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USNA spring formal dress parades
4/1/08: The Naval Academy Brigade of Midshipmen
will present formal dress parades on April 9 and April 25, both
at 4 p.m. The parades will take place on Worden Field on the
Naval Academy grounds. The public is invited to attend without
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Summer uniform change
4/2/08:
Beginning April 7, summer uniforms will be worn by all Navy and
Marine Corps personal. For Navy officers and
CPO's, the uniform of the day will be summer whites and the alternate
workday uniform will be service khakis.
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McCain credits lessons learned at Naval
Academy
4/3/08: During a campaign visit to Maryland
yesterday, likely Republican presidential nominee John McCain
said too few Americans live up to their civic responsibilities
and challenged them to do more to serve their country.
During his 15-minute speech, plagued by a balky prompting device
that caused him to omit one page of his prepared remarks, McCain
joked about his rebellious years a the Naval Academy, from which
he graduated near the bottom of his class.
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.jpg) Naval Academy's first female commandant could be leaving
4/4/08:
The first woman commandant of midshipmen at the U.S. Naval
Academy has been nominated for a promotion, meaning she could be
leaving. Capt. Margaret Klein, commandant since 2006, has been
nominated by the Department of Defense to become a rear admiral.
Her current post is equivalent to the dean of students at a
civilian school.
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Naval Academy International Ball
4/5/08:
The Naval Academy will hold the 42nd annual Naval Academy
International Ball Saturday, April 12 at 8 p.m. with opening
ceremonies at Alumni Hall. The evening will honor international
officers and Midshipmen at the U.S. Naval Academy. Tickets are
required for all attendees. Midshipmen tickets are
complimentary. The uniform is dinner dress whites or equivalent.
Tickets for all others are $15 and available via the music and
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Academy band instrumental role in community outreach
4/6/08:
On April 4, local high school musicians performed alongside
members of the Naval Academy Band in their annual Side-by-Side
concert in the Mitcher Auditorium in a free concert open to the
public. The Naval Academy Band works closely with Anne Arundel
County music educators to coordinate several community outreach
events throughout the year like the Side-by-Side program.
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USNA to play all five home football
games at 3:30 p.m.
4/7/08: The Naval Academy Athletic Association and
CBS College Sports Network announced Friday that all five Navy
football games at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium will kick
off at 3:30 p.m. (EST). All five games will be televised live by
CBS College Sports Network, with Mids appearing on national
television 10 times in the 2008 season.
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115 years of deckplate leadership
4/8/08:
April 1 marked the 115th anniversary of the establishment of the
rank of Chief Petty Officer in the United States Navy. To mark
the occasion, Annapolis Chief Petty Officers and Gunnery
Sergeants participated in a variety of events honoring the
history and heritage of the
Navy's
senior enlisted leadership.
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Bush presents Medal of Honor to SEAL's parents
4/9/08: The parents of Master-At-Arms
2nd Class (SEAL) Michael Monsoor, a 25-year-old SEAL
machine-gunner killed when he dove on a grenade to honor his
shipmates, accepted their son's posthumous Medal of Honor from a
tearful President Bush at the White House.
Monsoor is the first SEAL to receive the Medal of Honor for
service in Iraq. He is the fourth service member to receive the
Medal of Honor for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Judge to dismiss case against academy
alumni association
4/10/08: A judge is expected to dismiss a lawsuit
filed four months ago against the Naval Academy Alumni
Association. The suit was brought by members who say the
organization violated term limits when selecting officers.
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Naval Academy hosts 2008 Special
Olympics
4/11/08: The Naval Academy's
Midshipman Action
Group (MAG) will host the 2008 Special Olympics, which
brings together Midshipmen, faculty and community members to
participate in this event.
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New City Dock ready this week
4/12/08:
The $9 million overhaul of City Dock, Annapolis' most prominent piece of
maritime heritage, is scheduled to be completed this week on
schedule and within budget. The first renovation of the dock in
more than three decades included replacing about 1,000 feet of
rotting bulkhead with steel, installing a new boardwalk, adding
boat slips to accommodate larger vessels, building rain gardens
to prevent runoff into Spa Creek and planting new landscaping at
Susan Campbell B. Park at the end of the dock.
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The new face of Semper Fi Society
4/13/08:
In February, 130 motivated Midshipmen braved the bitter cold of
Greenbury Point to participate in a Filed Exercise (FEX) run by
the Semper Fi Society. In support of the
administration's
intent to prepare Midshipmen for the Fleet, the Semper Fi
Society organized Fleet-oriented activities calling on
Midshipmen to challenge themselves with unfamiliar tasks.
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Superintendent makes visit to China
4/14/08:
Naval Academy Superintendent Vice Adm. Jeffrey L. Fowler led a
delegation of senior Naval Academy officials on a visit to China
last month. The team, including Commandant of Midshipmen, Rear
Admiral (select) Margaret Klein and Academic Dean and provost
Dr. William Miller, went to China to explore potential
cooperative engagement opportunities for faculty and Midshipmen
at the Dalian Naval Academy, a Chinese military academy.
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Bush lauds Navy football team
4/15/08: President Bush lauded members of the
Naval Academy football team yesterday for again earning the
Commander-in-Chiefs Trophy, awarded yearly to the winner of the
competition between the three major service academies. Bush
praised the Midshipmen for winning the trophy for the fifth
straight year.
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PBS documentary to air reality-TV documentary
4/16/07: Beginning Sunday, April 27,
PBS will air a reality-TV documentary entitled "Carrier," filmed
while the production company was embarked during the entire
USS Nimitz's 2005 deployment. The program will air over
five nights from Sunday, April 27 to Thursday, May 1 from 9-11
p.m. EST. Ten hours of film will be aired, selected from almost
2,000 hours that were shot over the course of a six-month
deployment.
