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Secretary of the Navy's Advisory Subcommittee on Naval History

May 09, 2024

The Secretary of the Navy's Advisory Subcommittee on Naval History was formally established in 1956 and is the second oldest of the historical advisory committee's within the United States Department of Defense.

History edit

Formally established as a committee of eleven civilians in 1956 as the Secretary of the Navy's Advisory Committee on Naval History, its direct and immediate antecedent was an ad hoc advisory committee that had met in 1952, 1954, and 1955. Its members are appointed by the Secretary of the Navy to review and advise on the current and future plans of both the Naval History and Heritage Command and the United States Marine Corps History Division of Marine Corps University. In 1996, the committee was made a subcommittee of the Department of Defense Historical Advisory Committee and reports directly to the Secretary of the Navy, and also to the Secretary of Defense through the Department of Defense Historical Advisory Committee.

Chairmen edit

The following, listed in chronological order, have served as chairmen of the committee. In those cases where individuals have also served as individual members, their names and dates are also shown separately for that service in the alphabetical list of members:

Members edit

The following is an alphabetical list of committee members, who have served since 1952, with their dates of service as members. Committee chairs are listed above with their dates as chairmen:[1]

Charter edit

CHARTER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY’S ADVISORY SUBCOMMITTEE ON NAVAL HISTORY[2]

  • A. Official Designation: The Subcommittee shall be known as the Secretary of the Navy's Advisory Subcommittee on Naval History (hereinafter referred to as the SNAS).
  • B. Background, Objectives, and Scope of Activities: Formally established as a committee of eleven civilians in 1956 as the Secretary of the Navy's Advisory Committee on Naval History, this body had as its direct and immediate antecedent an ad hoc advisory committee that met in 1952, 1954, and 1955. In 1996, the Committee was made a subcommittee of the Department of Defense Historical Advisory Committee. The current SNAS reports to the Department of Defense Historical Advisory Committee through the Secretary of the Navy. The SNAS, under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5 U.S.C., Appendix, as amended), shall provide independent advice and recommendations on matters pertaining to preserving the heritage and legacy of the Naval Service and disseminating its rich history to the Service and the American public, to include professional standards, methodology, program priorities, and cooperative relationships in the Marine Corps and Navy's historical research and publication, museum, archival, archeological, library, manuscript collection, rare book collection, art collection, preservation, and curatorial

activities. The Secretary of the Navy may act upon the SNAS's advice and recommendations.

  • C. Committee Membership: The SNAS shall be composed of not more than fifteen members,

who are appointed by the Secretary of the Navy on the advice of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Installations & Environment). The SNAS shall submit nominations to the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Installations & Environment). The Director of Naval History and the President of the Marine Corps University shall make their recommendations for membership to the SNAS, as a nominating committee. Nominees will include individuals who have broad managerial experience, vision, and understanding in one or more of the following areas: military and maritime history, archives, museology, art, library science, information technology. Members may also include former senior civilian Department of the Navy officials and retired Navy and Marine Corps personnel. Members appointed by the Secretary of the Navy, who are not Federal officers or employees, shall serve as Special Government Employees under the authority of 5 U.S.C. § 3109, and shall be appointed for a term of four years with the possibility of a one- to two-year extension. With the exception of travel and per diem for official travel, Subcommittee Members shall serve without compensation. The SNAS shall elect its own Chair and Vice-chair from its appointed members.

  • D. Committee Meetings: The SNAS shall meet at the call of the Alternate Designated Federal

Officer, in consultation with the Chairperson. The estimated number of SNAS meetings is one per year. The Alternate Designated Federal Officer shall be a full-time or permanent part-time DoD employee, and shall be appointed in accordance with established DoD policies and procedures. The Designated Federal Officer and/or Alternate Designated Federal Officer shall attend all SNAS meetings.

  • E. Duration of the Subcommittee: The need for this advisory function is on a continuing basis; however, it is subject to renewal every two years.
  • F. Agency Support: The Department of the Navy, through the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Installations & Environment) shall provide support as deemed necessary for the performance of the Committee's functions, and shall ensure compliance with the requirements of 5 U.S.C., Appendix, as amended.
  • G. Termination Date: The Subcommittee shall terminate upon completion of its mission or two

years from the date this Charter is filed, whichever is sooner, unless it is extended by the Secretary of the Navy or the Department of Defense Historical Advisory Committee.

  • H. Operating Costs: The operating costs will include travel costs and contract support for the SNAS. The estimated annual personnel support costs to the Department of Defense are 0.3 full-time equivalents (FTEs).
  • I. Recordkeeping: The records of the SNAS shall be handled according to section 2, General

Records Schedule 26 and appropriate DoD policies and procedures. These records shall be available for public inspection and copying, subject to the Freedom of Information Act of 1966 (5 U.S.C. § 552, as amended).

