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Navy League to welcome Adm. Eliz. Hight on Nov 9th

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Contributed by: Treasure Coast Navy League on 10/27/2006

Rear Admiral Elizabeth A. Hight, USN, Principal Director for Operations and Deputy Commander, Joint Task Force-Global Network Operations (JTF-GNO) will Address Treasure Coast Navy League Council November 9 at The Carriage House, 2625 34th Avenue, Vero Beach

Admiral Hight leads a worldwide organization of 3,100 military, civilian, and contractor personnel responsible for providing command, control, communications, computer and intelligence support to the nation's warfighters, and for operating the most complex and far-reaching military information networks in the world.

Admiral Hight graduated Magna Cum Laude from Huntingdon College in 1974 and joined the Navy in March 1977. Her duty stations included Naval Communications Area Master Station WESTPAC, Guam ; NAS Pensacola ; CNO staff (OP-094) Pentagon for the UHF Satellite Communications Program; the U.S. Space Command Directorate of Plans (J5) ; the Director, Communications Security Material Systems as Executive Officer; the Program Executive Officer for Space, Communications and Sensors (PMW-146) where she served as the Assistant Program Manager for Operations.

She served as the U.S. Space Command Liaison Officer to the U.S. European Command, Stuttgart, Germany in 2000 and then reported for duty as Commanding Officer, Naval Computer and Tele-communications Area Master Station Atlantic. In June 2002, she was selected for promotion to Rear Admiral Lower Half and reported to OPNAV 6/7 where she was the Director, Net-Centric Warfare.

Admiral Hight's awards include the Defense Superior Service Medal (with oak leaf cluster), Legion of Merit, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal (Gold Star in lieu of third award), Navy Commendation Medal as well as various unit and service awards. She is a graduate of the Defense Systems Management college, the Naval Post-graduate School with a Master's Degree in Telecommunications Systems, and George Washington University with a Master's Degree in Information Systems.

The Navy League dinner will begin with cocktails at 6 P.M. followed by dinner at 7 P.M.. The dinner menu will be garden salad of baby greens; honey baked ham w/pineapple sauce or flounder stuffed w/crabmeat; au gratin potatoes; fresh vegetable; rolls & butter iced tea and coffee; followed by apple crisp a la mode.

Reservations may be made by sending a check for $20 per person to: The Treasure Coast Council, P.O. Box 3845, Vero Beach, FL, 32964. Dress is jacket & tie. For additional information, call (772) 492-6790

Where: The Carriage House, 2625 34th Avenue, Vero Beach
When: 6 p.m.
Event Dates: This event takes place on 11/9/2006.

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