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Media tower being built at football stadium
7/1/2010: The Naval Academy Athletic
Association is constructing four development boxes, a television
media center and camera locations on the upper east side of
Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. The construction will be
finished in time for Navy's home opener against Georgia Southern
on Sept. 11.
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Naval Academy recruits begin plebe summer
7/2/2010: About 1,230 recruits arrived
at the U.S. Naval Academy on Thursday for Induction Day, where
they officially begin plebe year. The day marked the first day
of plebe summer training, where the incoming class was issued
its uniforms, given medical exams, received standard-issue
haircuts and learned to salute.
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Teaching midshipmen to be successful leaders
7/3/2010:
The ocean belongs to the U.S. Navy, teaching and educating officers to
lead on the ocean to the United States Naval Academy. One of the
unique classes at USNA is seamanship and navigation. Before
graduating and becoming commissioned officers in the Navy and
Marine Corps, men and women at the prestigious school in
Annapolis, Maryland must be familiar with the skills
they'll
need to lead in the fleet.
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Academy welcomes most diverse class ever
7/4/2010: This year's plebe class is
the most diverse in Naval Academy history, officials said, the
result of dedicated strategy to recruit students from inner
cities and parts of the country from which the school hasn't
traditionally drawn students.
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Academy welcomes new command master chief
7/5/2010:
The Naval Academy recently welcomed the newest member of its staff in a
change of charge ceremony held at the end of
June's Senior Enlisted Training Symposium.
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Midshipmen Action Group volunteers with local Rotary Club
7/6/2010:
Naval Academy midshipmen recently participated with the Midshipmen Action
Group (MAG) in the Books for International Goodwill (BIG)
Project sponsored by the Rotary Club of Parole, Maryland. The
ultimate goal of BIG, to "spread
peace through literacy,"
recognizes that education offers progress and an alternative to
violence and terrorism. The nonprofit, humanitarian association
collects, organizes and ships donated books from local citizens
to schools and libraries in developing nations. In addition, BIG
sends novels to victims of natural disasters in the U.S., Native
American reservations and community Boys and Girls Clubs.
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2010 microrobotics competition challenges USNA team
7/7/2010:
The U.S. Naval Academy microrobotics team participated in the National
Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Mobile
Microrobotics Challenge 2010, held in Anchorage, Alaska, May
3-8, as part of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics
Engineers International Conference on Robotics and Automation.
This
year's
robot, named USS Tesla, was the size of a grain of salt,
competing in three events: the 2mm dash, microassembly and
freestyle.
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Naval Academy says four treated for heat exhaustion
7/8/2010: The U.S. Naval Academy says
four midshipmen who had just completed an obstacle course are
receiving medical attention after exhibiting signs of heat
exhaustion. Assistance came after the midshipmen completed an
endurance course that included climbing cargo netting and
jumping over logs.
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Mid participates in international conference
7/9/2010:
A Naval Academy midshipman traveled to Yokosuka, Japan, to represent the
academy for the 13th annual International Cadet Conference.
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Midshipmen win 2010 Inter Service Academy Design Competition
7/10/2010:
A team of U.S. Naval Academy midshipmen won the Air Force Research
Laboratory's
(AFRL) annual Inter Service Design
Competition (SADC). The Academy Design Challenge 2009-10 was a
multi-disciplinary project involving 12 first class midshipmen.
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Fowler says USNA will adapt if 'don't
ask, don't tell' policy ends
7/11/2010:
The departing superintendent of the Naval Academy says that if
the "don't
ask, don't tell"
policy bars gays from serving opening in the military ends, the
academy will adjust, as it has changed over the years with the
admission of minorities and women.
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Life of John Paul Jones
7/12/2010: John Paul Jones is famous
in the United States as the "Father of the American Navy." He
was born in poverty and through his skills became a
distinguished naval officer fighting for both the USA and
Russia. In Britain he is rather remembered as a pirate. In 1913
his body was finally laid to rest in a magnificent marble
sarcophagus, modeled on the tomb of Napoleon, in the chapel
crypt of Annapolis Naval Academy, a far cry from his humble
beginnings in Scotland.
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Blue angels try to bring hope to oil-fouled beach
7/13/2010:
Six U.S. Navy Blue Angels aviators who streaked about Pensacola
Beach in their F/A-18 Super Hornets on Thursday were on an
unusual mission. They were trying to salvage a sad summer for
residents who have watched oil from the massive Gulf spill foul
the
region's
once pristine beaches.
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USNA selects Vend Natural for healthy snacking program
7/14/2010: With nearly a third of
young Americans today too overweight to join the military and
growing healthcare costs to treat obesity among military
personnel, the United States Naval Academy is among the first
elite military education institutions to adopt a health snack
and drink program on campus. Vend Natural has been chosen to
provide all natural and organic snacks and beverages, including
fresh fruits and vegetables to midshipmen.
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Plebes to make phone calls
7/15/2010:
Veronica Gibson,
USNA parent coordinator, provided the dates for the next two
phone calls: Sunday, July 25 and
Tuesday, August 3. No times were provided. Call
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Navy reverses academy punishment; superintendent to leave early
7/16/2010:
The Naval Academy superintendent, recently under fire over an
off-the-books "slush
fund," will be forced out of his position a month earlier than
expected, officials said Tuesday, as the military also
overturned his recommendations that two students be expelled.
Vice Adm. Jeffrey L. Fowler had planned to retire in September
after three years at the academy's helm, but the chief of naval operations, Adm. Gary Roughead, directed an
exit by the first week in August, saying it would "better
position the Naval Academy for success in the upcoming year,"
according to a Navy spokesman.
