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April 2023

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Featured Firsties: 1/C Lauren Power and 1/C Blaise Hayden

  POSTED ON: Friday, April 28, 2023 by mediarelations@usna.edu

Today’s Firstie Friday features the midshipmen leaders of the USNA GUIDEs, Midshipmen 1st Class (seniors) Lauren Power (Commander), and Blaise Hayden (Executive Officer). Power is from Phoenix and is a member of the 19th Company. Blaise ...

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USNA, NSAA RELEASE INSTALLATION RESILIENCY PLAN

  POSTED ON: Thursday, April 27, 2023 by U.S. Naval Academy Public Affairs

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The U.S. Naval Academy (USNA) and Naval Support Activity Annapolis(NSAA) released its jointly developed installation resiliency plan, associated project portfolio, andphased execution plan, April 27, ...

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Featured Firstie: 1/C Peter Hillen

  POSTED ON: Friday, April 21, 2023 by mediarelations@usna.edu

This week’s Firstie Friday is Midshipman 1st Class (senior) Peter Hillen from Orinda, California. A SHAPE peer educator, a four year member of the Navy Water Polo, a double major in physics and history, and the training officer of 18th ...

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PROSPECTIVE 64TH NAVAL ACADEMY SUPERINTENDENT NOMINATED

  POSTED ON: Friday, April 21, 2023 by mediarelations@usna.edu

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Rear Adm. Yvette Davids was nominated for appointment to the rank of vice admiral and assignment as the next superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland. Davids, a 1989 graduate of the Naval Academy, ...

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Featured Firstie: 1/C Isabella Bogucki

  POSTED ON: Friday, April 14, 2023 by mediarelations@usna.edu

This week’s Firstie Friday is Midshipman 1st Class (senior) Isabella Bogucki from Buffalo, N.Y. She is Third Company’s executive officer, a member of USNA GUIDEs, and on the Navy Boxing team. April is an eventful month for ...

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JAG Faculty Member Wins Award for Excellence

  POSTED ON: Monday, April 10, 2023 by mediarelations@usna.edu

The United States Naval Academy congratulates Lt. Mark Jessup for being this year’s recipient of the Apgar Award for Excellence in Teaching. He is an Assistant Professor of Military Law at the United States Naval Academy and the ...

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Featured Firstie: 1/C Thomas Pearson

  POSTED ON: Friday, April 07, 2023 by mediarelations@usna.edu

This week’s Firstie Friday is Midshipman 1st Class (senior) Thomas Pearson from Jupiter, Florida. In the fall you can catch him on the soccer field as a goalkeeper for Navy Men's Soccer, and this spring Pearson stands as the Brigade ...

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USNA ANNOUNCES NEW ACADEMIC DEAN AND PROVOST

  POSTED ON: Wednesday, April 05, 2023 by mediarelations@usna.edu

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The U.S. Naval Academy announced today that Dr. Samara L. Firebaugh has been selected to succeed Dr. Andrew T. Phillips as the Naval Academy’s Academic Dean and Provost. Firebaugh, who is currently the Naval ...

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