2014
Naval Academy to Host Debate on Future of Aircraft Carriers
Press Release: #102-14 ANNAPOLIS, Md.— The U.S. Naval Academy Museum will present a debate on the future of aircraft carriers in the Mahan auditorium Friday, Jan. 9, from 7:30 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. The event is open to the public. Assistant ...
Naval Academy Announces December Holiday Gate Hours
Press Release: #101-14 ANNAPOLIS, Md. - U.S. Naval Academy Gates 1 and 3 will have modified hours during the December holidays. The following gate hours will be in place during the holiday period of Dec. 21 – Jan. 3. All USNA ...
The History Behind the Ball Run
Each year, the midshipmen of 13th Company run the Army-Navy Game ball from T-Court to the stadium in time for the game. MIDN 1/C Eliud Martinez, a member of 13th Company, writes about how this tradition came about. Retired Marine Lt. Col. Clay ...
Letter to My Former Self: 2nd Lt Colleen E. Randolph
In the "Letter to My Former Self" series, USNA graduates lay out the advice they would give themselves as midshipmen based on their experiences as junior officers in the Navy or Marine Corps. This week's letter was written by 2nd Lt. Colleen ...
Naval Academy Included on Orion’s First Flight
Press Release: #100-14 ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Onboard Friday’s successful launch of Orion were several small items from the Naval Academy donated by former NASA astronaut and Class of 1973 graduate of the academy, Ken Reightler, who ...
USNA Midshipman Selected For Marshall Scholarship
Naval Academy Midshipman 1st Class (senior) Andrea Howard of Norcross, Ga. was awarded a Marshall Scholarship, Tuesday, December 2. This highly-competitive academic scholarship provides two years of postgraduate study at an United Kingdom ...
Navy Gets Fired Up!
Midshipman, faculty and staff rallied together Sunday night in anticipation of the upcoming Army/Navy Game. Navy enters one of the longest standing rivalries in college football with 12 consecutive wins. The pep rally, held at Farragut Field, ...
USNA Represented On Orion Launch
On board this morning’s successful launch of Orion were several items from the Naval Academy donated by Distinguished Professor and Robert A. Heinlein Chair Ken Reightler. NASA photo by Bill Ingalls Reightler, Naval Academy Class of ...
A New Original: The Brigade Bowl
Here at the Naval Academy, everyone is an athlete. We endlessly support our Division I and Club Athletics. This year with the help of Midn 2/C Samuel Peters and Miguel Nieves, our two regiments’ sports bosses, the intramural sports ...
Naval Academy Midshipman Awarded Marshall Scholarship
Press Release #: 098 ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Naval Academy Midshipman 1st Class (senior) Andrea Howard of Norcross, Ga. was awarded a Marshall Scholarship, Tuesday, December 2. This highly-competitive academic scholarship provides two years of ...
USNA Spreads Holiday Cheer in Annapolis
Midshipmen from the U.S. Naval Academy’s 6th Company and representatives from the Annapolis chapter of the Salvation Army gathered in Bancroft Hall Dec. 2 for the 24th annual Giving Tree lighting ceremony. Each year the midshipmen ...
Faces of the U.S. Naval Academy
In honor of Native American Heritage Month, our next featured midshipman is MIDN 2/C Samantha Billy, granddaughter of a World War II Navajo Code Talker.
Mids Share USNA Experiences With Students at Home
Several midshipmen heading home for the Thanksgiving holiday last week took advantage of the occasion to visit their high schools and talk to students about the opportunities the Naval Academy offers to midshipmen and to other students through ...
Sponsor Families Provide a Home Away From Home
During the upcoming Thanksgiving Holiday, it is predicted that more than 20 percent of the Naval Academy’s Midshipmen will not make the journey back home. However, for these Mids, there is still a chance to celebrate with friends and ...
MAG Helps Get Annapolis Students Excited About Physical Fitness
Members of the Midshipman Action Group have been working with the Mighty Milers program to help get young students excited about physical fitness. The Mighty Milers is an after school running program sponsored by Annapolis Recreation and Parks. ...
Class of 2015 Service Assignment: MIDN 1/C Dan Bohannon
MIDN 1/C Dan Bohannon was selected to be a naval flight officer. "It wasn't until first class year that I seriously considered putting aviation community in my top preferences,” said Bohannon. “Specifically I found being a ...
Class of 2015 Service Assignment: MIDN 1/C Annie-Norah Beveridge
MIDN 1/C Annie-Norah Beveridge was selected for the submarine community. “I really look up to all of our predecessors and I am thankful that they have paved the way. The females that I met during my youngster submarine cruise were ...
Class of 2015 Service Assignment: MIDN 1/C Jonathan Lucas
MIDN 1/C Jonathan Lucas, 1st Regiment executive officer, will be a submarine officer. He was selected earlier this year, but still enjoyed watching his company mates find out their service selections today. "I actually selected in early April, ...
