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SAN DIEGO (NNS) – Local Sailors, Marines and Coast Guard supported the National Naval Officers Association (NNOA) Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Day event hosted aboard the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), and a two-day NNOA Leadership, Professional Development and Training symposium, August 6-8.
With assistance from USS America, Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 21 the “Blackjacks,” Naval Beach Group (NBG) 1, Southwest Regional Maintenance Center, and representatives from the Coast Guard, more than 700 students were exposed to naval aircraft maintenance, aviation, communications, damage control, engineering, weapon systems, intelligence, medical, meteorology, and navigation. A local team of Microsoft representatives also provided tools for students to learn and explore coding and applied technology using computers and robotics stations.
Following the one-day STEM event, NNOA hosted their 47th annual symposium. This year’s theme was “Charting a Course for Tomorrow’s Leaders,” which focused on building networks, engaging leadership and providing feedback to keynote speakers and the NNOA.
“In accordance with the memorandum of understanding between the Chief of Naval Operations and NNOA, the Navy is honored to provide support for not only the NNOA STEM Day event, but also for the 47th annual NNOA symposium,” said Rear Adm. Cedric E. Pringle, commander, Expeditionary Strike Group Three (ESG 3). “The overall effort supports building the Navy the nation needs as we identify talents to support our future leaders.”
The symposium utilized joint, service-specific and break-out sessions to facilitate discussions on promoting a more inclusive and diverse officer corp. Leadership topics included: education for sea power; Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard sessions; workforce talent management; mission support for the future; and junior/senior officer networking and mentorship sessions.
Keynote speakers for the two-day event included Thomas Modly, deputy undersecretary of the Navy, Vice Adm. John Nowell, Jr., chief of naval personnel, Adm. Karl Schultz, commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, and Gen. Gary L. Thomas, assistant commandant of the Marine Corps.
“By active participation early in your career and leveraging the relationships developed, you can gain the mentoring, develop the coaching, and find the advocacy we all need to succeed,” said Navy Rear Adm. (ret.) Sinclair M. Harris, NNOA president.
Supporting events such as these further the Navy’s community outreach mission by supporting opportunities for hands-on learning and exposure to innovations for tomorrow’s leaders, and promoting the growth and development of our current professionals through mentorship and career development.
“To be competitive in this highly complex and challenging world, we must have leadership that is more innovative, more resilient, and more agile in its decision making,” said Harris.
ESG 3 comprises three amphibious squadrons, eight naval support elements and 15 amphibious warships comprised of more than 15,000 active duty and reserve Sailors and Marines. The mission of ESG 3 is to serve as the command element for Marine expeditionary brigade-level expeditionary operations as commander of an amphibious task force.
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For more news from Expeditionary Strike Group 3, visit http://www.navy.mil/local/esg3
| Date Taken: | 08.12.2019 |
| Date Posted: | 08.12.2019 12:40 |
| Story ID: | 335535 |
| Location: | SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, US |
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