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DIANA AHMAD

March 17, 2026 in Wisconsin

AREAS OF EXPERTISE: US Expansion to the Pacific Islands, Anglo-American experiences in Hawai`i, Guam, and American Samoa.

HOMEPORT: Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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Tags: US Expansion, American West, Pacific, Hawai'i, Guam, American Samoa

THOMAS BRIGGS

March 17, 2026 in Virginia

AREAS OF EXPERTISE: Naval warfare in the mid to late 18th century, with a focus on traditional vessels used by European nations.

HOMEPORT: Richmond, Virginia

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Tags: Naval warfare, European nations

NATHAN CANESTARO

March 17, 2026 in Washington DC

AREAS OF EXPERTISE: The Pacific naval campaign 1941-1945, with a focus on US light carriers and submarine operations.                       

HOMEPORT: Washington, DC  

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Tags: Pacific, US light carrier, Submarine, Naval campaign 1941-1945

STAN CARPENTER

March 16, 2026 in Rhode Island
STAN CARPENTER

AREAS OF EXPERTISE: American Revolution, U.S. Civil War, World War I & II

HOMEPORT: Rhode Island

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Tags: American Revolution, US Civil War, World War I, World War II

THOMAS CUTLER

March 16, 2026 in Maryland
THOMAS CUTLER

AREAS OF EXPERTISE: Vietnam (Brown Water Navy); World War II (Battle of Leyte Gulf).                                                                 

HOMEPORT: Maryland

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Tags: Vietnam, Brown Water Navy, World War II, Battle of Leyte Gulf

TOM DUFFY

March 16, 2026 in Virginia
TOM DUFFY

AREAS OF EXPERTISE: Middle East, maritime strategy, navy force structure, intersection between strategy and policy, general naval and military history.

HOMEPORT: Northern Virginia/ forays to Long Beach, California

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Tags: Middle East, Maritime strategy, Naval and military history

HAL FRIEDMAN

March 16, 2026 in Michigan

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:  History of U.S. National Security Affairs, History of American Foreign Relations, all periods but especially World War Two and the Cold War

HOMEPORT:  Ypsilanti, Michigan

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Tags: National security affairs, America foreign relations, World War II, Cold War

JOHN HOOPER

March 16, 2026 in Virginia
JOHN HOOPER

AREAS OF EXPERTISE: U.S. Coast Guard History, China Threat

HOMEPORT: Norfolk, Virginia

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Tags: Coast Guard history, China threat

DALE JENKINS

March 16, 2026 in New York, Florida
DALE JENKINS

AREAS OF EXPERTISE: U.S. Diplomatic history pre-Pearl Harbor; Early naval battles of the Pacific War, particularly Midway; current geopolitics;

HOMEPORT: New York/Florida

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Tags: Pearl Harbor, Pacific, Midway, Geopolitics

TAYLOR BALDWIN KILAND

March 16, 2026 in Washington DC, California

AREAS OF EXPERTISE: Vietnam prisoners-of-war, Vietnam War 

HOMEPORT: Washington, DC and San Diego, California

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Tags: Vietnam, Vietnam Prisoners of War

MICHAEL LILLY

March 16, 2026 in Hawaii
MICHAEL LILLY

AREA OF EXPERTISE: Military History, WWII in the Pacific, Adm. Chester W. Nimitz, attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii during WWII

HOMEPORT: Hawai’i

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Tags: Naval and military history, World War II, Nimitz, Pearl Harbor, Hawai'i

KIM CLIETT LONG

March 16, 2026 in South Carolina

AREAS OF EXPERTISE: African American maritime/naval history; port cities/coastal communities; maritime labor and naval-adjacent service; African diasporic seafaring traditions; global trade and oceanic systems.

HOMEPORT: Charleston, South Carolina   

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Tags: African American maritime history, Port cities, Maritime labor, Global trade

MICHAEL LOWREY

March 16, 2026 in North Carolina
MICHAEL LOWREY

AREA OF EXPERTISE: WWI naval operations, U-boat ops, submarine wreck ID, merchant ships of late 19th and early 20th century, German naval officers

HOMEPORT: Charlotte, North Carolina

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Tags: World War I, U-Boat, Submarine, Merchant ships, Germany
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EDWARD MAROLDA

March 16, 2026 in Washington DC, Virginia

AREAS OF EXPERTISE: The U.S. Navy in the Pacific, the Cold War, Vietnam War, World War II, the Korean War, and the Persian Gulf War.

HOMEPORT: Washington, DC, Northern Virginia  

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Tags: Pacific, Cold War, Vietnam, World War II, Korean War, Persian Gulf War

CHARLES NEIMEYER

March 16, 2026 in Virginia

AREAS OF EXPERTISE: All Major U.S. Wars – Especially American Revolution,  USMC History

HOMEPORT: Quantico, Virgnia

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Tags: American Revolution, War of 1812, US Civil War, World War I, World War II, Korean War, Cold War

GARY OHLS

March 16, 2026 in California

AREAS OF EXPERTISE: Amphibious Ops, US military and naval history, US Involvement in Somalia, researching Black Sea dimensions of Russo-Ukrainian War.                                               

HOMEPORT: Monterey, California

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Tags: Amphibious operations, Naval and military history, Somalia, Russo-Ukranian War

STEPHEN PHILLIPS

March 16, 2026 in Maryland, Zoom

AREAS OF EXPERTISE: USN 20th Century, USNA History, American Rev., JTF Haitian Assistance Group (JTF HAG), Earnest Will, VT or Proximity Fuze, mine warfare, EOD, naval special warfare, diving, submarine rescue operations

HOMEPORT: Maryland, available through Zoom

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Tags: US Navy 20th Century, Naval Academy history, American Revolution, Haiti, Mine warfare, Explosive ordinance, Naval Special Warfare, Diving, Submarine

JAMES P. RANSOM III

March 16, 2026 in Florida

AREAS OF EXPERTISE: WWII Asiatic Fleet submarines, American Rev.; WWI, WWII naval; sub warfare, design/doctrine; 20th Century military history.

HOMEPORT: Jacksonville, Florida

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Tags: US Asiatic Fleet, Submarine, World War II, American Revolution, World War I, Naval and military history

JOHN RODGAARD

March 16, 2026 in Virginia
JOHN RODGAARD

AREAS OF EXPERTISE: WWII naval war, Cold War at Sea, Sailing navies of the 18th-19th century, Royal Navy, joint operations, naval operational intelligence.

HOMEPORT: Northern Virginia/ Central Florida 

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Tags: World War II, Cold War, Royal Navy, Sea power, Naval intelligence
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JOHN SHERWOOD

March 16, 2026 in Virginia

AREAS OF EXPERTISE: Vietnam War, Naval Air-power, African-Americans in the USN, EU/NATO navies, modern Naval History.

HOMEPORT: Arlington, Virginia

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Tags: Vietnam, Naval aviation, African American maritime history, Naval and military history
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