VP Adopted Ships, Active/Reserve Units. 

Serves as the key contact with Minnesota based active and maritime units including the Naval Talent Acquisition Group (NTAG), Naval Operations Support Center, Marine Aircraft Wing Support Squadron 471, Marine Corps Recruiting Station, Maritime Support Unit Duluth, and Merchant Marine units throughout the state.  Coordinates with adopted ships (i.e., USS Minnesota, USS Minneapolis Saint Paul and USCGC Spar to determine needs.  Submits and annual budget which is approved by the Council for these support elements so that appropriate funding or sponsorship can be gotten to fund these activities. 

USS Minnesota has been extremely busy since November.  After two years in Pearl Harbor which included a extensive maintenance availability, she was delivered back to the fleet.  In November 2024 she began her transit to her new home port of Guam.  She made history by being the first Virginia class submarine based in Guam.  

Since then they had a Change of Command ceremony and most recently traveled to Australia as part of the AUKUS partnership.  This partnership is designed for Australia to receive up to five Virginia class submarines.  

On March 26, 2025 USS MINNEAPOLIS SAINT PAUL LCS 21 began her historic first deployment to the 4th Fleet.  This included deploying with a USCG law enforcement detachment.

The Minnesota Navy League has been there since 2014 when we began lobbying for this ship.  We participated in all the major ceremonies and eventually raised $400,000 to support its commissioning in the Port of Duluth in May 2022.  We are proud of our efforts to bring this ship into the fleet and proud of the crew deploying in its inaugural deployment.  

The Minnesota chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution have announced that they will be giving $500 to each ship to support the mission of their respective Family Readiness Groups (FRG).