On February 18, students in the Program in Washington, D.C., visited the Pentagon to meet with Fred Shear '03, a writer on the staff of Secretary of Defense Robert Gates. Students toured the massive facility, whose 6.5 million square feet and 17 miles of corridors are home to 23,000 military and civilian employees who plan and execute the nation's defense. Students also visited the Pentagon's 9/11 Memorial. 

Participants in the program are Chris Risi, Eric Nehs, Charlie Warzel, Charlie Ruff, Sanjana Nafday, Charlotte Olcay, Emily Gerston, Colleen Callahan, Stephen Okin, Michael London, Kenya Lee, Wenxi Li, Mia Cakebread, Katie Donlevie, Brandon Leibsohn and Kye Lippold. To follow news and observations from Washington, visit the program's blog, Potomac Fever.