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Midshipmen in formal uniforms march in formation with rifles during a dress parade on the lawn at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland.
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United States Naval Academy

military academy, Annapolis, Maryland, United States
Also known as: Annapolis Academy
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United States Naval Academy, institution of higher education conducted by the U.S. Department of the Navy and located at Annapolis, Md., for the purpose of preparing young men and women to enter the lowest commissioned ranks of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. The academy was founded as a Naval School on Oct. 10, 1845, by George Bancroft, historian, educator, and secretary of the Navy, to improve the then-unsatisfactory methods of instructing midshipmen. At first...

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