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Class of 79 News October 2019

Omnes Viri News

PREZ SEZ Greetings Classmates, Wow – that was one helluva party we threw in September! Our 40-Year Reunion was the biggest gathering of 79ers since May 30, 1979 when we cast off from Mother B to set sail on the seven seas. Over 470 Classmates ended up attending this reunion, and along with our guests, we numbered about 1,000 people. No wonder East Carolina got walloped on the field -Pirates could never hope to keep up with that many Navy guys! So, congratulations to the Class of 1979! I want to thank our Reunion Coordinator, Valerie Gerheiser for her steady hand on the tiller as she steered us through numerous activities and feasts. Valerie is quite simply the best at what she does, and she gets full credit for our Reunion’s success. I also want to thank the members of the Reunion Committee for their wise recommendations and studious planning efforts. I can’t believe we squeezed it all in! A few “vocal” classmates also chimed in to make things happen from the sidelines – I thank you too for contributing to our success. Finally, many folks – classmates, spouses, family, and friends stepped up as volunteers to put 450 goodie bags together and to check in classmates throughout the weekend. Without your assistance, the Reunion would not have gone off nearly so well.

Congratulations to the newly-elected Class Leadership: Class President – David Jackson (17th Co) Class Vice-president – Chuck Dixon (19th Co) Class Secretary / SHIPMATE POC – John “Wiz” Withers (19th Co) Class Treasurer – Jeff Johnson (29th Co) Class Council: First Battalion Representative – Rich Phares (5th Co) Second Battalion Representative – John “Fozzie” Miller (8th Co) Third Battalion Representative – Ralph Quarles (14th Co) Fourth Battalion Representative – Kirk Michealson (22nd Co) Fifth Battalion Representative – Stan Clark (29th Co) Sixth Battalion Representative – Jeff McFadden (36th Co) Dave, Chuck, Fozzie, Stan, and Jeff are all newly elected to their posts and the term of office begins January 1, 2020. I wish the entire Class Leadership team every success. Your classmates join me in thanking you for taking on this awesome responsibility. Sadly, the Reunion is now in the past. We will do it again in 2024, then 2029, and beyond, and I hope we do just as well. I heard a lot of companies will try to get together in-between, and that is terrific.

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Welcome to October and Fall! This will be the busy month for the Tailgate Crew – three big games, with none bigger than this Saturday’s (10/5) Air Force match-up. BEAT AIR FORCE!!! The main events this month are: October 5 – BEAT AIR FORCE!!! October 8 – Yom Kippur Begins at Sundown October 10 – USNA Founder’s Day – USNA Established 1845. October 12 – Traditional Columbus Day. Navy Football at Tulsa (Game Time and TV TBD) October 13 – U.S Navy Birthday – 1775 October 14 – Columbus Day Holiday October 19 – Navy Football vs USF. Tailgate at Noon. Kickoff at 1530, CBSSN Beat USF! October 26 - Navy Football vs Tulane. Tailgate at Noon. Kickoff at 1530, CBSSN Beat Tulane! October 31 – Halloween BEAT ARMY!!!! Omnes Viri 1979, Sean

40th REUNION

What a great reunion! Thank you to Valerie Gerheiser for all the legwork coordinating everything and thank you to the reunion committee for approving what we had! From Valerie, “Thank you to all the volunteers that helped at putting together give-away bags, at the check-in desk and helped in other ways for the 40th Reunion weekend. It was very much appreciated! Hope everyone had a great time reconnecting with classmates and friends.” I didn’t see much of the game, I was too busy catching up with classmates!

There are some selected candid shots from our weekend. At the end of the reunion section, there will be a link where you can go get copies. Check-In – We checked in on second floor of McGarvey's. After checking in, many stayed to catch up, while others went to company dinners. Here are some pictures:

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Class Meeting: Chow Call – Sir, you now have 9 hours until evening meal. Evening meal will be at Navy-Marine Corps Stadium. The uniform for evening meal is Navy 79 casual. The menu for evening meal is Maryland crabs and all the fixin’s. The officer of the day is CDR Sean Cate (pause for applause). The oncoming officer of the day is CAPT Dave Jackson. The professional topic of the week is Beat East Carolina Pirates. Yesterday's events included 5 golfers who all carded a 79 on the Academy course. Today's events in the Yard are: 1100 Memorial Services in the Chapel followed by Class picture; 1350 Sups brief in Alumni Hall; 1600 Dress P-rade on Worden Field: and 1900 crab feast at the Stadium. Time, Tide and Formation wait for no man. You have 9 hours. I am now sitting down. Thanks to Craig Grabowsky for creating this and yelling this! 79er Awards – The class council voted on awards for the last 79er standing! During the class meeting, President Sean Cate presented the Navy last men standing with a plaque. VADMs Phil Cullom and Joe Mulloy had the same retirement date. Shown (from left to right) are Sean, Joe, and Phil.

