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BENS NY recently welcomed Vice Adm. Kevin E. Lunday, US Coast Guard Atlantic Area Commander, for a discussion on the Coast Guard’s strategic priorities and how they play out daily in the Atlantic Area, which oversees the transit of 58% of imports and 82% of total US maritime commerce through its ports.

BENS Southeast members gathered at the Tampa Club for the inaugural Tampa BENS Dining Out.

On 12 October BENS Chicago Member Ward McNally hosted a timely discussion with General Stan McChrystal, USA (Ret.), Co-Founder of McChrystal Group and former commander of U.S. Joint Special Operations Command.

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