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ESSAY CONTEST DEADLINE Don’t miss your chance to weigh in on contem- porary military leader- ship and win up to $1,000 and publication in Military Officer. To enter, write a

1,500- to 2,000-word essay addressing “What military leaders of the past two decades have affected your leadership and how?” and send it to MOAA by July 31. The first-place essayist will receive $1,000, and sec- ond- and third-place es- sayists will receive $500 and $250, respectively. “Entrusting ser-

vicemembers with the welfare of our sons and daughters is a sacred responsibility,” says MOAA President Vice Adm. Norbert R. Ryan Jr., USN (Ret). “Com- passionate servant lead- ership is demonstrated among the ranks, from the most senior to the most junior leaders, often serving in com- plex and dangerous environments. Recent Medal of Honor recipi- ent former Army Staff Sgt. Clinton Romesha comes to mind, but there are many inspiring examples.” Find full details and

submission information at www.moaa.org/essay contest.

MOAA Introduces 2015 Board and Survivor Advisors

In November 2014, a new “class” joined MOAA’s board of directors.* The full board, along with MOAA President Vice Adm. Norbert R. Ryan Jr., USN (Ret), (front row, right), was photographed in April at the annual Storming the Hill event. They are (front row from left) Col. Eric T. Chase, USMC; Lt. Gen. Randall L. Rigby, USA; Gen. Charles T. “Tony” Robertson Jr., USAF, chair; Lt. Gen. Michael D. Rochelle, USA; (second row from left) Rear Adm. Samuel P. De Bow Jr., NOAA; Col. Michael J. Rogers, USA†; Col. Anthony T. Pimentel, USAF; Rear Adm. Clare Helminiak, USPHS; Col. Kelly Hilland, USAR†; Joyce N. Harte; Brig. Gen. Velma L. Richardson, USA; Col. Robert G. Certain, USAF, chaplain; Cmdr. Patrick J. Kusiak, USN; Capt. Robert J. Silah, USN; (third row from left) Col. Frank J. Snyder, USA†; Cmdr. John J. Chernoski, USN; Lt. Col. Edward L. Marvin, USAF; Lt. Col. James M. Conner, USAF; Rear Adm. Larry L. Hereth, USCG; Maj. Gen. Kay C. McClain, USAF; Col. Barbara J. Ramsey, USA; Lt. Gen. Edward Hanlon Jr., USMC; Capt. Charles N. Starnes, USN; (fourth row from left)

Adm. Walter F. Doran, USN; Vice Adm. Michael L. Cowan, USN; Capt. J. Bruce Hamilton, USN; Rear Adm. Kathleen M. Dussault, USN; Brig. Gen. David E. Price, USAF; Capt. Peter Troedsson, USCG; Lt. Col. Matthew G. Clark, USA†; Gen. John J. Sheehan, USMC; Lt. Col. Christopher L. Burnham, USAF; (not pictured) Lt. Col. Juan M. Crockett, USA†; Brig. Gen. Bruce C. Frandsen, USA; Maj. Gen. Richard C. “Buck” Marr, USAF; and Capt. Gordan E. Van Hook, USN. Unless indicated by a †, all these officers are retired from the specified uniformed service. MOAA’s Surviving Spouse Advisory Committee, pictured above left, are (front

row from left) Gail Joyce, Kathy Prout, Sharon A. DeVaney, (back row from left) Patricia Farnsworth, Anne Hartline, and Micki Costello.

*online: Find MOAA board member biographies at www.moaa.org/boardofdirectors. 24 MILITARY OFFICER JULY 2015

PHOTOS: STEVE BARRETT