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SUBJ/BATTLE OF MIDWAY COMMEMORATION EXECUTION ORDER//

REF/A/DOC/CNO/OPNAVINST 5726.8C/
REF/B/MSG/CNO/DTG 151801ZMAR 23//

AMPN/REF A IS THE OPNAVINST 5726.8B OUTREACH:  AMERICA'S NAVY/ REF B IS 
NAVADMIN 071/23 BATTLE OF MIDWAY PLANNING ORDER//

RMKS/1. This message is a Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Execution Order
(EXORD) for events in support of the U.S. Navy's 81st anniversary 
commemoration of the Battle of Midway (BOM), beginning on 3 June and ending 
on 7 June.  EXORD to be carried out in accordance with references (a) and 
(b).

2.  Situation.
    a.  While chance may determine events, it is truly people who make
    history.  The determination, zeal, and valor shown by the U.S. Navy's 
personnel during the Battle of Midway multi-day engagement blunted the 
Imperial Japanese navy's striking force and its advance across the Pacific.  
Navy strategy in this conflict leveraged the power of our aircraft carriers, 
sustaining sea control and shifting the paradigm of maritime power projection 
on to the carrier force.
    b.  Our remembrance of Midway illustrates how our battle achievements in
    innovation, intelligence, and courage serve as a model and as inspiration 
as we continue to face the challenges of the future.

3.  Mission.  As much as possible and within the bounds of personnel safety, 
operational availability, and existing local, state, and federal restrictions 
on gatherings and travel, commands are directed to find creative ways to 
commemorate the 81st anniversary of the BOM.

4.  Execution.
    a.  Phase I (Planning and program development of 81st anniversary of BOM)
    planning actions and the collection of a full listing of planned events 
are ongoing.
    b.  This EXORD directs the shift to Phase II, which encompasses the final
    preparations for the 81st BOM commemoration execution (3 June to 7 June).
    Reference (b) provides guidance in executing events in support of the 
81st anniversary commemoration of BOM.
    c.  Tasking:
        (1) All commands:
           (a) Ensure Commanding Officers and Officers in Charge plan for and
           commemorate the 81st anniversary of the BOM to the best of their 
ability.
           (b) Execute the BOM 81st Anniversary Communication Plan
           (history.navy.mil/midway) and participate with community in-person 
events and/or planned virtual outreach as operationally feasible.
           (c) Report all commemorative events to Naval History and Heritage
           Command (NHHC) Communication and Outreach Division NLT 15 June 
2023. Commands
           are requested to include metrics and lessons learned on 
communication
           objectives, as outlined in the BOM 81st Anniversary Communication 
Plan.
    d.  Administrative:
        (1) BOM toolkit can be found at history.navy.mil/browse-by-topic
        /commemorations-toolkits/wwii/battle-of-midway.html
        (2) The online toolkit features a wide variety of historical and
        communication resources to aid in the development of local 
commemorative activities, including documents, articles, downloadable photos 
and art, logos, graphics, Plan of the Day notes, videos, blog posts, ceremony 
scripts, ceremony program templates, speeches from previous commemorations, 
and guidance including previous NAVADMINs directing the commemoration.
        (3) Development of some of the resources listed above is ongoing and
        will be added as they are received - check back frequently.

5.  Point of contact.  NHHC POC, Mr. Thomas L. Frezza, Comm (202)433-7880 
thomas.l.frezza.civ(at)us.navy.mil.

6.  Released by Mr. Andrew S. Haeuptle, Director, Navy Staff.//

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