Shipmate: January-February 2026
Published on January 16, 2026
The USNA Alumni Association and Foundation's January-February 2026 Shipmate magazine is available online.
In this issue:
Relentless Determination: Captain Jill Hawkins Votaw ’80, USN (Ret.), was in a hospital bed with 18 stitches in her back when she learned she received her U.S. Naval Academy appointment. It was the culmination of a successful, albeit abbreviated, application and admission process for Votaw, a member of the first class of women graduates.
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