Deadline set for summer issue of Yardtales

5/1/2013: The deadline for the summer issue of Yardtales is Monday, May 13. This issue will feature the incoming Class of 2017 and family salutes for the Class of 2013. Submit articles and photos (in JPEG or TIFF formats) to Jan Haupt. Hard copies of photos can be also mailed, scanned and promptly returned.

Midshipmen cheer on wounded warrior bike riders

5/2/2013: The Naval Academy gave a special tribute April 19 to those cycling through Annapolis as part of the Wounded Warrior Project's Soldier Ride. As the riders traveled through the Naval Academy early in the morning, midshipmen lined the streets, cheering them on. Full story

Midshipman one of 62 Truman Scholars selected for 2013

5/3/2013: U.S. Naval Academy Midshipman 2nd Class Clifton E. Luber, III, was recently selected as a 2013 Truman Scholar. The Truman Foundation announced that 62 students from 54 U.S. colleges and universities were selected. Luber is the academy's 21st Truman Scholar. The Truman Foundation is dedicated to former President Harry S. Truman and recognizes college juniors with exceptional leadership potential and intellectual ability who are committed to careers in public service. Full story

Military grooms new officers for war in cyberspace

5/4/2013: The U.S.  service academies are ramping up efforts to groom a new breed of cyberspace warriors to confront increasing threats to the nation's military and civilian computer networks that control everything from electrical power grids to the banking system. Students at the Army, Navy and Air Force academies are taking more courses and participating in elaborate cyberwarfare exercises as the military educates a generation of future commanders in the theory and practice of computer warfare. Full story

Navy IC sailing advances to national championship final

5/5/2013: The college sailing postseason began this past week in Hampton, Virginia, where 35 of the best teams from all over the country squared off at the College Sailing Coed National Semifinals. The Navy intercollegiate sailing team qualified for all three of the spring national championships to be contested in a few weeks in St. Petersburg, Florida. Full story

Commandant reflects on USNA tour

5/6/2013: At the Naval Academy, the end of the academic year is a time of celebration. Plebes will be plebes no more. Firsties look forward to graduation and the culmination of four intense years of training as everyone looks forward to summer. For Commandant of Midshipmen Capt. Robert E. Clark II, Class of 1984, it's a bittersweet moment this year as he finishes his tenure as the Academy's 84th and longest serving commandant. Full story

7th company wins YP color competition

5/7/2013: The competition challenged the midshipmen to demonstrate their shiphandling knowledge, both in theory and on board the YP craft. The competition is part of the annual Color Company Competition that recognizes the company that most excels in academics, athletics and professional accomplishments. This year 7th Company won the competition. Full Facebook Story & photos

USNA YP squadron leadership changes hands

5/8/2013: The Naval Academy held the Spring 2013 Yard Patrol Craft Squadron change of command ceremony April 30 in Mahan Hall to recognize the relief squadron commodore and four YP commanding officers. Full story

Midshipman chosen for USA women's rugby team

5/9/2013: Riacca Slater, a midshipman as the U.S. Naval Academy, was selected for Team USA's Women's Rugby team at the World University Games in Kazan, Russia, in July. Full story

Star Wars software engineer teaches computer science at USNA

5/10/2013: Hollywood may be a long way from Annapolis, but through the experience of Cmdr. Kevin Blenkhor, one of the creators of Yoda in the most recent Star Wars films, midshipmen can get a taste of what happens behind the bright lights. Full story