Military Officer - August 2006 - (Page 63) the CIA’s Cryptographic Center, was a rather cloak-and-dagger affair. “We actually met in very public places away from our homes,” Sanborn recalls. He admits they had fun but insists their caution was necessary. On one occasion, a trailer containing 25 tons of prepared stone disappeared from the parking lot. At times, he says, “There were people on ladders outside my studio looking in.” Sanborn chalked up the curiosity to competition among agency insid- ers. Since then, hordes of amateur cryptographers have joined the intelligence community in the hunt for a solution to the Kryptos code. Best-selling author Dan Brown is among those caught up in the intrigue. A series of clues, in the form of encrypted messages woven into the design of the dust jacket for his novel The Da Vinci Code, hints at the subject of his next novel; two of these clues directly refer to Kryptos. They might have gone largely unnoticed if Kryptos reposes in the courtyard of CIA headquarters in Langley, Va. Taller than an adult, the main copper “page” contains coded text. not for a game on Brown’s Web site that challenges readers to unravel them. Hundreds of thousands of people around the world have participated in the challenge; at least 40,000 have completed it. Sanborn can’t tell you what role his encrypted artwork might play in AUGUST 2006 MILITARY OFFICER 63
Table of Contents Feed for the Digital Edition of Military Officer - August 2006 Military Officer - August 2006 Contents From the Editor President’s Page Your Views MOAA Directory Rapid Fire Washington Scene Chapter Activities Financial Forum Ask the Doctor Changing of the Guard Four-Star Rating Long Term Care Kryptogram Pages of History Information Exchange MOAA Scholarship Donors Member Books Advertising Index MOAA Calendar Sounding Taps MOAA Member Services Encore Military Officer - August 2006 Military Officer - August 2006 - Military Officer - August 2006 (Page Cover1) Military Officer - August 2006 - Military Officer - August 2006 (Page Cover2) Military Officer - August 2006 - Contents (Page 1) Military Officer - August 2006 - Contents (Page 2) Military Officer - August 2006 - Contents (Page 3) Military Officer - August 2006 - Contents (Page 4) Military Officer - August 2006 - Contents (Page 5) Military Officer - August 2006 - Contents (Page 6) Military Officer - August 2006 - Contents (Page 7) Military Officer - August 2006 - From the Editor (Page 8) Military Officer - August 2006 - From the Editor (Page 9) Military Officer - August 2006 - President’s Page (Page 10) Military Officer - August 2006 - President’s Page (Page 11) Military Officer - August 2006 - Your Views (Page 12) Military Officer - August 2006 - Your Views (Page 13) Military Officer - August 2006 - Your Views (Page 14) Military Officer - August 2006 - Your Views (Page 15) Military Officer - August 2006 - MOAA Directory (Page 16) Military Officer - August 2006 - MOAA Directory (Page 17) Military Officer - August 2006 - MOAA Directory (Page 18) Military Officer - August 2006 - Rapid Fire (Page 19) Military Officer - August 2006 - Rapid Fire (Page 20) Military Officer - August 2006 - Rapid Fire (Page 21) Military Officer - August 2006 - Rapid Fire (Page 22) Military Officer - August 2006 - Rapid Fire (Page 23) Military Officer - August 2006 - Rapid Fire (Page 24) Military Officer - August 2006 - Rapid Fire (Page 25) Military Officer - August 2006 - Rapid Fire (Page 26) Military Officer - August 2006 - Washington Scene (Page 27) Military Officer - August 2006 - Washington Scene (Page 28) Military Officer - August 2006 - Washington Scene (Page 29) Military Officer - August 2006 - Washington Scene (Page 30) Military Officer - August 2006 - Washington Scene (Page 31) Military Officer - August 2006 - Washington Scene (Page 32) Military Officer - August 2006 - Washington Scene (Page 33) Military Officer - August 2006 - Washington Scene (Page 34) Military Officer - August 2006 - Washington Scene (Page 35) Military Officer - August 2006 - Washington Scene (Page 36) Military Officer - August 2006 - Washington Scene (Page 37) Military Officer - August 2006 - Chapter Activities (Page 38) Military Officer - August 2006 - Chapter Activities (Page 39) Military Officer - August 2006 - Chapter Activities (Page 40) Military Officer - August 2006 - Chapter Activities (Page 41) Military Officer - August 2006 - Financial Forum (Page 42) Military Officer - August 2006 - Financial Forum (Page 43) Military Officer - August 2006 - Ask the Doctor (Page 44) Military Officer - August 2006 - Ask the Doctor (Page 45) Military Officer - August 2006 - Changing of the Guard (Page 46) Military Officer - August 2006 - Changing of the Guard (Page 47) Military Officer - August 2006 - Changing of the Guard (Page 48) Military Officer - August 2006 - Changing of the Guard (Page 49) Military Officer - August 2006 - Changing of the Guard (Page 50) Military Officer - August 2006 - Changing of the Guard (Page 51) Military Officer - August 2006 - Four-Star Rating (Page 52) Military Officer - August 2006 - Four-Star Rating (Page 53) Military Officer - August 2006 - Four-Star Rating (Page 54) Military Officer - August 2006 - Four-Star Rating (Page 55) Military Officer - August 2006 - Long Term Care (Page 56) Military Officer - August 2006 - Long Term Care (Page 57) Military Officer - August 2006 - Long Term Care (Page 58) Military Officer - August 2006 - Long Term Care (Page 59) Military Officer - August 2006 - Kryptogram (Page 60) Military Officer - August 2006 - Kryptogram (Page 61) Military Officer - August 2006 - Kryptogram (Page 62) Military Officer - August 2006 - Kryptogram (Page 63) Military Officer - August 2006 - Kryptogram (Page 64) Military Officer - August 2006 - Kryptogram (Page 65) Military Officer - August 2006 - Kryptogram (Page 66) Military Officer - August 2006 - Pages of History (Page 67) Military Officer - August 2006 - Information Exchange (Page 68) Military Officer - August 2006 - Information Exchange (Page 69) Military Officer - August 2006 - Information Exchange (Page 70) Military Officer - August 2006 - Information Exchange (Page 71) Military Officer - August 2006 - Information Exchange (Page 72) Military Officer - August 2006 - MOAA Scholarship Donors (Page 73) Military Officer - August 2006 - MOAA Scholarship Donors (Page 74) Military Officer - August 2006 - MOAA Scholarship Donors (Page 75) Military Officer - August 2006 - MOAA Scholarship Donors (Page 76) Military Officer - August 2006 - Member Books (Page 77) Military Officer - August 2006 - Advertising Index (Page 78) Military Officer - August 2006 - Advertising Index (Page 79) Military Officer - August 2006 - MOAA Calendar (Page 80) Military Officer - August 2006 - MOAA Calendar (Page 81) Military Officer - August 2006 - Sounding Taps (Page 82) Military Officer - August 2006 - MOAA Member Services (Page 83) Military Officer - August 2006 - Encore (Page 84) Military Officer - August 2006 - Encore (Page Cover3) Military Officer - August 2006 - Encore (Page Cover4)
For optimal viewing of this digital publication, please enable JavaScript and then refresh the page. If you would like to try to load the digital publication without using Flash Player detection, please click here.