Bruns tapped to head Navy League

The Navy League has named James Bruns national executive director, beginning this week, the organization announced today.

Bruns spent six years as chief executive for the flagship museum of Naval History and Heritage Command, overseeing the 10 national Navy museums around the country, according to the Navy League.

He previously spent more than two decades at the Smithsonian Institution and is founding director of the National Postal Museum.