Class of 2015 Service Assignment: MIDN 1/C Shannon Cuthbert
MIDN 1/C Shannon Cuthbert, 12 Company honor advisor, was selected for Surface Warfare. "I am really excited to get out into the fleet and be a naval officer. I am looking forward to doing what I have been training for. I am so grateful for all ...
Class of 2015 Service Assignment: MIDN 1/C Ian Sharbel
This is MIDN 1/C Ian Sharbel, who was selected to be a Marine pilot. “I’m pretty excited right now. It’s been a long time dream. My father and grandfather were both Marines, and many other members of my family are ...
Class of 2015 Service Assignment: MIDN 1/C Zane Markel
The long wait has come to an end. The Class of 2015 found out their service assignments today. This is MIDN 1/C Zane Markel, who was chosen for the SWO - Information Warfare option. He will enter the fleet as a SWO but, once he earns his warfare ...
Service Selection Wrap-up
At noon today, the midshipmen of the Class of 2015 found out their service assignments - which communities they will serve in after graduation in May. It's an important milestone for the mids that puts them one step closer to the fleet jobs ...
Mid Sailors Save The Day
For skipper Brandt Clemons ’15, leading Navy’s victorious offshore sailing crew on 44-foot Gallant in last month’s Annapolis Yacht Club Fall Series made for a very satisfying weekend. But Clemons will always remember ...
First Army-Navy Spirit Spot
Watch the First Army/Navy Spirit Spot. It is now in YouTube.
USNA Chinese Culture Club Visits New York
USNA’s Chinese Culture Club visited New York during the weekend before Veterans Day. We visited the American Legion Post 1291 in Chinatown, where they have the country's greatest number of Chinese-American members. The American Legion ...
Holiday Season at the Navy Lodge
The holiday season is rapidly approaching. For a season of family and fun, keep the Navy Lodge in mind for holiday guests. “Navy Lodges are the perfect place for guests of military members to stay during the holidays,” said ...
Naval Academy Announces Thanksgiving Holiday Gate Hours
Press Release: #095-14 ANNAPOLIS, Md. - U.S. Naval Academy Gates 1 and 3 will have modified hours during the Thanksgiving holiday. The following gate hours will be in place during the holiday period of Nov. 27-30, ...
U.S. Naval Academy Parachute Team
Midshipmen at the Naval Academy are pretty impressive. They catch bullets in their teeth. They leap tall buildings in a single bound. Okay, they don't really do that. But they do do this:
6th Co Intramural Domination / Brigade Bowl
If you have been reading the recent installments of “Intramural Scott Strasemeier” emails, then you know that 6th Company intramural warriors dominate on the athletic fields. Whether it’s basketball, flag football, ...
USNA's Sprint Football Team Takes Down Army
On Friday, October 31st the Naval Academy Sprint Football team took down Army, 27-7, finishing their season atop the CSFL standings with a perfect 7-0 record. I caught up with the senior quarterback and co-captain, Joe Hampton, to learn a little ...
USNA Faculty and Staff: It's On Us
Faculty and staff across the Naval Academy Yard pledge to stop sexual assault and foster an environment where everyone on the Yard feels safe. It's on all of us.
U.S. Naval Academy Museum Makes Top Ten
The U.S. Naval Academy Museum, housed in Preble Hall, is listed among the top ten "military museums that bring battles to life," according to a recent article in USA Today. The museum was cited for its multimedia exhibits that cover U.S. naval ...
What is Movember? Q&A With MIDN 2/C Bray Wilcock
It's Midshipman Mustache Month at the U.S. Naval Academy. While typically midshipmen are required to be clean shaven, they're given the opportunity during November (or "Movember") to grow facial hair in an effort to bring attention to men's ...
Photo of the Week: Autumn on the Yard
Autumn on the Yard
USNA's Native American Heritage Club
While USNA's Native American Heritage Club is quite new on the scene, they have already had an impact on the Brigade. MIDN 1/C Stefanie Cotner, the NAHC Public Affairs Officer has done a great job spreading the word about events, from the famous ...
Letter to My Former Self: LTJG Dave Galluch
In the "Letter to My Former Self" series, USNA graduates lay out the advice they would give themselves as midshipmen based on their experiences as junior officers in the Navy or Marine Corps. This week's letter was written by LTJG Dave Galluch, ...
Are you SWOtivated to join the surface community?
Service assignment for the first class midshipmen is coming up later this month. By now the Class of 2015 has had experience during their summer training observing a variety of jobs available to naval officers that will help them make their first ...
16 Minutes from Home
Throughout my time at the Naval Academy, our cross country course has changed to accommodate the building of the new commissary, Saturday morning golfers and worn-out terrain. However, one landmark has remained an important part of the course. As ...
Weekly Intramural Sports Update - Week 7
Under the direction of the Commandant of Midshipmen, the Naval Academy's Intramural Sports program serves as a leadership laboratory within the brigade and offers midshipmen personal development in the operations, officiating and supervision of a ...
