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90th U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY COMMANDANT ANNOUNCED

  POSTED ON: Wednesday, February 28, 2024 by mediarelations@usna.edu

Captain Walter H. Allman III was recently selected to become the 90th Commandant of Midshipmen of the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. He is a USNA Class of 1997 graduate and currently serves as the Director of Targeting and ...

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USNA Parachute Team Achieves Soaring Success at USPA National Collegiate Skydiving Championships

  POSTED ON: Friday, February 23, 2024 by Capt. Geneva Giaimo 

  In a display of precision and teamwork, the US Naval Academy Parachute Team thrived at the USPA National Collegiate Skydiving Championships, held at Skydive Elsinore from December 28, 2023, to January 2, 2024. The Naval Academy's team ...

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USNA hosts the 2024 Jean Bartik Computing Symposium

  POSTED ON: Wednesday, February 14, 2024 by Dr. Adina Crainiceanu

For photos of this event, visit: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBdaG7  The U.S. Naval Academy (USNA) Computer Science Department hosted the 5th annual Jean Bartik Computing Symposium on Feb. 1-2. Named after Jean Bartik, one of the ...

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DAVIDS CONFIRMED AS SUPERINTENDENT AT NAVAL ACADEMY

  POSTED ON: Thursday, January 11, 2024 by mediarelations@usna.edu

  Naval Academy Superintendent Rear Adm. Fred Kacher, was properly relieved by Vice Adm. Yvette Davids in a change of command ceremony at the Naval Academy on Thursday, January 11. Esteemed guests included the Secretary of the Navy ...

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Spring 2024 Parade Schedule

  POSTED ON: Wednesday, December 27, 2023 by mediarelations@usna.edu

The Naval Academy Brigade of Midshipmen will present formal dress parades on Worden Field this spring semester at the following dates and times: Friday, April 12, at 4 p.m.  Friday, April 26, at 4 p.m. (Dedication ...

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Two USNA Instructors Receive Teaching Awards

  POSTED ON: Friday, December 15, 2023 by mediarelations@usna.edu

Congratulations to Professor Craig Whitaker on being named the 2024 recipient of the Class of 1951 Civilian Faculty Teaching Excellence Award in honor of Professor Theodore J. Benac, and CDR Lindsay Cathro, our 2024 recipient of the Class of 1951 ...

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NAVAL ACADEMY MIDSHIPMAN AWARDED MARSHALL SCHOLARSHIP

  POSTED ON: Tuesday, December 12, 2023 by mediarelations@usna.edu

Naval Academy Midshipman 1st Class (senior) Charlotte d'Halluin of Jersey City, N.J., has been awarded a Marshall Scholarship. This highly-competitive academic scholarship provides up to two years of postgraduate study ...

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NAVAL ACADEMY CLASS OF 2024 OBTAIN CAREER ASSIGNMENTS

  POSTED ON: Friday, November 17, 2023 by mediarelations@usna.edu

Approximately 1,000 midshipmen in the Class of 2024 received their service assignments today in Bancroft Hall at the Naval Academy. Midshipmen select from 24 different career choices in the Navy and Marine Corps and submit their service ...

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NAVAL ACADEMY MIDSHIPMAN NAMED RHODES SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT

  POSTED ON: Monday, November 13, 2023 by mediarelations@usna.edu

It was announced this weekend that United States Naval Academy (USNA) Midshipman 1st Class (senior) Abigail Ward, 21, of Pasadena, Md., was one of 32 Americans awarded a Rhodes scholarship. This year, more than 2,500 students ...

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Midshipman Space Operations Squadron

  POSTED ON: Thursday, October 26, 2023 by mediarelations@usna.edu

Four members of the U.S Air Force Academy (USAFA) Cadet Space Operations Squadron (CSOPS) trained twenty-five midshipmen as Midshipman Space Operations Squadron (MSOPS) during the week of October 15-October 21, 2023 in a joint effort to prepare ...

