Navy League To Honor Industry, Navy, Financial, Civic Leaders At 113th Annual Dinner In New York City On March 19

NEW YORK, March 16, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Four prominent national leaders, including the U.S. Navy's second highest-ranking officer and the founder of a leading alternative investment firm, will be honored by the New York Council of the Navy League of the United States at its 113^th Annual Dinner here on March 19. 

The four are

• Admiral Michelle J. Howard, U.S. Navy, vice chief of naval operations;
• Jay L. Johnson, Admiral, U.S. Navy (Retired), former U.S. Navy chief of naval operations and former chairman and CEO of General Dynamics Corp.;
• Gregory E. Sancoff, president and CEO of Portsmouth, N.H.-based Juliet Marine Systems, Inc.; and
• Anthony Scaramucci, founder and co-managing partner, SkyBridge Capital, a global alternative investment firm with approximately $13 billion in assets under management and advisement.

"We are extremely pleased to recognize these individuals," stated Theodore T. Mason, president of the New York Council.  "They represent the finest qualities of leadership in their respective areas, and have significantly contributed to the nation and the nation's sea services."

Admiral Howard will receive the New York Council's Distinguished Service Award; retired Admiral Johnson, its Lifetime Achievement Award; Mr. Sancoff, its Technological Achievement Award; and Mr. Scaramucci, its Leadership Award.

The Navy League, a nonprofit citizens' organization that educates the public about the critical importance of sea power and the need for a strong Navy, was formed 113 years ago in New York City with the encouragement of President Theodore Roosevelt.  The principal programs of the New York Council, the Navy League's founding chapter, include support of active duty personnel through such activities as welcoming thousands of sailors, Marines and Coast Guard personnel during ship visits to New York and maintaining educational excellence in the Navy Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps, Young Marines and Sea Cadet programs.  The New York Council's monthly breakfast briefing about "The New Ways of War," open to the public and now in its second year, focuses on advanced weapons systems and shifting geostrategic factors that will shape U.S. national security planning in the future.  The Council's annual Commodore John Barry Book Award, also in its second year, recognizes significant contributions to American maritime literature.  For more about the New York Council, see http://nynavyleague.org/.

Contact: Jeff Bogart
Bogart Communications
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George Simpson
New York Council
Navy League
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