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Contract Awarded for Construction of USNA Cyber Building
ANNAPOLIS, Md.- Naval Facilities Engineering Command recently announced that Turner Construction Co. of Reston, Va., was awarded a $106,674,440 firm-fixed-price contract for the design and construction of the academic building for Cyber Security Studies at the U.S. Naval Academy. Construction … Continue reading
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2016 Navy Midshipmen Football Schedule
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Atlanta Chapter Luncheon – August 2016 (Speaker: Jeff Johnson, CAPT, USNR (Ret.), USNA ’84)
Posted on June 2, 2016 by ebrownlee Atlanta Chapter’s Monthly luncheon will be held on Friday, August 19th. Registration and pre-lunch social begin at 11:30am and lunch will be served at 11:50 a.m. We will rendezvous at the American Legion Post 160 in Smyrna. … Continue reading
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Drinking Slang from the Navy
Groggy – Grog is a concoction of rum, water and citrus juice that was originally drunk by British sailors and adopted by the U.S. Navy as a way to make stagnant water more palatable and to fight scurvy. Someone who … Continue reading
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A Successful Atlanta Chapter 42nd Annual LobsterFest
Atlanta Chapter of the U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association (USNAAAA) hosted its 42nd Annual LobsterFest at Red Top Mountain State Park (on Lake Altoona), on Saturday, June 11, 2016. This event has grown in scope and reach over the decades with … Continue reading
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2016 Atlanta Chapter Dark Ages Party
On February 13, 2016, the Atlanta Chapter held its annual Dark Ages Party to celebrate United States Navy heritage and the Founding of USNA. The party was hosted at Der Biergarten, an authentic German restaurant featuring authentic German cuisine and draft beers, located in … Continue reading
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Plant Vogtle Tour 9/27/2016
Atlanta Chapter has made tentative arrangements to tour Vogtle Nuclear Plant. Plant Vogtle is operated by Georgia Power and is located near Waynesboro in eastern Georgia near the South Carolina border. Tour of Plant Vogtle is tentatively schedule for Tuesday, … Continue reading
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Atlanta Chapter Luncheon – June 2016 (Speaker: Bob Tata, USNA '79)
Attention U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association Atlanta (USNAAAA) Chapter Members, Guests and Atlanta Area USNA Alumni: Atlanta Chapter’s Monthly luncheon will be held on Friday, June 17th, with registration and pre-lunch social beginning at 11:30am and lunch will be served at 11:50 … Continue reading
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2015 Navy Football Team Claims the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy at White House
President Awarding Naval Academy Football team the Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy video: Navy Football accepts CINC Trophy YouTube video. The team’s co-captains, Bernie Serra and Keenan Reynolds, had a couple of mottos that I really like. The first one was “one-and-oh” –- a … Continue reading
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