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NASA’s Super-Mann Visits Her Alma Mater

  POSTED ON: Thursday, October 12, 2023 by MC2 Sarah Thielen

The U.S. Naval Academy (USNA) welcomed Marine Corps Colonel and NASA Astronaut Nicole Mann Sept. 6-8, where she spent much of her visit meeting and talking with midshipmen. As a USNA class of 1999 alumna, Mann spoke about how some of her earliest ...

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Travels to Papua New Guinea

  POSTED ON: Wednesday, October 04, 2023 by MC2 Sarah Theilen

U.S. Naval Academy (USNA) midshipmen traveled to Papua New Guinea for a Language Proficiency, Regional Expertise, and Culture Awareness (LREC) summer training program in July 2023. The group included Midshipmen 1st Class (senior) Jack Costigan, ...

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Fall 2023 Brigade Commander

  POSTED ON: Tuesday, October 03, 2023 by MC2 Sarah Thielen

The U.S. Naval Academy (USNA) announced Midshipman 1st Class (senior) Chiara Rappa from Summerfield, Florida, as brigade commander for the fall semester academic year 2023. Leading more than 4,000 midshipmen, the brigade commander is the highest ...

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KACHER TO SERVE AS ACTING SUPERINTENDENT AT NAVAL ACADEMY

  POSTED ON: Monday, August 28, 2023 by mediarelations@usna.edu

Rear Adm. Fred Kacher, USNA Class of 1990, has taken the reins as acting superintendent of the United States Naval Academy from Vice Adm. Sean Buck, who retires on Sept. 1, 2023, after 40 years of service to our nation. Kacher will serve as ...

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USNA CYBER OPERATIONS PROGRAM GRANTED NSA DESIGNATION IN CYBER DEFENSE

  POSTED ON: Friday, July 21, 2023 by USNA Cyber Science Department

The Naval Academy cyber operations program was recently granted the National Security Agency (NSA) designation as a Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense (CAE-CD) on June 9, 2023. The Naval Academy’s cyber operations program is ...

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2023-24 Fall Semester Parade Schedule

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

The Naval Academy Brigade of Midshipmen will present formal dress parades on Worden Field this fall semester at the following dates and times: Friday, Sept. 8, at 4 p.m.  Friday, Sept. 29, at 4 p.m.  Friday, Oct. 6, at 4 ...

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Featured Firstie: 1/C Kenna Pierce

  POSTED ON: Friday, May 12, 2023 by mediarelations@usna.edu

This week’s Firstie Friday is Midshipman 1st Class (senior) Kenna Pierce from Canton, Mississippi. A stellar member of 3rd Company, Pierce also serves as the 1st Battalion executive officer. He is the USNA Gospel Choir ...

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NAVAL ACADEMY MIDSHIPMAN AWARDED KNIGHT-HENNESSY SCHOLARSHIP

  POSTED ON: Thursday, May 11, 2023 by mediarelations@usna.edu

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – U.S. Naval Academy Midshipman 1st Class (senior) Alex Romano, 22, of Dumfries, Virginia, was recently named a 2023 Knight-Hennessy Scholar. The Knight-Hennessy Scholars program provides full funding ...

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Featured Firstie: 1/C Andrew Graham

  POSTED ON: Friday, May 05, 2023 by author of the story

This week’s Firstie Friday is Midshipman 1st Class (senior) Andrew Graham from Walnut Creek, California. As a member of the Nvy Rugby, Graham will compete in the Rugby National Championship in Houston tomorrow, May 6th. This is the ...

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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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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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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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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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Featured Firstie: 1/C Kirsta Wheelock

  POSTED ON: Friday, March 31, 2023 by mediarelations@usna.edu

This week’s Firstie Friday is Midshipman 1st Class (senior) Kirsta Wheelock from Fredonia, New York. She is a political science major involved in many extracurriculars around the yard, including Women's Ice Hockey, Mustang Club ...

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Featured Firstie: 1/C Paula Hackbart

  POSTED ON: Friday, March 24, 2023 by mediarelations@usna.edu

This week’s Firstie Friday is Midshipman 1st Class (senior) Paula Hackbart from Newalla, Oklahoma. She is a political science major from 26th Company and the president of the Filipino American Club.  Hackbart was born in the ...

