From owner-usna-net@usna-net.org Sat May 21 12:30:26 2005 Received: (from atomz@localhost) by usna-net.org (8.12.11/8.12.11) id j4LGUQKf060918; Sat, 21 May 2005 12:30:26 -0400 (EDT) X-Authentication-Warning: usna-net.org: atomz set sender to owner-usna-net@usna-net.org using -f Received: from Orion (69-166-156-115.clvdoh.adelphia.net [69.166.156.115]) by usna-net.org (8.12.11/8.12.11) with SMTP id j4LGUO0c060912 for ; Sat, 21 May 2005 12:30:24 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <5df801c55e22$67f75a90$0202a8c0@Orion> From: "Mike Zets" To: "" Subject: usna-net New Commandant Named Date: Sat, 21 May 2005 12:30:31 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2527 Sender: owner-usna-net@usna-net.org A special message from your Moderators... >From today's Baltimore Sun Copyright (c) 2005, The Baltimore Sun Navy Capt. Bruce E. Grooms has been named the 81st commandant of midshipmen at the , the first time an African-American has held the No. 2 post at the 160-year- old Annapolis military college. Grooms, a Cleveland native and 1980 academy graduate, will be responsible for the day-to-day activities of 4,000 midshipmen as commandant, a title equivalent to the dean of students at a civilian university. One of the first African-American submarine commanders, Grooms assumes the academy post 60 years after the plebe year of Wesley A. Brown, who endured bigotry and ostracism to become the first black midshipman to graduate. Grooms will be the highest-ranking black leader in the history of the academy. "It's always significant when an African-American naval officer achieves what no African-American has achieved before," said Robert J. Schneller Jr., a Navy historian and author of the newly published Breaking the Color Barrier: The U.S. Naval Academy's First Black Midshipmen and the Struggle for Racial Equality. "It indicates that the Navy's racial policy is working." Academy spokesman Cmdr. Rod Gibbons said Grooms will succeed the departing commandant, Capt. Charles J. Leidig Jr., sometime next month. Leidig, who came to the academy in September 2003, will serve as the commander of U.S. Naval Forces in Guam. Leidig replaced Marine Col. John R. Allen, the first Marine to hold the position. A highly decorated career submariner, Grooms was until recently the commodore of Submarine Squadron Six in Norfolk, Va., where he was in charge of four attack submarines. He also served as executive officer of the USS Pasadena during two tours of duty in the Persian Gulf. His appointment was first reported by The Capital newspaper. Grooms could not be reached yesterday for comment, but former colleagues in Norfolk said they are celebrating. "Captain Grooms is a great submariner," said Lt. Cmdr. Jensin Sommer, spokeswoman for the naval and submarine forces in Norfolk. "He's certainly representative of the talented group of leaders we have in the submarine force, and we're thrilled that he will be second-in-command at the academy." In 1999, Grooms received the Navy's top leadership honor - the Vice Adm. James Bond Stockdale Award - for his command of the USS Asheville, a fast-attack submarine. He was also the Arleigh Burke Award nominee for commanding the most improved submarine in the Pacific Fleet. The move will mark Grooms' second posting to the academy, where he served as company officer in the mid-1980s. Grooms was the coach of the basketball team at the academy, and graduated with a degree in aerospace engineering. In 2000, he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Society of Black Engineers. Grooms, who was a National Security Affairs Fellow at Stanford University, also holds a master's degree in national security and strategic studies from the Naval War College. Vice Adm. Rodney P. Rempt, the superintendent of the academy, previously served as president of the war college. Rempt was not available for comment, Gibbons said. In Black Submariners in the United States Navy: 1939-1975, Glenn Knoblock wrote that the Navy did not appoint a black submarine commander until 1982. In a March interview with the newspaper Navy Compass, Grooms - a member of "The Centennial Seven," a group of seven black naval officers who commanded boats in the first 100 years of the submarine force - said