October 31st
Halloween at the Naval Academy may very well be the most entertaining Halloween experience for the Brigade of Midshipmen. Halloween is a wonderful morale booster that fosters creativity and pride. Of all the costumes that were judged by the ...
Naval Academy Midshipmen Celebrate Halloween
Halloween is one of the more exciting times of year for midshipmen at the U.S. Naval Academy. With company and battalion parties, the haunted house on Hospital Point, unique costumes, and a special themed meal prepared by the dedicated workers in ...
Historic Field Glasses Play a Part in Midshipmen's Research
History and physics combine in a research project being conducted by four Naval Academy midshipmen. Midshipman 1st Class Ian Sharbel and Midshipmen 2nd Class Karter Martin, Don Puent, and Cyrus Wilson had the chance to use a pair of World War ...
Midshipmen Collect 60,504 Pounds of Food for Anne Arundel County
The Midshipman Action Group along with the Naval Academy Chaplains Office collected 60,504 pounds of food for the Anne Arundel County Food and Resource Bank during the 2014 Harvest for the Hungry Food and Funds Drive. Harvest for the Hungry is an ...
Art Collection Donated to Naval Academy
Art collector William I. Koch donated reproductions of ten historical paintings from his maritime collection to the United States Naval Academy Oct 24. The collection, which will be on display in Smoke Hall, contains paintings depicting various ...
USNA Deputy Commandant Skydives with Midshipman Parachute Team
USNA Deputy Commandant of Midshipmen Marine Col. Bobbi Shea recently went skydiving with the USNA Parachute Team. Here's the video.
Beat Notre Dame Spirit Spot
Directed by MIDN 2/C Rylan Tuohy Starring MIDN 3/C Stephanie Simon
USNA's International Midshipmen Visit Pentagon
Midshipman 1st Class Gabriel Tang Ying Kit Republic of Singapore Comprising less than 0.02% of the Brigade of Midshipman, the international midshipman are a small and relatively unknown part of the brigade. These midshipmen hail from 30 ...
Naval Academy Women’s Glee Club To Perform
Press Release: #091-14 ANNAPOLIS, Md.—The U.S. Naval Academy Women’s Glee Club will perform a Salute to America’s Heroes concert, Monday, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m. at Old St. Patrick’s Church located at ...
Naval Academy Gospel Choir to Perform 2014
Press Release: #092-14 ANNAPOLIS, Md.— The U.S. Naval Academy Gospel Choir will travel to Atlanta to present a “A Salute to America’s Heroes,” concert Saturday, Nov. 8 at 6:30 p.m. The concert will ...
Women of Innovation at USNA
This past weekend USNA hosted a STEM event unlike any other! Roughly 300, 8th-grade girls from the surrounding communities traveled to the Academy for a day of education and design. The morning commenced with the girls participating in opening ...
Tickets sale for Naval Academy Masquerader’s Performance of Brian Friel’s “Translations”
Press Release #: #089-14 NOTE TO EDITORS AND REPORTERS: Please contact the Public Affairs Office at 410-293-2292 no later than noon the day before a performance if you wish to cover any of the performances ...
National Society of Black Engineers Hosts Terror Zone Summit
President of the USNA National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) On October 18th my chapter and I had the opportunity to host the Terror Zone Summit, a mini-conference open to all members from chapters in Maryland and the District of ...
USNA Men’s Glee Club to Perform in Jacksonville
Press Release: #090-14 ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The internationally-acclaimed U.S. Naval Academy Men’s Glee Club will appear in concert as guest artists with the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra in Jacksonville, Fla., at the ...
Tickets sale for Naval Academy Masquerader’s Performance of Brian Friel’s “Translations”
Press Release: #089-14 NOTE TO EDITORS AND REPORTERS: Please contact the Public Affairs Office at 410-293-2292 no later than noon the day before a performance if you wish to cover any of the performances this ...
Promoting Breast Cancer Awareness at the Naval Academy
Female midshipmen at the U.S. Naval Academy have been afforded the opportunity to wear skirts with the working blue class uniforms and service dress blues as part of an awareness campaign to mark Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Originally ...
Weekly Intramural Sports Update - Week 5
Under the direction of the Commandant of Midshipmen, the Naval Academy's Intramural Sports program serves as a leadership laboratory within the brigade and offers midshipmen personal development in the operations, officiating and supervision of a ...
Masqueraders Working Hard as the Fall Play Approaches
The oldest Extra Curricular Activity on the yard - the Masqueraders theater troupe - has been hard at work for the past month on this fall’s drama, Brian Friel’s Translations. The three-act play is set in a small Irish village ...
Boathouse Bonding-Competition in the Tradition of Hubbard Hall
Since the start of their respective fall seasons, the Men’s Heavyweight, Lightweight, and the Women’s Crew teams have participated in a “Boathouse Regatta,” in addition to their normal Saturday morning ...