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USNA Midshipmen Give Back During Spring Break

  POSTED ON: Friday, March 24, 2023 by mediarelations@usna.edu

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Twelve midshipmen, one officer representative, and one enlisted representative from the U.S. Naval Academy’s Midshipman Action Group (MAG) traveled to Washington state to spend their spring break volunteering ...

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Featured Firstie: 1/C Maggie Cleary

  POSTED ON: Friday, March 10, 2023 by mediarelations@usna.edu

This week’s Firstie Friday is Midshipman 1st Class (senior) Maggie Cleary from Atlanta, Georgia. A women's lacrosse player and storm chaser enthusiast, she is a proud member of Navy Women's Lacrosse and the USNA Oceanography Department. ...

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Featured Firstie: 1/C Caitlin Doran

  POSTED ON: Friday, March 03, 2023 by mediarelations@usna.edu

This week’s Firstie Friday is Midshipman 1st Class (senior) Caitlin Doran from Queens, NY. For the past four years at USNA, she has played as a forward for Navy Women's Soccer, and after the conclusion of the 2022 fall soccer season, ...

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Featured Firstie: 1/C Adrain Johnson

  POSTED ON: Friday, February 24, 2023 by mediarelations@usna.edu

Today’s Firstie Friday is Midshipman 1/C (senior) Adrain Johnson from South Dallas, Texas. Johnson is the Company Commander of 25th Company, the co-captain of the Brigade Boxing team, and an outstanding member of the Midshipmen Black ...

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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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Featured Firstie: 1/C Taiyo Tatara

  POSTED ON: Friday, February 17, 2023 by mediarelations@usna.edu

Today’s Firstie Friday is Midshipman 1/C (senior) Taiyo Tatara from Ohmiya, Japan. He is a member of 27th Company and serves as company Training Officer. Tatara is president of the USNA Men's Glee Club and is the Public Affairs Officer ...

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The Mariachi Marineros

  POSTED ON: Wednesday, February 15, 2023 by MC2 Sarah M. Thielen

The U.S. Naval Academy (USNA) offers more than 140 extracurricular activities and clubs. One of the newest musical ensembles available to midshipmen is the Mariachi Marineros consisting of midshipmen playing a genre of Latin-style music in a ...

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NAVAL ACADEMY TO HOLD HERNDON CLIMB ON MAY 17

  POSTED ON: Friday, February 10, 2023 by mediarelations@usna.edu

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The annual Herndon Monument Climb for the Class of 2026 will be held Wednesday, May 17, at 8:00 a.m., to coincide with Sea Trials and be the true culminating event of their plebe year.  Scheduling the Herndon ...

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Featured Firstie: 1/C Orieona Howard

  POSTED ON: Friday, February 10, 2023 by mediarelations@usna.edu

Today’s Firstie Friday is Midshipman 1st Class (senior) Orieona Howard from Newport, Rhode Island. A Navy Women’s Rugby player and member of 21st Company, Howard serves as Academics Officer for both her company and ...

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Facing the Challenge, Overcoming the Obstacles

  POSTED ON: Friday, February 03, 2023 by MC1 Jordyn Diomede

Midshipman Completes Chemo Treatment, Rejoins Brigade Midshipmen at the U.S. Naval Academy are faced with a plethora of challenges throughout their four-year journey to become naval officers. From early mornings to late nights, exams, ...

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Featured Firstie: 1/C Jordan Richard

  POSTED ON: Friday, February 03, 2023 by mediarelations@usna.edu

Today’s Firstie Friday is Midshipman 1/C (senior) Jordan Richard from Marietta, Georgia. Richard is an outstanding member of 29th Company, as well as the president of the Midshipman Black Studies Club and a captain of the Sprint ...

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Featured Firstie: 1/C Moses Tauteoli

  POSTED ON: Friday, January 27, 2023 by mediarelations@usna.edu

Today’s Firstie Friday is Midshipman 1/C (senior) Moses Tauteoli from Holladay, Utah. He is the former executive officer and a current squad leader of 1st Company. Tauteoli is a computer science major and an active member of Latter-day ...

