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| I-Day Coverage |
 The Class of 2020 is here and sweating it out during Plebe Summer. We have plenty of Induction Day coverage, beginning with the story of two Academy barbers and their final cuts before retiring and an embedded local reporter going through as a plebe, plus our Facebook photo album, I-Day video inside the chaotic Alumni Hall and USNA’s recent “Hi Mom! Hi Dad!” video. We have photographers capturing all of the Plebe Summer action as it happens for members of the Alumni Association (login required) to follow as well. Here’s a public photo album, too. |
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| Cavanaugh ’90 on Leadership, Challenges and Family |
 The Alumni Association sat down with Col Brian Cavanaugh ’90, USMC, Marine military assistant, Office of the Secretary of the Navy in Washington, DC, as he headed to Hawaii for his new position of Deputy Commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific. The Baltimore native said, “I had a unique path to the Naval Academy … I have not looked back since.” |
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| Snyder ’06, King ’11 and Swimmer Mids Prep for Rio Gold |
 There are mids and alumni galore who have 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in their sites. Paralympian Bradley Snyder ’06, rower Edward King ’11 and 16 midshipmen and alumni swimmers (including three plebes) are training or have already been to trials. |
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| Bondura ’88 on ISIS: “Nothing Breaks Trust Like Distrust” |
 CAPT David Bondura ’88, USN, deputy director of the USNA Center for Cyber Security Studies, teaches a social engineering class at the Academy, so he knows a thing or two about cyber tactics and how groups like ISIS recruit the discontented. In this exclusive essay, he discusses how we can counter this online recruitment. |
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| Nominate a Grad for the 2017 Distinguished Graduate Award |
 Nominations for the 2017 U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association Distinguished Graduate Awards will be accepted until 1 November 2016. Candidates must be living graduates of the Naval Academy who have demonstrated strong support of the Navy and the Academy, have provided a lifetime of service to the nation or armed forces and have made significant contributions to the nation through public service. |
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| Navy Invades Little Local Airport |
 A quiet airport in Easton, MD, 45 minutes east of the Naval Academy has had a growth spurt this summer as 250 midshipmen make the daily trek to take part in an intensive flight training program. Heading up this highly selective program is LT John Galdieri III ’96, USN, president of Trident Aircraft. |
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Looking to Avoid Capital Gains Tax?
Plan Gifts in Advance |
 Using appreciated securities is a smart way to make a charitable gift because you avoid the tax due on the capital gains. While a charitable gift of real estate is more complicated, the tax saving benefit is similar … if you plan ahead. |
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| Pilot STEM with Mids is a Hit |
 “Everything was my favorite,” said Baltimore rising eighth grader Frances Raphael. “Everything is new.” He’s talking about the first Summer Heroes Youth Program, a pilot two-week STEM camp that hosted 50 Baltimore City students at the Academy. Mids used a sports theme every day to teach lessons such as the geometry of a hockey puck’s path and the velocity of a baseball. Your support through the Naval Academy Foundation helps make this program happen—thank you! |
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| The Admiral’s Ferrari |
 In 1960, RADM Robert Phillips ’57, USN (Ret.), bought an unwanted 1955 Ferrari 500 Mondial Series II Scaglietti-body Spider for the princely sum of $2,225, 2/3 of his annual salary. “I’ve got to save it!” he said. “It’s only a machine! I should be able to take it apart, figure out what’s broken, fix that and put it back together.” He did, indeed, fix it himself and raced it. Still races it, as a matter of fact. |
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| A Wreath for His Father |
 Chuck Hackman was only five months old when his father’s sub was sunk by a Japanese bomber pilot near Bali. He had the extraordinary opportunity to honor his father, LT Earl Hackman Jr. ’43, USN, while on a cruise through those waters for the first time and wrote about the experience for us. |
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| Transgender DoD Changes Affects Academy |
 Transgender people can now openly serve in the U.S. Military, ending one of the last bans on service in the armed forces, Secretary of Defense Ash Carter announced last month. “Americans who want to serve, and who can meet our standards, should be afforded the opportunity to ... do so,” Carter said. The implementation began on 30 June—here are the new rules and how it affects the Naval Academy. |
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