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2013

4 FEB 2013

Midshipmen Journey to Jordan

13 FEB 2013

Midshipmen Study Mandarin Chinese in Taiwan 

20 FEB 2013

Midshipmen Studies Arabic, Engineering in Qatar

27 MAR 2013

Midshipmen Share Experiences Studying in Morocco

28 MAR 2013

Naval Academy Midshipmen Study in Munich, Hamburg

24 MAY 2013

Midshipmen Visit Georgian Military Academy 

Summer 2013

A World Apart 

22 AUG 2013

Midshipmen Spend Semester Immersed in Omani Culture

Fall 2013

Chile Expedition Report 

SEPT 2013

Five Midshipmen Experience Brazilian Culture

OCT 2013

National Day in China

2012

2011

11 NOV 2011

Bejing to the Sea, C. Wehner

22 OCT 2011

Egypt Semester Abroad, Spring 2009

22 SEP 2011

Midshipman in Chilean Military School Athletic Competition

18 MAR 2011

Midshipman Gain Experience at Chilean Naval Academy

3 MAR 2011

Midshipman Witness Egyptian Revolution
Midshipman Study at Japanese Military Academy

24 FEB 2011

Midshipman Study Abroad in Qatar's Capitol

25 JAN 2011

Midshipman Study Chinese in Bejing

20 JAN 2011

Midshipman Study Abroad in Chile

2010

25 MAR 2010

Midshipman Participate in Chinese Studies Program

4 MAR 2010

Midshipman Participates in Chinese Language Program

25 FEB 2010

Midshipman Gain Experience, Training in Spain

11 FEB 2010

Midshipman Spends the Summer in Japan

4 FEB 2010

Midshipman Spends Semester in Jordan

2009

23 OCT 2009

Midshipman Studies Abroad in Egypt
During the spring semester, Midn. 1⁄C Mike Hogan attended the American University of Cairo in Egypt to study Arabic and the Egyptian culture.

16 OCT 2009

Midshipman Spends Semester in Russia
Midn. 1⁄C Luke Scott spent the spring semester studying at St. Petersburg University in Russia through an exchange program run by the Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE). CIEE is a U.S.-based organization that sponsors study programs around the world.

16 OCT 2009

Midshipmen Study Abroad in Jordan
During the spring semester 2009, the Naval Academy sent three Midshipmen to Jordan to study the Arabic language and experience a foreign culture very different from their own.  Midn. 1⁄C Jason Maenza, Jeremiah Olver and Janell Peske spent six months in Jordan, studying as civilians and interacting with Jordanians as American college students.

9 OCT 2009

Midshipmen Spend Semester at French Naval Academy
From January to July 2009, Midn. 1⁄C Breanne Petrella and Midn. 1⁄C Lindsey Asdal attended the French Naval Academy, Ecole Navale, as exchange students.

2 OCT 2009

Midshipmen Participate in Turkish Navy Cup Sailing Competition
This summer six Midshipmen participated in the Turkish Navy Cup sailing competition held annually in Istanbul, Turkey. Midshipmen from the classes of 2010, 2011 and 2012 attended as guests of the Turkish Naval Academy.

25 SEP 2009

Midshipmen travel to Israel
Eleven Naval Academy Midshipmen, led by Lt. Cmdr. Rory Berke and Lt. Glenn Schatz of the Political Science Department and joined by a contingent of cadets from Army and Air Force, arrived at Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv, Israel, to embark on a three-week internship.

27 MAR 2009

Naval Academy Glee Club Visits South America
The members of the Men’s Glee Club traveled to Argentina and Chile, performing 10 concerts total, to include performances at each country’s Naval Academy during the USNA Spring Break.

FEB 2009

The Africa I Carry With Me
Fourteen First-class midshipmen travel to Africa and spend four weeks participating in a range of cultural experiences to include being integrated with the cadets from the Uganda People’s Defense Force Cadet Training Academy and later the Kenyan Armed Forces Training College, as well as participating in discussion groups at the US Embassy in Djibouti, training at Camp Simba, Kenya with forward operating troops, and going on a safari in Nairobi National Park.

16 JAN 2009

Midshipmen Broaden Global Awareness with Semester Study in China
Six midshipmen share their experiences after spending the semester studying in China, increasing their language skills and cultural awareness through travel and interaction with local and ethnic populations throughout China.

2007

OCT 2007

US Midshipmen Aboard a Spanish Tall Training Vessel
Six USNA midshipmen embarked the Juan Sebastian De Elcano in Norfolk, VA and debarked in Valencia, Spain and learning line handling and navigation alongside their midshipmen counterparts at the Spanish Naval Academy.

SEP 2007

International Midshipmen: Focus on Middle East
While history and tradition are synonymous with the U.S. Naval Academy—
I-Day and Plebe Summer, football and sailing, parades and formation—so are
innovation and advancement: academic majors in information technology, exchange programs and now, Middle Eastern studies.

30 AUG 2007

International Programs Increases Opportunities for Travel, Study
Since its inception in March 2006, the staff of the International Programs Office expanded existing international programs and developed new ones; simplified traveling abroad for Midshipmen, faculty and staff; and provided a resource for those wanting to learn about other languages and cultures.

2006

16 NOV 2006

Paving the way for women in Chilean Naval Academy
On July 6, 1976, 81 women chopped through Bancroft Hall to begin their journey and paved the way for all future women midshipmen to follow...

16 NOV 2006

Academy lays groundwork for exchanges in Jordan
From left, Midn. 2⁄C Ben Fehr, Prof. Brannon Wheeler, Prince Ghazi and Cmdr. Director of IPO Tim Disher visited Jordan in June, 2007.