Tag: Bancroft Hall
USNA Commissioning Week: 2019 Color Parade honors Midshipman’s mother
The academy’s annual Color Parade, honoring the fall and spring color companies was held on Worden Field yesterday at 11 a.m. Naval Academy Superintendent Vice Adm. Walter E. “Ted” Carter, Jr., U.S. Navy will review the parade, which will be his last as he will be retiring from the US Navy at the end of […]
USNA’s 13th Company runs Army-Navy game ball to Philadelphia (PHOTOS)
Midshipmen of the 13th Company gathered at 7am this morning, for a motivational kick-off to begin the 128 mile trek from Bancroft Hall to Philadelphia for the 38th running of the Army-Navy game ball. The first relay team of Midshipmen was joined by the Naval Academy’s Superintendent, VADM Walter E. “Ted” Carter and CAPT Robert […]
Formal Dress Parade scheduled for Friday at USNA
The Naval Academy Brigade of Midshipmen will present their first formal dress parade of the season Friday, April 10 at 4 p.m. on Worden Field. The public is invited to attend without charge. Parades are a visual presentation of the military discipline, professionalism and teamwork necessary to succeed as a member of the U.S. Navy […]
Learn how to pitch your story to the media at PR Bazaar
It’s impossible to pitch a good story to the media today! True? Or, is that a suburban myth? What’s the best way to contact a reporter? What kinds of story ideas interest the media? To find out, register now for a unique, Annapolis-area version of Meet the Press. The 2015 edition of P.R. Bazaar will […]
Briscoe wins Tony Rubino Trophy at Brigade Boxing Championships
With a fight that was stopped by the referee, Keon Briscoe, a 1st Class Midshipman, became the 19th recipient of the Tony Rubino Trophy. The Rubino Trophy is for a Midshipman who wins the match for four consecutive years and is named for former Navy boxing coach Tony Rubino. In front of a 3,000 person […]
Watermark’s Director of Land Operations named Heritage Professional of the Year
Watermark’s Director of Land Operations Heather Skipper was awarded “Heritage Professional of the Year” by Four Rivers: The Heritage Area of Annapolis, London Town & South County at the 11th Annual Heritage Awards on November 6, 2014 at Quiet Waters Park in Annapolis. Heather Skipper was recognized for her dedication, vision, partnership, and support of […]
USNA announces 35th Annual Bancroft Lecture
[do action=”schuh”/] The Naval Academy’s history department invites the public to attend a lecture by the President of Harvard University Drew Gilpin Faust, Monday, Oct. 6 at 7:15 p.m. in Alumni Hall. Faust will speak on, “The Civil War, the Great War and the Meaning of the Twentieth Century” as part of the academy’s Bancroft […]
1192 Midshipmen candidates arrive on Annapolis
This morning starting at 6 AM 1,192 young men and women arrived at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. This is the class of 2018, arriving for their first day of what will become a 9-year commitment to the United States Navy. You can always tell when it is Induction Day (I-Day) by the glassy, […]
2014 Color Parade honor’s Midshipman’s father
The academy’s annual Color Parade, honoring the fall and spring color companies was held on Worden Field, this morning, at 11 a.m. Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan W. Greenert, Naval Academy Superintendent Vice Adm. Michael H. Miller; and Commandant of Midshipmen Capt. William D. Byrne, Jr. reviewed the parade. The midshipmen of 19th Company have earned […]
Sochi Olympic Torch To Visit Annapolis
Navy Hockey in conjunction with Avaya Government Solutions has arranged for the Sochi 2014 Olympic Torch to visit the United States Naval Academy on Wednesday, December 11th. With 66 days to go until the Opening Ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games, Navy Hockey announces that the Olympic Flame will travel to the United States […]
President Obama’s Address To Midshipmen At USNA Graduation
The following is a transcript of President Barack Obama’s remarks to the United States Naval Academy Class of 2013 presented at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. The President’s remarks lasted 22 minutes. Additional photos of the ceremony will follow shortly. Hello, Midshipmen! (Applause.) Well, thank you, Governor O’Malley, for your kind introduction and the great support […]
2013 USNA Graduation Ceremony
On May 23 United States Naval Academy graduated 1047 midshipmen under an unusually cool Memorial Day weekend. 764 were commissioned as Navy Ensigns, 264 as Marine Corps 2nd Lieutenants and 3 commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Air Force. There were 16 foreign national students graduating from Belize, Georgia, Guatemala, Korea, Lebanon, Montenegro, Panama, […]
Color Parade Honors Midshipman’s Mother
The academy’s annual Color Parade, honoring the fall and spring color companies was held on Worden Field, this morning, at 11 a.m. Mr. Roger M. Natsuhara, Assistant Secretary of the Navy – Energy, Installations & Environment, Naval Academy Superintendent Vice Adm. Michael H. Miller; and Commandant of Midshipmen Capt. Robert E. Clark, II reviewed the parade. […]
Dress Parades Scheduled At USNA
The Naval Academy Brigade of Midshipmen will present formal dress parades on the following dates at 4 p.m.: Wednesday, April 10; Friday, April 19; and Friday, April 26. The parades will take place on Worden Field at the Naval Academy. The public is invited to attend without charge. Parades are a visual presentation of the […]
13th Company Runs Army-Navy Game Ball To Philadelphia
Midshipmen of the 13th Company gathered at noon on December 7th, for a motivational kick-off to begin the 125.5 mile trek from Bancroft Hall to Philadelphia for the 30th running of the Army-Navy game ball. The first relay team of Midshipmen will be joined by the Naval Academy’s Commandant and USNA 13th Company alumni as […]
Mule ‘Dies’ In Large Fire At US Naval Academy
Nearly 4000 midshipmen at the United States Naval Academy were in attendance at a party this evening that got a little out of control and ended with the football team igniting a large fire in the middle of Farragut Field. While no midshipmen were injured during the melee, one Army mule (effigy) was found dead […]
Plebes, Welcome To Annapolis
This morning at 6:00am 1,212 young men and women began to filter into Alumni Hall at the Unites States Naval Academy for Induction Day. They come from every state in the Union as well as 13 countries. This morning, their young lives underwent a serious change as they began a 7 week summer program to indoctrinate them […]
Annapolis Prepares For Plebe Invasion
Approximately 1,190 young men and women will arrive at the U.S. Naval Academy’s Alumni Hall, Thursday, June 28 for Induction Day and will begin their new lives as “plebes” (freshmen). Over 20,500 young men and women applied to be members of the Naval Academy Class of 2016 – a record for USNA. “I-Day” begins when […]
An Untold Story From The USNA Graduation
UPDATE: Our initial story incorrectly spelled Greg’s last name. His corrected last name is “Klima.” We have corrected the story and apologize to Greg and his parents for the mistake. Thank you for notifying us! Last week, 1099 young men and women left behind a true friend. This friend was not a classmate. This friend […]