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Our last Marine and last 79er standing was Lieutenant General Bob Walsh. Bob was unable to attend the class meeting and presented his plaque separately. Class Elections – Committee Members: Grant Thornton, Mike Foreman and Bob Klocek Election held 17 August – 2 September 2019 IAW Class of ’79 By-Laws. Ms. Holly Powers, USNA Alumni Assn, provided assistance with the administration of the voting website. 179 votes were tallied, up from 100 votes at the 30th reunion and the three candidates for Second Battalion provided for some suspenseful results. And the election trivia: 1st Vote cast - Sean Cate 79th Vote Cast - Mark Shell 179th Vote Cast and Anchor Man of the election (honorary title, no cash) - Mark Decker Here are the results: As reported by the election committee during the class meeting on 13 September, the following members of the Class of 1979 were elected to serve a 10-year term beginning 1 January 2020. You saw the results in Sean’s Prez Sez. CVN 79 – From Craig Grabowsky (thanks, Craig!) KENNEDY is the second FORD class carrier and the second to be named for John F. Kennedy is designated CVN-79. Like all 79’ers, I’m sure she’ll have a long and distinguished career. On 29 May, the day before the anniversary of our graduation and the 103rd anniversary of JFK’s birth, the 588-ton island was landed on the flight deck.

The ship will be launched and christened on Saturday 7 Dec in Newport News. Ambassador Caroline Kennedy is the ships sponsor. Fitting out will take another couple of years before she joins the fleet. The Hampton Roads Chapter of the Navy League is a 501(c3) that is coordinating the funding of those things not funded by the PEO. They have already raised about $6.5M and established a coffee bar with profits going to the ships MWR fund; they bought two vans for the commissioning crew and they are the event coordinator for things like the island landing christening and commissioning. The Navy League POC is Mary Ellen Baldwin (meb.nL@earthlink.net). She will be posting information on their website about christening so whomever is selected to lead our effort to support the ship should keep an eye on it and contact her. I would recommend someone in the Hampton Roads area or a member of the crew of the previous KENNEDY CVN -67. Our Class Officers, Class Council, and former Acting SecNav Sean Stackley have be discussing some possibilities. From Sean, Stackley, “’79 ‘sponsoring’ the 79 would be a class act. That said, we would need to determine what our role would be in supporting the ship and crew. Could involve a gift for the sponsor (Caroline Kennedy), fund raising towards commissioning or a gift for the crew…a one-time gift, donation or endowment…other(?). I’m happy to engage Navy leadership, the PCO, Amb Kennedy, or Mike Petters once we know what we have in mind. Christening would be tight since it’s right around the corner, but… Another thought was a Sailor & Bluejacket of the Year plaque.

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We will keep you posted. Trivia Contest Winners – The goal of the class trivia contest was to get us ready for our 40th. I hope everyone enjoyed it. I want to thank our classmate Mike Brady for researching the USNA archives, Holly Powers from the USNA Foundation & Alumni Association for reviewing our class records, and all classmates who provided questions and answers. Here are the winners that were announced at the class meeting. • Weekly Winners:

o Week 1: Grant & Daryl Thornton o Week 2: Greg Parker o Week 3: Grant & Daryl Thornton o Week 4: Greg Parker o Week 5: Grant & Daryl Thornton o Week 6: Greg Parker o Week 7: Greg Parker o Week 8: Grant & Daryl Thornton o Week 9: Grant & Daryl Thornton o Week 10: Gary Herbold o Week 11: Grant & Daryl Thornton o Week 12: Grant & Daryl Thornton

• Category Winners:

• Overall Contest Winners

Academy Time PLACE NAME COMPANY

1st Grant Thornton 52nd Greg Parker 73rd Sean Cate 174th Bob Klocek 265th Al Steel 126th Gary Herbold 22