he's proud of how far African-American submariners have come. "The submarine force has made important strides in its commitment to diversity within its ranks," he told the paper. Attracting a diverse pool of applicants - one that reflects the racial and ethnic makeup of the Navy and Marine Corps - has long been a challenge for the , where minorities represent about 21 percent of the total applicants. Admissions officials said that challenge comes mainly from other colleges, which offer full scholarships to students qualified to attend the academy, with no five-year commitment. This year, academy officials voiced concern over a 22.5 percent drop in minority applicants from the year before. Although that drop was consistent with an overall decline in applications, school officials said the academy planned to step up minority recruitment efforts. Officials said one of the most diverse brigades in the academy's history is the Class of 2006, which is made up of 299 minority students - about one-fourth of the 1,214-member class. Grooms is relocating to Annapolis with his wife, Emily, and their two sons, Geoff and Jared. *** USNA-Net post by: "Mike Zets" ========================================= This Message may not be shared with any non-member! Remember, your Mid is NOT a member of this list. ========================================= Unsubscribe? Send an email to unsub-all@usna-net.org From owner-usna-net@usna-net.org Fri May 27 08:36:52 2005 Received: (from atomz@localhost) by usna-net.org (8.12.11/8.12.11) id j4RCaqKc071264; Fri, 27 May 2005 08:36:52 -0400 (EDT) X-Authentication-Warning: usna-net.org: atomz set sender to owner-usna-net@usna-net.org using -f Received: from NOVA (69-166-156-115.clvdoh.adelphia.net [69.166.156.115]) by usna-net.org (8.12.11/8.12.11) with SMTP id j4RCaoLi071258 for ; Fri, 27 May 2005 08:36:50 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <016201c562b8$c13fde20$0302a8c0@NOVA> From: "Sandi" To: "" Subject: usna-net Marine Corps Silver Dollar Date: Fri, 27 May 2005 08:36:50 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 Sender: owner-usna-net@usna-net.org A special message from your Moderators... All of you parents with Marine connections - FYI - the United States Mint has a new Silver Dollar to commemorate the 230th Anniversary of the United States Marine Corps. Check out the following link: http://www.usmint.gov/mint_programs/commemoratives/index.cfm?flash=yes&action=Marine This is the first time the United States has honored a branch of the military with a commemorative coin, according to information provided by the Mint. Surcharges from the sale of 2005 Marine Corps 230th Anniversary Silver Dollars will be paid to the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation to help construct the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Quantico. The obverse, or "heads" side, design of the coin features the raising of the American flag at Iwo Jima from the famous photograph by Joe Rosenthal during World War II. On the reverse, "tails" side, is the Marine Corps eagle, globe and anchor emblem and motto, "Semper Fidelis" - Latin for "always faithful." Contact the Mint (via a link on Mint's website) or a local coin dealer if you are interested in purchasing one. Sandi Zets Westlake, OH (jsandi@usna-net.org) Moderator: USNA-Net Webmaster: www.USNA-Net.org *** USNA-Net post by: "Sandi" ========================================= This Message may not be shared with any non-member! Remember, your Mid is NOT a member of this list. ========================================= Unsubscribe? Send an email to unsub-all@usna-net.org From owner-usna-net@usna-net.org Sat May 28 21:16:14 2005 Received: (from atomz@localhost) by usna-net.org (8.12.11/8.12.11) id j4T1GE9F033509; Sat, 28 May 2005 21:16:14 -0400 (EDT) X-Authentication-Warning: usna-net.org: atomz set sender to owner-usna-net@usna-net.org using -f Received: from Orion (69-166-156-115.clvdoh.adelphia.net [69.166.156.115]) by usna-net.org (8.12.11/8.12.11) with SMTP id j4T1GCSx033502 for ; Sat, 28 May 2005 21:16:12 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <6e3801c563ec$0aca02d0$0202a8c0@Orion> From: "Mike Zets" To: "" Subject: usna-net Cell Phone Brigade on I-Day Date: Sat, 28 May 2005 