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| Navy to Play in Military Bowl in Annapolis |
 A bowl game is going down in Annapolis! It’s Navy vs. Pitt on 28 December, the last game of the season. Join us for our Sunday night “Come Around” at the Alumni House and our huge tailgate with the Academy on Monday before the game, the only tailgate in town. You may also donate tickets to the game. Everything you need to know is right here. |
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| Honor Our Fallen Heroes |
 It is a new tradition, but one of which we are incredibly proud: Honor Our Fallen Heroes. This year we had ADM Michelle Howard ’82, USN, address the crowd at our tailgate before the families of fallen alumni were honored on the field during the SMU game. During that same game, an SMU player was given the opportunity to honor the memory of his father, former Navy football player Jeffrey Krstich ’70, who passed away in 2008. |
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| Miracle on King George Street |
 The biggest Christmas tree in Annapolis belongs to Ogle Hall, your Alumni House, and is lit to the delight of the city thanks to the Class of 1952 and a barber shop on Maryland Avenue. One resident wrote us a letter calling the annual lighting a “small miracle.” Awww. |
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| Congrats 2017 Mitchell and Rhodes Scholars |
 MIDN Allyson Strachan ’16 is a weapons & systems engineering major who is working on a project creating a 3D-printed prosthetic hand for children that it is touchscreen compatible. She was named the only USNA George J. Mitchell Scholar. MIDN Megan Musilli ’16 is an honors mathematics major who has performed research on traumatic brain injury and CT scanning techniques at Walter Reed. She was named the only USNA Rhodes Scholarship recipient. Congratulations! |
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| Niumatalolo Stays with Midshipmen |
 Navy fans held their breath for a bit with the news that coach Ken Niumatalolo was visiting Brigham Young University, and was considered the first choice to replace their football coach, Bronco Mendenhall. Niumatalolo was honest with his players about interviewing for the job, and as a man of Mormon faith, many considered losing him a very real possibility. In the end, his love of his Midshipmen and Naval Academy won out. |
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| Making Year-End Gifts? Consider the Annual Fund |
 A gift to the Naval Academy Annual Fund is the most powerful contribution you can make to the Naval Academy and its future. The Annual Fund’s flexibility allows the Academy to direct funds where needs and opportunities are greatest, and the consistent support of Annual Fund donors at all levels provides the Academy with the ability to advance these vital programs, knowing that future resources will be there. Thank you for your gift. |
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| 2016 Winter Sports Preview |
 There is life after football … really. There’s basketball and swimming & diving coming up, not to mention wrestling, track and gymnastics. Get all the info about all the Mids, their strengths, stats, concerns and coaches with Gary Lambrecht’s exclusive Winter Sports Preview. |
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| Bookmark this Link |
 Do you already like amazon.com? Excellent! So do we, because when you shop through the Alumni Association and Foundation Amazon partnership, Amazon will provide a 4-8% share of your order total to our organization. It really is that easy. |
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| Akerson ’70 is New Foundation Chair |
 Daniel F. Akerson, a member of the United States Naval Academy Class of 1970, was named chairman of the Naval Academy Foundation Board of Directors at the non-profit organization’s 13 November board meeting. |
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| New Ways to Log In and Connect |
 We know that remembering your alumni login information is not at the top of your mind. So now when you want to peruse our Alumni Lookup, make a gift to support the Brigade, read your Shipmate and connect with us, you can use your LinkedIn and Facebook logins to make it easier. This means it’s time to finally update your rank in your alumni listing from ensign to admiral. |
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| Nakamura ’97: “Navy Has Made Amazing Strides” |
 CDR Michelle Nakamura, USN, is the commanding officer of USS NITZE. She has been in the Navy for almost 18 years and still loves going out to sea, “driving the ship, anchoring, shooting the gun.” She talks more about her Navy career, her family (married to another Class of ’97 grad) and the opportunities she’s had in this video. “If you work hard, you can do anything you want to.” |
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| West Point Captures Our Grad’s History |
 CAPT Scott Mobley, Jr. ’78, USN (Ret.), attended the West Point Summer Seminar in Military History and has recently completed his PhD. Before that, he was a captain in the Navy and commanded a support ship during the opening phases of Operation Iraqi Freedom. In this interview, he discusses his childhood, his time at the Naval Academy and his 30 years in the Navy. |
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| Giving Tuesday—Thank You! |
 The Naval Academy Alumni Association and Foundation community was proud to participate in Giving Tuesday on 1 December this year. More than 120 alumni and friends gave $29,000 to the Annual Fund that day. Our Giving Tuesday efforts served as a powerful reminder that Naval Academy alumni and friends believe in service to others and making a difference. Thank you! |
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| Strobel ’10: One of the First Female Submariners |
 LT Tabitha Strobel ’10, USN, came to the Naval Academy because she wanted to be a part of the greatest naval force in the world. She became a huge part of that greatness as subs shook off their male-only crew restrictions. “It wasn’t about being a trailblazer or being the first, it was about doing my job.” |
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| Join the Navy—See the World |
 Are you ready to explore the U.S. or the world? Join us on one of our amazing trips and enjoy the experience with other Naval Academy alumni. We have trips to the Northern National Parks, the Italian Riviera, Ireland, Canada and New England to name a few. There are cruise and land adventures awaiting your arrival. |
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| Roland ’85 and His “2,200 Mile Pan-Indian Adventure” |
 Roger Roland ’85 and two Marines will be mounting a small three-wheeled rickshaw (“a 7-horsepower glorified lawnmower”) in the Rickshaw Run, a fundraising journey up the west coast of India from 29 December through 14 January where the only certainty is “that you will get lost, you will get stuck and you will break down.” Follow them on Facebook. |
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