AUSN Navy Birthday Virtual Happy Hour
Today our amazing legislative intern, Joshua Riggs received his first Challenge coin after participating in our Navy Now Webinar with one of our Board of Directors, David Vardeman. #challengecoin #militarytradition
Navy Now Webinar: Financial Literacy with David Vardeman
Join us LIVE on Thursday at 4pm EST with David Vardeman, head of Development for Non-Profit and Global Business for Capital Bank of MD and AUSN board member, to discuss how to manage your personal budget and plan for your financial future. Dave has been doing financial literacy seminars in the DMV metropolitan area for the past 10 years. He began his financial literacy programs on Capitol Hill, helping Capitol Hill staffers, Architect of The Capitol and the Capitol Police. Since then, David has expanded to the public focusing on non-profit and veteran service organizations.
52% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck. Action takes change in individual priorities. Start taking these small steps today for your own peace of mind and financial future. If you would like to submit any questions before hand please feel free to message us or e-mail us at [email protected] and Dave will be happy to answer them.
Navy Now Webinar: Transition to Civilian Life
This webinar will focus on how a servicemember can navigate the waters of transitioning to civilian life. We have an outstanding panel featuring AUSN Board Member David Vardeman and NS2 Serves executives Col. Adam Rocke and Frank Larkin, who have extensive backgrounds in helping service members transition.
Navy Now Webinar: Strengthening Military Family Readiness
Bravo Zulu, LT Zaryske! RDML Louis Tripoli, the command surgeon for U.S. Pacific Command and flag officer mentor for NOSC Pearl Harbor, ceremonially presented both the AUSN Bea Ratner Nurse Corps Officer of the Year and AUSN SELRES Officer of the Year to LT Zaryske in front of the 40 members of the reserve unit, OHSU SD Detachment D Pearl Harbor (UIC 89517). #ausn #usnavy #nurse #navynurse #bravozulu #SELRES #sailoroftheyear #pearlharbor #navysandiego #awards Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam
Team Navy anchor leg in the men’s 200 meter mixed medley - while last - showed pure determination to finish to a cheering crowd, overcoming his wounds at the DoD Warrior Games! This is why we support our Navy’s Wounded, Ill and Injured Sailors and their Families!
#ausn #adaptiveathletics #swim #teamnavy
Navy Safe Harbor Foundation Navy Wounded Warrior
In honor of Black History Month AUSN would like to take a moment to honor all the brave African American men and women that have served in the U.S. Navy.
"By taking the time to educate ourselves on our history and the people who shaped this nation, we can more fully appreciate the ideals set down by the founders...It's a reminder that our work is to sustain freedom and ensure the rights and liberty belong to all our citizens." -RADM Michelle J. Howard
Happy Holidays from AUSN!
AUSN's 2018 Holiday Greeting
AUSN's Nautilus Chapter President had the honor of being the Keynote Speaker at a Wreaths across America Cemetery in Waterford, Ct. Master Chief Dillon reminded those gathered that, “Our shared purpose is to Remember the Fallen, to Honor those who served, and to Teach our children the value of freedom. This year’s theme is 'Be their witness'. For the fallen, let us be their witness that their service was not in vain. Let us demonstrate that we value their sacrifice and respect the selfless act of defending the freedoms that we cherish.” Over 700 wreaths were placed on the grave sites of our departed Patriots. We shall not forget!
#WomansEqualityDay AUSN would like to take a moment on Womans Equality Day to honor the incredible Women Navy Sailors. Gender stereotypes are a thing of the past in the U.S. Navy as women such as Admiral Howard (the first female four-star and first African-American woman to achieve a four-star) and Vice Admiral Robin R. Braun, (the first female commander of the U.S. Navy Reserve) are breaking glass ceilings to pave the way for women to come! To all women serving in the Navy, Coast Guard, Army and Marines thank you for your service. #GoNavy
AUSN sends a big thanks to all the great folks at the Naval Helicopter Association for an excellent symposium this week – we were honored and grateful for being special guests and meeting the greatest helicopter pilots in the world. We welcomed a bunch of new members and even had the chance to spend time with others who are members. AUSN’s sponsored Fleet Safety Briefing during the symposium was well attended and resulted in some lively discussion on best practices and the newest thinking on readiness and training skills. Great new programs on the horizon for AUSN and our members including a kickoff of AUSN’s professional development and transition workshops in San Diego, CA in the very near future. If you would like to learn more about how AUSN helps to protect our Sailors and keep our Navy strong as "The Voice for America's Sailors," please visit www.ausn.org to learn more.