Naval Academy Hosts Commander, U. S. Fleet Cyber Command
Commander, U.S. Fleet Cyber Command / U.S. 10th Fleet, Vice Adm. Jan Tighe, delivered a lecture on the Defense Department’s cyber warfare program at the U.S. Naval Academy Oct. 16. USNA’s Center for Cyber Security Studies ...
Midshipmen Making a Difference at Anne Arundel Medical Center
Through the coordination of the Midshipman Action Group (MAG) and the Navy Medicine Club, about 25 Naval Academy midshipmen have been selected to volunteer at the Anne Arundel Medical Center. To be part of this program, students are required to ...
Weekly Intramural Sports Update - Week 4
Under the direction of the Commandant of Midshipmen, the Naval Academy's Intramural Sports program serves as a leadership laboratory within the brigade and offers midshipmen personal development in the operations, officiating and supervision of a ...
Dr. Adam Riess to Deliver Naval Academy's 34th Annual Michelson Lecture
Press Release #: 088-14 NOTE TO EDITORS AND REPORTERS: If you wish to cover Dr. Riess’ lecture Oct. 22, please contact the USNA Public Affairs Office no later than 4 p.m., Oct. 22. ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The Naval ...
A Tale of Love, Loss, and Reunion
History is always selectively written, and our memories are the most personal of history books. Our memories may serve as markers of pivotal points in our past, such as I-Day 2000, the day I entered military life. Memories may also serve as ...
Green Classroom Visits Farm Sanctuary
The Naval Academy’s Green Classroom is an extracurricular activity for midshipmen focused on healthy living and environmentalism. As part of this vision, the members of the group discuss nutrition as well as the effects of commercial ...
Running an Ultramarathon in France
On September 28th, I completed my first 100-kilometer ultramarathon, and what better location than France? It was hilly and painful yet picturesque and breathtaking. I ran by farms with cows, goats, horses, roosters, pears, apples, olives, ...
USNA Opens the 2014 Combined Federal Campaign Giving Season
The 2014 Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) giving season officially opened Oct. 6 and will run until Dec. 5. The mission of the CFC, which was established by President John F. Kennedy in 1961, is to promote and support philanthropy through a ...
169 Years of the U.S. Naval Academy: Proud Past … Bright Future
Today marks the official founding of the U.S. Naval Academy. 169 years ago, Secretary of the Navy George Bancroft secured 10 acres of land in Annapolis, Md. When the founders of the academy were looking for a suitable location, it was reported ...
Letter to My Former Self: ENS Kellie Hall
In the "Letter to My Former Self" series, USNA graduates lay out the advice they would give themselves as midshipmen based on their experiences as junior officers in the Navy or Marine Corps. This week's letter was written by ENS Kellie Hall, who ...
Midshipman Trains Fellow Students on Cyber Security Awareness
“Computer systems are very complex and hard to break in to. Humans are easy.” So said Midshipman 2nd Class Zachary Dannelly while teaching a cyber security awareness course to his fellow midshipmen Oct. 3. Dannelly, a ...
Midshipman Action Group Honored for Record Donation
The Anne Arundel County Food and Resource Bank honored the U.S. Naval Academy’s Midshipman Action Group (MAG) for contributing more than 61,000 pounds of food during the 2013 Harvest for the Hungry Food and Funds Drive. The Maryland ...
Naval Academy Gate 1 to Reopen Thursday
Press Release #: 086-14 ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Naval Academy’s Gate 1 (at the intersection of King George and Randall Streets) will reopen Thursday, Oct. 9 with normal operating hours. Gate 3 (at the intersection of Maryland ...
Naval Academy Announces 35th Annual Bancroft Lecture
Press Release #:083-14 NOTE TO EDITORS AND REPORTERS: If you wish to cover Dr. Faust’s lecture Oct. 6, please contact the USNA Public Affairs Office no later than noon, Oct. 6. ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The Naval ...
USNA Halloween Concert
The USNA HALLOWEEN CONCERT!!! FRIDAY October 31 at 8:00 PM in the Main Chapel SATURDAY November 1 at 8:00 PM in the Main Chapel Please find more information in USNA's Music Department website
USNA Mid Featured in Smithsonian Exhibit
A Naval Academy midshipman is featured in an exhibit that opened Sep. 3 at the Smithsonian’s Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. The exhibit honors the 50th anniversary of the 1964 Wilderness Act, and Midshipman 3rd Class Jose ...
Brigade of Midshipmen Speak Out Against Sexual Assault
Weekly Intramural Sports Update Week 2
Under the direction of the Commandant of Midshipmen, the Naval Academy's Intramural Sports program serves as a leadership laboratory within the brigade and offers midshipmen personal development in the operations, officiating and supervision of a ...
