Chapters

Anacostia Douglas Munro

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Annapolis

Home of the United States Naval Academy, the Annapolis Chapter provides support to our Surface Warriors and to the Brigade of Midshipmen. In addition to providing a forum for networking among our members, we educate future Naval Officers about the Surface Warfare community. If you're in the Annapolis area and are curious about SNA, contact us to learn more!

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Arabian Gulf

The Surface Navy Association Arabian Gulf Chapter provides a community and family atmosphere for all forward-deployed US Navy members, Coast Guardsmen, and US Allied and Partner nations. There are social and professional gatherings with US and Foreign Navy Leaders who have a wealth of experience and opportunities to network with fellow surface warriors and allied nations in this joint community. Our goal is that all our members will find a forum for mentoring, professional development, networking, trading sea stories, and fostering all-around friendships regardless of rank. Our community welcomes all to join, and we look forward to meeting you at our next event located at the tip of the spear in Manama, Bahrain, where it's always hot and sunny.

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Bath, Maine

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Battleship IOWA (LA/Orange/Ventura)

The Battleship IOWA Chapter meets aboard the historic US Navy battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) in the community of San Pedro in the Port of Los Angeles. The chapter is centrally located for SNA members in LA, Orange, and Riverside Counties. SNA members from the State of Iowa and other midwestern states not served by a local chapter can find a home aboard IOWA. The Battleship IOWA Museum is the home of the new National Surface Navy Museum and the chapter is actively involved in both IOWA and NMSN activities. Join the Battleship IOWA Chapter for professional growth, personal satisfaction, and camaraderie opportunities unique to a chapter based aboard the Battleship IOWA.

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Bay Area

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Charleston

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Dahlgren

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Gaeta/Naples

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Great Lakes

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Greater New York

Chapter programs focus on Awards, including:

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Greater Washington

The Greater Washington Chapter serves the Surface Warfare community in and around the nation’s capital, many of whom are fully engaged in current issues and initiatives shaping our Navy. Whether attending high-level speaking events or social opportunities, our members enjoy exposure to cutting-edge discussion about Surface Warfare and the future of our force.

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Gulf Coast Area

Our chapter's beam includes Louisiana, Mississippi Gulf Coast and the Florida Panhandle. Our shipmates are active, reserve, retired and veteran Coast Guard cuttermen and Navy surface warriors.

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Hampton Roads

We are the local Hampton Roads chapter of the Surface Navy Association. We are at the center of Surface Warfare and provide our members support, programs and activities which enable professional growth, personal satisfaction and camaraderie. Come join us!

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Key West

Located in the beautiful Florida Keys, the Key West Chapter’s mission is to support our Cuttermen and Surface Warriors. We provide our members with programs and activities to enable professional growth, personal satisfaction and camaraderie for those members who have served or are serving throughout the Florida Keys.

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Mayport/Jacksonville

Located in sunny Jacksonville, Florida, the Mayport chapter covers the First Coast region for Active Duty, Reserve, and Retired officers and enlisted Sailors in the Navy and Coast Guard. Our members engage in a wide variety of community service, professional development, mentorship, training, and social events.

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Miami/Ft. Lauderdale Interest Group

Located in South Florida, we advocate for and support Coast Guard cuttermen and Navy surface warriors. Whether you're still on active duty, retired, or a friend of the sea services, we are excited to provide you a forum for networking, socializing, mentoring, professional development, and more. Check our events page and social media for info on the next event near you!

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Mid-South (Millington, TN)

Chapter members include both active and retired officers and enlisted USN, USNR, USCG, a large segment of civilian “corporate” members as well as members of other services residing in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont. The Chapter is proud of its associations with members of the Navy League, Naval Recruiting District New England, the USCG Cuttermans Association, the Wardroom Club of Boston, the Military Historical Society of Massachusetts, and other military organizations.

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Monterey

Located in sunny Monterey, CA, home of the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS). The chapter offers social gatherings, professional development opportunities, and discussions with senior leaders.
Many of the chapter’s members study at NPS, which offers world-class executive education and professional development programs. Alongside students from various warfare communities from the Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, and Navy, many Surface Warfare professionals studying at NPS complete their Joint Professional Military Education (Phase I) in-person with professors from the Naval War College.
One important institution for Surface Warriors at NPS is the Naval Warfare Studies Institute, which applies NPS education and research to operational problems. The Meyer Scholar program at NPS, named for Rear Adm. Wayne E. Meyer, offers Surface Warriors focused professional development opportunities in Combat Systems design and operation.

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New London

The New London Chapter of the Surface Navy Association primarily consists of U.S. Coast Guard officers and enlisted, both active and retired, in the New London, CT area. Our activities center around providing professional development and camaraderie amongst the chapter’s membership, cadets attending the USCG Academy, Officer Candidates and others involved in the maritime profession. Each year, the chapter organizes “Cuttermen’s Call” events which coincide with bi-weekly classes of prospective afloat command cadre courses. These events allow for ample sea stories and excellent mentoring and fellowship. The chapter also coordinates with SNA National and the National Cuttermen Chapter of the SNA to encourage cadets and officer candidates to pursue a career afloat, and serves to demonstrate the value of joining an outstanding seagoing professional organization such as SNA.

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Newport

Located in beautiful Newport, RI, we are the premiere organization for Surface Navy professionals. We provide our members with opportunities to engage in social gatherings, provide mentorship for Surface Warfare professionals, and further personal and professional goals.

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Pearl Harbor

Located in the Pearl Harbor, our mission is to help support our Surface Warriors. We provide an atmosphere for our members that inspires moments of optimism with community support, scholarship programs, & various activities to warrant professional growth, personal satisfaction, and camaraderie experienced regardless of rank. We are always looking for help, feel free to reach out to get started!

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Philadelphia

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Puget Sound

Located in the Pacific Northwest, we are here to help support our Surface Warriors. We provide our members with support, programs, & various activities to enable professional growth, personal satisfaction, and camaraderie. We are always looking for help, feel free to reach out to get started!

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Rota Interest Group

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San Diego

We are the local San Diego chapter of the Surface Navy Association. We are a part of a larger National association at the center of Surface Warfare and we provide our members support, programs and activities which enable professional growth, personal satisfaction and camaraderie. We welcome members from both the Officer and Enlisted ranks of the Surface Warfare community. Come join us!

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Sasebo

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Tampa Bay

Widely dispersed geographically, the Tampa Bay Chapter covers all of Central Florida in addition to the Tampa Bay area, from The Villages in the north, to Naples in the south and from the Gulf in the west, to the Space Coast in the east. With the recent merger between SNA and the Coast Guard Cuttermen’s Association, we are looking forward to having the opportunity to engage in expanded activities in the future.

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USS CONSTITUTION

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Yokosuka

The Yokosuka Chapter of the Surface Navy Association promotes the Surface Naval Forces amongst American and Japanese society, in order to better understand, foster, and communicate about its role in the security of the United States and Japan.

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