Guy Kawasaki And Howard Putnam To Speak At USNA Leadership Conference
The U.S. Naval Academy will host its annual Leadership Conference Jan. 29-Feb. 1. This year’s conference theme is “Visionary Leadership: Navigating through Unchartered Waters.” The conference will...
View ArticleHerndon Climb Scheduled For May 22nd
The Naval Academy’s Class of 2015’s Herndon monument climb will begin at 1:30 p.m., Tuesday, May 22, near the front of the Naval Academy Chapel. The event is free and open to the public. Each year, the...
View ArticleHerndon Climb Video
The Herndon Climb is the culmination of plebe year (freshman) at the United States Naval Academy. A “dixie cup” plebe hat is affixed to the top of the 21′ granite Herndon Monument. The obelisk is then...
View ArticleCrown & Anchor To Open On City Dock
The Crown & Anchor Pub will be opening shortly in the Dock Street location of the former Hell Point seafood restaurant, next to the future Sailing Hall Of Fame. The food emphasis will be on quality...
View ArticleInduction Ceremony 2012 (PHOTOS)
After a day of getting somewhat acclimated to life at the US Naval Academy, the plebes took an Oath of Office.. Having been appointed a Midshipman in the United States Navy, do you solemnly swear that...
View ArticleNaval Academy Salutes Annapolis
On Wednesday, the United States Naval Academy presented a Salute to the City of Annapolis with a Brigade of Midshipmen Dress Parade. Parades and military drill are part of the professional training...
View ArticleCadets Experience State of the Art Training At Naval Academy
While the US Navy still navigates many of their ships using the traditional paper chart method using radar and visual navigational aids, the Annapolis Navy League Cadets experienced first hand on...
View ArticleYou Can Tell It Is Spring When Croquet Is In The Air
St. John’s College welcomes the community to bring their picnic baskets, high spirits, and Gatsbyesque, vintage attire for the 31st annual St. John’s-U.S. Naval Academy croquet match. An Annapolis...
View ArticleAnnapolis And The Chesapeake Bay Celebrates War Of 1812 Bicentennial
Annapolis and the Chesapeake Bay offers War of 1812 enthusiasts a host of reasons to visit during Maryland’s Star-Spangled 200 celebration. While no land or sea battles were fought in or near...
View ArticleNovelist Ralph Peters To Speak At Joint St. John’s College And U.S. Naval...
Novelist and retired U.S. military officer Ralph Peters will give a lecture titled “The Price of Historical Illiteracy: Wishful Thinking and the Death of Strategy” at St. John’s College. The lecture,...
View ArticleBlue Angels May Be Grounded For Annapolis Show
CBS News reports that the Blue Angels have been grounded due to the sequestration cuts spreading across all departments of the federal government. The Blue Angels were scheduled to participate in the...
View ArticleTickets On Sale For The 47th I-Ball
Tickets are now on sale for the Naval Academy’s 47th annual International Ball to be held Saturday, April 13 at 7:30 p.m. in Alumni Hall; doors will open at 7 p.m. This event is open to the public,...
View ArticleDress 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...
View ArticleFree USNA Concert At Chesapeake Maritime Museum
Beginning at 6pm on Tuesday, June 4, the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum (CBMM) in St. Michaels, MD is hosting the United States Naval Academy (USNA) Band’s The Commandant’s Combo for a free concert at...
View ArticleWatermark Introduces New Tour To Celebrate The War Of 1812
Squire Frederick Taylor takes guests back to the time of Francis Scott Key on the new “War of 1812 in Annapolis” tour offered by Annapolis Tours by Watermark. Annapolis Tours® by Watermark® announces...
View ArticleUSNA Music Festival
The Naval Academy Band will present a Commissioning Week Music Festival featuring the Electric Brigade and the Crabtowne Stompers Wednesday, May 22, from 2-3:45 p.m. on Ingram Field. The festival is...
View ArticlePresident Obama’s Address To Midshipmen At USNA Graduation
Photo: Courtesy Noreen Frenaye 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...
View ArticleBecause Of The Brave – Rockbridge Academy Renders Honors To Veterans
Rockbridge Academy students meet WWII Veteran Ed Cleaver who served on the USS Patterson at Pearl Harbor. (Photo: Therese Cooley) Rockbridge Academy held its 5 th annual Veterans Day Ceremony on...
View ArticleShips of War: Temporary special exhibit at USNA Museum (Through June 15, 2014)
The U.S. Naval Academy Museum will host the “U.S. Navy Ships of War” exhibit open now through June 15 featuring paintings from maritime artist Jim Griffiths. Admission to the museum and exhibit is free...
View ArticleUSNA Commissioning Week events (May 19-23, 2014)
One of the best things about Annapolis is the pomp and circumstance surrounding the graduation of approximately 1000 Midshipmen from the United States Naval Academy. Many of the events listed here are...
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