USNA Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month
The Naval Academy held a kickoff ceremony for Hispanic Heritage Month in Smoke Hall Sept. 15. Coordinated by the Naval Academy's Diversity Department and the Latin American Studies Club, the celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month recognizes the ...
"It's On Us" to Prevent Sexual Assault
Today the White House officially launched the “It’s On Us” Campaign. It is an unprecedented national cultural movement, addressing prevention of sexual assault and is designed to inspire commitment not just ...
Naval Academy Midshipmen Swab to Save Lives
Press Release #: 082-14 NOTE: The news story below was recently published in the Naval Academy eTrident blog. This article is in the public domain. Please feel free to publish without requesting re-print ...
UPDATED: Naval Academy Gate 1 to Temporarily Close
Press Release: #081-14 ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Naval Academy’s Gate 1 (at the intersection of King George and Randall Streets) will be under construction for approximately three weeks beginning Sept. 18. The closure is ...
New Commissary and Navy Exchange Grand Opening at Naval Support Activity Annapolis
Press Release #: 077-14 ANNAPOLIS, Md.— A grand opening ceremony will be held at Naval Support Activity Annapolis Wednesday, Sept. 10, at 9 a.m. for the new commissary and Navy Exchange complex across from the current facility on ...
Naval Academy Announces Fall 2014 Parade Schedule
Press Release: #076-14 NOTE TO EDITORS AND REPORTERS: Please call the Naval Academy Public Affairs Office at (410) 293-2292 by noon, the day of the parade if you plan to attend. ANNAPOLIS, Md. ...
Naval Academy Announces Fall Semester Shifrin Chair
Press Release: #074-14 ANNAPOLIS, Md. – William M. Murray, the Mary and Gus Stathis Professor of Greek History at the University of South Florida, joins the Naval Academy History Department for the fall semester as the Leo A. ...
Midshipmen Experience SWO Life On Board USS Pinckney
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Pinckney (DDG 91) welcomed 19 midshipmen from the Naval Academy and various ROTC programs on board this summer. The midshipmen stood watches on the bridge, were given tours of the ship, sat in ...
Mids March in Mexican Independence Parade
A group of Naval Academy midshipmen visited Mexico last week to participate in a military parade honoring Mexican independence. They stayed with fellow students at the Heroico Colegio Militar, the Mexican military academy. Midshipman 1st Class ...
Midshipmen Spend Summer Training Cruise Aboard Bataan During Deployment
During the summer, these Midshipmen are assigned to various units throughout the Navy for training intended to give them first-hand experience in the fleet. This training is designed to assist them later when they request which areas of the Navy ...
Naval Academy Announces Class of 1957 Chair in Naval Heritage and Class of 1957 Junior Research Fellow of Naval History
Press Release: #072-14 ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The U.S. Naval Academy History Department welcomes William F. Trimble of Auburn, Ala., as the new Class of 1957 Distinguished Chair of Naval Heritage and Dr. Jason W. Smith, of Frederick, ...
New Gate at Naval Academy
Press Release: #073-14 ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Naval Academy is installing a turnstile gate along the Naval Academy wall on Hanover Street near the academy’s Gate 3. “The gate is being installed for the ...
Funeral Service for Admiral Charles Larson
Press Release: #068-14 ANNAPOLIS, Md.— The funeral of former Naval Academy Superintendent Adm. Charles Larson will be held Wednesday, July 30, at 10 a.m. at the Naval Academy Chapel. A burial service at the USNA ...
Naval Academy Mids Mentor Middle School Girls
Two midshipmen had a unique opportunity to apply the leadership skills they’ve been taught as part of the U.S. Naval Academy curriculum while giving back to a community in need. Midshipmen 1st Class Paige Rutkoske and Alyssa Randell ...
U.S. Naval Academy Workshops Help Enhance Education in U.S., International Schools
Press Release: #067-14 ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The U.S. Naval Academy recently hosted workshops for more than 115 educators from across the U.S. and international schools to help enhance their curricula in science, technology, engineering, ...
Midshipmen Visit Tokyo, Build Bridges Across the Pacific
This summer four midshipmen spent two weeks in Tokyo for a faculty-led cultural immersion opportunity sponsored by the USNA International Programs Office. Associate Professor Lee Pennington of the USNA History Department led a Language ...
Naval Academy Inducts Class of 2018
Summer vacation ended early July 1 for the 1,191 men and women being inducted into the U.S. Naval Academy’s Class of 2018. Induction Day, or I-Day, marks the beginning of the arduous six-week indoctrination period called Plebe ...
Naval Academy Class of 2018 Stats
Press Release #: 064-14 NOTE TO EDITORS AND REPORTERS: For more information about Induction Day and Plebe Summer, please visit our electronic press kit ...
Naval Academy Head Barber Retires After 33 Years
After nearly 33 years as one of the first faces plebes see on their arrival at the U.S. Naval Academy, head barber Ernest Smith, affectionately known around the Yard as “Smitty,” retired on his last I-Day Jul 1. A native of ...
