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First round of Naval Academy midshipmen commissioned in coronavirus-altered ceremony

There will be about 1,000 midshipman’s covers flying through the air this year in Annapolis, eventually. Dressed in Navy whites and Marine blues, the young men and women sat in …

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Posted byMatthew EliasMay 12, 2020April 1, 2021

USS Porter in the News – US Navy enters Barents Sea near Russia for first time since Cold War

The U.S. Navy is back in the Barents Sea for the first time since the Cold War. Three American destroyers, a combat support ship and a British Royal Navy frigate have entered …

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Posted byMatthew EliasMay 5, 2020April 7, 2021

35th Reunion Photos Uploaded

Over 600 high quality official photos taken by professional photographer Debbie Latta (Bruce, 25th Co.) from our 35th Reunion weekend have been added to the website. These photos document the …

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Posted byMatthew EliasMay 3, 2020April 2, 2021

New Links Added to Class Gear

Links to two new vendors were added to the Class of 78 page under Class Gear. They join links to the Lands End Class of 78 page where gear is …

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Posted byMatthew EliasMay 1, 2020April 3, 2021

Naval Academy to graduate the Class of 2020 over a 10-day period

J. D. Simkins Much like the rest of the country, each of the U.S. military’s service academies has had to make unusual adaptations to longstanding traditions in an effort to …

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Posted byMatthew EliasApril 30, 2020April 3, 2021

Navy Athletics: We’re All in this Together

Naval Academy Athletics Director Chet Gladchuk recently provided an update for Navy fans: “Our coaches are continuing to lead their programs and have regular contact with all members of their …

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Posted byMatthew EliasApril 29, 2020April 7, 2021

Stockdale Center Launches Video Trailer for “Return with Honor” Film on POWs

In 2019, the Class of 1964-funded Integritas film project traveled across the country to capture a series of in-depth interviews with 23 Navy and Marine Corps airmen—including Distinguished Graduate RADM Robert Shumaker …

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Posted byMatthew EliasApril 29, 2020April 7, 2021

Show Your Support for the Class of 2020

While we can’t be there in person to show our support for the Class of 2020, we can paint the internet Blue and Gold during the week of 15–22 May. …

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Posted byMatthew EliasApril 29, 2020April 7, 2021

Chapel Dome Mementos

Classmates, Restoration of the Naval Academy Chapel is underway requiring the removal and replacement of all the copper that has adorned the building since 1928. Rather than see this metal, …

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Posted byMatthew EliasApril 20, 2020April 7, 2021

ALUMNI BUSINESSES

Many Naval Academy alumni go on to launch and/or own businesses in a wide variety of vital industries. Many of those industries—and your fellow alumni and their families and employees—are …

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Posted byMatthew EliasApril 15, 2020April 12, 2021

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