GULF SHORES, AL - The City of Gulf Shores, Mayor Robert Craft, Gulf Shores City Council and our community are honored to announce Marine Sgt. Maj. Bryan Battaglia as the Master of Ceremonies for a Salute to the Services on Monday, July 4th.

Salute to the Services will honor and salute the men and women of America’s Armed Forces and their families.

Sgt. Maj. Battaglia is the former Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the senior ranking Noncommissioned officer in the U.S. Armed Forces. He was the commencement speaker for Gulf Shores High School in 2014 and has since become a resident of Baldwin County.

In this role, Battaglia served as the principal military advisor to the Chairman and the Secretary of Defense on all matters involving joint and combined total force integration, utilization, health of the force and joint development for all enlisted personnel and its families.

Please be advised of the following closures at Gulf Place Public Beach related to ceremony.

Monday, July 4

• 5 p.m. – West Gulf Place will close for Fourth of July events.
• 6:45 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. – Gulf Place closes for a Salute to the Services.
• 8:55 p.m. – Gulf Place closes for fireworks. It will reopen after the fireworks show (approximately 9:15 p.m.).

Salute to the Services will take place at the City of Gulf Shores Main Public Beach at 7 p.m. The public beach is located at 100 Gulf Shores Parkway. For more information, contact the Special Events Division at 251-968-1172.

For more on Sgt. Maj. Battaglia visit: www.defense.gov/About-DoD/Biographies/Biography-View/Article/602678