Graduation PLACE NAME COMPANY

1st Grant Thornton 52nd Greg Parker 73rd Sean Cate 174th Bob Klocek 265th Bill Meader 146th Dick Tobey 24

Post-Graduation / FamilyPLACE NAME COMPANY

1st Greg Parker 72nd Grant Thornton 53rd Dick Tobey 244th Sean Cate 175th Jon Brazee 266th Bill Meader 14

Naval Academy SlangPLACE NAME COMPANY

1st Grant Thornton 52nd Greg Parker 73rd Dick Tobey 244th Bill Corkill 95th Bob Klocek 266th George Franks 23

OverallPLACE NAME COMPANY

1st Grant & Daryl Thornton 52nd Greg Parker 73rd Sean Cate 174th Dick Tobey 245th Bob Klocek 266th Bill Corkill 9

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THANK YOU SEAN! – Sean Cate has been leading is for 25 years. The first 5 years as our Vice President and the last 20 years as our President. On behalf of the class, President-Elect Dave Jackson presented Sean a platter with the ’79 class crest engraved on it.

Memorial Service – During our Memorial Service we honored our 70 classmates that have gone before us. • Sean Cate opened the ceremony, • Burke Shade and Tom Joyce did all the

officiating, • Dave Bethel led us in song and the

Midshipman Prayer, and • Dave Jackson and Kirk Michealson read

the list of our classmates no longer with us.

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During the trivia contest, Dan Vortherms passed on a picture of a Memorial that listed Mark Lange. It is on the Middle East Conflicts Memorial (see a picture of it below) in Marsailles, IL. – very close to where Rick Marrs and I grew up. • James Isom passed on he attended

Mark’s Memorial Service at Oceana Naval Air Station.

• Mike Finley stated is also listed on the Beirut Memorial outside Camp Lejeune.

• Sean Cate passed on he is also in Memorial Hall at USNA.

• Jim Gay mentioned that the name right above Mark’s is Michael J. Ohler, Class of 77 and was killed in Beirut prior to the barracks being blown up.

P-RADE – For our Friday afternoon P-rade, it was the retirement ceremony for our former VCNO. In addition to him reviewing the P-rade, as our class President Sean Cate was asked to review the Midshipman. Sean is in coat & tie with the dignitaries as our dignitary!

Here are some other pictures:

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Crab Fest – Crabs delivered to our table; a buffet of hamburgers, hot dogs, and corn; company pictures; and catching up with company-mates – who looks the same, who has the most gray hair, who doesn’t have hair, who had the guts (like me 😊😊 ), how our extended families were doing, etc., etc. etc. What a great night!

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Company Pictures – At the Crab Fest, we had the opportunity to take company pictures. Here are a few:

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And after our Memorial Service:

Tailgate – Our tailgate was in the N-Star Room underneath the Blue Stands. Some ventured out to our seats in the stands around the goal line, but many stayed in the N-Star room to continue catching up with classmates and their families. Navy won 42-10, which mad our 40th even better!

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Reunion Pictures – Below is the link I mentioned from our photographer to a site for you to view / purchase photos from the reunion. https://www.smugmug.com/gallery/n-bcXb6N/ The majority of the pictures in our reunion section is from this site.

FOOTBALL TAILGATING

There are three home games the month of October. Here are the themes: • Oct. 5th vs Air Force- All-American

Cookout with Fried Falcon • Oct. 19th vs USF- Fest Day! -

Lobsterfest & Octoberfest • Oct. 26th vs Tulane- Cajun/Mardi Gras Those new to the '79 Tailgater group. Here's some important information: • Our tailgate area remains the same for

this season. We are located in spot #3 on the Gold Side near the Courthouse. Kick-off for all home games is set for 3:30pm. We usually start setting up for the class tailgater around 11am.

• We are in need for tents to be set up for the food area. If you have one, please bring it. We could use 4 tents.

• If you have a table, please bring it with you as well. We usually have 3-4 tables for food (sometimes we need more) and any extras can be used back on the walking path for dining. Fred will be

bringing the generator for crock pots and warming trays.

• Please bring at least one dish (appetizer, main entree, side or dessert) to the tailgater to share. I know it is a challenge for some, but we can't rely on the regular attendees to serve all. Items don't have to be homemade or even with the theme. Store bought is acceptable.

