Each year, NSAFs form a panel to present their research to Hoover supporters. Here the 2017–2018 class speaks in the institution’s Hauck Auditorium during the 2018 Spring Retreat. (Photo: Eric Draper)

Commander James “Gumbo” Coughlin, one of two Air Force representatives in the2017–2018 NSAF class, speaks to Hoover supporters. (Photo: Eric Draper)

During his time at Hoover, the Air Force promoted then-Lieutenant Colonel Jason “Shrek” Terry to the rank of colonel. Here Terry cuts the first piece of cake at a promotion ceremony with friends, family, and Hoover colleagues.

Lieutenant Colonel Jer“Jay”Garcia(pictured right), representing the US Marine Corps in the 2017–18 NSAF class, presided over Hoover’sannual celebration of the USMC birthday.George P. Shultz (pictured left), the Thomas W. and Susan B. Ford Distinguished Fellow at Hoover,served as a Marinefrom 1942–1945.

Captain Michael Schoonover, one of two representatives of the US Coast Guard in the 2017–18 NSAF class, speaks at a Hoover ceremony honoring his promotion to captain in spring 2018.