United States Naval Academy

Midshipmen 1/C Cannon, 1/C P**e, 1/C McBride, and 2/C Patton recently traveled to Japan through the Language, Regional Expertise, and Culture (LREC) program, gaining firsthand experience with one of America's key allies in the Indo-Pacific. The trip was led by CDR Masataka Kudo, an exchange officer on staff at the Naval Academy.

During their visit, the midshipmen met with the Superintendent of the Japanese Maritime Officer Candidate School, engaged in discussions on the U.S.-Japan alliance with students from Keio University, and learned the traditional Japanese martial art of Kendo.

Experiences like these broaden midshipmen's global perspective and strengthen the relationships that support international cooperation and maritime security. ⚓

The countdown begins⏱️

One week until Induction Day... We can't wait to meet the class of 2030! Here is the link to the Oath of Office Ceremony livestream for next Thursday: https://www.youtube.com/live/Bdl40GDFD4w?si=LXCx6NcHEhcRhIJG

🚧Training exercise at the U.S. Naval Academy on June 23rd!

Summer training begins! ⚓✈🪖

The purpose of summer training is to expose midshipmen to different Navy and Marine Corps communities, challenge their leadership skills, and prepare them to be critically thinking future officers. See what Midshipmen have been up to Block 0 and Block 1:

1. 1/C Ozurumba and fellow midshipmen take part in Leatherneck training at Quantico, VA, conducting fire team maneuvers and navigating challenging obstacles during a combat course exercise.
2. 1/C Pace participates in an amphibious exercise during his Surface Warfare Officer (SWO) cruise aboard the Spanish amphibious assault ship Galicia (L-51).
3. 2/C Sandels takes to the skies during an Aerospace Internship with Naval Test Wing Atlantic at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, MD, flying in the back seat of an F/A-18.
4. 1/C Neumeyer and 1/C Wuthrich visit the Giza Pyramids during a port call in Egypt while on a Foreign Exchange Fleet Cruise with the Italian Navy in the Mediterranean Sea.
5. Midshipmen participating in Security Force (SECFOR) training at Marine Corps Weapons Station Yorktown complete gas chamber training and clearing house exercises.
6. 1/C Conlon participates in Leatherneck training at Quantico, VA, egress from Ospreys into Drop Zone Raven following Field Exercise 1 (FEX 1).
7. Midshipmen conduct close-quarters battle (CQB) drills with the Marine Corps Security Forces Regiment during Security Force (SECFOR) training at Naval Weapons Station Yorktown.
8. 2/C Follman and 2/C Bradley ride aboard an MV-22 Osprey with VMM-261 during Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) training at Camp Lejeune.

Navy fans, if you're in the Pocono area this weekend, be sure to check out the No. 02 U.S. Naval Academy, at the Pocono Raceway. ⚓🏁

Join us in cheering on the team as they proudly represent the Naval Academy and all who serve.

⚓️ Heading to the Tricky Triangle with a mission. 🇺🇸

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