21:16:28 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2527 Sender: owner-usna-net@usna-net.org A special message from your Moderators... Every year about 200 Plebes in the new class arrive for I-Day without their family or friends in tow. Again this year, USNA-Net members will be gathering at the Mexican Monument following the Induction Ceremony to provide the use of our cell phones to Unaccompanied Plebes to use to call home. Following the swearing in ceremony all of the Plebes get about 20 minutes to half hour to meet with their families. During this time, our members volunteer the use of their cell phones to allow these unaccompanied Plebes to phone home and report in for the last time. The Plebes get to call home and we get to give out hugs and words of encouragement as the Plebes prepare to enter Bancroft Hall and begin Plebe Summer. This Cell Phone Brigade of Parents was the brain child of a few generous members of the Southeast Pennsylvania Parents Association (SPPA) about 10 years ago. USNA-Net joined the ranks of volunteers when we first heard about it six years ago. Each year since we've had a few more parents volunteer. Three years ago, we were joined by the Maryland Parents and Sponsors Club who help us help the unaccompanied Plebes make that all important last contact before the start of Plebe Summer. So if you're in Annapolis on I-Day, Wednesday, June 29th, we invite you to join us at the Mexican Monument in the middle of Stribling Walk at 1815 with your cell phone in hand and batteries well charged. The Swearing In starts at 1800 and at its conclusion all of the Plebes meet with their parents along Stribling Walk to show off their new haircuts, Work Whites and BCGs. A number of us take pictures while the calls are made and water, sports drinks and light refreshments are provided by the Academy. Your help is needed again this year. Please stop by if you can and bring your cell phone(s). In order to know how many parents will be volunteering, we ask that you drop us a note in response to this email. We'll compile a list of volunteers and provide coordination for the group as I-Day approaches. So if you can help, RSPV. See you there. Mike and Sandi Zets Westlake, OH mzets@USNA-Net.org Moderator - USNA-Net Listservers SysOp - www.USNA-Net.org *** USNA-Net post by: "Mike Zets" ========================================= This Message may not be shared with any non-member! Remember, your Mid is NOT a member of this list. ========================================= Unsubscribe? Send an email to unsub-all@usna-net.org From owner-usna-net@usna-net.org Mon May 30 08:23:49 2005 Received: (from atomz@localhost) by usna-net.org (8.12.11/8.12.11) id j4UCNnvh090452; Mon, 30 May 2005 08:23:49 -0400 (EDT) X-Authentication-Warning: usna-net.org: atomz set sender to owner-usna-net@usna-net.org using -f Received: from Orion (69-166-156-115.clvdoh.adelphia.net [69.166.156.115]) by usna-net.org (8.12.11/8.12.11) with SMTP id j4UCNlZJ090446 for ; Mon, 30 May 2005 08:23:47 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: From: "Mike Zets" To: "" Subject: usna-net In Memoriam... Date: Mon, 30 May 2005 08:24:06 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2527 Sender: owner-usna-net@usna-net.org A special message from your Moderators... As we gather near and far, with family and friends on this traditional day off, let's not forget the true reason for this holiday. Take a moment where ever you are at 3:00 PM (local time) to join your fellow citizens as we all remember those who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our nation, bowing our heads in a moment of silence. For a short memorial piece which we put up on our local Parents' Club web site, visit our USNA-Net web site (www.USNA.org) and click on th Memorial Day Graphic. Mike Zets & Sandi Stoker Zets Westlake, OH Moderator - USNA-Net Listservers USNR 1968 - 1974 COMFAIRWINGTHREE Brunswick, ME ('69-'71) Lt. Michael Stoker - Naples, Italy Special Assistant to the Commander USNAVEUR and Allied JFC Naples *** USNA-Net post by: "Mike Zets" ========================================= This Message may not be shared with any non-member! Remember, your Mid is NOT a member of this list. ========================================= Unsubscribe? Send