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Spring 2002 News
Message from the President
AASCIF Conference in New York
President's Reception Aboard USS Intrepid
NY Plans More Than Insurance Seminars
NY Insurance Superintendent to Address AASCIF
AASCIF Speaker Knows a Thing or Two
$1000 Scholarship
Dim Sum
Pointing Fingers VS Helping Hands
Loss Prevention Shift in Focus
Around AASCIF
Internal Auditor's Role in Disaster Recovery
2002 AASCIF Standing Committee Goals

President's Reception Aboard USS Intrepid

Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class F. Toedtman The President's Reception, the AASCIF Conference's inaugural event, will be held aboard the historic USS Intrepid, permanently docked at Pier 86 on Manhattan's west side.

Launched in 1943, USS Intrepid was the fourth ship of the line to bear that name. The "Tough Old Lady," as she was named affectionately by her crews, proved her mettle time and again in some of the hottest corners of the Pacific in World War II. That toughness of both ship and crew kept her afloat and fighting against great odds.

The ship earned many awards during several operations, including the Marshall Islands Operations, Asiatic and Pacific Raids, Western Caroline Islands Operations, Okinawa Attack, and the Liberation of the Philippines. Along the way, subjected to many Kamakazi attacks, she became the "most hit" U.S. flattop in the war.

Intrepid continued to serve during the Korean War, where she earned the first of her National Defense Service Medals. During the Space Race in the 1960s, the ship served as the primary recovery vessel for NASA. Intrepid also served during the Vietnam War, where she earned additional decorations.

The ship ended her active Navy service in 1982, when she was retired from duty as a Cold War-era anti-submarine carrier.

In 1982 Intrepid was transformed into a museum, where you can explore our nation's history on the very decks where it took place, and venture through the evolution of 20th Century sea, air and space technology.