Sunday, April 06, 2014

DHS Secretary to Attend Sea-Air-Space Event



ARLINGTON, Va. — Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson will attend the Sea-Air-Space Reception and Dinner April 8 at the Gaylord Convention Center in National Harbor, Md.  During the event, which caps the second day of the Navy League’s April 7-9 exposition, Johnson will join Navy League National President James H. Offutt and Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan W. Greenert in presenting the Admiral Arleigh Burke Leadership Award to Adm. Robert J. Papp Jr., commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard.

The theme for the 2014 expo is “The Sea Services: Forward. Mobile. Ready.” Registration for Sea-Air-Space is free and open to active-duty, Reserve and retired U.S. military personnel; U.S. federal, state and local government employees; members of Congress and their staff; representatives of foreign embassies; representatives of exhibiting companies; Navy League members and invited guests of the Navy League.

This year’s Sea-Air-Space, the largest maritime expo in North America, has a robust professional development program, featuring more than 100 key decision-makers from the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard and Maritime Administration participating in panel discussions and roundtable sessions as well as in briefings on the show floor.  Additionally, more than 180 exhibitors, including 18 military commands, will display some of the latest technologies, activities, products and services.
Registration information can be found at www.seaairspace.org. Contact Rebecca Grapsy at rgrapsy@navyleague.org or 703-312-1581 with any questions.

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