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Scholarship Program

The San Diego Council administers the Alexander Kreiglowa Navy and Marine Corps Dependents Education Foundation. These scholarship funds come from a charitable donation of property from Chief Alexander Kreiglowa, USN (Ret). His gift helped to establish an endowment that will help students for many years to come. Scholarships are awarded once a year.

Federal Bill Would Rename San Diego VA Medical Center

Rep. Mike Levin and D-San Juan Capistrano announced a bill to rename the San Diego Veteran Affairs Medical Center in honor of a local soldier killed in Afghanistan has passed the House of Representatives with unanimous support. This new

San Diego-Based USS Carl Vinson Part of 4-Carrier Force in Exercise Near China

The San Diego-based USS Carlson Vinson joined the forward-deployed USS Ronald Reagan along with carriers from the United Kingdom and Japan in a show of allied forces in the Philippine Sea at the beginning of October. The exercise included the HSM Queen Elizabeth and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force helicopter carrier JS Ise!

USS Curtis Wilbur Arrives Homeport San Diego

On September 16, after 25 years as a forward-deployed ship in Yokosuka, Japan, the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) arrived at its new homeport Naval Base San Diego! Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet (CNSP), directed Curtis Wilbur to return to San Diego for a scheduled maintenance session

Navy Deploys Advanced Supersonic Stealth Jet

The USS Carl Vinson headed out from San Diego along with its strike group for the Indo Pacific region, carrying an air wing of F-35C Lightning II fighter jets! This is the very first time the Navy has deployed stealth planes on its carriers! After completing a 17-month long upgrade to support F-35s, the 41-year-old Nimitz-class aircraft carrier became the most advanced jet on the planet!

ATTENTION MEMBERS!!!

The December 3rd breakfast meeting will be the Annual Meeting of the General Membership. All members in good standing are encouraged to attend and to vote. The Nomination Committee has submitted the below recommendations for appointment/reappointment to the Board of Director’s. Terms will expire on Dec 31, 2024.

Tatjana Omanovic; Tracy Owens; Chris Catania; Sheri Arnold

Returning board members: Judi Adams: Bob Berman; Melanie Lang; Sheldon Margolis; Tamara Marks; Rick Mitrovich; Jay Rindler; Jason Surya