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LT Joe Cardona ’15 Receives the Salute to Service Award

  POSTED ON: Friday, February 16, 2024 by Courtesy of the NFL

The NFL and USAA named Joe Cardona, long snapper for the New England Patriots, as the recipient of the 2023 Salute to Service Award presented by USAA. The award recognizes the exceptional efforts by members of ...

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USNA Curling Team

  POSTED ON: Friday, February 17, 2023 by MC1 Jordyn Diomede

Although the U.S. Naval Academy has a demanding academic schedule, midshipmen are still given the time and opportunity to participate in extracurricular activities (ECAs). As of the fall 2022 semester, one of the newest of those ECAs is ...

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U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY TO HOST SPECIAL OLYMPICS

  POSTED ON: Thursday, April 21, 2022 by mediarelations@usna.edu

ANNAPOLIS, Md. - The U.S. Naval Academy will host the annual Special Olympics Maryland competition from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, April 24, on Ingram Track.  The event is a collaboration between the Naval Academy Midshipman ...

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80th Annual Brigade Boxing Championships - Results

  POSTED ON: Monday, May 03, 2021 by mediarelations@usna.edu

The Naval Academy's 80th Annual Brigade Boxing Championship were held Friday, April 30, in Alumni Hall at 7 p.m.  Midshipman 1st Class (senior) Kendall Louis and Midshipman 1st Class (senior) Jeanette Steerman both competed to win the ...

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80th ANNUAL BRIGADE BOXING CHAMPIONSHIPS

  POSTED ON: Monday, April 26, 2021 by mediarelations@usna.edu

ANNAPOLIS, Md. —The Naval Academy's 80th Annual Brigade Boxing Championship will be held Friday, April 30, in Alumni Hall at 7 p.m. The event will be closed to the public. The competition is midshipman versus midshipman in the ...

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Navy Sports Return to Play

  POSTED ON: Friday, October 09, 2020 by MC2 Dana Legg

When the spread of COVID-19 finally began to slow, colleges around the country had to make decisions on how and if they would play competitive sports. At the five service academies, the decision was further complicated by the requirement of their ...

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Governor Hogan, U.S. Naval Academy Announce Brigade of Midshipmen to Attend Navy vs. Temple Football Game

  POSTED ON: Thursday, October 08, 2020 by mediarelations@usna.edu

Governor Larry Hogan and U.S. Naval Academy Superintendent Vice Admiral Sean Buck today announced that the Brigade of Midshipmen will be able to attend the Navy vs. Temple football game on Saturday, October 10. State and local officials have ...

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USNA Facilitates Virtual Summer Seminar Program

  POSTED ON: Tuesday, July 07, 2020 by mediarelations@usna.edu

The U.S. Naval Academy virtually hosted the 2020 Summer Seminar program for potential midshipmen candidates from May 31 to June 24. The program is typically held on the yard in three six-day sessions, offered to rising high school seniors as a ...

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PLEBES COMPLETE AT HOME, VIRTUAL SEA TRIALS

  POSTED ON: Wednesday, June 10, 2020 by mediarelations@usna.edu

Members of the USNA Class of 2023, or last semester’s plebes, were not able to return to the yard to participate in a traditional Sea Trials, but they were able to participate in “E-Trials,” an event modeled ...

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Class of 2020 Stats

  POSTED ON: Friday, May 29, 2020 by mediarelations@usna.edu

VIRTUAL GRADUATION – CLASS OF 2020 NOTE: Numbers may differ from graduation remarks as they were recorded on May 20 and the information below is current as of May ...

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Brigade Boxing Champion Sophie Lekas

  POSTED ON: Wednesday, March 04, 2020 by MC2 Dana Legg

From Chicago Illinois, 1/C Sophie Lekas is an Aerospace Engineering Major at USNA. She is also involved with the Baptist Collegiate Ministry and a Sexual Assault Prevention and Response guide. In her free time, 1/C Lekas enjoys playing the ...

