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MIDSHIPMEN SHARE T R AV E L S I N I TA LY Four Naval Academy midshipmen traveled to Italy this summer on a faculty-led cultural immersion trip. Midshipman 1st Class Tim Keller shares his experience: The goal of the program was to understand the importance of the Mediterranean Sea in a global context as well as to immerse ourselves in a new culture and gain appreciation and experience of a different style of living than that of our own. To fulfill this objective, we traveled throughout Italy, starting in the northern area of Tuscany, visiting the cities of Florence, Siena, and Pisa. We started our trip with a tour of the Italian Naval Academy where we met the superintendent and saw the Italian midshipmen in their daily lives. > > A RT I C L E
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MIDS INTERN AT UNDERSEA WARFARE CENTER The Naval Undersea Warfare Center recently hosted two Naval Academy midshipmen for a four-week internship during which they conducted research alongside Navy engineers.
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As future officers, mids represent the U.S. Navy at formal functions with U.S. and foreign officials. Training in formal dining is part of the officership program at the Naval Academy, which starts as early as Plebe Summer.
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The U.S. Naval Academy isn’t the only place where you can learn more about the War of 1812 and its importance to U.S. naval history. Check out this site for more information on what’s available worldwide. >>MAP
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CHILDREN’S THEATER
MWR will host the Missoula Children’s Theatre from July 23-27. Auditions for “Blackbeard the Pirate” will be held July 23 from 10 a.m. to noon and 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. at the MWR Theater in Bldg. #89. Children in kindergarten and up to age 17 are eligible to audition. The production will be performed in the theater July 27 at 3 p.m. Admission is free. For details, call 410-293-9396.
SIX FLAGS TICKETS
Reduced priced tickets to Six Flags are available for DoD and military families.Tickets can be purchase at any NDW ticket office beginning. Ticket prices are $18 through Aug. 16 and $20 starting Aug. 17. Tickets are nonrefundable. Call the NSA Annapolis ITT Office for more information at 410-293-9200.
NIGHT AT THE BAYSOX
The 13th annual “Navy Night at the Baysox” will be held Aug. 3 at 7:05 p.m. when the Bowie Baysox take on the Trenton Thunder at Prince George’s Stadium, Routes 50 and 301 in Bowie, Md. Gates open at 6:05 p.m. Free tickets are available to DoD-affiliated personnel at the Information, Tickets and Travel Outlet at NSA Annapolis. Please present proper ID when picking up tickets.
PLEBE SUMMER: WEAPONS RANGE TRAINING
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Watch as the plebes learn the fundamentals of markmanship to obtain their qualifications on the M-16 service rifle and 9 mm pistol. >>VIDEO
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