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s this edition goes to press, the Navy Museum, we hope to be able to host a seminar to we are appalled by the review events that occurred 40 years ago in the Falklands. Russian invasion of Ukraine We also hope to return to that venue a month later for our and a return to a Cold War-like annual meeting, announcement of Knox Medal recipients, confrontation between NATO and and the Leighton Lecture. In late August, we will honor a Putin-led Russia. We are also those Knox Medal recipients with a luncheon. Then in saddened by the loss of former CNO October, we are looking forward to capping the year with Admiral Tom Hayward, a man who a Mess Night gala to celebrate a century of naval carrier played a key role in the formulation aviation. and implementation of the Maritime Another edition of the International Journal of Naval Strategy which helped end the Cold History is now available online. We are delighted that the War with the USSR. Admiral Hayward was a stalwart Naval Historical Foundation has facilitated the publicasupporter of NHF. We mourn his loss but are tion of this scholarly journal for the past thankful for his many decades of service and two decades. A Bravo Zulu to Dr. Charles leadership to the Navy and the nation. Chadbourn of the Naval War College and Welcome to 2022, the centennial year of his distinguished editorial board. Speaking the Washington Naval Arms Conference and of scholarship, this edition of Pull Together the commissioning of the Navy’s first aircraft debuts work of two of the Naval History carrier USS Langley. As you will note in the and Heritage Command recent historian Plan of the Year, these two historical milestones additions, Jeremiah D. Foster and Guy J. are just a few that we will commemorate this Nasuti. year. Motivated by the pandemic, we self-taught On the subject of naval aviation, we ourselves to conduct online webinars, which welcome back our staff historian Dave we have titled “Second Saturdays,” offering a Winkler, who spent 2020 and 2021 with the remarkable mixture of subject matter. Among Smithsonian Air and Space Museum as their Remembering Admiral those sharing their personal naval experiences Lindbergh Chair in Aerospace History. A Thomas B. Hayward: 21st Chief of Naval Operations have been former Secretary of the Navy John sample of his research is provided herein as Lehman, former Chief of Naval Operations he wrote a treatise on the Navy’s first aircraft Adm. Vern Clark, current Royal Navy Fleet Commander carrier, USS Langley (CV 1). We are pleased that Dave Jeremy Kyd, and former Master Chief Petty Officer of the will also be honored by the National Maritime HistorNavy Mike Stevens. Some of our noted naval historian ical Society at an April event at the National Press Club. participants have included Dr. John Hattendorf, Dr. Andrew We also welcome back Matt Eng, who will be retaking Lambert, Dr. Michael Crawford, and Dr. David Rosenberg. the digital content reins from Tyler Robinson, who is Director of the Naval History and Heritage Command Rear departing after a year of outstanding work in making our Adm. Sam Cox, former head of the Office of Naval IntelThursday Tiding e-letter an informative publication. Thanks ligence and a historical scholar in his own right, has made and smooth sailing, Tyler. welcome contributions to many of our programs, as have We very much appreciate your financial support this several of the historians on his staff. We intend to continue past year. With expectations of finally seeing Covid-19 in producing online programming and posting to YouTube. It the rearview mirror, I hope to soon have opportunities to is a gift that keeps giving as our online audience continues share my thanks in person. to grow. Warm regards, That said, we look forward to meeting again in person. We have a dinner scheduled in Annapolis on 29 March to salute the midshipman winners of the Voices of Maritime History Competition for the USNA Superintendent’s Annual Leadership and Vision Award. In early May, in Adm. William J. Fallon, USN (Ret.)
