The Minnesota Navy League is member of the Navy League of the United States headquartered in Arlington, VA. We are a nonprofit civilian organization that supports the sea services included the United States Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard.
Our adopted units include
USS MINNESOTA SSN 783
USS MINNEAPOLIS SAINT PAUL LCS 21
UNITED STATES COAST GUARD CUTTER SPAR
Through national and local programs, the Navy League of the United States provides a powerful voice to educate the public and Congress on the importance of our Sea Services to our nation’s defense.
North Star Air Show, August 1,2 - St Cloud Regional Airport featuring the US Air Force F 22 Demo Team.
Minnesota State Fair, August - Veterans Appreciation Day
Minnesota Military and Veterans Museum – Camp Ripley opening - early Sept.
Minnesota Twins Military Appreciation Weekend, September
251th US Navy Birthday - October 13, likely back at The Park Tavern
Army Navy Game, December, The Ballentine VFW
The Minnesota Council meets Monthly online - via a Zoom call. We email to our membership list
Saturday April 4, 2026 - 0830
Saturday, May 2, 2026 - 0830
June 13, 2026 - 10am, race begins at 11am. Run Walk at Steel Toe Brewery. Look for a registration link by April 1
July 11, 2026, 0830 (because we're not meeting on July 4)
August 8 (because our Air Show event is a week earlier) - 0830
September 5, 2026 - 0830
October - our meeting will be the birthday event on 10/13
November 7, 2026 - 0830
December - our Army Navy game event will be our December Meeting
USS MINNESOTA SSN 783
USS MINNESOTA home port is in Guam. She arrived back from her first operational deployment from Guam on July 28, 2026 of a Virginia-class submarine!
USS MINNEAPOLIS SAINT PAUL LCS 21
The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul LCS 21 operated at Naval Station Norfolk providing midshipman cruises in June 2026.
USS Minneapolis Saint Paul LCS 21 will be departing on her second operational deployment to the 4th Fleet in the fall of 2026 and will be away from their families during the 2026 Christmas holiday.
The Minnesota Navy League is partnering with the MMVM to support Minnesota Naval Heritage. Central to the Museum will be the USS Minneapolis Saint Paul (SSN 708) sail and rudder as well as the gun from the USS Ward (DD-139) which sank a Japanese Midget Submarine on December 7, 1941. The Gun was manned by St. Paul reservists.