Press Release

NAVAL ACADEMY PRESENTS 45^th ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL BALL

ANNAPOLIS, Md. - The Naval Academy will present the 45th annual International Ball Saturday, April 16 at 8 p.m. in Alumni Hall. This event is open to the public. Tickets are required.

The annual International Ball is a formal event to celebrate and honor the international midshipmen and officers at the academy and to broaden international exposure for the midshipmen. Currently 50 international midshipmen and nine international officers represent 36 countries at the academy.

The ball is a black tie event which will feature exhibition dances performed by midshipmen, the Trident Brass, the Electric Brigade and a DJ. Appetizers and light refreshments will be served.

Tickets can be purchased online in advance for $10 per person, starting Thursday, March 10 through www.usna.edu/InternationalBall/ or directly through purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?organ_val=2870&pid=6975399. Tickets purchased at the door are $15 per person, cash sales only. Tickets are not available by phone for this event.

Guests attending this event are encouraged to use the free shuttle bus that will run from the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium to Alumni Hall from 7 p.m. to 12:45 a.m. Guests may park at the stadium by entering through Gate #5 on Taylor Avenue. There is a $5 parking fee per vehicle. Vehicles without Department of Defense decals are not permitted on Naval Academy grounds. Handicapped visitors with proper decals are permitted through Gate 1 after a vehicle inspection. Guests may enter the academy by walking through Gate 3 (Maryland Ave.) and will be required to show valid, government-issued picture identification. All bags are subject to search.

For more information about the Naval Academy.s International Program, visit www.usna.edu/InternationalProgram/.

USNA

Founded in 1845, the U.S. Naval Academy today is a prestigious four-year service academy that prepares midshipmen morally, mentally and physically to be professional officers in the naval service. More than 4,400 men and women representing every state in the U.S. and several foreign countries make up the student body, known as the Brigade of Midshipmen. Midshipmen learn from military and civilian instructors and participate in intercollegiate varsity sports and extracurricular activities. They also study subjects like small arms, drill, seamanship and navigation, tactics, naval engineering and weapons, leadership, ethics and military law. Upon graduation, midshipmen earn a tax-payer funded Bachelor of Science degree in a choice of 23 different subject majors and go on to serve at least five years of exciting and rewarding service as commissioned officers in the U.S. Navy or U.S. Marine Corps.