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Tag: Midshipman
Navy gets fired up to beat Army at T-Court pep rally
Nearly 4000 midshipmen at the United States Naval Academy were out in Tecumseh Court for a pep rally in advance of the most important game of the football season. The 120th Army-Navy Game kicks off at 3:12pm tomorrow from Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia with the march-ons beginning at 12:10pm. President Trump will be attending […]
PHOTOS: Herndon Climb 2019
Christian Schwien, a 4th Class Midshipman from the 27th company, ended his afternoon on a high note. Schwien was the 4th Class Midshipman who capped the Herndon Monument in 1:05.05. While not a record, it is one of the fastest time since 1988. 2010 does not count (0:02.02) because the monument was not greased All […]
USNA Class of 2020 completes Sea Trials
While most college kids are preparing to take their finals, approximately 1000 fourth class midshipmen at the United States Naval Academy will also take theirs–but with a twist. Sea Trials! The Naval Academy freshman class is enduring 14 hours of rigorous physical and mental challenges during the Academy’s annual Sea Trials training exercise, today as part […]
USNA Commissioning Week: Blue Angels flight demonstration (Photos)
Today at 2pm, the Blue Angels took to the skies over the Severn River in Annapolis, Maryland as part of the Commissioning Week festivities at the United States Naval Academy. Michael Finn was on hand for Eye On Annapolis on the USNA grounds capturing these images! The Naval Academy Superintendent VADM Ted Carter flew in the lead […]
Herndon Climb On Monday
The Naval Academy’s Class of 2019’s Herndon monument climb will begin at 1:30 p.m., Monday, May 23, near the front of the Naval Academy Chapel. The event is free and open to the public. Each year, the roughly 1,000 members of the academy’s plebe (freshman) class form a human pyramid around the 21-foot tall Herndon […]
USNA Class of 2015 Graduation images (Part 2 of 2)
On Friday morning, the United States Naval Academy graduated 1070 midshipmen under a refreshingly cool Friday to kick off the Memorial Day weekend. 790 were commissioned as Navy Ensigns and 264 as Marine Corps 2nd Lieutenants. There were 11 foreign national students graduating from Bangladesh, Jordan, Republic of Korea, Lebanon, Maldives,Mexico, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Tunisia . All images © […]
Blue Angels from the water (PHOTOS)
Yesterday, Eye On Annapolis was stationed to capture the Blue Angels from every vantage point. Michael Finn was on the United States Naval Academy yard, Glenn Miller was across the river at a private residence and Mark Dignen was aboard Watermark Cruises’ Harbor Queen in the Annapolis harbor. The Blue Angels dedicated today’s performance to U.S. Naval […]
Blue Angels 2015 from the USNA
Today at 2pm, the Blue Angels took to the skies over the Severn River in Annapolis, Maryland as part of the Commissioning Week festivities at the United States Naval Academy. Michael Finn was on hand for Eye On Annapolis on the USNA grounds capturing these images! The Blue Angels dedicated today’s performance to U.S. Naval Academy […]
Herndon conquered by Javarri Beachum in 1:38.36 (PHOTOS – VIDEO)
Near ninety degree temperatures, a brief storm, fifty pounds of lard, and a 20 foot tall obelisk were no match for the United States Naval Academy class of 2018. Plebe Javarri Beachum from Port St. Joe, Florida was the one to place a midshipman’s cover atop the monument this afternoon. The victory was sealed with a […]
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 […]
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 […]
Navy kicks off Army-Navy Week with pep rally
Nearly 4000 midshipmen at the United States Naval Academy were in attendance at a party last night on Farragut Field to kick off Army-Navy Week. The Electric Brigade was on hand to provide the entertainment along with flaming cauldrons, fireworks, and an effigy of an Army mule that was set ablaze and burned to the ground […]
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 […]
Midshipmen collect food for Harvest for the Hungry
[do action=”schuh”/] Members of the Naval Academy Midshipmen Action Group (MAG) have collected thousands of pounds of non-perishable food for this year’s Harvest for the Hungry: Kids Helping Kids campaign. This Thursday midshipmen will load the final truck of food donations collected by MAG at 12:50 p.m. This is the sixth year in a row […]
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, […]
Welcome USNA Class of 2018, I-Day tomorrow
The Class of 2018 will be arriving bright and early tomorrow morning at Alumni Hall. Approximately 1200 new plebes will begin their journey at the United States Naval Academy where in four short years, they will graduate as Ensigns in the US Navy or 2nd Lieutenants in the US Marine Corps. But tomorrow, they will […]
PHOTOS: Herndon Climb 2014
Michael Landry a Fourth Class Midshipman from Mississippi placed a midshipman’s cover atop a greased Herndon Monument this afternoon in 2 hours, 19 minutes, 39 seconds. The cover, held special significance to the Class of 2017 as it belonged to fellow classmate, Will McKamey, who collapsed during a football practice earlier this year and passed away. All images ©2014 Kevin Carroll, A […]
Herndon Climb 2014
Michael Landry a Fourth Class Midshipman from Mississippi placed a midshipman’s cover atop a greased Herndon Monument this afternoon in 2 hours, 19 minutes, 39 seconds. Last year’s climb was completed in 1 hour, 32 minutes and 43 seconds. The victory was sealed with a fire of a cannon on the Yard. The hat, or cover, held […]
Plebes No More: USNA Sea Trials
While most college kids are preparing to take their finals, approximately 1000 fourth class midshipmen at the United States Naval Academy will also take theirs–but with a twist. Sea Trials! The Naval Academy freshman class endured 14 hours of rigorous physical and mental challenges during the Academy’s annual Sea Trials training exercise, today as part […]
NJ Midshipman charged in Annapolis assault on taxi driver
On April 20, 2014 at approximately 2:20 a.m., officers responded to the 1400 block of Bay Head Rd Annapolis, MD 21409 for a report of an assault. Upon their arrival, they spoke with the victim, a 40 year-old male from Annapolis, who advised he had been assaulted. The victim works as a cab driver for […]
A beautiful day for the Annapolis Cup
Thousands gathered on the Great Lawn at St. John;s College this afternoon to partake in the 32nd Annual Annapolis Cup–a croquet battle between the St. John’s College Johnnies and the Midshipmen of the United States Naval Academy. The Annapolis Cup brings together two starkly different institutions for an event that has “no parallel in intercollegiate […]
Second Midshipman dies in Shock-Trauma
Midshipman Third Class (sophomore) Hans Loewen, 20, of Hampstead, N.C., passed away Saturday, March 29 while in a coma at University of Maryland Medical Center Shock Trauma in Baltimore. The death comes six days after Midshipman Loewen sustained injuries in a skateboarding accident while on liberty away from the academy Saturday, March 22. Loewen was […]
