2016
#059-16 Naval Academy Announces Holiday Gate Hours
U.S. Naval Academy Gates 1 and 3 will have modified hours during the holiday season. The following gate hours will be in place during the holiday period of Dec. 20 – Jan. 5. All USNA gates will resume their normal hours Friday, Jan. ...
#058-16 Naval Academy Midshipmen Named Schwarzman Scholarship Recipients
Midshipman 1st Class (senior) Frederick Sutton, 23, of Wayzata, Minn. and Midshipman 1st Class (senior) Ross Gilchriest, 21, of Silsbee, Texas, have been selected as Schwarzman Scholars. Only 129 scholarships were awarded this year to students ...
057-16 Naval Academy Gears Up for Army-Navy Football
NOTE TO EDITORS AND REPORTERS: If you wish to cover the pep rally Dec. 7, please RSVP no later than noon Wednesday, Dec. 7. If you wish to cover the running of the game ball please RSVP no later than 5 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 8. The ball run and pep ...
USNA Midshipmen hold 26th Annual Giving Tree Ceremony
The United States Naval Academy and the Salvation Army held the 26th annual Giving Tree lighting ceremony Nov. 29 in the rotunda of Bancroft Hall. Each year, midshipmen from 6th Company decorate the tree with paper angel ornaments that contain ...
Naval Academy Class of 2017 Receives Service Assignments
The United States Naval Academy (USNA) Class of 2017 received their service assignments Nov. 17, informing them which warfare communities they will serve once they are commissioned as officers in the Navy and Marine Corps. Throughout their four ...
#051 Naval Academy Welcomes New Mascot - Bill 37
ANNAPOLIS, Md. - The Naval Academy recently welcomed a new goat to the mascot herd, Bill XXXVII (37). Bill 37 is from the same farm as Bill 36 and Bill 35. After the recent death of Bill 35 due to illness, the Naval Academy and goat caretakers ...
#049 Midshipmen March Through Downtown Annapolis Veteran's Day Weekend
NOTE TO EDITORS AND REPORTERS: Please contact the USNA Public Affairs Office at 410-293-2292 or mediarelations@usna.edu and/or Rhonda Wardlaw at the City of Annapolis at 410-562-8970 if you have questions about this event. In celebration of ...
#048 USNA Women's Glee Club to Perform in New York City
The U.S. Naval Academy Women’s Glee Club will perform at the 9/11 memorial in New York City Friday, Nov. 11, at 11 a.m. and at St. Paul the Apostle Church on 59th Street at 7 p.m. Admission is free for both events and no tickets are ...
#047 USNA Men's Glee Club to Perform in Dallas
The U.S. Naval Academy Men’s Glee Club will perform as guest artists with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra Friday and Saturday, Nov. 11 and 12, at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 13, at 2:30 p.m. in Dallas. The performance takes place at the ...
#046 U.S. Naval Academy Gospel Choir to Perform in Atlanta, Ga.
The U.S. Naval Academy Gospel Choir will perform at the Dunwoody Baptist Church in Dunwoody, Ga. Friday, Nov. 11, at 7 p.m. and at the annual Veterans Day parade Saturday, Nov. 12, at 10:45 a.m. at Olympic Park. Admission is free for both ...
#045 Tickets on Sale for Naval Academy Masqueraders' Performance of William Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing"
Midshipmen from the Naval Academy’s drama group, The Masqueraders’, will perform William Shakespeare’s “Much Ado about Nothing” Nov. 11 - 12 and. Nov. 18 – 19 at 8 p.m., and Nov. 20 at 2 ...
#044 Midshipmen Donate Food for Harvest for the Hungry
WHAT: Midshipmen of the Naval Academy Midshipmen Action Group have collected thousands of pounds of non-perishable food for this year’s Harvest for the Hungry campaign. Midshipmen will load the final truck of food donations collected by ...
#043-16 Dr. Jon Kleinberg to Deliver Naval Academy's 36th Annual Michelson Lecture
NOTE TO EDITORS AND REPORTERS: If you wish to cover Kleinberg’s lecture Oct. 25, please contact the USNA Public Affairs Office no later than 4 p.m., Oct. 24. The Naval Academy’s Division of Mathematics and Science invites the ...
