Showing posts with label SECRETARY OF THE NAVY GEORGE BANCROFT. Show all posts
Showing posts with label SECRETARY OF THE NAVY GEORGE BANCROFT. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

RECENT U.S. NAVY PHOTOS



FROM: U.S. NAVY, NAVY'S 237TH BIRTHDAY

121012-N-YC505-040 NORFOLK (Oct. 12, 2012) Sailors and audience stand for the ringing of the bell and the playing of Anchors Aweigh during a ceremony at Naval Station Norfolk for the Navy's 237th birthday. The U.S. Navy has a 237-year heritage of defending freedom and projecting and protecting U.S. interests around the globe. Join the conversation on social media using #warfighting. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Molly Anne Greendeer/Released)



121011-N-OA833-001 ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Oct. 11, 2012) The United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md. was founded in 1845 by Secretary of the Navy, George Bancroft. As the undergraduate college of the naval service, the U.S. Naval Academy strives to accomplish its mission to develop midshipmen "morally, mentally, and physically." Upon graduation, Midshipmen are commissioned as Navy ensigns and Marine Corps second lieutenants. The U.S. Navy has a 237-year heritage of defending freedom and projecting and protecting U.S. interests around the globe. Join the conversation on social media using #warfighting. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Chad Runge/Released)

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