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ACADEMY NEWS
In addition to ensuring the infrastructure here at Quantico is fresh
and strong, we are also continually re-evaluating the National Academy
Program itself. Our mission at the National Academy Unit is to provide
professional development and partnership opportunities for Law En-
forcement Leaders. With this mission in mind, the program has three
primary areas of focus: Fitness, Academics, and Networking. Our goal
is to maintain a balance in these areas, which will result in graduates
who have a shared professional experience which is second to no other
program available anywhere in the world. In the next issue, I will tell
you more about our continuing efforts to enhance the NA Program.
Sincerely,
Jeffrey S. McCormick
National Academy Unit Chief
Greetings fromQuantico!
by Jeff McCormick
Iwould like to express my appreciation to the FBI Association
for providing the opportunity to reach you every couple months
through this magazine. I intend to use this space to provide you with
updates concerning the state and direction of the National Academy
Program. Today I want to tell you about some physical updates at the
FBI Academy.
Session 268 arrives April 3, 2017. Even if you graduated as re-
cently as Session 267, the newest NA Students will find the campus
different than you left it. They will be hard pressed to find a building
without some sort of on-going construction. The most high profile
construction currently in progress is in the Hall of Honor, which sees
the most foot traffic at the Academy every day. When it’s facelift is
complete in another five months, it will be a world-class memorial hall,
covered in marble and granite, and a fitting tribute to the FBI Agents
and National Academy Alumni who have fallen in the line of duty.
Prior to beginning the Hall of Honor, we completed renovations
to the NA and New Agent Dormitories, the cafeteria, and the Jeffer-
son entrance. Your National Academy Associates Offices are once again
located in the Madison Dorm. I encourage everyone coming to the
National Conference in Washington DC this summer to sign up for
the NA Homecoming event here on Thursday, August 3, 2017. We are
planning for an exciting day for graduates (and kids) of all ages. We are
proud of all the work that has gone into the campus, and look forward
to showing it off to you, our Alumni and their families!
Artist rendering of renovated Hall of Honor.