#042-16 Naval Academy Breaks Ground on New Cyber Building
The Naval Academy will break ground on its future Cyber Building, Hopper Hall, Friday, Oct. 21 at 10:30 a.m. Speakers will include Vice Adm. Ted Carter, Hon. Barbara Mikulski and others. The ceremony is expected to last approximately one ...
USNA, NSA Annapolis Leadership Sign Domestic Violence Awareness Proclamation
The Naval Support Activity (NSA) Annapolis Fleet and Family Support Center (FFSC) held a Domestic Violence Awareness Month proclamation signing ceremony at the Morale, Welfare, and Recreation pavilion Oct. 5 at NSA Annapolis. The proclamation ...
#041-16 U.S. Naval Academy Hosts Girls Only STEM Workshop
NOTE TO EDITORS AND REPORTERS: This event is a great opportunity for journalists, photographers and videographers to obtain imagery and interviews during STEM workshops. Media representatives who wish to attend workshops from 9 a.m. – ...
#040-16 Naval Academy and City of Annapolis to Celebrate Navy's 241st Birthday
The U.S. Naval Academy and the City of Annapolis will celebrate the Navy’s 241st birthday Oct. 9 – 14 with events throughout the weekend and Navy birthday specials throughout downtown Annapolis. (The U.S. Navy’s ...
#039-16 Naval Academy to Present Bancroft Award to Ambassador Ryan Crocker
Naval Academy Superintendent Vice Adm. Ted Carter will present the Bancroft Award for Exceptional Leadership Achievement to Ambassador Ryan Crocker, former U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan and Iraq, Monday, Oct. 3 at 7:30 p.m. in Alumni Hall at the ...
#038-16 Naval Academy Announces Fall 2016 Parade Schedule
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. The Naval Academy Brigade of Midshipmen will present two more formal dress parades on ...
#037-16 Cyber Building Name to be Announced at 40th Anniversary of Women Conference
The Naval Academy will announce the name of its future Cyber Building during the Superintendent’s opening remarks at noon, Thursday, Sept. 8, during the 40th Anniversary of Women at USNA conference titled, “Athena Conference: ...
#035-16 Death of Naval Academy Mascot Bill 35
The Naval Academy is sending solemn news to midshipmen, alumni and the community today that one of the beloved Navy mascots, Bill XXXV (35), has moved-on to greener pastures. Bill 35 had a history of medical problems soon after the Naval Academy ...
Class of 2020 Reunites With Family and Friends
Thousands of family members and friends anxiously scan the ranks of the noon meal formation, in hopes of spotting the class of 2020 plebe that belongs to them. It has been six weeks since these loved ones said goodbye to their sons and daughters ...
U.S. Naval Academy Inducts Class of 2020
The U.S. Naval Academy welcomed the 1,184 men and women of the incoming Class of 2020 in Annapolis June 30 during Induction Day. Induction Day - or I-Day - marks the beginning of a demanding six-week indoctrination period called Plebe Summer, ...
USNA Summer Programs Aim to Teach, Inspire Students
Every year during the month of June, high school students from around the country descend on the U.S. Naval Academy (USNA) to participate in one of three programs designed to provide them with an immersive experience into the lives of USNA ...
Consumer Confidence Report Notification
In accordance with federal and state drinking water regulations, Naval Support Activity (NSA) Annapolis/U.S. Naval Academy (USNA) has prepared the 2015 Annual Drinking Water Quality Consumer Confidence ...
#030-16 Class of 2020 Statistics
(as of June 28, 2016) PROJECTED CLASS SIZE: Men...............853 Women.............331 Total...........1,184 APPLICATIONS: Men...............12,763 Women..............4,280 Majority..........10,784 Minority...........6,259 ...
#029-16 Naval Academy Museum Announces New "Ability, Not Gender" Exhibit
The new exhibit “Ability, Not Gender" will open Thursday, June 30, and will be on display at the Naval Academy Museum through May 31, 2017, to commemorate 40 years of women in the Brigade of Midshipmen. On Induction Day in 1976, 81 ...
