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WELCOME ABOARD

Welcome to the New York Commandery of the Naval Order of the United States. The New York Commandery hosts a number of educational and social events throughout the year, and builds comradery between its companions in support of the naval services. Membership in the Naval Order is by invitation only. If you have an interest, join us at one of our events.

MISSION STATEMENT

To encourage research and writing on naval and maritime subjects, preserve documents, portraits and other records of prominent figures deeds and memories of our naval and maritime history, and through fellowship of our members advance the Naval Order's unselfish service and worthy aims for the security and enduring well-being of our country. To foster, among all American citizens, informed interest in the Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard and Merchant Marine, with the understanding that their efficiency is essential to national security and that readiness to make victory in war certain and speedy will deter aggression and minimize dangers to world peace.

David F. Winkler, CDR, USNR (Ret.), having earned his commission through NROTC at Penn State in 1980 and holding a PhD from American University, retired from the Navy as a Commander in 2008. He is presently an adjunct professor at the U.S. Naval War College and a former staff historian with the Naval Historical Foundation. Professor Winkler was the Charles Lindbergh Chair of Aerospace History at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum (2020-2021), and the Class of 1957 Chair of Naval Heritage at the US Naval Academy (2019-2020). He is a trustee with the National Maritime Historical Society where he compiles the weekly naval history e-letter Tuesday Tidings and is chair of the 12th Maritime Heritage Conference planned for September 2025 in Buffalo, New York. You can read his monthly Historical Perspective column in the Navy League's Sea Power magazine. He has authored several books, including America's First Aircraft Carrier: USS Langley and the Dawn of U.S. Naval Aviation (Naval Institute Press, 2024); Witness to Neptune's Inferno (Casemate, 2024); Destroyers at War (Editor) (Naval Institute Press, 2025); Amirs, Admirals, and Desert Sailors - Bahrain, the U.S. Navy, and the Arabian Gulf (Naval Institute Press, 2013); and, most recently, The Mighty A (Casemate, 2025). Professor Winkler presently serves presently as the Deputy Commander of the National Capital Commandery and has been nominated to be the next Historian General of the NOUS. He resides in Northern Virginia.

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Naval Order of the United States New York Commandery

WELCOME ABOARD

MISSION STATEMENT

March 2025 Luncheon

Monday, 5 May 2025

Steady On Course - The New York Commandery's Newsletter

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