• Also, bring your own drinks and chairs. Remember that you don't have to stay with the theme. It only serves as a guideline. As an example, Chuck's Amaretto Cake goes with all themes and is mandatory at every tailgater. Any dish, dessert and/or shot is welcome! If you would like to be added to the '79 Tailgater emails, please email Valerie at platweddings@aol.com to be added to the group. Valerie Gerheiser '79 Reunion Coordinator Halftime Cooler The Kruegers will again be hosting the halftime tailgater in the Admiral's Row parking area on the gold side, space 572 just outside Gate M. A halftime cooler will be at the class tailgater site for you to place your halftime spirits in. The cooler is labeled with a 79 class crest. Any beverages not picked up after the game will be marked with a blue tape and made available to all at the next game! Cooler will be available at the class pre-game tailgater all season. Navy vs Army (Lincoln Field/ Philadelphia) December 14th Game kick-off is 3pm. Information regarding the "tailgater" will be sent at a later date.

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Future '79 Road Trips Navy vs Notre Dame- August 29, 2020 in Dublin, Ireland. Contact Mary Ellen Doyle if interested in joining the '79 group. Looking forward to seeing everyone and catching up after the long off-season. Keep positive thoughts for a dry, cool tailgating season. I'll keep you updated with any changes and/or additions to this email. Feel free to forward this email on to any fellow 79er's. Have them email me to be added to the group list. If you have any changes or preferences in the email I use for you, please let me know to make the changes. Go Navy! ~Valerie

NAVY-NOTRE DAME 2020

(Same as last month) Anyone interested in getting on the distribution list for Navy-Notre Dame 2020 Football game in Dublin, Ireland, should contact Mary Ellen Doyle at vbnative@gmail.com or (757) 705-0565. She is coordinating hotels rooms and football tickets for the big weekend. (no change from last month)

As many of you know, Navy is playing Notre Dame in Ireland on August 29, 2020. The coordinator for the 79ers going is Mary Ellen Doyle (vbnative@gmail.com). Here’s what Mary Ellen sent out:

Hi everyone! Tom McLernon and I are coordinating the Class of '79 trip to Ireland for the Navy-Notre Dame game on 29 August 2020. We hope this trip will include a couple of class dinners, pub crawl, pep rally, tailgate, and, of course, a winning football game against Notre Dame. More details will follow as information becomes available for game tickets, tailgate, pep rally, etc.

1. The most important item right now, though, is reserving a block of hotel rooms in Dublin. After a large search (over 20 4* hotels, most of which are not available for our nights), Tom and I chose the following hotel: Aloft Dublin City, 1 Mill Street, The Liberties, Dublin, Ireland, D08 XK58, Telephone: 353 1 961 1800 (https://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/dubal-aloft-dublin-city). It's a Marriott property, just opened a couple of months ago.

2. I'm basing the rates below on an exchange rate of €1 = $1.25 (today's rate is €1 = $1.12) in case the exchange rate worsens. I'll make adjustments when all the payments have been made and issue refunds if the exchange rate remains favorable. The hotel has asked that I make the payments, then guests may book rooms via a weblink and access the rooms via the hotel website. So everyone will need to send me checks for their stays.

3. For nights of 27 August - 30 August 2018, rates for single occupancy, including continental breakfast, are below. The supplement for double occupancy is $19 per room per night. Rooms must be reserved for all 3 nights. I checked to see what everyone did in 2012, and everyone stayed at least Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. I'm sure the hotel will have accommodations for stays before and after those dates. We can work on that closer to travel time, if anyone is interested in additional nights.

Aloft King: $388

Aloft Double Double (beds are 65" wide, between American queen and king): $425

Urban King: $450

Urban Double Double (beds are 65" wide, between American queen and king): $488

Aloft Suites: $613

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Urban Aloft Suite: $875

4. Important due dates for the hotel reservations:

27 June 2019: Please let me know how many rooms you need and the number of occupants for each. If you're not sure, just a guestimate is fine for now. If you are sure you will not be coming, let me know so I can remove you from the distribution list. If you want to join the festivities but will not need lodging, let me know so we'll keep you on the list.

27 August 2019: I will need a firm commitment of number of rooms needed for the 3 nights and number of occupants, and a check for 50% of hotel cost sent to me.