#028-16 Naval Academy Class of 2020 Arrives for Induction Day
WHO: Roughly 1,200 young men and women report as the Naval Academy Class of 2020. WHEN: Thursday, June 30 beginning at 6 a.m. WHERE: U.S. Naval Academy’s Alumni Hall, Annapolis, Md. WHAT: Incoming plebes (freshmen) are processed through ...
USNA's Class of 2016 Chooses Three Honorary Class Members
The U.S. Naval Academy’s Class of 2016 chose three individuals to be honored at this year’s USNA Graduation and Commissioning ceremony at the Navy-Marine Corp Memorial Stadium May 27. The selection of honorary members of the ...
Midshipmen Teach Technical Entrepreneurial Workshop in Uganda
As the Class of 2016 lined up in Alumni Hall for their graduation ceremony walkthrough, two seats in the front row were noticeably empty. Less than a week until their commissioning, MIDN Zachary Dannelly and MIDN Richard Kuzma found themselves a ...
#027-16 Graduation – Class of 2016
Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium (as of May 25, 2016) TOTAL GRADUATES.................1076 Men.....................811 Women...................265 COMMISSIONS: Navy Ensigns: Men..............583 Women............205 Total............788 Marine ...
#026-16 U.S. Naval Academy Announces Inaugural Bancroft Award Recipient
The U.S. Naval Academy will present the inaugural Bancroft Award for Exceptional Leadership Achievement to Ryan Crocker, former U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan and Iraq. The Superintendent of the Naval Academy will present the Bancroft Award to ...
USNA Graduates First Cyber Operations Midshipmen
By MC2 Tyler Caswell The first 27 of the U.S. Naval Academy’s cyber operations majors graduate May 27 with the Class of 2016. The academy first announced its intention to offer a cyber operations major in spring 2013, and the ...
USNA Class of 2019 Conquers Herndon Monument
The plebes of the U.S. Naval Academy Class of 2019 met and conquered the final challenge of their freshman year during the annual Herndon Monument Climb May 23. Working together to replace the plebe cover at the top with a midshipman cover, the ...
U.S. Naval Academy Announces Inaugural Bancroft Award Recipient
The U.S. Naval Academy will present the inaugural Bancroft Award for Exceptional Leadership Achievement to Ryan Crocker, former U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan and Iraq. The Superintendent of the Naval Academy will present the Bancroft Award to ...
#025-16 Naval Academy Class of 2019 to Participate in Herndon Monument Climb
NOTE TO EDITORS AND REPORTERS: Media who wish to cover this event and who have not yet notified the Public Affairs Office of their intended attendance should do so by 10 a.m. Monday, May 23. For more information about May ...
#024-16 Naval Academy Plebes Participate in "Sea Trials"
NOTE TO EDITORS AND REPORTERS: This event is a great opportunity for journalists, photographers and videographers to obtain imagery and conduct short interviews for military-style training. Please call the Public Affairs office at (410) 293-2292 ...
#023-16 Blue Angels to Perform During USNA Commissioning Week
Naval Academy Bridge and Marine Closure Information 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 4 p.m., Tuesday, ...
#022-16 Naval Academy to Open New Exhibit in Halsey Fieldhouse
MEDIA ADVISORY: A ribbon-cutting ceremony for the exhibit is scheduled for Monday, May 9 at 1:30 p.m. at the Naval Academy. This event is not open to the public. Naval Academy Superintendent Vice Adm. Ted Carter will speak at ...
USNA Hosts Banquet in Honor of Asian American, Pacific Islander Month
By MC2 Jonathan Correa The U.S. Naval Academy hosted a banquet honoring the upcoming Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month April 25 at the Naval Academy Club. Rear Adm. Victorino G. "Vic" Mercado, director of the Chief of Naval ...
#021-16 Naval Academy Dedication Parade Honors Faculty
NOTE TO EDITORS, REPORTERS AND PHOTOGRAPHERS: If you plan to cover this event, please contact the U.S. Naval Academy Public Affairs Office by noon Friday, April 29. ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Distinguished members of the Naval Academy faculty ...
