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T E A M C A P TA I N S LEARN LEADERSHIP AT G E T T Y S B U R G A group of varsity sport team captains from the U.S. Naval Academy gathered in Gettysburg, Penn., July 19-20 to discuss the leadership challenges they will face in the upcoming academic year. The two-day retreat was designed to give the midshipmen the opportunity to attend seminars on various leadership topics and discuss their obligations both to their teams and to the Brigade of Midshipmen. “Varsity captains are often confronted with some very vexing leadership challenges,” said Cmdr. Wes Huey, chair of the Leadership, Development and Research Department. > > A RT I C L E
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MIDSHIPMAN ST U D I E S F RENCH IN SEN E G A L
Navy women’s tennis player and rising junior Darien Sears spent part of her summer in Senegal on a cultural, learning experience as part of a study abroad program for French.
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BUILDING CON F I D E N C E ONE ROPE AT A T I M E
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K I N G H A L L S TA F F T R A I N WITH FOOD SCIENTIST
Seven members from the Naval Academy’s “cook-chill” production team spent three days learning from Dr. Bruno Goussault, one of the most recognized pioneers of the sousvide cooking technique.
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MARINE CORPS 8TH AND I PERFORMANCE
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M I D S H E L P R E NOVATE B A LT I M O R E PA RK
Naval Academy midshipmen on board USS San Antonio (LPD 17) and HMCS Ville de Quebec (FFH-332) for summer training helped renovate a community park during Navy Week Baltimore. > > A RT I C L E
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