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IR I SH OFF IC IALS SALUTE U.S . NAVAL AC ADEMYThe ambassador of Ireland to the U.S. held an evening reception July 5 in Washington, D.C., to wish the Naval Academy football team luck as they prepare to play the Notre Dame Fighting Irish Sept. 1 in Dublin, Ireland.

Michael Collins hosted Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan Greenert, Naval Academy Superintendent Vice Adm. Michael Miller and more than 100 guests at the evening’s event. Billed as the “Emerald Isle Classic,” the game will be the first played between Navy and Notre Dame in Ireland since 1996, and will showcase one of the finest sporting traditions in American college football.

USNA PROFESSOR EARNS FOUNDERS AWARDNaval Academy Associate Professor Brendan Doherty recently won the American Political Science Association’s Founder’s Award for his paper entitled “The President As Party-Builder-In-Chief: Presidential Fundraising, 1977-2011.”

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USNA GRAD TO CYCLE IN 2012 PARALYMPICS

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ENHANCE YOUR NAVAL ACADEMY VOCABULARYMany of these words may look familiar, but you won’t find their definitions in your average dictionary - at least not the definitions familiar to Naval Academy midshipmen.

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USRowing announced this week that Navy rising seniors Ted Baumgardner and Alexander Kornick have both been selected to the 2012 Under 23 U.S. National Rowing team.

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PLEBE SUMMER: CLASS OF 2016 GETS PHYSICAL

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USNA ROWERS SELECTED FOR NATIONAL TEAM

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PLEBES : WHY WE C AME TO USNAWhether it’s out of dedication to their country, a desire for a quality education or a need to challenge themselves, members of the Naval Academy’s newest class tell us why they chose to go Navy.

MONTHLY YARD SALEThe next MWR Annapolis yard sale will take place July 14 in the parking lot of the Navy Exchange from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Cost for table or space is $10. Vendor registration is required one week prior. Future dates include Aug. 11 and Sept. 15. Call 410-293-9200 for more information.

CHILDREN’S THEATERMWR 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.

NIGHT AT THE BAYSOXThe 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 will be available to DoD-affiliated personnel starting July 9 at the Information, Tickets and Travel Outlet at NSA Annapolis. Please present proper ID when picking up tickets.

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CLASS OF 2016 FORMS UP FOR GROUP PHOTO

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ALL HANDS: HEADLINES FROM THE FLEET

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