an email to unsub-all@usna-net.org From owner-usna-net@usna-net.org Tue May 31 07:16:22 2005 Received: (from atomz@localhost) by usna-net.org (8.12.11/8.12.11) id j4VBGM7K080633; Tue, 31 May 2005 07:16:22 -0400 (EDT) X-Authentication-Warning: usna-net.org: atomz set sender to owner-usna-net@usna-net.org using -f Received: from Orion (69-166-156-115.clvdoh.adelphia.net [69.166.156.115]) by usna-net.org (8.12.11/8.12.11) with SMTP id j4VBGJes080626 for ; Tue, 31 May 2005 07:16:20 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: From: "Mike Zets" To: "" Subject: usna-net Class of '06 Bowman Scholars] Date: Tue, 31 May 2005 07:16:20 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2527 Sender: owner-usna-net@usna-net.org A special message from your Moderators... ---------------------------- Original Message ---------------------------- Subject: Class of '06 Bowman Scholars From: "William Miller" Date: Tue, May 24, 2005 8:49 am To: brigade@usna.edu nonmids@usna.edu -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Colleagues: On behalf of Vice Admiral Rodney P. Rempt, I take pleasure in announcing the Class of 2006 Bowman Scholars. Those 13 midshipmen whose names are listed below have been approved by Admiral Rempt after a thorough review of their performance thus far at the Naval Academy, as well as the promise of their exemplary service to the nation as members of the submarine force or the nuclear surface Navy. Each has also been interviewed by Admiral Kirkland H. Donald, Director of the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program, and each midshipman has been accepted into the nuclear training pipeline after graduation next year. Bowman Scholars enjoy many exciting enhancements to their overall educational experience during and after their time at the Naval Academy. These experiences include structured internships that serve as part of their midshipman first class summer training regimen, completion of a significant research project as a major part of each of their first class academic programs, immediate graduate education at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California, or at other fine schools after graduation, and payment of their nuclear incentive bonuses immediately upon their designation as Bowman Scholars (NOW!). Members of the classes of 2007 and 2008 interested in earning their own designation as Bowman Scholars should contact the USNA Deputy Director of Research and Scholarship, Professor Joyce Shade, for additional information and application procedures. The 2006 Bowman Scholars are listed below together with titles of their proposed research projects and the names of their faculty mentors for the projects. Matthew B. Baker Physics major Research Project: Measurement of the Neutron from the Scattering of Polarized Electrons from Polarized Deuterium Advisor: Assistant Professor Kevin L. McIlhany David E. Faherty, III History major Research Project: The History of China's Nuclear Submarine Program Advisor: Associate Professor Maochun Yu Ruth M. Gaunt Electrical Engineering major Research Project: Using Non-orthogonal Images for Iris Recognition Advisors: Assistant Professor Robert W. Ives and Professor Delores M. Etter Clifford N. Jessop Electrical Engineering major Research Project: Using Wavelength Conversion for Routing in Optical Networks Advisors: Associate Professor R. Brian Jenkins and Captain Robert J. Voigt, USN David M. Koeppel Aerospace Engineering major Research Project: Space Capability of Lithium Ion Batteries Advisor: Commander David D. Myre, USN Joseph J. Koessler Mechanical Engineering major Research Project: Heating and Frictional Wear of Al-Si-C Metal Matrix Composites for Application in the Navy's Electromagnetic Railgun Advisors: Assistant Professor Andrew N. Smith and Commander Lloyd P. Brown, USN Alan M. Marsh Systems Engineering major Research Project: Silencing Magnetic Force Advisor: Captain Owen G. Thorp, III, USNR Stanton L. Moore Ocean Engineering major Research Project: Deep Ocean Submarine Salvage Operations Advisor: Commander Jeffrey W. Stettler, USN John R. Pepin Physics major Research Project: A Quest of Exploration: The Analysis of Exoplanet Behavior to Lead to the Eventual Discovery