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On Friday, May 9, Deputy Director of Naval Intelligence (DDNI) Steve Parode hosted a commemorative cake-cutting ceremony at the Pentagon in honor of the 83rd anniversary of the World War II Battle of the Coral Sea.

Janes U.S. hosted an extremely informative and engaging event for the NIP Capital Chapter on 23 April 2025 in Arlington, Virginia, with over 30 NIP members attending.

Congratulations to CAPT Dale Rielage, U.S. Navy (Retired) and Mr. Robert “Bob” Wilson (posthumously) for being selected as this year’s Red Tie Awardees.

ONI held its 143rd anniversary celebration and annual awards ceremony on Friday, 21 March 2025 at the National Maritime Intelligence Center in Suitland, Maryland.

Over 160 participants, from sailors to flag officers, attended the Navy Reserve Intelligence Community Conference on 8-9 March 2025 at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) in Springfield, Virginia.

The Naval Intelligence Flag wardroom gathered in force at the U.S. Naval Academy on Wednesday, 22 January to welcome the seven USNA midshipmen who were selected for intelligence (1830): Midshipmen 1/C Sierra Paoli, Emma Kirby, Andreas Huscher, Cooper Walshe, Jaimeson Meyer, Julia Davidson, and Nathan Li.

Naval Intelligence Professionals (NIP) is a tax-exempt educational and charitable Foundation. Through the Rear Admiral Sumner Shapiro Scholarship Program, NIP recognizes future leaders who’ve exhibited exceptional potential to contribute to naval intelligence and related national security goals.

The Secretary of the Navy, Carlos Del Toro, officially signed the paperwork, reclassifying Information Warfare Officers from Restricted Line officers to “Line officers performing information warfare duties.”  

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Congratulations to Rear Admiral Tom Hendershedt for his selection for promotion to Rear Admiral (Upper half), and to Captain Ben Snell (1830/Navy Intelligence) and Captain Erin Acosta (1800/Navy Oceanography) for their selection for promotion to Rear Admiral (Lower half).

As a sign of continued support and forward progress on NIP’s Project 2032 effort, two Memorandums of Agreement (MOAs) were signed in late October—one between ONI and the Naval History and Heritage Command (NHHC) and one between ONI and NIP.

A large number of distinguished Naval Intelligence professionals gathered at the National Maritime Intelligence Center on 30 October 2024 to honor the late Paul Lowell as he was inducted onto the Naval Intelligence Wall of Honor. 

NIP held its annual general meeting and fall luncheon on 25 October 2024 at the Army Navy Country Club in Arlington, Virginia. The turnout was fantastic, with over 120 members and guests in attendance.

Against the backdrop of a fire truck with its ladder raised and a large American flag waving in the wind, hundreds of runners gathered on the morning of 22 September in Oakton, Virginia for the annual Travis Manion Foundation (TMF) 9/11 Heroes Run.

ONI held its annual wreath-laying ceremony at the National Maritime Intelligence Center 9/11 Remembrance Garden in Suitland, Maryland on the morning of 9/11 to honor the eight ONI shipmates who were working in CNO-IP and perished in the terrorist attack on the Pentagon on September 11, 2001.