Naval and military history

TOM DUFFY

March 16, 2026 in Virginia

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

MICHAEL LILLY

March 16, 2026 in Hawaii

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

HOMEPORT: Hawai’i

Leadership Lessons

Featured

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.

Latest Awards

Aug 26, 2025

May 19, 2025

LTJG-Sophia-Quick_LTJG_2024_Rear-Admiral-Thomas-F-Brown-III-Memorial-Award.png

Nov 20, 2024

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

Sep 20, 2024

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

Jun 29, 2019

Lt-Dana-Dougherty-USCG_2018-Junior-Officer-Instructor_Companion-RADM-William-Merlin.jpg

Oct 1, 2018

Living History

Naval Order of the United States has a unique opportunity to record the history of events from the people that were there and from the people who are interested. Contact us to talk about your "Living History Nugget" and pictures.

• Home
• Leadership Lessons
• Who We Are
• Contact NOUS

Invitation to Join NOUS

Donate