Friends and Colleagues: Please join us this coming Thursday, October 22, at 1400 to present the Texas Navy’s newest Admiral, … Continue reading New Texas Navy Admiral Commissioning, Thursday at 1400

Friends and Colleagues: Please join us this coming Thursday, October 22 at 1800, for the next Hawkins Squadron Meeting. This … Continue reading Hawkins Squadron Meeting, Thursday October 22 at 1800 via Zoom

As any fan of C.S. Forester or Patrick O’Brian knows, the moment aboard a sailing ship when the captain orders … Continue reading “Beat to Quarters!”

Thursday evening, July 9, marked the Hawkins Squadron’s first venture into holding its regular meeting online, via Zoom. It can … Continue reading Online Meeting Opens a Whole New Range of Possibilities

Congratulations to Lieutenant Commander Eric VanVelzen, US Coast Guard (Ret.) (right), on receiving his commission as an Admiral in the … Continue reading A New Admiral

Yes, that’s a deliberately stupid and provocative title. Sue me. But there is a point here. In remembering (and focusing … Continue reading The Éclairs that Saved Texas

Texas Navy Association Charles E. Hawkins Squadron Annual Report, 2019-2020 May 5, 2020 The Charles E. Hawkins Squadron, based in … Continue reading Hawkins Squadron 2020 Annual Report

Friends and Colleagues: Given the present uncertainties surrounding the novel coronavirus, the phased return to normal business and social activities, … Continue reading Hawkins Squadron May Meeting Postponed