despite our many visible or background differ-ences, will need to work together to save the ship.
LCDR Adam Samuels, USN (ret) was a Surface Warfare Officer for 20 years assigned. In addition to his duties in operations, engineering departments and staffs, he volunteered to be a religious lay leader on two destroyers, a cruiser, and two aircraft carriers. He currently works as the Emergency Management Program Coordinator (EMPC) for the Army National Guard at Camp Mabry in Austin TX.
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PhotosSEPTEMBER 12 DINNER
(Top Row l-r) Guest speaker, William Venema receives a Council travel mug from Kathy Pillmore • Rick Hamblet, Sr. Instructor with the Lone Star Batallion, Leander ISD chats with council member Randy Patterson • Cadets Kirby, Parker and Antyakula, Lone Star Batallion members • (Second Row) - Barb Hunsberger • Lone Star Batallion cadets visit with dinner guest RADM Cole (USN Ret) • Nancy Looney, Kaye Patterson and a Lone Star Batallion Cadet • (Third Row) - Kathy Pillmore presents a Certificate of Appreciation to Stony Point JROTC • Speaker Venema promoting his book • Stony Point Color Guard (top) and Lone Star Batallion cadets. (Fourth Row) Audrey and Harvey Nelson on raffle duty substituting for Don Jones.
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We’re still collecting books for the VA ClinicIf you’re cleaning house, down sizing, or just getting rid of “stuff”, consider donating those
books you’re about to toss to the VA Outpatient Clinic. Bring them to the next Navy League dinner and we’ll see that they get to the Clinic.
Help your Council host cadets from local JROTC, UT NROTC, SEA CADET and YOUNG MARINE units. Your adoption of one or more cadets at each dinner, helps us to defray our
costs and to continue hosting these great young men and women at our dinners.
Let us know when you make your reservation or at check-in.
$25 covers the cost of a meal for one cadet, but any amount is welcomed!
September12 AdoptersTim & Barb Hunsberger
Max MillerLauntz Rodgers
Glenn & Nancy LooneyJim & Nancy Brotherton
Peggy Jones Harvey & Audrey Nelson
Randy & Kaye PattersonKay Johanson
Sharon & Dean Nobles
Lehman
ting in this room (at the conference) and be able to push them forward efficiently,” he said. Speaking of his staff – currently two people in Geurts’ office and three outside the office who will assist, though more will likely be added as the effort takes hold – Geurts said, “I call them sherpas, their job is to help you on your journey; their job’s not to tell you how to do your journey.”
In addition to connecting people and offices, NavalX will also codify best practices, write playbooks and case studies, host events for training and engagement and provide digital tools online to support greater agility in the Navy. The aim of the office is to improve “pivot speed” in bringing in new gear, im-plementing new practices and otherwise preparing the services for a potential high-end conflict.
According to the NavalX website, for innovators “NavalX empowers you with the information and relationships you need to immediately apply agility practices in your organization.” For leaders, “NavalX lowers the barrier for your organization to employ a variety of proven tools and methods that improve your speed and boldness.” And for industry, “NavalX allows you to easily connect into an ecosystem of potential opportuni-ties that includes investment, experimentation, and technology transfer.”
Geurts made clear in his rollout that he is serious about using this office to create a new culture for how the Navy ap-proaches agility and innovation.
“We have to achieve this at scale. We can’t do it as a one-off, cute little demo things,” he said. “If we’re going to be relevant and compete and win, we’ve got to do that at scale.”
For more information, see:
www.secnav.navy.mil/agility
https://www.nextgov.com/emerging-tech/2019/10/na-valx-innovation-office-really-wants-navy-be-more-ag-ile/160526/
NAVALX, continued from page 1
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*These are the most popular items
Bring NEW items to the November dinner and make a vet’s holidays a little brighter. They will be taken to the Austin VA Regional Clinic for their Holiday Table Here’s a list of what is needed:
• Beanies/Caps• Blankets*• Books• Bracelets• CDs• Combs/Brushes• DVDs• Hoodies*• Mittens/Gloves• Scarves• Slippers*• Socks(Newunopenedpackages
-athleticsockspreferred)• SweatShirtsandPants(Most
neededareWomen’sL,XLandMen’sXLandXXL*)
• T-Shirts• Wallets• WritingStationery
*These are the most popular items
PLEASENOTE:DONOTINCLUDEANYTHINGCONTAININGALCOHOL;I.E.,MOUTHWASH,DEODORANT,AFTERSHAVE
He has accumulated over 740 carrier arrested landings and over 3,700 flight hours in the FA-18C and FA-18E/F aircraft. His personal decorations include the Legion of Merit (2 wards), Bronze Star, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the Merito-rious Service Medal, Air Medal with Combat V (two awards), Strike Flight Air Medal (four awards), Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (two awards), Joint Achievement Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (three awards), LT Charles Nelson and LCDR Mike Longardt leadership awards, and numerous other campaign and service awards.
Koss is married to the former Julie Hansen of Lemoore, California and is the proud son of CAPT Howard (USN, Ret.) and Janice Koss who reside in Jacksonville, Florida. He has two sisters, Lisa and Jennifer, and six energetic nieces and nephews.