Plebe Summer Parade Calendar - Class of 2018
Press Release #: 063-14 NOTE TO EDITORS AND REPORTERS: If you wish to cover a plebe parade please call the Public Affairs Office no later than 3 p.m. the day before the parade at 410-293-2292. Parades are free, open to the public, ...
Consumer Confidence Report Consumer Notification 2014
The Environmental Division’s 2013 Drinking Water Quality Consumer Confidence Report is available at http://www.usna.edu/PublicWorks/_files/documents/USNACCR.pdf. This report covers the quality of water produced on the Yard. ...
USNA Professor Bikes Across America
Naval Academy Professor Ray Greenlaw is biking across the country this summer in the Race Across America, which will end in Annapolis. His crew includes USNA Academic Dean and Provost Andrew Phillips and Midshipmen 2nd Class Zach Dannelly and ...
Summer Training Program Helps Mids Experience Rigors of Navy Flight School
A new program is helping Naval Academy midshipmen experience some of the rigors of flight school before they decide on their service community. Designed by Capt. Ken Ham, retired astronaut and chair of the Naval Academy Aerospace Engineering ...
U.S. Naval Academy’s Sailing Squadron to Dock in Charleston
Press Release: #060-14 ANNAPOLIS, Md.— Thirty-four midshipmen from the U.S. Naval Academy will sail to the port of Charleston, S.C. on Friday, June 13, and stay through Sunday, June 15. The Naval Academy Sailing ...
Navy to Hold Public Meeting Regarding Construction of Naval Academy's Center for Cyber Security Studies
Press Release: #059-14 A public meeting will be held Wednesday, June 18, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Loews Annapolis Hotel, 126 West St. regarding the DRAFT Environmental Assessment (EA) for the construction and ...
Midshipmen Participate in American Service Academies Program
Midshipman 1st Class Andrea Howard and Midshipmen 2nd Class Nicholas Hermberg, Teresa Kennedy, and Marc Prather are among the fourteen cadets and midshipmen from the U.S. Military Academy, U.S. Naval Academy, U.S. Air Force Academy, and the U.S. ...
GRADUATION – CLASS OF 2014
Press Release: #056-14 TOTAL GRADUATES……………………………… 1068 ...
Midshipman Action Group Contributes 24,500 Community Service Hours … and Then Some
Not content with the 24,500 hours of service they’ve already contributed to the local community and beyond, the Naval Academy’s Midshipman Action Group has been hard at work at the tail end of the academic year. As the 4,500 ...
Purple Heart Recipient Graduates with Naval Academy Class of 2014
Marine 2nd Lieutenant Jefferson Talicuran, of San Diego, Calif., is one of more than 1,000 new officers who graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy May 23. But, as a prior-enlisted Navy corpsman with a Purple Heart on his chest, his path to the ...
Memorial Day Safety Message
Memorial Day, formerly called Decoration Day, originally commemorated the Union and Confederate soldiers of the American Civil War. It later included honoring all Americans that served in all wars. The Memorial Day holiday ...
Class of 2014 Statistics
Press Release #: 056-14 GRADUATION – CLASS OF 2014 Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium (as of May 22, 2013) TOTAL ...
No More King Hall: How to Shop, Cook and Eat After Graduation
Firsties, So for four wonderful years you have showed up for three squares per day and not had to grace a grocery store. Now what to do if you are not transferring to another location with a dining facility? The following are some tips ...
Naval Academy Midshipmen Donate 566 Pairs of Shoes to Planet Aid
The Naval Academy Midshipman Action Group collected 566 pairs of shoes May 19 from the Class of 2017 to donate to Planet Aid. Planet Aid is a nonprofit organization that collects and recycles used clothes and shoes and supports international ...
Naval Academy Announces Color Company 2014
Press Release: #055-14 NOTE TO EDITORS, REPORTERS AND PHOTOGRAPHERS: Media who wish to cover this event and who have not yet notified the Public Affairs Office of their intended attendance, should do ...
Color Companies to be Honored at Color Parade
The academy’s annual Color Parade honoring this year’s color companies will be held on Worden Field May 23 at 11 a.m. The midshipmen of 19th Company have earned the honor of being designated as the ...
Secretary of Defense to Speak at Naval Academy Graduation
Press Release: #054-14 NOTE TO EDITORS AND REPORTERS: If you wish to cover this event contact the Public Affairs Office at (410) 293-2292 by noon Monday, May 19 for credential. ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Secretary of Defense ...
Blue Angels to Perform During USNA Commissioning Week 2014
Press Release: #051-14 NOTE TO EDITORS AND REPORTERS: Important information regarding bridge and river closures is included in this release. Media should RSVP to the Public Affairs office by 5 p.m., Tuesday, May 20, ...
Blue Angels to Perform at USNA
Will the Blue Angels fly today? Any weather related cancellation will be made as close to show time as possible. Any cancellation announcement will be made on our website www.usna.edu, on our Facebook page, or ...