  • J. Charter/Revisions Approval Process: Subcommittees of the DoD Historical Advisory

Committee are authorized to approve their own charters but they cannot operate independently of the DoD Historical Advisory Committee. Regardless of the charter, SNAS remains a subcommittee of the parent committee. This Subcommittee Charter was initially approved unanimously by all SNAS members present at the SNAS executive session that took place on 12 September 2008. Revisions may be made with the concurrence of a vote of two-thirds of the appointed members and will be forwarded for information by the SNAS to the DoD Historical Advisory Committee when such revisions are made.

  • K. Charter Filed: 12 September 2008.

Sources edit

  • Richard W. Leopold, "Historians and the Federal Government: Historical Advisory Committees: State, Defense, and the Atomic Energy Commission," The Pacific Historical Review, vol. 44, No. 3. (Aug 1975), pp. 373–385.
  1. ^ The following list is complete through 1975, based on Richard W. Leopold, "Historians and the Federal Government...". Thereafter, it is based only on the occasional published lists that have appeared in Naval Historical Center publications and on scattered publicly available annual reports of the Subcommittee.
  2. ^ Subcommittee report, 2008

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The Secretary of the Navy s Advisory Subcommittee on Naval History was formally established in 1956 and is the second oldest of the historical advisory committee s within the United States Department of Defense Contents 1 History 2 Chairmen 3 Members 4 Charter 5 SourcesHistory editFormally established as a committee of eleven civilians in 1956 as the Secretary of the Navy s Advisory Committee on Naval History its direct and immediate antecedent was an ad hoc advisory committee that had met in 1952 1954 and 1955 Its members are appointed by the Secretary of the Navy to review and advise on the current and future plans of both the Naval History and Heritage Command and the United States Marine Corps History Division of Marine Corps University In 1996 the committee was made a subcommittee of the Department of Defense Historical Advisory Committee and reports directly to the Secretary of the Navy and also to the Secretary of Defense through the Department of Defense Historical Advisory Committee Chairmen editThe following listed in chronological order have served as chairmen of the committee In those cases where individuals have also served as individual members their names and dates are also shown separately for that service in the alphabetical list of members Waldo G Leland 1955 1964 Elmer L Kayser 1970 1972 Walter Muir Whitehill 1972 Richard W Leopold William D Wilkinson David Alan Rosenberg 1995 2005 John Hattendorf 2006 2008 Robert B Pirie Jr 2009 Members editThe following is an alphabetical list of committee members who have served since 1952 with their dates of service as members Committee chairs are listed above with their dates as chairmen 1 Arthur D Baker III 1985 John D Barnhardt 1955 1963 James Phinney Baxter III 1952 1964 CAPT Edward L Beach Jr USN ret 1992 Whitfield J Bell jr 1972 1980 Samuel Flagg Bemis 1955 1964 David R Bender 1992 Francis L Berkeley Jr 1966 1982 Julian P Boyd 1952 1966 Marion L Brewington 1966 1974 RADM Thomas A Brooks USN ret 2003 2007 CDR Wesley A Brown CEC USN ret 1996 2002 Frank G Burke 1996 2002 J Revell Carr 1996 Charles C Chadbourn III 2008 LTGEN G Ronald Christmas USMC ret 2008 Edward E Dale 1952 John C Dann 1992 VADM Robert F Dunn 1996 2002 VADM George W Emery USN ret 1997 2006 James T Farrell 1954 James A Field Jr 1980 1985 RADM Mack C Gaston USN ret 2007 RADM Russell W Gorman USN ret 1992 1996 Jose Marie Griffiths 1996 2002 Joy Bright Hancock 1976 1985 CAPT R Robinson Harris USN ret 2002 Caryl P Haskins 1970 1982 John Hattendorf 2004 2005 Robert Henry 1954 Jim Dan Hill 1954 1982 RADM William J Holland Jr USN ret 2008 Christine Hughes 2004 Donald D Jackson 1972 1980 Beverely Schreiber Jacoby 1996 2005 Richard L Jautras 1992 CAPT W Spencer Johnson IV USN ret 2007 Richard L Jutras 1996 RADM John T Kavanaugh SC USN ret 2007 Elmer L Kayser 1952 1976 John H Kemble 1961 1985 Tibor Kerekes 1952 RADM John M Kersch USN ret 2002 2005 VADM William P Lawrence USN ret 1992 Susan Livingstone 2007 J P London 2007 Burt Logan 2003 2007 Leonard W Labaree 1966 1969 Waldo G Leland 1952 1964 Richard W Leopold 1955 1982 William E Lingelbach 1956 1960 Augustus P Loring 1982 1985 Dumas Malone 1954 Jan E Mandeville 1985 Vera D Mann 1992 1996 AMB J William Middendorf II 1992 1996 VADM Gerald E Miller USN ret 1992 Elting E Morison 1972 1976 Allan Nevins 1956 1969 Michael A Palmer 2007 Howard H Peckham 1972 1976 Norman Polmar 2007 Forrest C Pogue 1970 1985 Fred H Rainbow 2007 ADM J Paul Reason USN ret 2008 James R Reckner 2002 Clark G Reynolds 1992 David Alan Rosenberg 1993 2005 MGEN Clifford L Stanley USMC ret 2008 William Lloyd Stearman 2004 2008 Daniel F Stella 1992 William N Still Jr 1996 2005 Gordon B Turner 1972 1980 Betty Miller Unterberger 1992 1996 Walter P Webb 1954 Walter Muir Whitehill 1952 1972 William D Wilkinson 1996 Virginia Steele Wood 2002 2007 CAPT Channing M Zucker USN ret 2007 Charter editCHARTER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY S ADVISORY SUBCOMMITTEE ON NAVAL HISTORY 2 A Official Designation The Subcommittee shall be known as the Secretary of the Navy s Advisory Subcommittee on Naval History hereinafter referred to as the SNAS B Background Objectives and Scope of Activities Formally established as a