by Dale Jenkins | Aug 18, 2026 | Featured Updates, Updates
Sharing a great moment captured at the Naval War College. From left to right, Rear Admiral Darryl L. Walker, President of the Naval War College; awardee Swedish Navy CDR Sebastian Argenti; and me, Dale A. Jenkins. We established this award to honor the foreign student...
by Dale Jenkins | Aug 14, 2026 | Published Articles
One of the things that has always inspired me about Franklin D. Roosevelt is how he turned profound physical adversity into one of his greatest strengths: his ability to communicate. In Diplomats & Admirals, I explore the character and leadership of FDR and...
by Dale Jenkins | Aug 11, 2026 | Book Reviews
Robert C. Stern, Super Destroyers, Seaforth Publishing (Imprint of Pen & Sword Books., Ltd.), 255 pages, 2024. Mr. Stern, a resident of Alameda, CA, has written nine books , mostly of a maritime theme. A previous book, Destroyer Battles: Epics of Naval Close...
by Dale Jenkins | Jul 28, 2026 | Featured Excerpts
In 1941, as the United States faced the threat of another horrific war, President Franklin D. Roosevelt was leading the nation from a wheelchair. Struck down by paralytic polio at age thirty-nine, he rehabilitated and marshaled himself, despite severe pain, to press...
by Dale Jenkins | Jul 21, 2026 | Featured Updates, Updates
It was an honor spending America 250 aboard the U.S.S. Constitution this month! Just wanted to share this historic moment with you. 🚢⚓ Pictured from left to right: Major Gen John F. Kelliher III, USMC, Dale Jenkins (yours truly), Former SecNav Carlos Del Toro, and...
by Dale Jenkins | Jul 3, 2026 | Published Articles
This Independence Day carries a little extra weight. 250 years is a milestone worth marking. But in many ways, America is still young. Our next chapter won’t be written by historians. It will be written by all of us. Let’s make it one to be proud...
by Dale Jenkins | Jun 4, 2026 | Featured Updates, Updates
On this day in 1942, the course of World War II changed forever. We remember the courage, the sacrifice, and the victory at Midway. 🌊🚢🌟 Click to watch the tribute video: Diplomats & Admirals • Aubrey Publishing Co. LLC. • December 1, 2022 🛒🔗 Purchase...
by Dale Jenkins | May 29, 2026 | Featured Excerpts
On board Enterprise some of the staff officers were urging Admiral Spruance to pursue westward to follow up the sinking of four Japanese carriers and make an annihilating attack on the remaining ships at first light the following morning. But Spruance had other...
by Dale Jenkins | May 28, 2026 | Featured Updates, Updates
Decryption experts at Pearl Harbor broke the Japanese code that detailed the Japanese advance toward Midway a week ahead of the June 4, 1942 attack. The Japanese would launch half their planes at 0430 from 220 miles northwest of Midway against PacFlt shore defenses on...
by Dale Jenkins | May 27, 2026 | Featured Excerpts
Lieutenant Commander Wade McClusky, commander of the Enterprise air group, was considering his situation and that of the two squadrons of thirty-one Dauntless dive-bombers he was leading into battle. The Dauntless planes had been in the air since shortly after 0700...