Letter to My Former Self: ENS Becca Guild
Ensign Becca Guild, USNA graduate and naval flight officer in training in Pensacola, Fla., wrote the following letter as part of the ongoing series “Letter to My Former Self.” I graduated with the class of 2013 with a B.S. in ...
Midshipman Wins Office of Naval Intelligence Trident Scholar Prize
Midshipman 1st Class Brynn E. Umbach is the winner of this year’s Office of Naval Intelligence Class of 1979 Trident Scholar Prize for her project entitled “Characterization of Microalgal Lipids for Optimization of ...
Naval Academy Announces Commissioning Week Shuttle Bus Schedule, Informational Phone Lines and Graduation Broadcast Information
Press Release: #050-14 ANNAPOLIS, Md.— For the convenience of family, friends and visitors during Commissioning Week, May 19-23, the Naval Academy will provide free, daily shuttle buses; a ...
Midshipmen Tour U.S. Secret Service Headquarters
The Naval Academy Chemistry Department recently organized a rare trip to the U.S. Secret Service headquarters for midshipmen to learn about the agency’s history and missions. While the protection details for the president and ...
Naval Academy Operations Research Team Wins Flightline of the Future Competition
A team of four Naval Academy midshipmen beat their sister services at the Flightline of the Future competition on April 29, winning the modeling category of the competition in their inaugural year as participants. The analysis and technology ...
Letter to My Former Self: ENS Katie Labbe
No matter how many experienced teachers and mentors tell you that graduation will be the beginning of an exciting and challenging Navy career, nothing can really stop the elation and sense of liberation a first class midshipman experiences upon ...
Naval Academy Celebrates Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
The Naval Academy held an Asian Pacific American Heritage banquet at the Naval Academy Club with special guest Rear Adm. Raquel C. Bono, director of the National Capital Region Medical Directorate of the Defense Health Agency. Asian Pacific ...
Naval Academy Midshipmen Work With U.S. Naval Research Laboratory in Italy
Midshipman 2/C Michael Fuller (8th Company) and Midshipman 2/C Kevin Lois (22nd Company) of the U.S. Naval Academy (USNA) Oceanography Department participated in the Estuarine Cohesive Sediments (EsCoSed) project winter field ...
Naval Academy Museum Curator Honored for 50 Years of Service
The first floor rear gallery of the Naval Academy Museum was christened the James Cheevers Gallery during a ceremony April 29 honoring the museum curator’s 50 years of government service. Naval Academy Museum Director Claude Berube, ...
Naval Academy Hosts Special Olympics
The Midshipman Action Group (MAG) at the U.S. Naval Academy hosted the Special Olympics on the Yard April 22-23. The Special Olympics provides year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of olympic - type sports for children ...
Stanley Cup Comes to Naval Academy
he Naval Academy hockey coach Mike Fox surprised the men’s hockey team when he teamed up with the National Hockey League and others to bring the Stanley Cup to the Naval Academy arena April 22. The Stanley Cup is the oldest and most ...
Mids Rack Up Medals at Cyber Stakes
A group of nine midshipmen recently took part in the inaugural DARPA-sponsored Cyber Stakes at Carnegie Mellon University, testing their hacking skills against their counterparts from the U.S. Military Academy and the U.S. Air Force Academy, and ...
Midshipmen’s “Gender Matters” Performances Inspire Discussion
As six midshipmen stood on stage the crowd grew silent. Simply dressed in winter working blues, PT gear or Blue and Gold jogging suits, they looked as though they were taking a stroll to do homework or meet a friend. But the midshipmen performing ...
Midshipman of 19th Company Travel Down Under for Spring Break
“No worries mate” was the phrase of the week for 19th Company midshipmen and staff as they traveled to Australia during spring break. And while the atmosphere between the midshipmen and Australian cadets was one of ...
Letter to My Former Self: Anonymous SEAL
A USNA graduate who is now a Navy SEAL (and wishes to remain anonymous), wrote the following letter as part of the ongoing series "Letter to My Former Self." While he directs his words to the young men who will be entering the SEAL community ...
Midshipmen Travel to Guatemala for Senior Capstone
Midshipmen Travel to Guatemala for Senior Capstone Colleen E. Randolph When 1st Class Kathleen Mullen decided upon ocean engineering as a major her plebe year, she knew that the Naval Academy would provide her with an education in a field ...
Letter to My Former Self
First, congratulations to all of you who have selected Navy or Marine Corps Aviation from the class of 2014. I hope this brief note may be of some service to you as you embark on your long but rewarding path to wings of gold. ...
Middle States Holds USNA Town Hall
Middle States Holds USNA Town Hall By: Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jonathan L. Correa ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The U.S. Naval Academy will hold a town hall meeting April 30 hosted by Dr. Christy Faison, Vice President of the Middle ...