committee of eleven civilians in 1956 as the Secretary of the Navy s Advisory Committee on Naval History this body had as its direct and immediate antecedent an ad hoc advisory committee that met in 1952 1954 and 1955 In 1996 the Committee was made a subcommittee of the Department of Defense Historical Advisory Committee The current SNAS reports to the Department of Defense Historical Advisory Committee through the Secretary of the Navy The SNAS under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 5 U S C Appendix as amended shall provide independent advice and recommendations on matters pertaining to preserving the heritage and legacy of the Naval Service and disseminating its rich history to the Service and the American public to include professional standards methodology program priorities and cooperative relationships in the Marine Corps and Navy s historical research and publication museum archival archeological library manuscript collection rare book collection art collection preservation and curatorial activities The Secretary of the Navy may act upon the SNAS s advice and recommendations C Committee Membership The SNAS shall be composed of not more than fifteen members who are appointed by the Secretary of the Navy on the advice of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy Installations amp Environment The SNAS shall submit nominations to the Assistant Secretary of the Navy Installations amp Environment The Director of Naval History and the President of the Marine Corps University shall make their recommendations for membership to the SNAS as a nominating committee Nominees will include individuals who have broad managerial experience vision and understanding in one or more of the following areas military and maritime history archives museology art library science information technology Members may also include former senior civilian Department of the Navy officials and retired Navy and Marine Corps personnel Members appointed by the Secretary of the Navy who are not Federal officers or employees shall serve as Special Government Employees under the authority of 5 U S C 3109 and shall be appointed for a term of four years with the possibility of a one to two year extension With the exception of travel and per diem for official travel Subcommittee Members shall serve without compensation The SNAS shall elect its own Chair and Vice chair from its appointed members D Committee Meetings The SNAS shall meet at the call of the Alternate Designated Federal Officer in consultation with the Chairperson The estimated number of SNAS meetings is one per year The Alternate Designated Federal Officer shall be a full time or permanent part time DoD employee and shall be appointed in accordance with established DoD policies and procedures The Designated Federal Officer and or Alternate Designated Federal Officer shall attend all SNAS meetings E Duration of the Subcommittee The need for this advisory function is on a continuing basis however it is subject to renewal every two years F Agency Support The Department of the Navy through the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy Installations amp Environment shall provide support as deemed necessary for the performance of the Committee s functions and shall ensure compliance with the requirements of 5 U S C Appendix as amended G Termination Date The Subcommittee shall terminate upon completion of its mission or two years from the date this Charter is filed whichever is sooner unless it is extended by the Secretary of the Navy or the Department of Defense Historical Advisory Committee H Operating Costs The operating costs will include travel costs and contract support for the SNAS The estimated annual personnel support costs to the Department of Defense are 0 3 full time equivalents FTEs I Recordkeeping The records of the SNAS shall be handled according to section 2 General Records Schedule 26 and appropriate DoD policies and procedures These records shall be available for public inspection and copying subject to the Freedom of Information Act of 1966 5 U S C 552 as amended J Charter Revisions Approval Process Subcommittees of the DoD Historical Advisory Committee are authorized to approve their own charters but they cannot operate independently of the DoD Historical Advisory Committee Regardless of the charter SNAS remains a subcommittee of the parent committee This Subcommittee Charter was initially approved unanimously by all SNAS members present at the SNAS executive session that took place on 12 September 2008 Revisions may be made with the concurrence of a vote of two thirds of the appointed members and will be forwarded for information by the SNAS to the DoD Historical Advisory Committee when such revisions are made K Charter Filed 12 September 2008 Sources editRichard W Leopold Historians and the Federal Government Historical Advisory Committees State Defense and the Atomic Energy Commission The Pacific Historical Review vol 44 No 3 Aug 1975 pp 373 385 The following list is complete through 1975 based on Richard W Leopold Historians and the Federal Government Thereafter it is based only on the occasional published lists that have appeared in Naval Historical Center publications and on scattered publicly available annual reports of the Subcommittee Subcommittee report 2008 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Secretary of the Navy 27s Advisory Subcommittee on Naval History amp oldid 1178109883, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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