2023 CNO Naval History Essay Contest
Professional Historian Essay Contest Winners
1st Prize: "A Double-Edged Sword: The Legacy Bases of the Central Pacific," Mr. Andrew Blackley
2nd Prize: "Fighting Sail and Submarines," Commander Jeff Vandenengel, USN
Rising Historian Essay Contest Winners
1st Prize: "Learning from History in the Making: Combining Lessons from Ukraine and Naval History," Major Ryan Ratcliffe, USMC and Dr. Douglas Bryant
2nd Prize: "Disruptive Technologies and Great Power Conflict: The Maritime Propeller Case Study," Commander Richard. O. Morgan, USNR
3rd Prize: "Rekindling Innovation in Naval Exercises: Lessons from the Interwar Fleet Problems, 1923-1940," Lieutenant Vince Kindfuller, USN
Midshipmen/Cadet Historian
1st Prize: "Lessons for a Wartime U.S. Navy: STUFT Vessels in the Falklands War," Midshipman 1/C Liam Nawara, USNA
2nd Prize: "The Invasion that Never Was: Operation Causeway and its Lessons," Midshipman 1/C Nels J. Waaraniemi, USNA
3rd Prize: "Rivalry and Confusion at Leyte: Lessons for Sea Control in the Pacific," Midshipman 3/C Pierre S. Briand, University of Southern California, NROTC
CNO Naval History Essay Contest Guidelines
NAVADMIN 216/23: 2023 CNO NAVAL HISTORY ESSAY CONTEST WINNERS