Thank you for meeting with us today, Vice Admiral Debbink. We know you have been very busy of late and hope to accomplish quite a bit more during your remaining tenure as Chief of the Navy Reserve. We are here today to review the status of your recent initiatives, and also share a view of what can be expected from the second half of your tour.

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I want to thank the staff of the Association of the United States Navy for the kindness and understanding that I have received during my tenure as your President. I accepted the position of President in April 2010 because I believed that, as a Past President, I could do the job. It has been a challenge getting everything completed, but it has been done.

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By the time that you are reading this, we will have completed our National Conference in Las Vegas. One of the difficulties with publishing deadlines is that I am writing this a full two weeks before the conference so I can’t speak to our success. I can say that the move to establish our first Board of Directors is a major step for the Association.

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Briefly, I’m going to delve into a little more of what we are doing in Africa, with a particular emphasis on how the Navy Reserve is key to the success in this strategic part of the world. I spend much of my time traveling and meeting with people across Africa, the United States and throughout Europe.

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As we have reported in the past, there are several reasons to be very concerned about a variety of Defense funding issues and Defense policy issues. First, there is the Presidential Fiscal Responsibility Commission, called the debt commission, which is reviewing all spending by the federal government.

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September 2010 Navy by Aaron Bresnahan Over the past few months, we have been recognizing our Sailors of the Year for 2009. Each one of the selectee...

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September 2010 Navy by LCDR Steven L. Rogers, USN The history of leadership goes as far back in time as the prophets of old. The responsibility of l...

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September 2010 Navy HM1 (SCW) Shalanda L. Brewer – Navy Reserve Petty Officer Shalanda L. Lavon Brewer was born in St. Louis, MO on 5 May 1981. She ...

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Okay, so change is a constant! We have heard that said and there are many books and articles written about accepting, even thriving in times of change. This month’s membership message at AUSN is about the value of some things NOT changing.

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By the time you read this, we will have completed a very successful and productive fall conference. I will have completed my second one-year term and, as our Bylaws require, now step aside for an able successor.

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An AUSN sword was presented by CAPT Ted Mason, USNR (Ret), left, to Midshipman Algernon Blair Voltz (right) held at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy on 18 June 2010.

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In a ceremony in the headquarters of the Colombian Navy, Bogota, Colombia, CAPT Mark F. Morris, a Life Member of the Association of the United States Navy, was presented the Colombian Navy’s Admiral Padilla Order of Merit Medal.

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Seven AUSN members, led by President CAPT John Lindell, traveled to Halifax, Nova Scotia, in early July to attend the Naval Officers Association of Canada’s Annual General Membership meeting and to join in the celebration of the Canadian Navy’s Centennial Birthday.

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