MCAA Bransom Capital Squadron Dinner Season
ACTIVE DUTY - $50 • DOD & CIVILIANS - $60
Tickets available until 1200 on the Monday prior to each event
EVENT LOCATION:
Army Navy Country Club
1700 Army Navy Drive
Arlington, Virginia 22202
2019 - 2020 DATES
5 December 2019 - Dinner at ANCC
9 January 2020 - Social at Blackwall Hitch
6 February 2020 - Dinner at ANCC
5 March 2020 - Dinner at ANCC
9 April 2020 - Dinner at ANCC
ITINERARY
1730 - 1830 Cocktail Hour
1830 - 1845 Welcome & Invocation
1845 - 1945 Dinner
1945 - 2015 Keynote Speech
2030 Conclusion of Formal Program
Attire: Suit and Tie
April 2020 Featured Speaker
General David H. Berger,
38th Commandant of the Marine Corps
General David H. Berger assumed the duties of Commandant of the Marine Corps on July 11, 2019.
A native of Woodbine, Maryland, General Berger graduated from Tulane University and was commissioned in 1981. He commanded at every level – including a Reconnaissance Company; 3d Battalion, 8th Marines in Haiti during Operation SECURE TOMORROW; Regimental Combat Team 8 in Fallujah, Iraq during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM.
As a General Officer, he commanded 1st Marine Division (Forward) in Afghanistan during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM; I Marine Expeditionary Force; U.S. Marine Corps Forces Pacific/Fleet Marine Forces Pacific; and Marine Corps Combat Development Command.
General Berger’s staff and joint assignments include serving as Assistant Division Commander of 2d Marine Division; policy planner in the Strategic Plans and Policy Directorate, J-5; Chief of Staff for Kosovo Force (KFOR) Headquarters in Pristina, Kosovo; and Director of Operations in Plans, Policies, and Operations, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps; Deputy Commandant for Combat Development and Integration.
General Berger’s formal military education includes the U.S. Army Infantry Officer Advanced Course, U.S. Marine Corps Command and Staff College, and U.S. Marine Corps School of Advanced Warfighting. He holds multiple advanced degrees including a Master of International Public Policy from Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies.
