Midshipmen experience aviation

8/1/2010: More than 2,000 midshipmen from 76 universities across the nation, including the U.S. Naval Academy, took their education to new heights during aviation week July 12-16. Aviation week is part of Career Orientation Training for Midshipmen (CORTRAMID), a four-week program where students engage in one-week segments of aviation, sub-surface, surface warfare and Marine Corps training. Full story

Vinson welcomes midshipmen for fleet experience

8/3/2010: USS Carl Vinson welcomed 33 Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) and Naval Academy midshipmen for their summer cruise from June 29 to July 23. Midshipmen from across the country spend their summers aboard ships around the fleet to gain training and experience for the development as junior officers. Full story

Wasp welcomes latest midshipmen group

8/5/2010: Seventy U.S. Naval Academy midshipmen reported aboard USS Wasp (LHD-1) last month for a week of deckplate summer training. The group is participating in the Professional Training of Midshipmen (PROTRAMID), a four-week program during July and August, which introduces midshipmen to the mission of various naval communities to include surface and aviation. This is the first group of 300 to board the ship. Full story

Midshipmen embark USS Harry S. Truman

8/6/2010: USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) welcomed several U.S. and foreign midshipmen on aboard for three weeks of summer training. The 25 midshipmen include two Germans, two Norwegians and 21 U.S. midshipmen from the Naval Academy and Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps programs throughout the nation. Summer training is a critical component of every midshipman's professional development, and enables them to experience the realities of the fleet firsthand and put lessons they learned in the classroom to the test. Full story

New academy superintendent pulls rank with 'cookie duster'

8/9/2010: The Naval Academy's new superintendent, Vice Adm. Michael H. Miller, is a tall, dashing aviator who sports a red mustache and a chest full of medals, but don't expect midshipmen to be copying that "cookie duster." Miller, who assumed command of the Naval Academy on Tuesday, is the first superintendent since Rear Adm. Walter F. Boone (1954-1956) to have a mustache. Full story

U.S. Naval Academy sailing squadron arrives in Mystic

8/10/2010: The U.S. Naval Academy Offshore Sail Training Squadron arrived in Mystic, Connecticut last month on a four-day visit to the area. Four NA-44 sailboats crewed by midshipmen arrived at Mystic River Park, concluding a nonstop, 300-nautical mile sail from Annapolis, Maryland. They later berthed at Mystic Seaport and departed July 12. Full story

With great expectations, Navy sets sail

8/11/2010: His team is fresh off a 10-4 season and has been ranked in several preseason Top 25 polls. His quarterback has garnered national acclaim as a Heisman trophy candidate. And when it comes to setting the stage for the 2010, Navy head coach Ken Niumatalolo isn't veering from a familial mantra: expect to win. Full story

Study finds white Navy officers more likely to be promoted

8/12/2010: The Navy is more likely to promote white enlisted officers than those who are black or Hispanic, according to an independent academic study based on data provided by the military branch. Researchers found that the Navy advanced three percent of all sailors to middle officer ranks, referred to as E-4 and E-6. From 1997 to 2008, the promotion rate was 34 percent for whites and 29 percents for other racial and ethnic groups. Full story

Strength coach Brass' passion pushes Navy to new levels

8/14/2010: It's been said that college football games are often won in the offseason. That is when players put in the work to become bigger and stronger, faster and quicker. Per NCAA rules, members of the coaching staff are not allowed to be present during those offseason workouts. It is left to each school's strength and conditioning coordinator to oversee the training program and Navy is fortunate to have one of the best in the business in Mike Brass. Full story

Plebe Summer sizzled

8/16/2010: Naval Academy graduates never forget their Plebe Summer, and members of the Class of 2014 will not be exaggerating when they talk about the blistering summer they have endured along the Severn River. The academy uses the same heat alert levels as the Navy and Marine Corps, and only seven training days since July 1 failed to hit "red flag," or high alert status for some part of the day, academy officials said this week. Full story

Mids air it out in workout

8/17/2010: Navy looked more like pass-happy Texas Tech than a triple-option team during Saturday's initial intra-squad scrimmage. Starting quarterback Ricky Dobbs went to the air early and often and combined with three other quarterbacks to attempt a whopping 39 passes during the two-hour session in front of more than 4,000 fans at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. Head Coach Ken Niumatalolo said the offensive coaching staff planned to focus on the passing attack during the scrimmage. Full story

Naval Academy ranked No. 29 in nation by Forbes

8/18/2010: The Naval Academy was ranked the 29th best in the nation on Forbes Magazine's 2010 America's Best Colleges list. The rankings put service academies in the same tier as Ivy League colleges. The U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York, ranked No. 4, the Air Force Academy No. 11, the U.S. Coast Guard Academy No. 105 and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy earned the No. 165 ranking. Full listing

Naval Academy midshipmen accused of underage drinking

8/19/2010: A 19-year-old Naval Academy midshipmen was cited for underage drinking at a downtown Annapolis bar during an enforcement sweep last week, police said Tuesday. Full story

Academy gets nod for liberal arts, engineering

8/20/2010: The Naval Academy's engineering program and its liberal arts education once again earned high marks from the annual U.S. News & World Report college rankings released Tuesday. The magazine ranked the Annapolis service academy as 16th among the nation's best liberal arts colleges, tying it with the U.S. Military Academy. The Naval Academy also ranked fifth among the nation's best undergraduate engineering programs, fifth for best aerospace/aeronautical/astronautical engineering program and fifth for best electrical/electronic/communications program. The listings will be published in the magazine's September issue. Full story

Formal dress parade held at academy

8/22/2010: A formal dress parade was held at the Naval Academy yesterday marking the end of Plebe Summer for the Class of 2014. They will be joining the upperclassmen as members of the Brigade of Midshipmen. The event was open to the public.

USS Peleliu in support of Pakistan relief efforts

8/23/2010: Two Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) launched from the flight deck of amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5) as part of the continued U.S. humanitarian assistance to Pakistan in support of flood relief from the recent monsoon. Full story

Navy iTunes app released for iPhone

8/24/2010: The Navy recently released the American Navy app for the iPhone and iPod Touch. The app is available to download for free through the iTunes App Store or the Navy's recruiting website. Full story