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79th Annual Brigade Boxing Championships

  POSTED ON: Thursday, February 20, 2020 by mediarelations@usna.edu

WHAT: The Naval Academy’s 79th Annual Brigade Boxing Championships will be held Friday, Feb. 28, in Alumni Hall at 7 p.m.  The competition is midshipmen versus midshipmen in the night’s blue against gold fights ...

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Midshipman Receives Black Engineer of the Year Student Athlete Award

  POSTED ON: Tuesday, February 18, 2020 by MC2 Dana Legg

ANNAPOLIS, Md.—Midshipman 1st Class Sydney Fortson, 21, of Claremont, California, received the 2020 Student Athlete Award at the annual Black Engineer of the Year Awards (BEYA) STEM conference in Washington D.C. Friday, Feb. 14. The ...

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NAVAL ACADEMY CELEBRATES 175 YEARS IN 2020

  POSTED ON: Tuesday, January 28, 2020 by mediarelations@usna.edu

This year commemorates 175 years of leadership, service, and tradition at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. “One of our most treasured traditions is our friendship with the great city of Annapolis and our home ...

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Midshipmen Battle for Sacred Chicken

  POSTED ON: Wednesday, October 30, 2019 by MC2 Dana D. Legg

History lessons aren't just for the classroom. This past weekend a handful of midshipmen reenacted the Battle of Drepana, which took place during the Punic War in 249 B.C. and resulted in Rome’s defeat by the Carthaginians.The ...

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Navy's wins against Air Force

  POSTED ON: Tuesday, October 08, 2019 by mediarelations@usna.edu

Congratulations to our midshipmen on so many victories against Air Force this past week. Here are all the winning teams: Boxing (8-2 Navy) Water Polo (13-12 Navy) D2 Hockey (4-3 Navy) Women's Hockey (9-0 Navy) Women's Club Lacrosse (9-2 ...

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Sisters in Service and Family

  POSTED ON: Wednesday, October 02, 2019 by MC2 Dana Legg

A name that resonates with many cadets of the U.S. Air Force Academy (USAFA) is that of 1st Lt. Roslyn Schulte. She served as an intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance officer in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, and became the first ...

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Fall 2019 Parade Schedule

  POSTED ON: Monday, August 26, 2019 by mediarelations@usna.edu

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The Naval Academy Brigade of Midshipmen will present six formal dress parades on Worden Field this semester on the Naval Academy grounds at 4 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 30, Sept. 13, Oct. 4, Oct. 18, and Oct. 25, and ...

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Naval Academy Sea Trials

  POSTED ON: Tuesday, May 21, 2019 by mediarelations@usna.edu

Congratulations to the Class of 2022 on finishing Sea Trials on Tuesday, May 14, and congratulations to 14th Company on being named this year's Iron Company! Sea Trials is modeled after the Marine Corps’ Crucible and the ...

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Navy Powerlifting Competes at Nationals

  POSTED ON: Tuesday, April 16, 2019 by LCDR Timothy Barry

Navy Powerlifting Competes at Nationals April 12-14 1/C Katie Salerni Brings Home Gold Twenty athletes from the Naval Academy’s Powerlifting Team spent the last several days testing their strength against 42 other colleges and ...

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78th ANNUAL BRIGADE BOXING CHAMPIONSHIPS

  POSTED ON: Friday, February 15, 2019 by mediarelations@usna.edu

The Naval Academy’s 78th Annual Brigade Boxing Championships will be held Friday, Feb. 22, in Alumni Hall at 7 p.m.  The competition is midshipmen versus midshipmen in the night’s blue against gold fights determined ...

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Highest Number of Female Bouts for 77th Brigade Boxing Championships

  POSTED ON: Tuesday, February 20, 2018 by mediarelations@usna.edu

The Naval Academy’s 77th Annual Brigade Boxing Championships will be held Friday, Feb. 23, in Alumni Hall at 7 p.m. This year’s finals will have the highest number of female bouts in the history of the competition. The evening ...

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