Wooden 10 x 12 Plaque with a sketch of the Inter-American Defense College building at Fort McNair in Washington, D.C. The college is an advanced-studies institute for senior officers of the 25-member nations of the Inter-American Defense Board. The officers study world alliances and the international situation, the inter-American system and its role, strategic concepts of war, and engage in a planning exercise for hemispheric defense. Presented by Class XL in April 2001 on the occasion of their visit to San Diego.