#020-16 Schedule of Naval Academy Events Open to the Media
Additional events on the Naval Academy calendar may be open to the media upon request. NOTE TO EDITORS AND REPORTERS: To RSVP for any event, please email mediarelations@usna.edu with your name, outlet, phone number and a list of events you plan ...
#019-16 Secretary of Defense to Speak at Naval Academy Graduation
NOTE TO EDITORS AND REPORTERS: If you wish to cover this event contact the Public Affairs Office at (410) 293-2292 by noon Thursday, May 26 for credentials. ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Secretary of Defense Ashton B. Carter will speak at ...
#018-16 U.S. Naval Academy to Host Special Olympics
NOTE TO EDITORS AND REPORTERS: Media wishing to cover this event should contact the USNA Public Affairs Office at 410-293-2292 no later than noon, Friday, April 22. ANNAPOLIS, Md. - The U.S. Naval Academy will host the annual Maryland Special ...
USNA Jiu Jitsu Victorious Over Army in Inaugural Army-Navy Meet
By Cmdr. Matthew Schell and Midshipman 1st Class Nick D’Antonio Thirteen members of the Naval Academy Jiu Jitsu team traveled to West Point March 26 to take on Army in the first ever head-to-head Army-Navy Brazilian Jiu Jitsu meet. Army ...
USNA Hosts Students for SeaPerch STEM Event
The United States Naval Academy (USNA) hosted a Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) event for Anne Arundel County Public Schools and surrounding counties at Rickover Hall April 9. More than 450 middle-school students from 40 ...
#017-16 Midshipmen to Compete in International Cyber Challenge
ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Five U.S. Naval Academy midshipmen will compete in the international round of the 2016 Atlantic Council Cyber 9/12 Student Challenge in Geneva, Switzerland Thursday, April 7, through Friday, April 8. The Cyber 9/12 is an ...
#016-16 Contract Awarded for Construction of Cyber Building
ANNAPOLIS, Md.- Naval Facilities Engineering Command recently announced that Turner Construction Co. of Reston, Va., was awarded a $106,674,440 firm-fixed-price contract for the design and construction of the academic building for Cyber Security ...
"80s Night" Celebrates 40 Years of Women at USNA
The U.S. Naval Academy hosted returning graduates March 29 at the Naval Academy Alumni Association's Ogle House to celebrate Women's History Month and the 40th anniversary of women attending the academy. The event, entitled "80s Night" brought ...
#015-16 Naval Academy Presents 50th Annual International Ball
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Tickets are on sale now for the Naval Academy’s 50th annual International Ball and ceremony to be held Saturday, April 9 at 8 p.m. in Alumni Hall; doors will open at 7 p.m. This event is open to the public, ...
USNA Midshipman Presents Governor's Harriet Tubman Day Proclamation
U.S. Naval Academy (USNA) Midshipman 3rd Class Ashanti Curry presented an official proclamation from Maryland Governor Larry Hogan at the State Capitol March 10 commemorating the 16th Annual State of Maryland Harriet Ross Tubman Day of ...
#014-16 Naval Academy Men's Glee Club to Perform in Berkeley, Calif.
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The U.S. Naval Academy Men’s Glee Club will perform in Berkeley, Calif. Tuesday, March 15, at 7 p.m. The concert will be held at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, located at 2300 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, ...
#013-16 USNA Women's Glee Club to Perform in Los Angeles
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The U.S. Naval Academy Women’s Glee Club will perform in Los Angeles Tuesday, March 15, at 7 p.m. The concert will be held at St. Paul Apostle Church, located at 10750 Ohio Ave., Los Angeles. Admission is free ...
#012-16 USNA Women's Glee Club to Perform in Long Beach, Calif.
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The U.S. Naval Academy Women’s Glee Club will perform in Long Beach, Calif., Friday, March 18, at 7:30 p.m. The concert will be held at Covenant Presbyterian Church, located at 607 E. 3rd Street. Admission is ...
#011-16 USNA Women's Glee Club to Perform in Tustin, Calif.
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The U.S. Naval Academy Women’s Glee Club will perform in Tustin, Calif., Saturday, March 12, at 7 p.m. The concert will be held at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, located at 1221 Wass St., Tustin, ...
