Another successful Induction Day has come and gone, this year proudly boasting that every plebe-to-be arrived and checked in. We were there all day capturing the plebes, parents and alumni on camera.

Almost 50 years ago to the day, Ron Bancroft returned to the Academy for I-Day as a member of the Another Link in the Chain program in support of the new Class of 2015. He remembers the day 10 pm turned into 2200 for him and wanted to be there for ’15s first day too.

The nomination period for the 2012 Distinguished Graduate Award is now open. For information, nomination criteria and the nomination packet format, visit our web site. Deadline is 27 October 2011.

Our graduates have been very busy being promoted and collecting stars. The most recent changes in leadership are a collection from ’70s era classes and the positions of CNO and VCNO.

Admiral Leighton Smith, Jr. ’62, USN (Ret.), served as Commander-in-Chief U.S. Naval Forces Europe/Allied Forces Southern Europe, is a 2007 Distinguished Graduate Award recipient, served in Vietnam and Bosnia and has logged more than 4,200 hours in the air. However, it is his relationship with Jimmy Buffett that really impresses his kids.

Loose lips can still sink ships. The British Ministry of Defense is currently concerned with how social media is transmitting too much information. Their YouTube videos are the modern version of propaganda posters.

In continuation of our celebration of the Naval Aviation Centennial, attached is an article about grads who were three of the first 16 designated as naval aviators many years ago, each with a ship named in their memory.

The countdown is on for the 2011 Army-Navy Game presented by USAA. Plan your weekend in Washington by visiting ArmyNavyDC.com with  information on hotels, FedEx Field and ways to navigate around the nation’s Capitol.

With members of the Class of 2015 recently inducted into Plebe Summer, at the Alumni Association and Foundation, our time after Induction Day and before the Brigade Reform is filled with different milestones and activities … (read more)

The hand-cranked H.L. Hunley, sunk in 1864 and raised in 2000, is upright for the first time in 150 years. It took two long days to put her upright in the hope that clues about why she sank would be revealed on the hidden side.

“The Devil’s Dosh” is set in a 1940s London brothel and has a distinctly dark ring to it: “Every great crime boss has a tragic beginning ... this is Marcus’s story.” Alums Zach Guerra and Brian O’Hare are currently filming in London. View the trailer here.

Be a VIP! Sign up in advance for all five home games and get a reserved seat at each tailgate and a personalized “VIP” nametag. For more info, click here.

We have been quite busy loading up our personalized YouTube Channel with our video labors: alumni interviews, glider trips, scenics of the Yard, flame throwers … your average Yard activity. Take a look and check back to see what’s new.

Solar panels, LED lights and bio-fuels are replacing gas and batteries throughout the Navy to alleviate the military dependence on foreign oil and reduce the need for fuel convoys, easy targets for insurgents. Read more about the 2020 initiative.