Navy Women’s Fencing Team Wins National Championship
Navy Women’s Fencing Team Wins National Championship Story by: Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jonathan L. Correa ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Navy’s women fencing team won first place at the U.S. Association of ...
Midshipman Hans Loewen Passes Away
Midshipman 3rd Class Hans Loewen, 20, of Hampstead, N.C., passed away Saturday, March 29 while in a coma at University of Maryland Medical Center Shock Trauma in Baltimore. The death comes six days after Midshipman Loewen sustained ...
Celebrating Women's History Month
Download the poster below to learn more about women's contributions throughout history to the U.S. Navy and the Naval Academy.
21st Birthday Training: Teaching Responsible Drinking at USNA
Typically, when a young person reaches the age of 21 they are unaware of their limits in handling alcohol. But thanks to United States Naval Academy 21st Birthday Training, when Midshipmen reach the age of 21, they have the opportunity ...
Midshipmen Contribute to Improving Ugandan Hospital
First-class midshipmen from 23rd Company recently gathered at the Annapolis Yacht Club for a night of dinner, fundraising and celebration. But what seemed from the outside world to be merely the merriment of first class year was in ...
Letter to My Former Self: Ensign Garrett Gray
As part of an ongoing series, recent USNA graduates have written "letters to their former selves" outlining advice that would have been useful to them when they were still midshipmen and may provide helpful wisdom for those still on the Yard. ...
Midshipmen Answer the Call for Blood Donations
The Naval Academy hosts a number of Armed Forces Blood Drives throughout the academic year, but the unusual amount of snow this year has caused two cancellations, and the Armed Services Blood Bank Center feared a major setback in vital blood ...
Navy Women’s Hockey Team Serves up While Fun Serving Others
The Navy Women’s Hockey Team has had its most successful season thus far. With a 9-1 record, the Navy Ladies are seated first in the Delaware Valley Collegiate Hockey Conference heading into their Championship season. But it’s ...
U.S. Naval Academy Midshipmen View Premiere of “300: Rise of an Empire”
U.S. Naval Academy Midshipmen received a special treat March 2 when they were invited to view a premiere of the new film “300: Rise of an Empire” at the Bowtie Cinemas in Annapolis, Md. The film’s release date in the ...
Brazilian Midshipmen Visit U.S. Naval Academy
Two Brazilian exchange midshipmen visit the U.S. Naval Academy from Feb.22 to March 4 as part of an annual exchange program to gain experience working with other cultures and see firsthand what life is like for the U.S. midshipmen. During the ...
Midshipmen Conduct Workshop at Yale Conference
Midshipmen 1st Class Eugene Yang, Justin Chock, and Jack Chang represented the U.S. Naval Academy at the Intercollegiate Taiwanese American Students Association (ITASA) East Coast Conference (ECC) at Yale University Feb 13-16. ITASA is ...
Naval Academy Gospel Choir Honors Black History Month With Concert
The United States Naval Academy Gospel Choir performed its annual Black History Month Concert on Feb. 23 at the Naval Academy Chapel. Friends, family, faculty and staff, and members of the Annapolis community showed up at the ...
Midshipman Arabic Majors Seek Linguistic Challenge in Morocco
Midshipman 1st Class Jeremy Vasquez and Midshipmen 2nd Class Dominic Bellissimo and Maxwell Chomic spent the fall semester in Morocco. Here, they chronicle what it was like to meet the challenge of living in a culture with ...
Launching of a Legacy: The Naval Academy Women’s Network
On a sunny January afternoon, Stefanie Goebel stood on the stairs of Alumni House and looked down upon a group of female officers and first-class midshipmen. The scene she gazed upon would have been unheard of when Goebel (USNA 1980) was at the ...
Maryland General Assembly Recognizes Midshipman Community Service
The Maryland General Assembly unanimously passed a resolution Feb. 7 recognizing the Naval Academy Midshipman Action Group for its contributions to the City of Annapolis. Naval Academy Superintendent Vice Adm. Mike Miller, fall and spring ...
U.S. Marine Corps Commandant, Medal of Honor Recipient Celebrate Future Marine Officers
The Commandant of the Marine Corps spoke at a dinner and reception Feb. 6 for the 270 Naval Academy midshipmen of the Class of 2014 selected to enter the U.S. Marine Corps. During his speech, Gen. James F. Amos told the story of 2011 Medal of ...
Navy Surgeon General Welcomes Future Physicians to Community
The Navy surgeon general visited the Naval Academy Feb. 3 to participate in a dinner and reception for the 12 Midshipmen selected to commission into the Navy Medical Corps. Vice Adm. Matthew Nathan addressed the Midshipmen to offer insight into ...
Midshipman “Walks Around the World” at South Pole
Midshipman 1st Class Jillian Coughlin got an exceptionally white Christmas this year, but not the kind you might expect in her hometown of Annapolis, Md. Coughlin, an honors oceanography major and French minor, spent her holiday far from the ...