What a great day AUSN had welcoming our newest members and reuniting with standing members during this year’s Naval Helicopter Association’s Symposium in Norfolk, VA. This gave us an opportunity to talk directly with pilots and support crews about issues most impacting their effectiveness and readiness. As the “Voice for America’s Sailors,” AUSN is constantly surveying the landscape and assessing how to serve in the best interests of our Sailors and the Navy. AUSN was privileged to participate in discussions during the general sessions and workshop breakouts, too. AUSN’s Executive Director RADM Christopher Cole, a helo pilot to the core, eagerly jumped back in the saddle again to pilot Sikorsky’s very real-life demonstration ‘copter – a task he made seem all to easy. We didn’t have the heart to tell him the autopilot was on. Not true, but he did show the demonstration instructors a trick or two and thoroughly enjoyed his experience. Here’s RADM Cole on his test flight and some great shots of AUSN’s newest members, some of our current ones, and an assortment of candid shots of the day. For more information about how AUSN helps to protect the best interests of our Sailors and the Navy, please visit our website at www.ausn.org
AUSN proud and honored to be invited to be part of this year's Naval Helicopter Association's Symposium is in Norfolk VA. We're grateful to be listening to what the Navy’s helicopter pilots are facing and what their mechanical technicians are experiencing It was a packed house for the highly anticipated Pilots Safety Briefing, made possible by AUSN on behalf of our 35,000 members and supporters. The briefing covered adjustments to flight schedules and how deployment delays can interfere with the flow of scheduled maintenance. Just another way that AUSN is reaching out to our Sailors to help provide the very best information and support possible. Here’s some rando shots of today’s activities, alone with some cool next gen hardware that has been a hit with all those attending. Keep on the lookout for more AUSN updates from this year's
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AUSN was fully represented today on Capitol Hill with a number of key initiatives to protect the interests of our members and all Veterans. RADM Christopher Cole, national executive director of AUSN, testified before a joint committee of Senate and House Veterans Affairs Committees, address the most pressing concerns of our Veterans. It's an exciting time at AUSN and today underscored the important role we serve as "The Voice for America's Sailors." Please enjoy some candid photos from RADM Cole's testimony.
To read more about today's hearing, please visithttp://ausn.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/AUSN-Legislative-Agenda-Testimony-to-Congress.pdf
The great news about AUSN’s latest efforts to help our Sailors is getting out! Just this week, AUSN proudly hosted our very special guest, Rudy Ruettiger of Notre Dame’s “Rudy” movie fame. Rudy was on hand this week at our national headquarters during a reception supporting “The Journey Onward Foundation (TJOF).” Widely known for his inspiring story of his journey to attend his dream college of Notre Dame and to play football for the Blue & Gold’s Fighting Irish. Not widely known is that Rudy served in Vietnam prior to his attending Notre Dame and now actively works to help bring the stories of goodness which our service members experienced during their tours in Southeast Asia. Rudy was great and kept the reception guests on the tips of their toes with his accounts of his days at Notre Dame and while afloat off the coast of Vietnam. We’re proud to report that Rudy has become AUSN's newest member and has promised to stand with us as we serve as “The Voice for America’s Sailors.” Please enjoy the following candid images of our time with Rudy and the TJOF Crew. For more information on how you can help AUSN serve as a strong advocate for our Sailors, please visit https://ausn.org/new-membership/ #usnavy, #gonavy, #oldnavy, #navyblue, #navyseal, #woundedwarriorproject, #taps
Empowering one another is a growing theme during the Team Navy Trials in Naval Station Mayport this week. AUSN and Navy Safe Harbor Foundation have combined forces to help our Sailors who are struggling … and the results are already being felt during the team trials. As AUSN’s Navy Safe Harbor Foundation efforts reach out to bring comfort and care to our Sailors, we’ll keep you posted every step of the way – especially, how you can be part of our Sailors Helping Sailors initiatives. Here’s some great moments from today’s trials – it’s clear that as the games go on, the bonds between athletes are growing stronger. Seen frequently here are small huddles of athletes together and sharing their stories of strength, struggles and hopes for their futures. #usnavy, #gonavy, #oldnavy, #navyblue, #navyseal, #woundedwarriorproject, #taps
