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SECNAV releases Independence Day message
 

7/1/08: Secretary of the Navy Donald C. Winter (left) released his 2008 Independence Day message to the Fleet. Read full message


Home improvement retailers offer military discount

7/2/08: For several days during the July Fourth holiday period, two national home-improvement retailers will again offer 10 percent discounts to active-duty personnel, reservists, retirees, honorably discharged veterans and their immediate families. Full story


Class of 2012 reports for Induction Day

7/3/08: Out of nearly 11,000 applicants, 1,260 young men and women arrived at the U.S. Naval Academy for Induction Day yesterday, the first step in their four-year journey to becoming Navy and Marine Corps officers. Full story - Watch video - Photos


City of Annapolis and USNA host fireworks

7/4/08: In celebration of Independence Day, the City of Annapolis and the U.S. Naval Academy will host the annual fireworks display launched from a barge located off the entrance to the Annapolis Harbor.  Independence Day festivities will take place in downtown Annapolis with the Naval Academy Band performing. More information


LANTPAT gives Mids underway training at sea

7/5/08: Each summer approximately 1,000 Midshipmen get underway aboard one of the Academy's 108-foot long Yard Patrol (YP) Craft for Atlantic Patrol (LANTPAT). While underway Midshipmen not only handle seamanship, navigation and watch-standing requirements for the boat, but they are also responsible for basic day-to-day operations, including preparing meals for the crew and keeping the boat clean. Full story


Women inducted into U.S. Naval Academy on this day in 1976

7/6/08: For the first time since it opened in 1845, the U.S. Naval Academy admitted women on this day in 1976. Eighty-one female midshipmen were inducted that day and four years later, Kristine Holderied graduated at the top of her class. More USNA information/history

US Navy, Armed Forces deliver supplies to typhoon-ravaged areas

7/7/08: Sailors from the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) and other supporting ships teamed with their counterparts from the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to deliver much-needed relief supplies to the victims of Typhoon Fengshen n the Island of Panay. Full story

Summer concert series brings music to Annapolis

7/8/08: Whether it's classical, rock or hip hop, good music can be the perfect addition to a beautiful summer day. For the United States Naval Academy Band, their free Summer City Dock Concert Series offers something for everyone. Full story


Naval Academy expands Yard Card program

7/9/08: The dynamic stored-value card program launched at the U.S. Naval Academy almost a year ago is proving so popular that the Naval Academy Business Services Division (NABSD) is expanding it to include additional campus locations. Beginning the 2008-2009 school year, the Yard Card program will include the Mid Store, gift shop, textbooks and uniforms amongst its participating locations. Full story


Naval Academy reports more diversity among freshman class

7/10/08: The U.S. Naval Academy is reporting a sharp increase in the number of minorities among incoming freshmen, a recent trend that college officials attribute in part to the new efforts to recruit in poor and urban areas. The freshman class that enrolled at the academy this month includes 351 minority students (28%) making it the most diverse class in years. Full story


Midshipmen learn about surface fleet aboard Higgins

7/11/08: USS Higgins (DDG 76) hosted 44 Class of 2010 Midshipmen for training as part of the Professional Training for Midshipmen (PROTROMID) June 16. PROTROMID is a four-week program that exposes Midshipmen from the U.S. Navy Academy to surface, sub-surface, aviation communities and the Marine Corps, which helps these Midshipmen decide which community they would like to join after graduation. Full story


Academy honors John Paul Jones with 261st birthday celebration

Portrait7/12/08: The Naval Academy's Armel-Leftwich Visitor Center will host its annual John Paul Jones Day today, in honor of the 261st anniversary of the birth of an American naval hero. Jones is arguably one of the most iconic members of the American naval lore, a larger-than-life hero due to his daring and often reckless exploits. Full story


Detail leads Plebes through summer

7/13/08: Plebe Summer is well underway, and the detail, those upperclass Midshipmen responsible for developing the Plebes into Midshipmen, is excited about the opportunity to bring in the Class of 2012. Full story


Army-Navy football game could move, get corporate sponsor

7/14/08: The traditional-rich Army-Navy good game could be coming to a city near you, and might have a different name when it gets there. Naval Academy athletic director Chet Gladchuk told the academy’s Board of Visitors on July 8 that a bidding process among cities for future Army-Navy games would begin within weeks. He also said the academy is open to corporate sponsorship of the game. Full story


Pinckney provides surface warfare training for Mids

7/15/08: The Arleigh Burke guided-missile destroyer USS Pinckney (DDG 91) hosted 16 midshipmen last month. The embark was part of the annual Professional Training of Midshipmen (PROTROMID), a four-week program that exposes midshipmen entering their junior year at the U.S. Naval Academy to career opportunities in the Department of the Navy. Full story


Inside Military Academies to air on cable TV

7/16/08: The Military Channel will air a three-hour series, Inside Military Academies today and again on August 14. Programming will include Surviving the First Year, No Time Off for Summer and the Making of an Officer. Check local listings for times.

Fans invited to Navy Fan Fest/Media Day

7/17/08: Fans of Navy football are invited to the 2008 Navy football Fan Fest/Media Day on Thursday, July 31 at Navy-Marine Memorial Stadium. More information

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