U.S. Military Study Programs

On February 29 through March 1, JINSA Leaders got a first-hand look at Submarine Group 10 based at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay in Kingsland, Georgia. The base is the U.S. Atlantic Fleet's home port for Ohio-class ballistic missile submarines armed with Trident missile nuclear weapons.

On August 14, 2015, a group of JINSA Leaders visited the U.S. Coast Guard Station on Staten Island, New York. The visit was arranged by JINSA Advisor Rear Admiral Bill Merlin, USCG (Ret.). He also accompanied the group and provided significant expertise. The visit started with a briefing by base officers Captain Morkan and Lieutenant Brooks on the operations of the Coast Guard. This military branch covers much more than they did while under the Department of the Treasury. Today, they cover security on the water, counter terrorism, drug trafficking, marine environmental protection, and weather disasters.

On December 8-9, JINSA national leaders had the rare opportunity to visit Stennis Space Center in Mississippi, the home of the Naval Small Craft Instruction and Technical Training School (NAVSCIATTS) and Special Boat Team 22, both important assets to the Navy SEALs.

On Wednesday March 28, 2012, JINSA officers and members returned from Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia. The trip was JINSA’s first military base visit of 2012 and was led by Rear Admiral Terence E. “Terry” McKnight, USN (ret), a member of JINSA’s Board of Advisors.