Navy Band Northeast: Holiday by the Bay Concert (Reservations Filled) Dec. 15, 2019 3:00 p.m. Spruance Auditorium, U.S. Naval War College, 686 Cushing Road, Newport, RI 02841 Navy Band Northeast Holiday by the Bay concert, featuring the Newport Navy Choristers, will take place in Spruance Auditorium, U.S. Naval War College on Sunday, December 15th at 3 p.m.
Dec 09 2019 NBNE Holiday Concert at New England Conservatory 7:30 p.m. New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough St, Boston, MA 02115 Navy Band Northeast's Pops Ensemble is the band's largest ensemble, comprised of 30 wind and percussion instrumentalists, specializing in musical styles that range from patriotic favorites, traditional wind band literature, and Broadway showstoppers.
Dec 09 2019 Lectures of Opportunity: "Restoring the Initiative" 12:00 p.m. Conolly Hall, U.S. Naval War College, 686 Cushing Road, Newport, RI 02841 In his planning guidance, CMC announced a shift in focus: United States Marine Corps will shift focus to support United States Navy in sea control and denial operations and become the Marine Corps the Navy needs.
Dec 10 2019 Lectures of Opportunity: "The Navy Strategy" 12:00 p.m. Conolly Hall, U.S. Naval War College, 686 Cushing Road, Newport, RI 02841 Lectures of Opportunity offer U.S. Naval War College (NWC) students, faculty, and staff an opportunity to learn more about national and international socio-political subjects that may be of relevance to the NWC community.
Dec 12 2019 Holiday Concert by Rhode Island Sound 9:30 a.m. Arlington Elementary School, 155 Princess Ave, Cranston, RI 02920 Rhode Island Sound is the most contemporary sounding group from Navy Band Northeast. This ensemble entertains audiences with music ranging from rhythm and blues to classic rock.
Dec 12 2019 Lectures of Opportunity: "The Challenges and Opportunities of Fielding Artificial Intelligence Technology in the U.S. Military" 12:00 p.m. Mahan Hall, U.S. Naval War College, 686 Cushing Road, Newport, RI 02841 Lt. Gen. Jack Shanahan, the Director of the Department of Defense Joint Artificial Intelligence Center, will present an overview of AI initiatives in the Department of Defense to include the challenges and opportunities the U.S. military faces in accelerating AI-ready technology.
Dec 13 2019 Crosswinds Holiday Concert at Howard Hathaway Elementary School 2:00 p.m. Howard Hathaway Elementary School, 53 Tallman Ave, Portsmouth, RI 02871 The Crosswinds Quartet’s performances are appreciated by audiences of all ages. The members of Crosswinds are some of the finest chamber musicians Navy Band Northeast has to offer.
Dec 13 2019 Eight Bells Lecture Series: "The Great Marianas Turkey Shoot" 12:00 p.m. Sail Newport 11th Hour Great Room, 72 Fort Adams Drive, Newport, RI 02840 Though in June of 1944 much of the world's attention was focused on events in Normandy where the long-awaited Allied invasion of Europe had just occurred, another military encounter halfway around the world was taking place in the Philippine Sea.
Dec 16 2019 Lectures of Opportunity: "China's Shadow over the Trans-Atlantic Relationship" 12:00 p.m. Hewitt Hall, U.S. Naval War College, 686 Cushing Road, Newport, RI 02841 The China factor is increasingly assuming center stage in discussions about the future of the trans-Atlantic relationship, both because of the deterioration of U.S.-China relations but also because of China's emergence as a player in European affairs.
Dec 19 2019 Lectures of Opportunity: "Lessons From Africa For Global Maritime Security" 12:00 p.m. Mahan Hall, U.S. Naval War College, 686 Cushing Road, Newport, RI 02841 Between East African piracy, Gulf of Guinea oil theft, Mediterranean maritime migration, and rampant IUU fishing, Africa has become well-known for its maritime security problems.
Jan 10 2020 Eight Bells Lecture Series: "The Leadership Genius of Admiral Chester Nimitz" 12:00 p.m. Sail Newport 11th Hour Great Room, 72 Fort Adams Drive, Newport, RI 02840 This fascinating lecture is a case study of tremendous leadership. Admiral Chester Nimitz brilliantly led the largest Naval force in the history of warfare – 2 million service members and 1000 ships – to victory over the Empire of Japan in World War II. What was the key to this overwhelming victory?