27 December 2019: Cancel by this date for a guaranteed refund.

27 February 2020: Check for balance of hotel cost sent to me.

The hotel does allow a small number of cancellations without penalty from 27 December 2019 to 27 July 2020, so hopefully I will be able to give a full refund if you have to cancel during that period. No refunds after 27 July 2020, unless we can find someone else to take over your reservation.

5. Parking is available at Q park, located a 10-minute walk from the hotel. The cost per 24 hours is €35. Personally, we may do without a rental car in Dublin, as Uber/taxi seems to be available if it's too far to walk.

6. The hotel is located 0.6 miles from St. Stephen's Green, where the pep rally was held last time, and about the same distance to the Temple Bar area. There is no information available yet on any specific events (pep rally, tailgate, etc.). I couldn't find a hotel near the stadium that had availability or that would respond to me, other than the Roxford Hotel, where we

stayed for the 2012 game. But they're not taking reservations for August 2020 until November 2019.

7. We can reserve a bus to take us from the hotel to the Aviva Stadium and back to the hotel, which will cost approximately $15-$20 per person round trip.

8. Anthony's Travel is offering the following package, starting at $4500 for 2 people (excluding airfare): 3 nights at Mespil hotel; full breakfast; 2 tickets to game; welcome event; transportation to/from game and welcome event (if needed); and hop on/hop off bus and Dublin pass (a 2-day pass is €79/person). Even if the exchange rate worsens between now and August 2020, I estimate that our costs will be at least $2000 less than Anthony Travel's. For reference, in 2012 game tickets were $70 each, and tailgate tickets were $50. I expect those prices will at least double next year.

Don't hesitate to send me any questions you have or call. Mary Ellen Doyle (757) 705-0565 5452 Todd St. Virginia Beach, VA 23464 GO NAVY--BEAT NOTRE DAME!

NEVIN CARR ’79 QUOTED

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Unmanned Ship from Leidos Reaches Historic Milestone; Nevin Carr Quoted

Leidos announced on Thursday that the company’s unmanned ship, Sea Hunter, was recently featured in a major demonstration using an advanced senor less than a year after the ship was transited from San Diego to Hawaii with no personnel on board.

"This exercise offered valuable lessons learned on how to take full advantage of a medium unmanned surface vehicle, with no personnel on board," said Nevin Carr, Leidos Navy strategic account executive. "Autonomous vessels, especially when combined with artificial intelligence, have the potential to impact naval warfare in ways yet to be discovered."

The Office of Naval Research project was supported by the Naval Information Warfare Center – Pacific, Naval Undersea Warfare Center-Newport, and Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory to explore how unmanned vehicles can be used as a naval force multiplier, and allow warships to be available for other missions.

The exercise also showcased the open architecture and flexibility of Sea Hunter, which has previously hosted a variety of mission payloads, including airborne sensors.

WERE YOU A PRISONER AT WEST POINT?

The U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association is working on a story about the annual “Prisoner Exchange” prior to the Army-Navy football game. We’re looking for alumni who participated in the exchange program and spent a semester in “enemy” territory during their time at the Naval Academy. We’d like to know what midshipmen got out of the program and how it helped shape their careers. If you participated in the exchange program and would like to share your memories, please email Senior Writer Jimmy DeButts at jimmy.debutts@usna.com.

MIDSHIPMEN FLY THROUGH EYE

OF HURRICANE DORIAN

Three midshipmen and their Oceanography department instructor spent Labor Day weekend flying seven missions with the U.S. Air Force 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron (53rd WRS) “Hurricane Hunters” through Hurricane Dorian, one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record. The midshipmen served as mission specialists, contributing to the scientific effort on each flight. The data they collected was not only part of their research coursework, but part of a larger joint-interagency effort combining

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the Naval Academy’s oceanographic data with the Air Force’s atmospheric data collection effort in order to improve the accuracy of hurricane forecasts. GRAD WRAPS UP INNOVATIVE AIR

FORCE TRAINING

ENS Seth Murphy-Sweet ’18, USN, and ENS Charles Hill, USN, just became the first two Navy pilots to complete the Air Force’s “Pilot Training Next (PTN),” a course designed to train military pilots cheaper, faster and with a higher level of proficiency leveraging emerging technologies to create a dynamic training environment. PTN individualizes training, adjusting to each student pilot’s strengths and weaknesses. It integrates virtual reality, advanced biometrics, artificial intelligence, and immersive training devices with traditional methods of learning. BARNES ’11 JOINS FIRST CLASS OF

