927th Air Refueling Wing Historian, Andrew Pray, displays the final approved design for the 927th Operations Support Squadron Occupational Camouflage Pattern patch on MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., Jan. 9, 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech Sgt. Bradley Tipton)

LCDR Andy Pray, USN (Ret.)

The Tampa Bay Commandery is the newest Commandery in the Naval Order. Please join us for our Luncheon with guest speaker LCDR Andy Pray from the Air Force History and Museum Program.

Lunch is available from the menu, click here.

Credit cards accepted

Uniform: Business Casual-Florida

LCDR Andrew Pray earned his BA in History from the University of Florida in 1990, and a Masters In Military History in 2000 from American Military University. He was commissioned an Ensign in the US Navy in 1990 via the NROTC program at Florida, and served 20 years combined in active and reserve status. He qualified as a Surface Warfare Officer (SWO) and is a "Plankowner" of the USS PATRIOT (MCM-7). He deployed in 1994 with the USS INCHON (LPH-12) which included operations off Somalia and the former Yugoslavia. Additionally he served with Assault Craft Unit 4 (ACU-4) and at Naval Weapons Station, Yorktown. Reserve assignments included Military Sealift Command and the Naval History Center in Washington, DC.

In 2008 he was mobilized to support the Naval Air Warfare Center, Aircraft Division at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, MD. He retired from the Navy Reserves in 2010.

LCDR Pray joined the Air Force History and Museum Program in April 2020 and serves as the Historian for the 927 Air Refueling Wing at MacDill AFB.

6 June 2022 - Luncheon

1130 - 1200 Social 1/2 Hour (cash bar)
1200 Lunch
1245 Speaker - LCDR Andy Pray, USN (Ret.): Battle of Midway

Location: Derby Lane, take elevator to 6th floor
10490 Gandy Boulevard N
St Petersburg, Florida

RSVP by: 3 June 2022

Kris Carlock, Jim Hoey

415-725-2101, 941-323-5184

m.k.carlock@gmail.com jim@jimhoey.com

Photos coming soon!

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