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Midshipman awarded for volunteer service
5/1/2011:
Naval Academy Midshipmen 1st Class Christopher Memminger was recently
named an honorable mention for the 2011
Governor's Volunteer Service Awards from the State of Maryland for his volunteer
contributions and community involvement.
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St. John's continues to dominate Navy on the croquet
field
5/2/2011: St. John's College has a
proud tradition of regularly beating the U.S. Naval Academy for
the coveted Annapolis Cut. Going into Saturday's 29th annual
competition, the "Johnnies" had won 23 times, and every years
since 2006. But No. 24 was far from the sure thing.
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Naval Academy students hail bin Laden's death
5/3/2011:
The president's speech over, Osama bin Laden
confirmed dead, jubilant midshipmen streamed out of their dorms
Sunday night and into Tecumseh Court, one of the central
gathering spots at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis. Some
shirtless, others dressed casually in T-shirts and baseball
caps, the crowd grew into the thousands. Some smoked celebratory
cigars. After midnight, an officer identified as the brigade
commander told the crowd that it was the elite Navy SEALs who
had killed the world's most-wanted terrorist, and they erupted
in cheers.
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U.S. Naval Academy reacts to Osama bin Laden's death
5/3/2011: Commandant Captain Robert E. Clark II gave a rousing speech
about the death of Osama bin Laden to an enthusiastic crowd of
students Sunday night at the U.S. Naval Academy.
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Yardtales deadline extended one week
5/4/2011: The deadline for the summer
issue of Yardtales has been extended to
Monday, May 9.
Submit articles and photos (as JPEGs, TIFFs, or embed in E-mail)
to Jan
Haupt. Photos can be mailed and will be promptly returned.
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WISNAPA members invited to partake in discussion
5/5/2011:
The Wisconsin Naval Academy Alumni Association will have a discussion
about the recent action of the Navy SEALs bringing Osama bin
Laden to justice. WISNAPA members are welcome to attend. If
interested, the discussion will take place on Friday, May 6 at
Champps Americana, 1240
S. Moorland Rd., Brookfield.
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USNA on heightened alert
5/6/2011:
The U.S. Naval Academy is currently in a heightened level of security
readiness and awareness. Gate 3 is closed to vehicles until
further notice. Pedestrian hours remain as schedules. Additional
information will be posted as it becomes available.
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Gates to speak at academy graduation
5/7/2011: Defense Secretary Robert
Gates will be the keynote speaker at the Naval Academy
commissioning ceremony on May 27. Gates, 37, has served as
defense secretary since late 2006, and is retiring on June 30.
His comments likely will not be made public before they are
delivered, but he may use the opportunity to look back on his
career as one of the longest-serving defense secretaries in
history.
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Graduating mids expect 'long
haul'
in war on terror
5/8/2011:
With 23 days left to commissioning, members of the Naval Academy Class of
2011 said on Tuesday the killing of terrorist Osama bin Laden by
Navy SEALs on Sunday has given them encouragement, but the war
on terrorism is far from over.
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Interest in military academies remains strong
5/9/2011:
Osama bin Laden has come and gone, but the number of young Americans
willing to defend their country by enrolling in a military
academy has remained constant during a decade marked by the
terrorist strikes of 9/11 and wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. At
the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, two years ago, 85
percent of the accepted students enrolled the highest rate of
any university in the nation.
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WISNAPA membership applications, June 4 meeting RSVP
mailed
5/10/2010: Membership applications and
RSVPs for the June 4 WISNAPA meeting were mailed this week.
Please respond to both by Friday, May 20. If you did not
receive either in the mail, both can be downloaded online by
clicking on
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Army-Navy football tickets sold out
5/11/2011: Tickets for the Army-Navy
football game on Saturday, Dec. 10 are sold out. Again this
year, there will be a
ticket exchange link to buy/sell tickets. Contact
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Many academy grads will serve in special forces
5/12/2011:
Sunday's revelation of the dramatic death of
terrorist leader Osama bin Laden emphasized the importance of
America's military force just as Naval Academy officials prepare to graduate a
diverse pool of military service men and women. Based on
preliminary data, the Class of 2011 will graduate 1,008 officers
- 743 in the Navy and 265 in the Marine Corps. Of these, a
number will serve in special warfare, such as Navy SEALs who
conducted the raid on bin Laden’s compound in Pakistan.