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The real story behind the Annapolis Cup competition
4/17/08:
On Sunday thousands of people will gather on the lawn of St.
John's
College to watch one of the most popular croquet matches in the
country - the annual battle for the Annapolis Cup between St.
John's
College and the Naval Academy. The mids will wear crisp white
regulation dress of the U.S. Croquet Association. The Johnnies
will unveil their super-secret uniforms only at the moment they
arrive on the field.
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Yardtales deadline
4/18/08: The deadline to submit
articles and photos for the summer issue of Yardtales is Friday,
May 2. Photos should be submitted as JPEG or Tiff formats.
Contact
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Army/Navy game hotel information
4/19/08: A block of rooms has been
reserved for the 2008 Army/Navy game in Philadelphia on
Saturday, Dec. 6, 2008, at the
Holiday Inn-Historic District. Rooms are $179 per night and
reserved under "Wisconsin Naval Academy." To reserve a room,
call 1-800-THE BELL (1-800-743-2355) or
book online.
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What if this happens to one of your sailors?
4/20/08:
Last semester, 1/C Brian Geisen served as the Brigade Sexual Assault
Victim Intervention (SAVI) Guide Coordinator. This role put him
in a unique position to have a far-reaching impact not only on
today's Brigade of Midshipmen, but on years of
future Navy and Marine Corps leadership. In that role, Geisen
had direct oversight of more than 50 Midshipmen involved in the
Brigade's SAVI program.
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Navy introduces new PT uniforms
4/21/08:
The Navy introduced its new physical training uniform (PTU) to
the world, in a photo shoot last month. The PTU consists of a
gold shirt with reflective Navy lettering and blue shorts with
Navy lettering and reflective markings. The new uniforms will be
required for all group and unit physical training (PT) in the
Navy, as well as the semi-annual physical fitness tests.
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Academy takes wind out of sail program
4/22/08:
Midshipmen will spend more time training in the fleet this summer and less
tie sailing on the Severn, academy officials said. The change in
emphasis reflects the policies of the
academy's
new superintendent, Vice Adm. Jeffry L. Fowler.
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USNA Trident Scholars announced
4/23/08:
The U.S. Naval Academy has selected 15 Trident Scholars for the Class of
2008. USNA instituted the
Trident Scholar Program in 1963 to provide an opportunity
for a limited number of exceptionally capable students to engage
in independent study and research during their graduating year.
Under this program, Midshipmen in the top 10 percent of their
class are invited to submit proposed research projects and
programs of study for evaluation.
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of Trident Scholars for the Class of 2008
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Navy-Ohio State to play football in 2009 and 2014
4/24/08: Navy and Ohio State have
agreed to play in football in 2009 and 2014. The Mids will open
up the 2009 season on Sept. 5 in Columbus, while the Buckeyes
will play Navy on Aug. 30, 2014 at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial
Stadium or at a neutral site in the Annapolis area.
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Wisconsin Mids run Salvation Army food drive
4/25/08: Nearly 400 Midshipmen were
out of uniform as part of Team Bright Out, benefiting the
Annapolis chapter of the Salvation Army last week at the Navy
vs. Johns Hopkins lacrosse game. The idea for the special
Midshipmen cheering section came from lacrosse fans to do
something special for the local community. Midn. 2/C
Erika Hubbard (Parents: Richard & Jackie
Hubbard, Middleton) and
Midn. 2/C Sean Ublacker
(Parents: Gregg & Bonnie Ublacker, Kaukauna)
wanted to see the lacrosse team's losing streak come to an end,
so they came up with the perfect solution.
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College Roundup
4/26/08: The Naval Academy had 12
athletic teams publicly recognized by the NCAA for a high
academic progress report recently. Navy's 12 teams tied with
Duke for the most in the Football Bowl Subdivision (former 1A).
Notre Dame was third with 11 teams.
Naval Academy athletic teams recognized by the NCAA include:
baseball, men's basketball, football, men's gymnastics, men's
lacrosse, men's tennis, men's indoor track & field, men's
outdoor track & field, wrestling, rifle, women's basketball and
women's crew.
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Minter held top two jobs at Naval
Academy
4/27/08: The Naval Academy family is
mourning the death of one of the only men to serve as both the
commandant and superintendent of the institution. Vice Adm. Charles
S. Minter, Jr., died at the age of 93. In 1961, he was appointed
academy commandant. He spent four years at that post before rising
to superintendent.
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Johnnies notch 21st win over Navy
4/28/08:
It was a wacky day in the annals of the already twisted history of the
annual croquet match between rumpled St.
John's College Johnnies and crisply-dressed Naval Academy
midshipmen. The 26th annual Annapolis Cup match was won by a
pair of students in sailor suits, but they weren't midshipmen.
St. John's won 3 games to 2, during the final strokes of the
match at 5:10 p.m. this is St. John's
21st victory.
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Yardtales
deadline
reminder
4/29/08:
As a reminder,
the deadline to submit articles and photos
for the summer issue of
Yardtales is Friday, May 2. Photos should be submitted as
JPEG or Tiff formats. Contact
Jan
Haupt with questions. |
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Sexual Assault Awareness Month: Ask! Act! Intervene!
4/30/08:
Each April, the
Department of Defense (DoD) and other organizations across the
nation observe Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM). This
annual event provides the opportunity to highlight efforts the
DoD and individual military services are taking to combat sexual
assault.
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Navy! Beat
Army!
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(Wisconsin
Naval Academy Parents' Association,
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