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Outreach Brief December 2012

Outreach Brief December 2012. NHHC Mission. The Naval History and Heritage Command provides the knowledge foundation for the Navy by maintaining historically relevant resources and products that identify what the Navy is and what it stands for.

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Outreach Brief December 2012

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  1. Outreach Brief December 2012

  2. NHHC Mission • The Naval History and Heritage Command provides the knowledge foundation for the Navy by maintaining historically relevant resources and products that identify what the Navy is and what it stands for • We interpret naval history and heritage, providing historically relevant support to Navy leadership and Sailors to support policy development, enhance readiness and build esprit de corps • We conduct outreach to the American public that highlights the critical role the Navy plays in their daily lives and the importance of maintaining a strong Navy to protect their basic freedoms and the America's maritime commerce • We collect, preserve, protect, and make available the artifacts, documents, and art that embody our naval history and heritage for future generations • We advance the knowledge of naval history and heritage through professional research, analysis, interpretation, products, and services

  3. Shift of Strategy • Information and inquiries for the Secretary of the Navy, Chief of Naval Operations and other high level decision makers • Invoke the “sense of the heroic” to provide a connection to the public

  4. Command Overview Through the preservation of Naval History we are learning from our past to help inform the Navy’s future. • The Naval History and Heritage Command is comprised of: • 184 civilians, 45 military personnel, and 23 contractors • It is located in 15 different geographic locations occupying 35 different facilities • These facilities house approximately: • 222,000,000 pages of records • 170,000 books • 269,000 artifacts (regular & underwater) • Over 18,000 pieces of art work

  5. NHHC Information Flow Archives IOD Museums • Navy Leadership • Sailors • General Public Artifacts Library

  6. Naval History on the Web

  7. Commemorative Events Navy Birthday 13 October 1775 Educational Lectures Collections Promotional Material Resources Multi-Media Books Biographies Art

  8. Special Events Photo Collections Related Links Oral Histories & Documents Videos

  9. Museum Educational Programs Lesson Plans • Dive! Dive! Buoyancy & Density • Nuclear Energy: A HOT Topic in a COLD War • Missiles on a Mission! • How Does Sonar Work? Mapping the Ocean Floor • Making Waves: The US Military and Electromagnetic Waves

  10. Museums Quick Stats Museum Themes Social Media Education Upcoming Events

  11. Diversity

  12. Publications Revolt of the Admirals: The Fight for Naval Aviation by Jeffrey G. Barlow Cordon of Steel, The US Navy and the Cuban Missile Crisis by Curtis A Utz * Ready Seapower: A History of the U.S. Seventh Fleet, by Edward J. Marolda* Anchor of Resolve: A History of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/Fifth Fleet, by Robert J. SchnellerJr* * Downloads Available

  13. NHHC Contact Information LCDR HeidiLenzini • Public Affairs Officer, NHHC • (202) 433-5257 or (202) 433-7880 • Heidi.Lenzini@navy.mil • CDR Michael R. Hall • IOD Director • (202) 433-7133 • Michael.R.Hall.3@navy.mil NHHC Web site: www.history.navy.mil NHHC Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/navalhistory NHHC Twitter: https://twitter.com/NavyHistoryNews

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