U.S. Naval Academy: New Superintendent
The U.S. Naval Academy (USNA) has held a change of command ceremony in Annapolis, Maryland, where Vice Adm. Walter E. "Ted" Carter Jr. relieved Vice Adm. Michael Miller, becoming the 62nd academy superintendent, informs U.S. Naval Academy Public Affairs. Carter, a native of Burrillville, Rhode Island, served as president of the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island, before he was nominated in June as the next superintendent. A career naval aviator, he graduated from the Naval Academy in 1981. Miller, a native of Minot, North Dakota, and 1974 USNA graduate, retired at the ceremony, completing 40 years of active duty naval service.
Naval Academy Training Craft Runs on Biofuel
The Naval Academy's Waterfront Readiness Department refueled yard patrol (YP) craft 692 with a biofuel blend Sept. 15 at Naval Support Activity Annapolis, demonstrating the academy's commitment to the Navy's energy goals. The fuel is a 50/50 blend of petroleum and a renewable algae-based biofuel, HRD-76. Last month, Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced the Navy's latest initiative to partner with federal and private organizations in creating a sustainable U.S.-based alternative energy source, citing energy independence as necessary to national security. Richard Leung, an engineer with Naval Sea Systems Command who accompanied the shipment of 4,000 gallons of biofuel to Annapolis, also emphasized the need for alternative energy.
Kissinger Addresses Brigade of Midshipmen
Former Secretary of State Dr. Henry A. Kissinger addressed the Brigade of Midshipmen on April 11 in the U.S. Naval Academy’s Alumni Hall. Kissinger served as the keynote speaker for the 47th annual Naval Academy Foreign Affairs Conference (NAFAC). In his address to the Navy and Marine Corps’ future officers, Kissinger compared his experiences as a college professor and a policy maker. He explained that professors can choose their subjects and spend as much time studying those subjects as they wish, while policy makers must deal with the subjects they are dealt, with no control over the timing. “Politicians, unlike professors, are responsible for not only the best that can happen but for the worst that can happen,” said Kissinger.