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Featured Firstie: 1/C Peyton Smith

  POSTED ON: Friday, January 20, 2023 by mediarelations@usna.edu

Today’s Firstie Friday is Midshipman 1/C (senior) Peyton Smith from Canton, Ohio. A proud member of the 24th Company, she currently serves as the Battalion Commander for Fifth Battalion. Smith is a dual major in mathematics with ...

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Featured Firstie: 1/C Kelly Hughes

  POSTED ON: Friday, January 13, 2023 by mediarelations@usna.edu

Our first Firstie Friday of the spring semester features Midshipman 1/C (senior) Kelly Hughes. She is a member of 1st Company and from Yarmouth, Maine.  Hughes, a chemistry major, is on the Navy Women's Hockey Team, the Vice President ...

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USNA Welcomes Spring 2023 Brigade Commander

  POSTED ON: Thursday, January 12, 2023 by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sarah Thielen

ANNAPOLIS, Md. –  Each academic semester, a new brigade commander is selected to lead more than 4,400 midshipmen within the U.S. Naval Academy (USNA) Brigade of Midshipmen. Midshipman 1st Class (senior) Michael Castellanos, ...

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ASTROPHYSICS MIDSHIPMAN PRESENTS RESEARCH AT AMERICAN ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY

  POSTED ON: Thursday, January 12, 2023 by mediarelations@usna.edu

Midshipman 1st Class (senior) Kara Kniezewski, 22, of Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, presented her research of solar flare rain at the 241st meeting of the American Astronomical Society (AAS) in Seattle on Tuesday, Jan. 10. With assistance from Dr. ...

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NAVAL ACADEMY MIDSHIPMAN NAMED CHURCHILL SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT

  POSTED ON: Wednesday, January 11, 2023 by mediarelations@usna.edu

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – U.S. Naval Academy Midshipman 1st Class (senior) Anders Gulbrandson, 22, of Orono, Minnesota, was recently selected as a Churchill Scholar. This year, over 119 candidates from 77 participating institutions ...

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Spring 2023 Parade Schedule

  POSTED ON: Wednesday, January 04, 2023 by mediarelations@usna.edu

The Naval Academy Brigade of Midshipmen will present formal dress parades on Worden Field this spring semester at the following dates and times: Friday, April 14, at 4 p.m.  Friday, April 21, at 4 p.m.  Friday, April 28, at 4 ...

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Featured Firstie: 1/C Jacob Lowe

  POSTED ON: Friday, December 09, 2022 by mediarelations@usna.edu

Today’s Firstie Friday is Midshipman 1st Class (senior) Jacob Lowe. He is a platoon commander in 30th Company from Mission Viejo, Calif. Lowe has a twin brother, Cadet Josh Lowe, at West Point. The Lowes were introduced to the service ...

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NAVAL ACADEMY CONFIRMS AIR-TO-GROUND SPIRIT MISSION AT ARMY WEST POINT

  POSTED ON: Tuesday, December 06, 2022 by U.S. Naval Academy Public Affairs

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The United States Naval Academy can confirm that on Dec. 5, 2022, at 11:59 a.m. EST, midshipmen from the Class of 2023 successfully conducted an air-to-ground spirit mission over the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, ...

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Featured Firstie: 1/C Kaitlyn Burns

  POSTED ON: Friday, December 02, 2022 by mediarelations@usna.edu

Today’s Firstie Friday is Midshipman 1st Class (senior) Kaitlyn Burns from Frederick, Maryland. She is a member of the 12th Company and the Third Battalion Public Affairs Officer. Burns is a goalkeeper for Navy Women's Soccer and a ...

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Featured Firstie: 1/C Celeste Duran

  POSTED ON: Friday, November 25, 2022 by mediarelations@usna.edu

Today’s Firstie Friday is the President of the Midshipman Native American Heritage Club (NAHC): MIDN 1/C Celeste Duran. She is a member of 22nd Company from Santa Ana, Calif. Duran is a computer engineering major and squad leader. In ...

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NAVAL ACADEMY CLASS OF 2023 OBTAIN CAREER ASSIGNMENTS

  POSTED ON: Friday, November 18, 2022 by mediarelations@usna.edu

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – More than 1,000 midshipmen in the Class of 2023 received their service assignments yesterday in Bancroft Hall at the United States Naval Academy. Midshipmen may select from 24 different career choices in the U.S. Navy ...