of Earth-type Exoplanets Advisor: Professor C. Elise Albert Eric A. Roe Physics major Research Project: Search for a Tenth Planet: Testing Interferences from the Kuiper Cliff Advisors: Assistant Professor Jeffrey A. Larson and Professor C. Elise Albert Jonathan A. Shaver Systems Engineering major Research Project: Control Systems Friendly Environment on Digital Signal Processors Advisor: Assistant Professor Matthew G. Feemster Daniel S. Shevenell Systems Engineering major Research Project: Electrical Power Automation System Advisor: Associate Professor Edwin L. Zivi Jon D. Stockton Chemistry major Research Project: Synthesis of Polymer-silica Composite Materials for the Development of Elevated Temperature Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells Advisor: Associate Professor Joseph F. Lomax Please join me in congratulating these fine members of the Class of 2006 on their appointments as Bowman Scholars! W. C. Miller Academic Dean and Provost *** USNA-Net post by: "Mike Zets" ========================================= This Message may not be shared with any non-member! Remember, your Mid is NOT a member of this list. ========================================= Unsubscribe? Send an email to unsub-all@usna-net.org From owner-usna-net@usna-net.org Tue May 31 13:07:45 2005 Received: (from atomz@localhost) by usna-net.org (8.12.11/8.12.11) id j4VH7jVP002573; Tue, 31 May 2005 13:07:45 -0400 (EDT) X-Authentication-Warning: usna-net.org: atomz set sender to owner-usna-net@usna-net.org using -f Received: from Orion (69-166-156-115.clvdoh.adelphia.net [69.166.156.115]) by usna-net.org (8.12.11/8.12.11) with SMTP id j4VH7hBd002564 for ; Tue, 31 May 2005 13:07:43 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: From: "Mike Zets" To: "" Subject: usna-net A Warning from your Moderator. Date: Tue, 31 May 2005 13:07:43 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2527 Sender: owner-usna-net@usna-net.org A special message from your Moderators... One of our current or former members appears to be infected with a computer virus. Since it is the nature of the latest viruses to FORGE the return address of the messages it sends out, there is no way to tell who that person is. The latest virus is being sent from a forged return address which makes it look like it comes from USNA-Net.org using such return addresses as... info@USNA-Net.org or mail@USNA-Net.org These emails contain one or two lines of text which typically say something like... "Once you have completed the form in the attached file, your account records will not be interrupted and will continue as normal." And each of these messages has an ATTACHMENT which the message directs you to open. DO NOT OPEN ATTACHMENTS to any email, especially if it looks like one of these. USNA-Net lists will NEVER send you an email with an attachment of any kind. Our server is incapable of sending attachments with any of our messages. We can't even send you an email with a picture included or with bold or italic type. That is deliberate. We've set up our server to only send Plain Text email without any formatting, inclusions or attachments. If you see a message that looks like it came from one of our lists but has an attachment, be careful. It is almost certainly one of these viruses from an infected member. Do not open that attached file. That's where the virus is and how it is transmitted. Email itself can't infect you but the attached files that come with email most certainly can. If you don't have AntiVirus software installed on your computer, visit our web site at www.USNA.org and download the software FOR FREE from the bottom of our main page. The antivirus software is not a demo or limited time trial software. It is the real thing from Grisoft and is as good or better than the packages you purchase from Norton or McAfee. Save yourself the trouble and get AV software today. Mike Zets Westlake, OH mzets@USNA-Net.org Moderator - USNA-Net Listservers SysOp - www.USNA-Net.org *** USNA-Net post by: "Mike Zets" ========================================= This Message may not be shared with any non-member! Remember, your Mid is NOT a member of this list. ========================================= Unsubscribe? Send an email to unsub-all@usna-net.org