VADM Robert F. Dunn, USN (Ret.) 1998-2012 RADM John T. Mitchell, Jr., USN (Ret.) 2012- 2016 RDML Arthur N. Langston, III, USN (Ret.) 2016-2019 Past chairmen ADM Robert B. Carney, USN (Ret.) 1961-1981 ADM Arleigh A. Burke, USN (Ret.) 1981-1985 RADM Elliott B. Strauss, USN (Ret.) 1985-1998 ADM James L. Holloway III, USN (Ret.) 1998-2008 ADM Bruce DeMars, USN (Ret.) 2008-2015 See also List of history awards References External links Official website 1926 establishments in the United States Historical societies of the United States Organizations established in 1926