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Featured Firstie: 1/C Benjamin Kwong

  POSTED ON: Friday, November 18, 2022 by mediarelations@usna.edu

Today’s Firstie Friday is MIDN 1/C Ben Kwong, a Newport Beach, California native and the 9th Company operations officer. He is a cyber operations major and member of the Navy Club Volleyball team. He is also the vice president of the ...

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NAVAL ACADEMY MIDSHIPMAN NAMED RHODES SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT

  POSTED ON: Monday, November 14, 2022 by mediarelations@usna.edu

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Midshipman 1st Class (senior) Benjamin Kwong, 21, of Newport Beach, California, was recently selected as the United States Naval Academy’s 55th Rhodes Scholar. Over 840 applicants were endorsed by 244 schools ...

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Featured Firstie: 1/C Elise Lindsay

  POSTED ON: Friday, November 11, 2022 by mediarelations@usna.edu

Today’s Firstie Friday is MIDN 1/C Elise Lindsay, a platoon commander in 15th Company from Bowie, Maryland. She is the Training Officer for the Diversity Peer Educator Program and a member of the Midshipmen Black Studies Club, ...

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Midshipmen Run Marine Corps Marathon in Honor of Fallen Classmate

  POSTED ON: Wednesday, November 09, 2022 by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jordyn Diomede

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Around 11,400 participants gathered at the starting line of the 47th Marine Corps Marathon near the Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, Oct. 30. Of those participants, approximately 50 were U.S. Naval ...

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Featured Firstie: 1/C Dane Campbell

  POSTED ON: Friday, November 04, 2022 by mediarelations@usna.edu

Today’s Firstie Friday is MIDN 1/C Dane Campbell from Viera, Florida, a naval architecture major and a platoon commander in 1st Company. November is Native American Heritage Month, and we are proud to highlight members of the Brigade ...

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Featured Firstie: 1/C Annabel Powers

  POSTED ON: Friday, October 21, 2022 by mediarelations@usna.edu

Today’s Firstie Friday is the Brigade Dignity and Respect Officer: MIDN 1/C Annabel Powers. Powers is a mechanical engineering major from New Orleans, Louisiana and a member of 12th Company. Powers came to the Naval Academy to ...

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Featured Firstie: 1/C Mundo Villalva Lijo

  POSTED ON: Friday, October 14, 2022 by mediarelations@usna.edu

Today’s Firstie Friday is MIDN 1/C Mundo Villalva Lijo of 8th Company, from Saint Paul, Minnesota! Lijo is an applied physics major and the president of the Latin American Studies Club. Growing up in a Mexican-American household, Lijo ...

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Featured Firstie: 1/C Joe Phelan

  POSTED ON: Friday, October 07, 2022 by mediarelations@usna.edu

Today’s Firstie Friday is the Diversity Conference Chair, MIDN 1/C Joe Phelan. Phelan is from Cincinnati, Ohio and a platoon commander in 22nd Company. The 3rd Annual Diversity and Inclusion Conference was held this week; Phelan ...

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Midshipman Recognized as Recipient of Distinguished Military Service Award

  POSTED ON: Saturday, October 01, 2022 by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jordyn Diomede

ANNAPOLIS, Md. - In recognition of Hispanic Heritage Month – observed from September 15 to October 15 each year – the U.S. Naval Academy (USNA) and the entire Navy and Marine Corps team celebrates the many contributions made ...

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Featured Firstie: 1/C Faith Brooks

  POSTED ON: Friday, September 30, 2022 by mediarelations@usna.edu

Today’s Firstie Friday is MIDN 1/C Faith Brooks, a member of 20th Company and this semester’s Sexual Harassment and Assault Prevention Education (SHAPE) Commander. USNA’s SHAPE program empowers midshipmen to confront ...