BASS SCHOLARS

Vanderbilt University’s Bass Military Scholars Program kicked off this year with the arrival of seven new scholars, all of whom are U.S. military veterans, including

Ken Barnes ’11. Barnes is a former submarine officer now pursuing an MBA at Vanderbilt’s Owen School of Management. Each recipient currently receives $25,000 per year toward annual tuition costs. Once fully endowed, the program will support up to 40 scholarships and programming. The Bass program is the latest in a range of internships and fellowships open to veterans and service academy grads. NOTE FROM KIRK: Vanderbilt will be at the San Antonio SACC.

READY FOR A CAREER CHANGE: CHECK OUT SACC

I have been volunteering with the SACCs since 2003. The San Antonio SACC is my last. If you are there, please say hi! Here’s the info from Wavetops: Registration is now open for the exclusive Service Academy Career Conferences (SACC) in San Antonio, TX, 14-15 November and Jacksonville, FL, 26-27 March. The nation’s only career event focused exclusively on service academy alumni, each SACC features representatives from more than 100 leading employers and universities—and if your organization is hiring, there’s a spot for you, too.

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MODLY ’83 CASTS DOUBT ON 355-SHIP NAVY

Among the goals established during President Trump’s 2016 campaign: growing the Navy to 355 ships. Now, the Navy’s No. 2 civilian has acknowledged that goal won’t happen “within a reasonable amount of time” or without a $20-30 billion increase in annual funding.

USNA 79er DATABASE, ETC.

1 – Welcome to the Area / Newsletter –

• New additions this month include: George Jackson, John Madden, Mark Shell, Mike Smith, Pat Wasilewski

• Updates include: Phil Jolly, Skip Krause

79er COORDINATOR

HOME – Kirk.Michealson@1979.USNA.com or Kirk.michealson@gmail.com Cell – (407)375-3440

HOW DO YOU UPDATE YOUR PROFILE ON USNA.COM?

(updated July 2019)

The Class of 1979 Leadership relies on the information contained in the USNA Alumni Association database to maintain our contact with you. All “official” emails going out to the class use the addresses in the Alumni Association database. This includes items like reunion information, upcoming trips or classmate gatherings, loss of classmates, or any information of a time-sensitive nature, as well as SHIPMATE magazine delivery. Changes to your Alumni Profile can only be made by you – the Class Leadership is not able to do this for you. It is very important to stay in communications with your Class by email and regular mail, as well as telephone contact in order to stay informed through SHIPMATE articles and the Class Column and Class President emails. Please follow the following instructions to change and update your Alumni Profile. • Step 1: Go to www.usna.com.

• Step 2: Click on “Log In” at top right of the page. On a mobile device, tap the menu icon at top right, then tap “Log In”.

• Step 3: Enter your Username and Password, then click/tap on “Login.”

(Important: If you forgot or don’t know your Username and/or Password, click/tap on the “Forgotten Password” link. Do NOT use the New User Registration unless you know you’ve never registered an account – highly unlikely. If you receive SHIPMATE, then you probably have an account.)

• Step 4: Click on “My Profile” at top of the page. On a mobile device, tap the menu icon at top right, then tap “My Profile”.

• Step 5: Scroll through your Personal Information and update the appropriate fields. Ensure your mailing address and email address are correct. After completing your

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updates, click on the “Submit” button at the bottom of the page. I suggest you then look over your profile again to make sure it’s accurate. Please note the “Make Private” options for any or all of your information. Use them if you feel it is necessary.

• Step 6: Click on “Logout” at top right of the page. On a mobile device, tap the menu icon at top right, then tap “Logout”. HOW DO YOU FIND CLASSMATES?

(same as last month) If you want to find contact information on our classmates or other Naval Academy grads, you can use an Alumni Tool called Alumni Lookup. Of course, our classmates or other grads must enter their information in the system, but if they did, you can find it. When you Log in at www.usna.com go all the way to the bottom right of the page and you will see an “Alumni Lookup” button. Click that. A login page for USNA.com will open it for you to enter your information and then agree with the user agreement. Then you enter fill in the search fields, click search, and your results will show up in a box below the search fields. That’s it. Happy hunting! Hopefully, our classmates and other alumni will be registered.