Shipmate: January-February 2023

Published on February 2, 2023

The USNA Alumni Association and Foundation's January-February 2023 Shipmate magazine is available online.

Other news

Black History Month

February 1, 2023
February marks Black History Month, a celebration whose origins date to 1926 that has been observed by presidents starting with Gerald Ford. As an alumni community, we want to celebrate the achievements of our Black alumni and the milestones they have reached in service to this nation. Learn more here.

2023 DGA Recipient ADM Cecil D. Haney ’78, USN (Ret.) opens up about paving way for young Black submarine officers

February 7, 2023
The Navy’s second Black four-star admiral and first Black four-star submariner is a native of D.C. who says he was always military-inclined and may have watched too much of the 1962 show “Combat” while growing up.Retired Navy Adm. Cecil Eugene Diggs Haney is the son of an army veteran who served in the Quartermaster Corp during World War II. But like many people from “the greatest generation,” Han