The Navy League of the United States was founded in 1902 with the encouragement of President Theodore Roosevelt.

"It seems to me that all good Americans interested in the growth of their country and sensitive to its honor, should give hearty support to the policies which the Navy League is founded to further."

The Broward County Council was chartered on 1 January 1968. Since then we have been actively furthering the Navy League's goal of supporting our sea services and their men and women. To this end we have dinner socials monthly from September to June with prominent military and civilian speakers.

The Council supports the sea services in a multitude of ways. We have adopted the USS Paul Ignatius, USS Leyte Gulf and the USS Bataan. We have also adopted several US Coast Guard cutters : USCGC Manowar, USCGG Robert Yered, USCGC Margaret Norvell, USCGC Paul Clark and the USCGC Bernard C. Webber. We have also adopted US Coast Guard Station Fort Lauderdale, Aids to Navigation (ANT) Fort Lauderdale, US Coast Guard Air Station Miami and US Coast Guard TACLET South. The Council recognizes the outstanding sailors and Coast Guardsmen from all our adopted units with monetary awards and certificates of achievement. We are in partnership with the Navy Operational Support Center and Navy Recruiting District Miami. In addition, we host recreational events including an Easter Egg Hunt and BBQ and a Christmas holiday party for Coast Guard personnel and their families.

We have a strong "Support for Youth" program with five local JROTC units, two Marine JROTC units, and the Navy League sponsored US Naval Sea Cadet Corps. We also provide school supplies and stocking-stuffer toys to the local military units for distribution to their children.

Throughout the year the Council hosts parties for visiting ships and participates in numerous activities of the local Navy, Marine, and Coast Guard units. During "Fleet Week" a special event is held for the junior officers from all visiting ships.

For those wishing to learn (or share) more about the Navy League of the United States there is an informative Youtube video available for viewing here.