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Trust and integri will ensure that we are serving our customers 30 years from now. maersklinelimited.comFebruary 2014 1 In Every Issue THE BULLETIN Calendar of Coming Events ................4 Vol. 76, No. 1 February 2014 From the Superintendent ....................6 HJ064� . f\411 y, J.-!J 22 U. S. COAST GUARD ACAD'CMY 32 42 From the Editor ....................................8 Alu�ni Association Bulletin Your Letters .........................................10 Minding the Helm ..............................12 Development News ...........................14 Vol. II, No. 1 NEW LONDON, CONN. March, 1940 In Memoriam ......................................58 EDITORIAL COMMENT The Alumni Bulletin is just one year old and to celebrate its Class Notes ..........................................59 anniversary it is appearing in a new form. Although smaller in size, the new form contains about 20% more reading matter per page than . the old mimeographed sheet. This change greatly re­ duces the ever-increasing clerical work of the secretary and lends the dignity desired in a professional publication of this nature. From a financial standpoint, the expense of issuing the Bulletin in this form is comparatively small. The printing costs two and one-half cents for a four-page bulletin and about five cents for an eight-page issue, so that the maximum cost per member amounts to sixty cents a year. This expense is covered by the present annual dues. In fact, the expense of printing is more than covered by the Features Cover interest accruing to the reserve fund. On this anniversary it is appropriate that thanks and appre­ ciation be extended to the founder and first editor of the Alumni Bulletin-Lieutenant Commander H. C. Moore, who was Secretary­ Treasurer of the Association at the time the first issue was pub­ 75 Years of The Bulletin: Over the years lished. His foresight and effort launched the paper and he carefully Associationtended it through its first three issues. The ideas andAffairs suggestions evoked from the field by the Bulletin have established the Associa­ the style of the cover has changed and tion in a position where it can be an active influence in promoting the welfare of the Coast Guard and furnish considerable service to its officer personnel. To Mr. Moore the Association owes a debt of evolved with the times. Each decade Beargratitude. ItClub also seems appropriate Restructured that credit should be given to for 2014 ............................................................................16 Chief Yeoman V. A. Barron for his able clerical assistance to both Mr. Moore and the present Secretary. is represented here by covers from the by DuringMatt the past yearGlasz, it has been no easyDirector task to get out each of Annual Giving and Athletic Development issue. The editor has endeavored to make it as informative as following years in chronological order USCG Women’s Leadership Initiative has Banner Year .....................................18 from left to right: 1940, 1944, 1945, 1949, 1951, 1951, 1954, 1959, 1962, 1964, 1967, The Bulletin Turns 75-years-old! .............................................................................22 1968, 1970, 1973, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1984, by Tara King Clark, Editor 1988, 1988, 1991, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012. 20 Questions with Anne Flammang ’81 .................................................................26 See page 22 for the article. Staff Around the Academy 20 Questions with 1/c Kelsey DePorto and Mr. Tim Opstrup ............................28 Editor Tara King Clark AMERICA’S MARITIME GUARDIAN Academy Briefs .........................................................................................................30 Class Notes Editor Melissa Yuhas Practicing with “Live Powder”: Investment Club teaches DRS TECHNOLOGIES SALUTES THE responsible money management with a cadet-led investment fund, To reach the Alumni Association, see the contact information on page 4. field trips and guest speakers ..................................................................................32 Next mailing of The Bulletin: April 7, 2014 by LCDR Andrew Halvorson ’03 and 1/c Josh Gerry UNITED STATES COAST GUARD. The Bulletin (ISSN 0191-9814) is published bimonthly by the United States Coast Guard In the Service and Beyond Academy Alumni Association, Inc., 47 Mohegan Avenue, New London, CT 06320- A