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Featured Firstie: 1/C Lian Dunlevy

  POSTED ON: Friday, September 23, 2022 by mediarelations@usna.edu

Today’s Firstie Friday is the Brigade Executive Officer MIDN 1/C Lian Dunlevy, a member of 15th Company from Morgantown, West Virginia. Dunlevy chose to attend the Naval Academy because he wanted more than just academic development: ...

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Featured Firstie: 1/C Randy Rodriguez

  POSTED ON: Friday, September 16, 2022 by mediarelations@usna.edu

In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, today’s Firstie Friday is MIDN 1/C Randy Rodriguez, a platoon commander in 16th Company. A first-generation Mexican American, Rodriguez hails from Atlanta and lived in Guerrero, Mexico, for two years ...

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Featured Firstie: 1/C James Crossfield

  POSTED ON: Friday, September 09, 2022 by mediarelations@usna.edu

This week’s Firstie Friday is a 9th Company squad leader — MIDN 1/C James Crossfield of Philadelphia. Crossfield is a robotics and control engineering major who recently studied abroad in Dubai for a semester. His immersion ...

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9/11 Remembrance Events 2022

  POSTED ON: Tuesday, September 06, 2022 by mediarelations@usna.edu

As we begin the month of September, the U.S. Naval Academy remembers those who lost their lives, those who stepped up to serve, and the countless sacrifices made in the days, months, and years after the attacks of 9/11. Each year the Midshipman ...

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Featured Firstie: 1/C Kip Frankland

  POSTED ON: Friday, September 02, 2022 by mediarelations@usna.edu

In honor of College Colors Day and tomorrow’s home football opener, today’s Firstie Friday is this year’s Captain of Captains, MIDN 1/C Kip Frankland. Frankland is from Memphis, TN and has two younger siblings. He ...

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USNA Welcomes New Brigade Commander ('22)

  POSTED ON: Wednesday, August 31, 2022 by Story by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jordyn Diomede

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Each academic semester, a new brigade commander is selected to lead more than 4,400 midshipmen within the U.S. Naval Academy (USNA) Brigade of Midshipmen. Midshipman 1st Class (senior) Morgan Prigmore has been selected ...

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Featured Firstie: 1/C Morgan Prigmore

  POSTED ON: Friday, August 26, 2022 by mediarelations@usna.edu

On Womens Equality Day, the first Firstie Friday of this semester is our Brigade Commander: MIDN 1/C Morgan Prigmore! She is a political science major and a proud member of third company. Prigmore was raised in Elverson, Pennsylvania, and is now ...

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2022 Cyber LREC to Israel

  POSTED ON: Monday, August 22, 2022 by MIDN 1/C Ashley Chung

Seven midshipmen, ranging from 3/C to 1/C, recently completed a three-week Cyber Language, Regional Expertise, and Culture program (LREC) in Israel. An LREC is a cultural immersion trip, with this one specifically tailored to Israel's culture and ...

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USNA Welcomes International Plebes in Class of 2026

  POSTED ON: Friday, August 05, 2022 by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jordyn Diomede

The U.S. Naval Academy (USNA) International Programs Office offers a wide variety of services and programs to midshipmen, faculty, and staff, but one particular program they manage is the four-year international midshipman program. According to ...

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2022-23 Fall Semester Parade Schedule

  POSTED ON: Wednesday, July 27, 2022 by mediarelations@usna.edu

The Naval Academy Brigade of Midshipmen will present formal dress parades on Worden Field this fall semester at the following dates and times: Friday, Sept. 2, at 4 p.m.  Friday, Sept. 9, at 4 p.m.  Friday, Oct. 7, at 4 ...

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NAVAL ACADEMY IDENTIFIES DECEASED MIDSHIPMAN

  POSTED ON: Monday, July 18, 2022 by mediarelations@usna.edu

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The body of Midshipman 2nd Class (junior) Luke Gabriel Bird, 21, of New Braunfels, Texas, was found by Chilean authorities on July, 17, 2022, at approximately 10:30 a.m. in a lagoon of the Salto El Agua waterfall in ...

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USNA CONFIRMS THE DEATH OF A MIDSHIPMAN

  POSTED ON: Sunday, July 17, 2022 by mediarelations@usna.edu

The Naval Academy is deeply saddened to announce that a midshipman was confirmed deceased this morning. Foul play is not suspected. The Brigade of Midshipmen, faculty, and staff were notified of the midshipman’s death earlier today. Out ...

