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An Academy First: Ensign Christine Groves, First Academy Graduate Awarded Two Prestigious Scholarships

ENS Christine Groves

Ensign Christine Groves ‘23, is the first Coast Guard Academy graduate to simultaneously receive two prestigious scholarships—the Truman Scholarship and Fulbright Scholarship. Groves is currently in Reykjavik, Iceland starting her engineering graduate program at Reykjavik University. “This is an international program, taught in English, with students from all over the world. I will be here […]

Adventures In Alaska: Summer Assignment Series

Alaskan summer

She always wanted to see Alaska – and she was able to do so during her summer internship. First Class Cadet Hope Drake Duval worked at the Marine Exchange of Alaska (MXAK) in Juneau. MXAK does vessel monitoring and tracking using Automatic Identification System (AIS) to promote secure and environmentally responsible maritime operations. Being a […]

Getting Hands-On: Celestial Navigation in Antarctica

Antarctica

A unique opportunity for two members of the Class of 2026 to conduct voyage planning calculations for an Antarctic cruise was on par with expectations of an afloat junior officer. Former Academy instructor, Tim Ciampaglio, recently took a cruise from Argentina to Antarctica to conduct “hand mathematical” celestial navigation or navigating by way of stars. […]