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Behold: The ASV, a six-legged all-terrain "Adaptive Suspension Vehicle", intended to demonstrate the feasibility of transport of cargo for industrial and military applications over very rough terrain. Collaborators Dr. Robert McGhee of NPS and Dr. Kenneth Waldron studied nature to design its motion.  Like a grasshopper, the ASV could pair its legs to deal with obstacles. 

Read about the Adaptive Suspension Vehicle in NPS Archive: Calhoun. https://hdl.handle.net/10945/40299

(Yes, there's video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIiD1JimBXQ )

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...and it was clear which one would have to move. In May 1947, the Navy announced selection of a site for a new postgraduate school planned for Monterey, California. In November 1951, nearly 500 NPS personnel and 370 students made the move, en masse, along with some 3 million pounds of gear. Read first-hand accounts of this remarkable part of NPS history in "From Annapolis to Monterey: Professor Recalls", part of NPS Archive: Calhoun.

Read more about celebrating 70 Years in Monterey.

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TLC:  Teaching and Learning Commons

Mission: Empowering cross-organizational teams as a community of practice to enhance the quality of NPS education through collaborations that create and support innovative and distinctive learning experiences.

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TPO: Thesis Processing Office

Thesis Processing reviews and collects all NPS theses, dissertations, capstone reports, MBA reports, and joint applied projects. We help our students meet the NPS format and citation requirements and ensure the paper is of graduate-level quality.

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GWC: Graduate Writing Center

Mission: To develop the writing and critical thinking skills of NPS students for success in graduate school and as military and civilian leaders.

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