Santa Clara Valley Council
Navy League of the United States
"Civilians in Support of the Sea Services"
Santa Clara Valley Council, NLUS
Post Office Box 48
Moffett Federal Airfield, CA 94035-0048
United States
ph: 408 823 9247
williamg
We strive to serve members of our Sea Services
- Our Council is honored to participate in awards ceremonies when requested by our adopted commands. We provide certificate, monetary stipends and gifts to the "best of the best" of enlisted personnel -- Sailors of the Quarter and Sailors of the Year Awards.
- Given the wherewithal, we contribute to the Morale Welfare and Recreation Funds of area commands and to those of visiting Navy and Coast Guard vessels. The amounts are not huge, but they make a difference.
- We generate and present certificates to visiting dignitaries, commands and vessels. Recent examples include: ADM Mike Mullen (CNO); ADM Timothy J. Keating (PACOM), USS RUSSELL DDG-59; USS SHOUP DDG-86; USS HOWARD DDG-83; USS MOBILE BAY CG-53; USS BON HOMME RICHARD LHD-6; USS BOXER LHD-4; USS NIMITZ CV-68, the USCGC GEORGE COBB, the USCGC PIKE and the USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN CV-73.
- On July 04, 2008, we greeted the USS KIDD DDG-100, during a holiday visit to the Port of San Francisco. On December 05 2008, our Council adopted USS KIDD while underway off the coast of San Diego, CA. We are honored to be given access of these vessels as Navy Leaguers.
Military family support
- We offer direct support to military families in need. We work directly and interface with with military ombudsmen; financial conselors; civic organizations; support groups; corporations; reserve and active duty commands.
- We tirelessly lobby for the passage of legislation to help protect the well-being of our military -- the most recent measure being the passage of a measure to prohibit predatory lending to members of the military and their families.
- We are engaged with the leadership of the cities of Mountain View and Sunnyvale to ease the burden of the BRAC closure of the Moffett Field Navy Exchange.
- Many reservists and active duty personnel are going through Individual Augmentation (IA) processes where they are being called to serve as a single person away from their drilling units into hostile areas. We make sure the trasition from drilling status to active duty status in a war zone is as painless as possible for all involved.
- We offer support to the wounded warriors in the regional VA hospitals. We do what we can. It's never enough, but we do what we can.
San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed at the Navy Operational Support Center - San Jose Change of Command ceremony, July 2007.
Regional and visiting commanders have been most pleased with what our Council achieved in supporting their Sailors, Coast Guardsmen and Marines.
Now, our Council can use more people to "be there" and help out when called upon the year around.
Santa Clara Valley Council, NLUS
Post Office Box 48
Moffett Federal Airfield, CA 94035-0048
United States
ph: 408 823 9247
williamg