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Mids design, build futuristic flight simulator
5/13/2011:
A team of 18 Naval Academy midshipmen recently completed a
year-long engineering design project in which the midshipmen
designed and built a simulator of a futuristic aircraft cockpit
potentially for use in the year 2035. The project was part of an
inter-service academy competition sponsored and funded by the
Boeing Company. The company asked each
academy's
team to design the cockpit that could control an aircraft
similar in size to an F⁄A-18 as well as four unmanned aerial
vehicles and one unmanned ground vehicle while conducting a
typical air-to-ground and air-to-air strike mission.
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Nuclear treaty chief negotiator speaks to midshipmen
5/14/2011:
The assistant secretary of the state for the Bureau of Arms Control,
Verification and Compliance visited the Naval Academy April 20
to speak to midshipmen, faculty and staff about the New START
(Strategic Arms Reduction) Treaty and U.S. efforts to advance
arms control and nuclear security goals.
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Summer issue of
Yardtales
published
5/15/2011: The summer issue of
Yardtales (low resolution) was E-mailed to WISNAPA
members, the incoming Class of 2015, NAPS and their families. The low resolution version is fine for online
viewing. A print quality version is recommended for printing. To
access all Yardtales versions/publications,
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Mids design hybrid special forces vehicle
5/16/2011:
A team of eight Naval Academy midshipmen won first place at the annual
Service Academy Design Challenge held April 18-19 at Kirtland
Air Force Base in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Sponsored by
the Air Force Research Lab at Kirkland, the competition
challenges teams from the U.S. Air Force Academy, U.S. Military
Academy and U.S. Naval Academy each year to design a system that
meets the requirements of a specified real-world scenario.
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Naval Academy paying tribute to commodore
New memorial requires removing painting of
John Paul Jones' ship
5/17/2011: Commodore John Barry, a
Revolutionary War hero and the United States Navy's first
commissioned officer - and according to some, the "Father of the
U.S. Navy" - is about to have a monument erected in his honor at
the Naval Academy. The 8-foot tall, 6,500 pound bronze and
granite monument will be erected just inside the Naval Academy
gate on Prince George Street, at the end of Craig Street. Plans
call for an arching bronze banner above the gate that will read
"Barry."
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Academy plebes learn teamwork,
self-confidence in Sea Trials
5/18/2011: For 14 hours Tuesday,
starting at 3:30 a.m., the Naval Academy Class of 2014 sloshed
in the mud and did push-ups, sit-ups and squats. The students
practiced beach landings and land navigation, engaged in
hand-to-hand combat, and ran. And ran. And they ran some more.
In all, for Sea Trials 2011, the freshmen, or plebes, went
through 32 stations, many of them aimed at simulating combat.
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Eight Naval Academy athletic teams on 2011 NCAA APR honors list
5/19/2011:
The Naval Academy ranks ninth in the country among all 120
football bowl subdivision institutions with eight of its
athletics programs receiving 2011 Academic Progress Rate public
recognition awards by the NCAA. Air Force had five programs
honored, while West Point had one. The eight Navy teams posted
multi-year APR scores in the top 10 percent of all squads in
their respective sports. The public recognition awards are part
of the broad Division I academic reform effort.
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Former mids now wear another Navy
blue
Three former USNA
student-athletes are part of elite Blue Angels
5/20/2011: The eyes of thousands will
be transfixed on the skies over the Naval Academy next week when
the U.S. Navy's Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels,
returns to Annapolis for an appearance during Commissioning
Week. While air show patrons are left to use their imagination
and dream what it must be like to be part of the prestigious
squadron, three current members of the blue Angels team are
former Naval Academy student-athletes who live out that sense of
wonderment daily.
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Commissioning Week information for visitors and guests
5/21/2011:
For convenience of family, friends and visitors during Commissioning Week
May 23-27, the Naval Academy will provide free, daily shuttle
buses, a dedicated phone number for schedule of events
information, weather-related updates and information regarding
TV and radio broadcasts of the graduation and commissioning
ceremony.