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CLASS OF 2026 PRESENT PLEBE SUMMER PARADES

  POSTED ON: Monday, July 11, 2022 by mediarelations@usna.edu

The members of the Naval Academy Class of 2026, known now as “plebes,” will present five formal parades on Worden Field as part of Plebe Summer, their six week-long indoctrination to the Naval Academy.  All parades ...

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Into the Storm, Under the Ocean

  POSTED ON: Friday, June 24, 2022 by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jordyn Diomede

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The U.S. Naval Academy (USNA) offers many summer internships and programs for midshipmen to take part in each year. One of those internship opportunities is a program called Training and Research in Oceanic and ...

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USNA ANNOUNCES INDUCTION AND OATH DAY FOR THE CLASS OF 2026

  POSTED ON: Tuesday, June 21, 2022 by mediarelations@usna.edu

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The U.S. Naval Academy will welcome approximately 1,200 members of the Class of 2026 when they report for their assigned Induction Day on Thursday, June 30, with an Oath of Office ceremony that evening. Families of the ...

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NAVAL ACADEMY IDENTIFIES DECEASED MIDSHIPMAN

  POSTED ON: Wednesday, June 08, 2022 by mediarelations@usna.edu

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Midshipman 1st Class (senior) Taylor Connors, 24, of Pleasant View, Utah, passed away the morning of June 7 in Philadelphia with family at his bedside. The circumstances surrounding his death are currently under ...

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USNA CONFIRMS DEATH OF A MIDSHIPMAN ON LEAVE

  POSTED ON: Tuesday, June 07, 2022 by mediarelations@usna.edu

ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- The Naval Academy is deeply saddened to confirm that a midshipman died early this morning while on leave from the Naval Academy. The cause of death is being investigated. The Brigade of Midshipmen, faculty, and staff were ...

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Class of 2022 Graduation and Commissioning Ceremony Press Kit

  POSTED ON: Tuesday, May 24, 2022 by mediarelations@usna.edu

Virtual Press Kit Class of 2022 Graduation and Commissioning Ceremony Timeline Class of 2022 Statistics Commissioning Week Traditions U.S. Naval Academy Fact Sheet Rostrum Seating Chart Naval Academy Alumni Association Press Release: ...

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USNA Capstone Team Develops Mobile Railgun System

  POSTED ON: Friday, May 20, 2022 by MC1 Jordyn Diomede

Seven U.S. Naval Academy midshipmen spent the last two semesters developing a mobile railgun system as part of their senior capstone project. The capstone project is a year-long design project, and ultimately, the culmination of each ...

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Commissioning Week Gate and Shuttle Hours

  POSTED ON: Wednesday, May 11, 2022 by mediarelations@usna.edu

Commissioning Week Gate and Shuttle Hours *For the complete Commissioning Week schedule, parking information, access information, and other details, visit: https://www.usna.edu/CommissioningWeek/_files/documents/SOEFINALDRAFT.pdf Shuttle Bus ...

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An Operations Research Win Over Army and Air Force

  POSTED ON: Tuesday, May 10, 2022 by CDR Gary Lazzaro

On May 2, 2022, twelve 1st Class (senior) midshipmen operations research majors won the 10th annual “Sustainment Innovation Competition,” a tri-service-academy research competition sponsored by the Lockheed Martin Center for ...

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USNA Cyber Security Team Wins SANS NetWars Service Academy Cup Championship

  POSTED ON: Friday, May 06, 2022 by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jordyn Diomede

ANNAPOLIS, Md. - U.S. Naval Academy (USNA) midshipmen on the USNA Cyber Security Team, John_Pwn_Jones, won the 4th Annual SysAdmin, Audit, Network, Security (SANS) NetWars Academy Services Cup Championship during the SANS Baltimore Spring 2022 ...