AUSN is honored to be with some of the most amazing athletes and warriors here in Jacksonville, Florida for the TEAM NAVY Trials this week. It’s an exciting time at AUSN as we expand to help even more of our Sailors through the combining of resources and programs with the Navy Safe Harbor Foundation. Our joint efforts will mean that America’s Sailors will be cared for during their hours of need – and, afterwards with the support necessary to help them live active and productive lives ... all with that special Navy touch as only we can do. Here’s some moving and inspiring images shots of the games so far today – all awesomely competitive and remarkably supportive for all athletes participating in the trials. Heard frequently throughout these events is the phrase; “We are Navy, we work as one!” #usnavy, #gonavy, #oldnavy, #navyblue, #navyseal, #woundedwarriorproject, #taps
A great start to the Team Navy Trials for the upcoming Warriors Games! Today, marks the beginning of an exciting era for AUSN and the Navy Safe Harbor Foundation to combine forces to care for all of our shipmates in ways previously unachievable. Please enjoy these candid photos of just some of the trials which started today and last through the weekend at Mayport Naval Base in Jacksonville, Florida. Seen here is Vice Admiral Mary Jackson speaking to Navy Safe Harbor Team members during the trials today. #gonavy
RADM Garry Hall addresses the Trump Transition Team Dec. 1, 2016
AUSN National Executive Director RADM Garry Hall Addresses the Trump Transition Team USA
Date: 12/01/2016
Location: The American Legion Washington Office
More than 30 Veterans’ Service Organizations in attendance
Transcription:
Good morning, Gary Hall from the Association of the US Navy, a membership organization that represents all 400,000 active duty and reserve component Sailors of all ranks and rates advocating for their benefits on Capitol Hill. I’d like to thank the American Legion for hosting, and the transition team for spending its attention. In particular I would like to thank Bill Chatfield who saved my life back in 1988 in the Philippines when four men jumped me and were beating me to death. Major Chadfield came along and said “Alright boys, let him up he’s had enough.”
The Association of the United States Navy echoes everything that has been said here. We would like a dynamic VA Secretary who meets with all VSO’s, not just a small group at his roundtable so he gets all views, and we would hope that the White House would have an office that meets with us semi-annually. As it’s been mentioned, the post-9/11 Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, and Marines are fighting a different war with different technology and therefore have different injuries.
We like to focus on PTSD [Post Traumatic Stress Disorder] and TBI [Traumatic Brain Injury] and that the tragedy of the suicides has nothing to do with offices or their secretaries or plans or policies, but it’s the turbulence and the interface between being treated by the service and treated by the VA, and the confusion and the frustration that takes place that Sailors are experiencing. We have examples of our service people taking the bullet rather than putting up with any more of the BS paperwork that they have to fill out, and incompetent medical people like having an OBGYN treat someone with PTSD. It’s the wrong image. I have a colleague who has suffered from this and he has colleagues that have taken their own
Step back in time with this replica newsreel from the 1940's by Naval History & Heritage Command on the Battle of Midway.
#Midway73
On this day 73 years ago preparation was underway for what would become one of the most decisive naval victories for the United States during WWII. Learn more about the Battle of Midway in this outstanding video produced by Naval History & Heritage Command. #Midway73
And now, enjoy some highlights from the Pacific Fleet . . .
Our favorite commercial from the Army-Navy game. Simple and powerful.
Gather your children, your nieces and nephews, your grandchildren . . .
It is time for a fairytale.
Would you say Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Jonathan Greenert and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON)(AW/NAC) Michael D. Stevens had too much fun making this U.S. Navy video?
We think not. #GoNavyBeatArmy
Monday blues have you down? Perk up with this special announcement from the U.S. Navy. Good luck to our Midshipman this Saturday at the Army-Navy football game. Go Navy. Beat Army!
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