SPEAKER, Continued from page 2
THE AUSTIN COUNCIL NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT TO KEEP GROWING. YOUR DONATIONS FUND OUR ACTIVITIES INCLUDING:• The awarding of Theodore Roosevelt Youth
Medals and Certificates for outstanding JROTC cadets, Young Marines, and Sea Cadets
• Annual stipends for JROTC, Sea Cadet, Young Marines, and UT NROTC units.
• Certficates and awards for outstanding service to the sea services, community, and council.
• Website-related expenses; i.e, hosting, domain name, site management.
• Printing and Dinner Meeting expenses
• Unexpected Operational Expenses.
PLEASE CONSIDER A TAX-DEDUCTIBLE DONATION TODAY. ONLINE AT WWW.NAVYLEAGUEAUSTIN.
ORG OR SEND A CHECK TO NAVY LEAGUE AUSTIN, P. O. BOX 8650 SPICEWOOD SPRINGS, #145-625,
AUSTIN, TX 78759
PLANT SEEDS TO
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2019–2020
NOVEMBER 7CAPT Dave Koss, CO UT NROTC will share his thoughts on leadership and experiences inside the Blue Angels Demonstration Team. We welcome UT ROTC Alumni!Collection for VA Outpatient Clinic “Holiday Table”
NOVEMBER 14Washington DC “Fly-In”. Navy League members from all over the country descend on Washington for a day of visits with members of Congress to urge understanding and support of Sea Services. Coun-cil members are invited to join Tim Hunsburger and Jeanie Coffey to help cover the Texas delegation.
DECEMBER 5Offsite at the Texas Military Forces Museum, tour and ask the mu-seum executive director Jeff Hunt questions. Dinner provided by Matt’s El Rancho. It will also be our annual Toys for Tots Collec-tion. Bring an unwrapped gift for a boy or girl. Representatives of the U.S. Marine Corps will be on hand to pick them up.
APRIL 17, 2020CAPT Marc Leibman, USN Ret., self-described citizen sailor, busi-nessman and author noted author who has written seven books and is ranked by Amazon readers as one of the Top 100 authors of war novels. His topic will be North Korea: The Truth, The Threat and Our Options.
NOVEMBER 2020LCDR MC Dale Butler, Department Head, General Surgery Naval Medical Center, Camp LeJeune, NC
(Speakers in the wings: CDR Nick Gamiz, C/O Navy Recruiting District San Antonio; RADM William McRaven, and a representative of Space-X among others.)
Distinguished Speaker Series Dinnersare held at Austin Womans Club Chateau Bellevue
unless otherwise notified.RESERVATIONS and/or CANCELLATIONS ARE
REQUIRED BY MONDAY NOON PRIOR TO THE DINNER
Free Parking is Available(Parking lot and building entrance are on Nueces
between 7th and 8th Streets.)Social 1815 • Dinner 1915 • Program 2015
Members & Their Guests - $30Military in Uniform & Their Guests - $20
Cadets & Midshipmen and Their Guests - $15
Make your dinner reservations ✔ online (preferred): https://www.na-
vyleagueaustin.org/program-information.html
✔ by phone: 512.203.4399 (reservations only please)
✔ inquiries/questions: 512.956.6422
~ PLEASE NOTE ~ WE CANNOT GUARANTEE YOUR MEAL
WITHOUT A RESERVATION
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Dates and speakers are subject to change. Please check www.navyleagueaustin.org for calendar updates.
George T. Jones Scholarship Fund
provides scholarships to graduating seniors in
Navy and Marine JROTC and Sea Cadet programs
Donate Now!Send your tax deductible contributions to
Greater Austin Council NLUSGeorge T. Jones Scholarship Fundc/o Greater Austin Council NLUS8650 Spicewood Springs, #145-625
Austin, TX 78728 or online at www.navyleagueaustin.org/paypal
George T. Jones, 1926-2003
U. S. Navy WWII Veteran and Navy League Member
2008 – 2010 – 2014 – 2017 - 2018
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CO-PRESIDENTSGlenn Looney*[email protected] • 512.327.7413Kathy [email protected] • 512.797.5400
PRESIDENT ELECTLisa Svabek [email protected] • 512.589.2909
SECRETARY/SYSTEMS SUPPORTKatie [email protected]
TREASURER & CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICERLuAnn [email protected] • 512.203.4399
CHAPLAINAdam [email protected] • 757.818.3641
VICE PRESIDENT - DEVELOPMENT & MARKETINGVacant
VICE PRESIDENT - LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRSJeanie Coffey*[email protected] • 512.431.8573
VICE PRESIDENT - MILITARY AFFAIRSJim [email protected]
VICE PRESIDENT - MEMBERSHIP/JAGGlenn Looney*[email protected] • 512.327.7413
VICE PRESIDENT - COMMUNICATIONS & PROGRAMSKathy [email protected] • 512.797.5400
VICE PRESIDENT - YOUTH PROGRAMSLauntz [email protected] •512.454.4220
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