Kingsville Council of the Navy League

06/19/2026

Congratulations to the , 2nd Qtr FY2026, for NAS Kingsville.
BZ for a job well done and THANK YOU for your service to our nation.

Each Sailor was presented a Certificate of Achievement, gift card, and a free lunch at our June 4th meeting at The Cherry Tree Tea Room, downtown Kingsville.
Presenting the awards were Charlie Ratliff (Past President) and Kim Hamm (Vice President).

In photo, left to right:

- AC3 Wilson Clark (Junior Sailor of the Quarter, SOQ)

- MA2 Kolby Whitten (SOQ)

- ACAN Colton Hunt (Blue Jacket SOQ)

MA1 Mark Alvarez (Senior SOQ) (Not pictured)

06/15/2026

YOU’RE INVITED!! 22Aug, 6pm.
Dick Messbarger Memorial Combined Services Banquet.
Come join us as we celebrate and recognize our community volunteers and nonprofit organizations.

Click on link to see Informational Flyer, Invite Letter, & Sponsorships.

Kingsville Chamber of Commerce
USS KINGSVILLE LCS 36
VFW POST 2375 Kingsville TX
American Legion Ernest L. Anderson Post 99
New ELA American Legion Post Nine Nine
NAS Kingsville
Texas A&M University-Kingsville
NASK MWR
Elks Lodge in Kingsville, TX #1926
Rotary Club of Kingsville
Woman's Club of Kingsville
The City of Kingsville, TX
Kingsville Volunteer Fire Department - KVFD
The Kingsville Record
Plankowner crewmembers & family definitely invited:
Alishia Delacruz

Banquet Informational FlyerBanquet Invitation Letter and Sponsorship Opportunities🎉 You’re invited to join us for an evening of dining, drinks, and…

06/01/2026

05/29/2026

Friendly Reminder:
Our next meeting of the is Thursday, June 4th, 12 noon, at The Cherry Tree Tea Room, downtown Kingsville.

Sailors of the Quarter will be recognized!!
Hope to see you there!

05/25/2026

This Memorial Day, we honor the men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our nation.

Their courage and commitment secured the freedoms we hold today. We will never forget their service, and we will never stop honoring their memory.

The Navy League stands in solemn remembrance of all who gave everything for our country.

05/07/2026

Congrats to Eric Puente, Cadet Staff Sergeant, of Donna Independent School District JROTC, for enlisting in the Texas National Guard and being awarded the Navy League of the United States , proudly sponsored by the and presented by our Council President, Brooke Spitzer, on 30April2026 at the Donna ISD Military Signing Ceremony.

THANK YOU to Eric’s parents, family members, Instructors (under the leadership of SgtMaj Jose Romero, USMC, Ret.), and his peers for helping to shape his character and motivation to serve in the Texas National Guard. BZ to all!

04/29/2026

24April2026…
Congrats and BZ to our nation’s newest (Navy & Marine Corps) for earning their last Friday onboard NAS Kingsville.
Best of luck in the Fleet & in the Corps.

Colonel Tiger, U.S. Marine Corps, Commodore , presented LTJG Nathan Johnstone, U.S. Navy, the plaque for achieving TOP 10% in academic grades for all graduating classes and TOP student in the April Winging class.

Assisting Col Tiger in the presentation was Brooke Spitzer (President of the Kingsville Navy League). The plaque was proudly sponsored by the .

A special THANK YOU is extended to the spouses and other family members of the Wingees, for their sacrifice of having their loved-ones away from home in the past & in the future.
MILITARY FAMILIES ARE AWESOME!

VT-21 Fighting Redhawks
VT-22 Golden Eagles
Chief of Naval Air Training (CNATRA)
Navy League of the United States

04/27/2026

Congrats to the crew of on their successful completion of COMPTUEX! BZ!

Take a look South Texas, here’s some great photos of the KINGSVILLE and her crew.

04/20/2026

Our Online Catalog of Merchandise.

In about a week, after our airshow inventory is complete, we will have plenty of merchandise for sale, exclusively sold at Ultra Screen Printing and More, in-store sales ONLY (NO deliveries & NO online sales).
T-shirts, prints, canvas, tiles, decals, & coffee mugs.

THANK YOU, Tracy & Cindy at Ultra, for supporting the !
Every sale goes to benefiting our nonprofit and supporting our local Sailors, Marines, and JROTC Cadets (including Sailors on the ).

THANK YOU to our customers!
Our artist/donor is Jonathan Frank, and we feature his donated paintings of the USS Kingsville and the T-45 Goshawk. Check out his artwork at CUAA-Art.com.
Thank you, Jonathan!

CLICK HERE FOR OUR ONLINE CATALOG…
https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/online-store-kingsville-navy-league

Click "More details" below to learn where/when to shop. All rights reserved. The Kingsville Navy League owns the copyright to two oil paintings by Jonathan Frank (CCUA-Art.com). Jonathan graciously donated the paintings and the copyright for our exclusive nonprofit merchandising of his USS Kingsvill...

04/20/2026

More Photos - 2026 Airshow. Photos have captions.

THANK YOU to the outstanding aerial performers, to CAPT Bishop (USN, at NAS Kingsville) and Steve and Nicole (at NASK MWR), and the entire Team of hard working staff and volunteers, for bringing South Texas a fabulous U.S. Navy Blue Angels airshow this weekend. BZ!
Let’s do it again!

Also, THANK YOU to all of our member-volunteers of the for giving the airshow guests the opportunity to learn more about our mission - to support the members (and their families) of our nation’s Sea Services…
U.S. Navy
U.S. Marine Corps
U.S. Coast Guard
U.S. Merchant Mariners
USS KINGSVILLE LCS 36
Navy League of the United States
https://kingsvillenavyleague.org/