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Midshipmen and Eagle Scouts Participate in 40-Mile Hike

  POSTED ON: Friday, May 06, 2022 by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Thomas Bonaparte

ANNAPOLIS, Md. - On April 30, the U.S. Naval Academy (USNA) chapter of the National Eagle Scout Association participated in a 40-mile hike with Boy Scout Troop 35 from Baltimore. Fifty-seven midshipmen participated in the hike that started at the ...

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TWO NAVAL ACADEMY MIDSHIPMEN AWARDED KNIGHT-HENNESSY SCHOLARSHIP

  POSTED ON: Friday, May 06, 2022 by mediarelations@usna.edu

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Naval Academy Midshipman 1st Class (senior) William Jarrett, 22, of Gales Ferry, Connecticut, and Midshipman 1st Class (senior) Chase Lee, 22, of Las Vegas, Nevada, were recently named Knight-Hennessy ...

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Winning Wordle with Data Science

  POSTED ON: Monday, April 25, 2022 by MC1 Jordyn Diomede

The new popular game Wordle has been trending across the globe, but here at the U.S. Naval Academy (USNA), professors like Joel Esposito have taken to implementing the game into his new data science and artificial intelligence (AI) elective ...

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TWO NAVAL ACADEMY MIDSHIPMEN NAMED BARRY GOLDWATER SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

  POSTED ON: Monday, April 18, 2022 by mediarelations@usna.edu

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Midshipman 2nd Class (junior) Anders Gulbrandson, 21, of Orono, Minnesota, and Midshipman 2nd Class (junior) Kara Kniezewski, 21, of Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, were recently selected as 2022 Barry Goldwater Scholars. This ...

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FEMA Administrator Visits USNA Classes

  POSTED ON: Friday, April 08, 2022 by MC3 Thomas Bonaparte Jr.

The U.S. Naval Academy’s Political Science Department welcomed Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Deanne Criswell as a guest lecturer on April 4, 2022.  Criswell spoke to students of the Politics of Homeland ...

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Midshipmen Participate in Computing Symposium at West Point

  POSTED ON: Monday, February 14, 2022 by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jordyn Diomede

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Nine U.S. Naval Academy midshipmen from various computing majors attended the third annual Jean Bartik Computing Symposium (JBCS) at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, New York, Feb. 10-11. The symposium, named ...

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Midshipmen Study Abroad in France

  POSTED ON: Monday, February 07, 2022 by mediarelations@usna.edu

During this fall semester 2021 of Midshipman 1st Class (senior) Matthew Pickard and Midshipman 2nd Class (junior) Zachary Bell participated in the semester abroad program at the French Naval Academy (Ecole Navale), in Brittany, France. Their ...

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FIVE NAVAL ACADEMY MIDSHIPMEN AWARDED STAMPS SCHOLARSHIPS

  POSTED ON: Tuesday, December 21, 2021 by mediarelations@usna.edu

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Five U.S. Naval Academy midshipmen were recently awarded a Stamps Scholarship, a merit-based academic scholarship which assists students associated with studying abroad, experiential learning opportunities, and ...

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USNA MIDSHIPMEN DONATE FOOD FOR HARVEST FOR THE HUNGRY

  POSTED ON: Friday, November 19, 2021 by mediarelations@usna.edu

ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- Midshipmen of the U.S. Naval Academy Midshipmen Action Group (MAG), the USNA Chaplain Center, and members of the Naval Academy community donated nearly 90 thousand pounds of non-perishable food for this year’s Harvest ...

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U.S. Naval Academy Honors Midshipman David Forney

  POSTED ON: Wednesday, March 04, 2020 by mediarelations@usna.edu

Sailors from Naval District Washington’s Ceremonial Guard carry the casket of Midshipman 1st Class David Forney into the U.S. Naval Academy Chapel. The U.S. Naval Academy honored the life of Forney, from Walkersville, Maryland, with a ...

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U.S. Naval Academy Honors Midshipman Duke Carrillo

  POSTED ON: Friday, February 14, 2020 by mediarelations@usna.edu

#passthrough--> #passthrough--> Midshipmen render salutes to Midshipman 3rd Class Duke Carrillo as a processional hearse carries his flag-draped casket to the U.S. Naval Academy Cemetery for burial. The U.S. Naval Academy honored the life of ...

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