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Speakers address midshipmen
5/22/2011:
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Gary Roughead addressed the Class of 2011
selectees May 18 in Alumni Hall. Roughead spoke to the mids
about their futures as officers in the U.S. Navy. Commandant of
the Marine Corps Gen. James F. Amos spoke to the midshipmen
first class Marine Corps selectees in Mahan Hall May 17. Amos
gave the mids words of encouragement and advice for their future
in the Marines.
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Midshipmen action group lends many hands
5/23/2011:
To start this academic year, the Midshipman Action Group (MAG)
distinguished itself with its first-ever September 11th Day of
Commemoration and Service. They were involved in a Day of
Service at the WWII memorial across the Severn River and at
neighboring Jonas Green Park. In addition, MAG mids held a
community moment of silence at the Memorial for all service
members and civilians who lost their lives on September 11th.
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Blue Angels cancel Naval Academy air show
5/24/2011: The Navy abruptly canceled
the Blue Angels practice and air show for this week. The Blue
Angels are in Pensacola, Florida for extra training after a
safety concern at an air show in Virginia over the weekend.
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'Plebes no more' as lard returns to USNA climb
5/25/2011: The lard was back Monday
for first-year students at the U.S. Naval Academy who celebrate
the end of their "plebe" year by creating a human pyramid to get
a classmate to the top of a 21-foot obelisk. One student was
taken to the hospital for treatment after participating.
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Tradition links Naval Academy alumni and students
5/26/2011:
As the 1,000 members of the U.S. Naval Academy Class of 2014
spent hours trying to complete a generations-old tradition
Monday afternoon - climbing up a 21-foot greased granite obelisk
- several members of the Class of 1964 proudly watched. The two
classes have a special bond. They are exactly 50 years apart,
and each time the younger class celebrates a milestone in their
four years on campus, the older class is there.
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'Pukin Dogs' to perform Naval Academy fly-over
5/27/2011: Navy Strike Fighter
Squadron 143, based at Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia, will
conduct Friday's fly-over during the Naval Academy commissioning
at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium.
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Class of 2010 graduates today
5/27/2010: The Wisconsin Naval Academy
Parents' Association sends its congratulations and best wishes
to the graduates of the Class of 2011!
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John Bowen, Fox Point - Submarines
Kerry Brady, Germantown - Naval Aviator
Deidre Coulson, Hudson - Aviation
Matthew Debbink, Oconomowoc - Navy Pilot
Jeremiah Derrick, Racine - Surface Warfare
Matthew De Villers, Menomonee Falls -
Submarines
Alex Eagan, Madison - Special Operations EOD
Scott Voigt, Lake Mills - Marine Pilot
Matthew Wittkopp, Fond du Lac - Nuclear
Submarines
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Anchors aweigh for Class of 2011
Naval Academy launches 1,006 new
grads into the world
5/28/2011: Before a crowd of 27,000,
the Naval Academy Class of 2011 waited with anticipation Friday
for commissioning ceremonies to begin at Navy-Marine Corps
Memorial Stadium. Along with the granting of diplomas and
military commissions, the high point of the ceremony was
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates' keynote speech. Gates, who is
retiring on June 30, has headed the Defense Department since
December 2006 when these new ensigns and second
lieutenants were in the middle of the application process.
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Gates offers leadership lessons to Naval Academy grads
5/29/2011:
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates delivered his last commencement speech
as defense secretary Friday, calling on graduates at the U.S.
Naval Academy to become the best leaders possible, setting the
example and putting their people and organizations above their
own interests. Gates thanks the 1,006 graduates assembled on the
field at Navy-Marine Corps Stadium for choosing to serve their
country and fellow citizens in uniform.
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Another link in the chain
5/30/2011:
The Another Link in the Chain
program forms bonds and relationships between current midshipmen
and members of the 50-year class counterpart throughout the four
years on the Yard and beyond. The midshipmen are buoyed and
encouraged by the physical presence and moral support of the
senior alumni, and members of the 50-year class counterpart
enjoy working with the current midshipmen in their development
of Navy and Marine officers.
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Parade has special meaning in Annapolis
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5/31/2011: The traditional Annapolis
Memorial Day parade was once again a success. Annapolis has a
special connection with the military and with 30 units marching
with pride, there were plenty of proud families. With the Naval
Academy so entrenched in Annapolis, parents make sure their kids
understand the sacrifice our soldiers make, because it's so
important.
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Go
Navy! Beat
Army!
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Naval Academy Parents' Association,
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