#010-16 Naval Academy Men's Glee Club to Perform in San Francisco
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The U.S. Naval Academy Men’s Glee Club will perform in San Francisco Friday, March 18, at 7 p.m. The concert will be held at Grace Cathedral, located at 1100 California St., San Francisco. Admission is free ...
#009-16 Naval Academy Men's Glee Club to Perform in Palo Alto, Calif.
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The U.S. Naval Academy Men’s Glee Club will perform in Palo Alto, Calif. Saturday, March, 12, at 7 p.m. The concert will be held at First United Methodist Church, located at 625 Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto. ...
#008-16 Naval Academy Gospel Choir to Perform in Miami
ANNAPOLIS, Md.- The Naval Academy Gospel Choir will perform in Miami Gardens, Fla. Saturday, March 12, at 7 p.m. for a ten-day tour in south Florida. The concert will be held at the Fountain of New Life Church, located at 4601 NW 167th Street, ...
#007-16 Naval Academy Gospel Choir to Perform in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
ANNAPOLIS, Md.- The Naval Academy Gospel Choir will perform in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., Friday, March 18, at 7 p.m. for a ten-day performing tour in south Florida. The concert will be held at the Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church, located at 5555 N. ...
#006-16 Naval Academy Gospel Choir to Perform in Coral Gables, Fla.
ANNAPOLIS, Md.- The Naval Academy Gospel Choir will perform in concert in Coral Gables, Fla., Tuesday, March 15, at 7 p.m. for a ten-day performing tour in south Florida. The concert will be held at St. Thomas Episcopal Church, located at 5692 N. ...
5 Mids Spend Semester Abroad in Beijing
Five Naval Academy midshipmen spent the fall semester in Beijing, China learning Mandarin and gaining a better understanding of Chinese culture, history, and language. Midshipmen 1st Class Amy Epperson and Joe Dinkel and Midshipmen 2nd Class ...
Astronaut Convocation Educates Midshipmen on Future of Space Flight
Five of the U.S. Naval Academy's 53 astronaut alumni served as panel members for the annual Astronaut Convocation Feb. 11 in Alumni Hall. The presentation was designed to educate the Brigade of Midshipmen about the future of space flight and ...
USNA Holds USMC Service Assignment Dinner
The assistant commandant of the Marine Corps was the keynote speaker at a dinner and reception Feb. 4 honoring the future Marine officers of the U.S. Naval Academy’s Class of 2016. Gen. John M. Paxton Jr. addressed the 269 first-class ...
Blue and Gold Goes Green
Naval Support Activity (NSA) Annapolis held a ribbon cutting ceremony and open house Feb. 3 celebrating recent upgrades to the U. S. Naval Academy Water Treatment Plant. The event marked the completion of the Utility Energy Service Contract ...
Submarine Force Commander Welcomes Future Officers to Fleet
The Navy’s top submarine commander welcomed the future submariners of the U.S. Naval Academy’s Class of 2016 to the fleet at a dinner and reception Feb. 2. Commander, Submarine Force Atlantic, Vice Adm. Joe Tofalo addressed ...
Naval Education and Training Commander Visits USNA
Commander, Naval Education and Training Command (NETC) Rear Adm. Michael White toured the U.S. Naval Academy Feb. 2. For White, a 1983 graduate of the University of Colorado, it was his first visit to the historic institution, which has been ...
Army-Navy Football Legends Honored
Naval Academy and West Point leadership and alumni gathered in Coral Gables, Fla., January 31 to mark the 70th anniversary of the 1946 Army-Navy game and pay tribute to two academy football legends. Those legends, Pete Williams (USNA ...
Naval Academy Class of ‘78 Shines with Four 4-Stars
U.S. Naval Academy graduate Adm. Kurt Tidd assumed command of U.S. Southern Command Jan. 14, making him the 4th active duty member of the Class of 1978 to be a serving 4-star. Tidd was promoted to his current rank in a ceremony held at the Naval ...
USNA Midshipman Interns With Naval Medical Research Unit in Peru
Naval Academy Midshipman 2nd Class Nicole Hadler recently took part in a STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) initiative in Peru, hosted by Naval Medical Research Unit 6. NAMRU-6 is in a unique position to provide comprehensive ...