Ms. B. Lynn Wright was elected NIP Chair in October 2021. Ms. Wright is a career civilian intelligence professional, with three decades of exceptionally dedicated work in our profession. Having started as a young submarine analyst at the Navy Operational Intelligence Center (NAVOPINTCEN), Ms. Wright’s contributions over her career and especially her six years as Deputy Navy DNI have been extraordinarily successful in refocusing Naval Intelligence on the threat from Great Power competition. She retired from federal service in 2019.
Given continued Navy and state restrictions on large gatherings, this year’s general membership meeting is being held over teleconference. In accordance with our NIP By-Laws, this communication serves as notice to NIP members of the date of the meeting and provides the slate of members proposed as…
This Chairman’s Update includes the announcement of this year’s Red Tie Award Winner, Melissa Drisko.
I hope this note finds you all in good health. There are many who have been affected…
It’s once again time to celebrate the establishment of the Office of Naval Intelligence! On the 23rd of March it will be 138 years since LT Theodorus Mason convinced the Secretary of the Navy that there was a need for Naval Intelligence. His idea and “pitch” to SECNAV back in 1882 must have been persuasive,…
Our Fall Luncheon featured an update from VADM Matt Kohler who focused on the new CNO, ADM Mike Gilday, and on the status of Naval Intelligence. We also had an exceptional presentation by Commander (Ret.) Leah Amerling Bray on the State Department’s Global Engagement Center efforts to counter foreign…