ator . ▁▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁- ▁M anson ▁K . ▁Brown ▁US CG A ▁' 7 8 ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁rear ▁adm iral ▁( lower ▁half ). ▁▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁- ▁A aron ▁D aven port , ▁US CG A ▁' 8 4 ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁R AND ▁Executive ▁Military ▁Fellow ▁to ▁the ▁R AND ▁National ▁Def ense ▁Research ▁Institute . ▁▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁- ▁Second ▁Class ▁( j un ior ▁year ) ▁Cad et ▁De Car ol ▁Davis ▁has ▁been ▁named ▁one ▁of ▁ 6 5 ▁Tr uman ▁Sch ol ars ▁for ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁by ▁the ▁Harry ▁S . ▁Tr uman ▁Sch olar ship ▁Foundation . ▁ ▁Davis ▁was ▁selected ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁total ▁ 5 8 5 ▁candidates ▁nominated ▁from ▁ 2 8 0 ▁colleg es ▁and ▁univers ities ▁nation wide . ▁She ▁is ▁not ▁only ▁the ▁first ▁African - American ▁cad et ▁to ▁receive ▁this ▁award ▁at ▁the ▁Academy ▁but ▁the ▁first ▁Cad et ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁Academy . ▁▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁- ▁A aron ▁D aven port , ▁US CG A ▁' 8 4 ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁White ▁House ▁Hom eland ▁Security ▁Ad visor ▁to ▁Vice ▁President ▁Richard ▁Chen ey ▁and ▁then ▁later ▁to ▁Vice ▁President ▁Joseph ▁B iden ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁- ▁A aron ▁D aven port , ▁US CG A ▁' 8 4 ▁became ▁the ▁second ▁black ▁Senior ▁Fellow ▁to ▁the ▁Chief ▁of ▁Naval ▁Oper