Coast Guard JAG in Rangoon .............................................................................36 8111. Periodical postage paid at New London, by CDR William Dwyer ’95 CT, and at additional offices. Postmaster: Please forward if address change is due to official orders. Domestic Mail Manual, DRS takes great pride in being a part of the U.S. Coast Guard’s aviation readiness team. National Coast Guard Museum to Rise in New London ....................................42 Section 159.223. Send address changes to The Bulletin, U.S. Coast Guard Academy Alumni We are honored that the Coast Guard trusts us to support them in their ever-important History Lesson: Frank A. Leamy ’25 .......................................................................50 Association, 47 Mohegan Avenue, New by C. Douglas Kroll, Ph.D., ’71 London, CT 06320-8111. missions of surveillance and protection of America’s coastlines. The inclusion of advertisements in The Bulletin should not be construed as an endorsement of the advertiser by the U.S. Coast Guard Academy Alumni Association, the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, or the U.S. Coast Guard. www.drs.com/MMRO Advertisers: Maersk Line, Ltd. — 1; DRS Corporate — 3; American Armed Forces Mutual Aid Assoc. — 5; Targa Resources — 7; Cobham Aerospace Communications — 9; Jastram Engineering, Ltd. — 9; Intermarine USA LLC — 9; Energy XXI U.S.A., Inc. — 11; University of Illinois College of Business — 13; McDermott Int’l — 15; Sterling Equipment, Inc. — 15; SACC — 17; Taylors International Services Inc. — 19; Clarke Power Services, Inc. — 20; USCGAA — 21; Navy Mutual Aid Association — 23; Anadarko Petroleum Corp. — 24; EcoElectricia LP — 25; USAA Corporate Advertising Sales — 27; Helix Energy Solutions Group — 31; Swift Energy Company — 33; Sparrows Engineering & Operations — 33; Electric Boat Corp. — 33; Diana Containershps Inc. — 35; State Farm — 37; Disney Cruise Line, Disney Vacation Club — 39; Statoil Gulfo f Mexico LLC — 41; Breaux Brothers Enterprises, Inc. — 41; Perkins+Will, Inc. — 43; Ergon Inc. — 43; ConocoPhillips — 45; Federal Management Systems, Inc. — 45; USAA Affinity Credit Card — 47; FairfieldNodal — 49; Crosby Tugs LLC — 49; Anglo-Suisse Offshore Partners, Ltd. — 49; Samson Energy — 49; Spartan Offshore Drilling, LLC — 51; Texas Terminals LP — 51; Adler School of Professional Psychology — 51; GEICO — 53; Nabors Offshore Corp. — 53; Stone Energy Corporation — 53; Axxis Drilling, Inc., — 55; Breco International Inc. — 55; Master Boat Builders, Inc. — 56; The Girls of Real Estate — 57; USMMA Dept. of Engineering — 95; Jostens — 104; Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute — Inside Front Cover; BP America — Inside Back Cover; L3 Communications — Back Cover 2 THE BULLETIN Bulletin Full Page Bleed.indd 1 11/16/2013 12:12:56 PM AMERICA’S MARITIME GUARDIAN DRS TECHNOLOGIES SALUTES THE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD. DRS takes great pride in being a part of the U.S. Coast Guard’s aviation readiness team. We are honored that the Coast Guard trusts us to support them in their ever-important missions of surveillance and protection of America’s coastlines. www.drs.com/MMRO February 2014 3 Bulletin Full Page Bleed.indd 1 11/16/2013 12:12:56 PM OF OCALENDARPINION AND C COMMENTARYOMING EVENTS The Association: The U.S. Coast Guard Academy Alumni March 1-2 Cadet Musical: Guys and Dolls, Association is a non-profit corporation which exists exclusively for educational and charitable purposes Leamy Hall Auditorium, USCGA; 7:30 p.m. under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. on Saturday, 2:00 p.m. on Sunday USCGA Alumni Association Mission Statement: The Association shall provide services to and promote fellowship among its members. The organization shall March 6-7 Service Academy Career Conference raise funds to provide “margin of excellence” support for (SACC), Savannah, GA (See page 17) the Corps of Cadets to preserve traditions and enhance the reputation of the Academy. Membership: Academy graduates and those who March 6 Class of 2014 Billet Night, USCGA have attended the Academy are eligible for Regular (Sponsored by the USCGA Alumni membership; all others interested in the Academy and its Corps of Cadets are eligible for Associate membership. Association) Annual Membership Fees: Regular members, $96; Associate members, $90. March 9 USCG Chamber Players Recital, BOARD OF DIRECTORS Leamy Concert Hall, USCGA [email protected] CHAIRMAN: CAPT John