The eTrident is an authorized publication for members of the military services; civilian faculty and staff of the Naval Academy and Annapolis-area Navy commands; and alumni, families and friends of the U.S. Naval Academy.
The eTrident is an authorized publication for members of the military services; civilian faculty and staff of the Naval Academy and Annapolis-area Navy commands; and alumni, families and friends of the U.S. Naval Academy.
The eTrident is an authorized publication for members of the military services; civilian faculty and staff of the Naval Academy and Annapolis-area Navy commands; and alumni, families and friends of the U.S. Naval Academy.
TOP S TORI ES U. S. NAVAL ACADEMY GRADUATES CLASS OF 2014 An estimated 30,000 people flled the Navy-Marine Corps Stadium in Annapolis, Md., May 23 to witness the swearing in of the U.S. militarys newest offcers. The Naval Academy Class of 2014 graduated 1,068 men and women, including 784 Navy ensigns and 265 Marine Corps second lieutenants. Graduating frst in the class is Marine 2nd Lt. David F. Williams, of Roanoke, Va., a political science and economics major who will serve as a Marine ground offcer after fnishing a masters degree in Latin American studies at the University of Cambridge, England. The class included 12 foreign exchange students from Brunei, Ecuador, Georgia, Jamaica, Lebanon, Lithuania, Maldives, Panama, and Taiwan. The ceremony recognized four honorary graduates, including the late Midshipmen Nicholas Tarr and Max Allen, members of the Class of 2014 who were killed in vehicle accidents. The other honorary graduates were Naval Academy Superintendent Vice Admiral Michael Miller, Ms. Vicky Owens, a member of the Commandants staff, Vice President of the Annapolis Inn Mr. Alexander De Vivo, and President of the Annapolis Inn Mr. Joseph Lespier. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel delivered the commencement address, offering the graduates suggestions for success from his own experiences as an enlisted Army infantryman and from his discussions with enlisted sailors and Marines. You must connect with people on a personal level, said Hagel. With new technologies and social media making our relationships sometimes seem less relevant, it is more important than ever to be personally invested in your people. PURPLE HEART RECI PI ENT GRADUATES USNA MAY 23, 2014 >>ARTI CLE MAG GI VES 20, 500 HOURS OF COMMUNI TY SERVI CE >>ARTI CLE >>ARTI CLE >>FACEBOOK BLUE ANGELS RETURN TO ANNAPOLI S theTrident DOWNLOAD GRADUATI ON PHOTOS High-resolution photos from the Class of 2014 graduation are available for download from the Naval Academy Flickr page. We will continue to add more photos next week as we have time to edit and upload them. CAREER ASSI GNMENTS OF THE CLASS OF 2014 NAVY PI LOT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235 FLI GHT OFFI CER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 SURFACE WARFARE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188 SWO ( NUCLEAR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 SWO ( EDO) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 SWO ( I P) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 SWO ( OCEANO) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 SWO ( I NFO WARFARE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 SWO ( I NTEL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 SUBMARI NES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 SEAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 EOD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 MARI NE CORPS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265 MEDI CAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 SUPPLY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 I NTEL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 I NFO WARFARE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 I NFO PROFESSI ONAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 OCEANOGRAPHY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 CI VI L ENGI NEERI NG. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 >>FLI CKR MEMORI AL DAY SAFETY MESSAGE >>ARTI CLE USNA DI ETI TI AN OFFERS ADVI CE TO FI RSTI ES CLASS OF 2017 SCALES HERNDON MONUMENT >>FACEBOOK >>ARTI CLE 8TH & I PERFORMS AT NAVAL ACADEMY >>YOUTUBE