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JOHN HOOPER

March 16, 2026 in Virginia

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

HOMEPORT: Norfolk, Virginia

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Companion Insight: ADM James R. Hogg, USN (Ret)

On Navy leadership: You have embarked on an honorable career and should often remind yourself of the special meaning that this service entails.

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Nicholas Lambert, author of The Neptune Factor: Alfred Thayer Mahan and the Concept of Sea Power - 2024 RADM Samuel Eliot Morison Award for Naval Literature

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LTJG Nicole Nordlie, USN - 2018 Rear Admiral Thurston H. James Memorial Award

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