The Navy League Eastern Shore Council (NL ESC) proudly presents: CAPT John P. Eckardt USN (Ret.) will be the Navy League Keynote Speaker on Tuesday September 11th, 2018, at the Talbot Country Club. CAPT Eckardt will speak on “The Price of Our National Defense”. He graduated from Cambridge/South Dorchester High School (1985) and the U.S. Naval Academy (1989). CAPT Eckardt now serves in the Comptroller’s Office at the Pentagon. Senator Addie Eckardt (Maryland District 37) will make the introductions if she can be available.
Everybody is invited for the Tuesday Evening, September 11 Dinner Meeting. Social Hour starts at 5:00 PM; Dinner call is 6:00 PM. Keynote Speaker at 7:00 PM. This will be the 263rd meeting of the Eastern Shore Navy League Council. Non-members are always welcome. Dinner cost is $40 per person. Please email [email protected] or call-in reservations (1-410-819-8029) by Friday September 7th. Payment at the door will be accepted.
The three-course dinner menu will consist of garden salad, entre, seasonal vegetables, and dessert. Dinner beverages, rolls, and butter are included. There will be a cash bar. We honor WWII Veterans with complementary beverages.
CAPT John P. Eckardt USN (Ret.)
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)
Senior Budget Analyst
Captain John Eckardt currently serves as the senior Budget Analyst in Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller / CFO) overseeing all Department of Defense Special Access Programs. During his tenure over the last 5 years with the Comptroller, he was also responsible for the Department’s Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), Rotary/Tilt-Rotor, service Military Intelligence Programs (MIP), and all Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) programs.
A retired Navy Captain, John previously served in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) as the Lead Congressional Appropriations Liaison for all DoD Procurement, Research & Development, Missile Defense, Joint Rapid Acquisition, Defense Threat Reduction Agency, DARPA, DCMA and Navy Marine Corps issues. Prior to his tour in the Comptroller’s office, CAPT Eckardt served as the Assistant Director, Office of Navy Budget. From 2008-2010, he served as the Deputy and acting Director of Investment & Development.
Prior to a year at the Industrial College of the Armed Forces (ICAF), John spent two years in Guam as the Commanding Officer in Military Sealift Command Guam. He is a nuclear qualified Surface Warfare Officer and served in 5 ships on both coasts (CGN, FFG, 2 CVNs and an LHA). Another shore tour was as the Budget Analyst / Financial Management Officer in Navy Budget from 2000 to 2002. CAPT Eckardt holds two Master Degrees – an MS in Financial Management from the Naval Postgraduate School (1997), where he was awarded the Conrad Scholar Award for distinguished academic achievement in Financial Management, and an MS in National Resource Strategy from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces (2008). A native of Cambridge, Maryland, Captain Eckardt received his commission from the U. S. Naval Academy in 1989, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Naval Architecture. John Eckardt is a graduate of Cambridge/South Dorchester High School (1985).
The Eastern Shore Navy League Council proudly sponsors the U.S. Navy Wallops Island Surface Combat Systems Center, and the U.S. Coast Guard Station Oxford. We host members of those stations,and present ‘Enlisted Person of the Quarter’ awards as the opportunity merits. Donations are made to sea service fleet Recreation Funds.
The Navy League Eastern Shore Council (NL ESC) also supports three high school JROTC units. These are Easton High School Navy NJROTC, Woodside HS (DE) Marine Corps JROTC, and Pocomoke High School MCJROTC. The NL council provides awards, scholarships, and financial gifts when we can. Our members attend JROTC events, Veterans Day ceremonies, and active sea service fleet activities.You may learn more about the local Navy League Council via website: www.easternshorecouncilnavyleague.org.
We encourage readers to join the NLUS if you would like to support the council and receive Sea Power magazine. Applications for membership are available on-line at www.navyleague.org.
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