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Fowler's ouster targets honor code
Academy grads claim process has been inconsistent for years
7/17/2010:
Some Naval Academy graduates who support stronger honor standards say that
Superintendent Vice Adm. Jeffrey L. Fowler is not to blame for
enforcing the honor code inconsistently. The graduates claim
that the academy has been inconsistent for years is enforcing
the honor code, knows as the Honor Concept.
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Navy fans invited to alumni football tailgates
7/18/2010:
The USNA Alumni Association welcomes all Navy to sign up for their home
football tailgates. A full menu will be served until kickoff at
Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. A VIP package is available
for fans who sign up by August 23, 2010 for all five home games.
The cost is $30 for alumni members, $35 for non members,
$20-25 for children 5-12 years old with an additional fee of $5
for walk-ins.
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Navy criticizes close relationship between Academy and donor
7/19/2010:
An anonymous donor whose close relationship with the U.S. Naval Academy
caused problems for the
school's
finance chief is connected to a Texas company that is a defense
contractor, Navy investigators concluded in a report.
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U.S. midshipmen integrate with Spanish Navy
7/20/2010:
Midshipmen from the U.S. and Spanish Naval Academies recently shared their
knowledge on navigation, while learning about each
other's language and culture during a five-day
summer block cruise to Newport, Rhode Island.
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Midshipman journals summer training in Bangladesh
By: Midn. 1/C Stephen Honan, special to
Trident
7/21/2010:
The last week has been a whirlwind of sensory overload. It started off
when I landed in Baltimore, visited the Academy, and then rushed
to the Bangladesh Embassy in Washington, D.C. to get my visa
approved - not to mention pick up some essentials before I
departed!
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Navy football team to play at Penn State in 2012
7/22/2010: Navy will travel to Happy
Valley on Sept. 15, 2012 to take on the Penn State Nittany
Lions. It will mark the 38th meeting between the two schools and
the first since 1974 when Navy went to State College and stunned
Penn State, 7-6.
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2011 defense budget request likely to shrink
7/23/2010:
There no longer appears to be any doubt Congress will reduce the 2011
defense budget.
It's only a matter of deciding how much to cut. The House
Appropriations Committee voted Tuesday to trim $7 billion out of
the Obama administration's defense request, in the wake of an $8.1 billion cut approved last week by
the Senate Appropriations Committee.
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Navy breaks ground on child-care facility
7/24/2010: More military families
posted at the Naval Academy will now have the opportunity to
enroll their children in child care provided by the Nagy when a
new $7.9 million dollar facility is completed next summer.
Construction on a larger building for the Child Development
Center - which has long been unable to provide child care of all
the families that requested it - began Thursday.
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Naval Academy discovers 'culture'
7/25/2010:
This summer at the United States Naval Academy, a small battle
has been won in a larger campaign that might be termed as a
culture war. In June, the Naval Academy department then known as
Department of Language Studies quietly changed its name to
Department of Languages and Cultures. It hardly registers as big
news. But to Clementine Fujimura, the lone anthropology
professor at the Annapolis campus, the change is "huge."
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Fifth-graders learn about naval engineering
7/26/2010:
Several Annapolis area schools participate in SeaPerch underwater robotic,
a program to mentor students to become interested in the field
of naval engineering. The program was founded in 2002 by
researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It was
developed for the Office of Naval Research as a way to foster an
interest in naval engineering and oceanography.
Students, mostly fifth-graders, learn how
to build an underwater robot with a propulsion system and
electronic controller. In addition, they investigate weight and
buoyancy. Each robot kit costs about $100. The Naval Academy
gives participating schools the kits free of charge. Dr. Angela
Moran, a professor of mechanical engineering at the Naval
Academy, along with other USNA staff and midshipmen, mentor
students throughout the day.
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Marines discharge 13 junior officers for alleged cheating
7/27/2010:
The Marine Corps has discharged 13 junior officers, including two former
Naval Academy football players, training at Quantico for
cheating on a land navigation test, officials said. The junior
officers, eight men and five women, were discharged from
military service May 20 after, officials allege, it was
discovered they had cheated on a test administered in September.
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New Naval Academy superintendent starts August 3
7/28/2010: A change of command at the
U.S. Naval Academy is scheduled for next week. The academy said
Tues that Vice Adm. Michael Miller will relieve Vice Adm.
Jeffrey Fowler as superintendent on Aug. 3.
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Navy, Marines need adaptable people, Gates says
7/29/2010:
The types and numbers of Navy ships will change, but the quality of the
sailors and Marines aboard those ships and serving ashore must
endure, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said May 3. Sailors
and Marines "must
have moral, as well as physical courage; they must have
integrity; they must think creatively and boldly," the secretary
said. "They
must have the vision and insight to see that the world and
technology are constantly changing and that the Navy and Marine
Corps must therefore change with the times – ever flexible and
ever adaptable. They must be willing to speak hard truths,
including to supervisors."
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Notre Dame will play Naval Academy in Croke Park
7/30/2010: The Notre Dame Fighting
Irish will once again try to live up to their moniker as they
are scheduled to play in Ireland on Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012,
against the U.S. Naval Academy football team. The action will
take place at Croke Park in Dublin which holds over 80,000 fans.
The teams will continue their storied rivalry, the longest
intersectional one in college football in 81 years.
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Midshipmen embark Bonhomme
Richard for RIMPAC 2010
7/31/2010:
More than 100 midshipmen from the U.S. Naval Academy and from colleges
around the country embarked the amphibious assault ship
USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) to experience life on a Navy vessel
during Rim of Pacific (RIMPAC) 2010. The midshipmen took part in
a month-long summer cruise, a once in a lifetime opportunity to
live and work on an amphibious assault warship before becoming
commissioned officers.
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Navy! Beat
Army!
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