Naval Support Activity (NSA) Annapolis is located across the Severn River from the Naval Academy. Its mission is to provide material, personnel and service support to the Naval Academy by maintaining small craft, equipment and facilities for Midshipmen training, and by providing logistical support to the Naval Academy in its Midshipmen professional development program.

The mission of the US Naval Academy is to develop Midshipmen morally, mentally and physically and to imbue them with the highest ideals of duty, honor and loyalty in order to graduate leaders who are dedicated to a career of naval service and have potential for future development in mind and character, to assume the highest responsibilities of command, citizenship and government.

Rental Partnership Program (RPP)

The RPP was established with various area rental agencies with an agreement to charge military members a rent commensurate with their BAH. In return, the military member agrees to have rent deducted directly from pay through an allotment. This program is designed to help defray the high cost of housing in the Annapolis area. For more information contact the Annapolis Housing Office at 410-293-9731/9739

Annapolis ID Card Office

NSA Annapolis, 168 Bennion Road, Metzger Hall, Annapolis Maryland, 21402 (2nd deck, Room 218)

Hours of operation: Monday - Friday 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

The Annapolis ID Card Office is now making appointments to issue all ID Cards.

Appointment hours are Monday - Wednesday 8:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

ID Card appointment scheduler website

Walk-in hours are Thursday 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. & Friday 8:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. All other walk-in's are on a space availability ONLY.

Call 410-293-5813/14 for more information. (CLOSED ALL FEDERAL HOLIDAYS)

Defense Service Network (DSN) Dialing Instructions

The DSN is the provider of long-distance communications service for the Department of Defense (DoD). Every installation has a special DSN number and the numbers vary by world-wide location. In order to place a call using DSN, the caller must be using a military phone on an installation. Cell phones cannot dial DSN numbers. When dialing a DSN number from a United States installation to another United States installation, it is unnecessary to dial the DSN 312 area code. When dialing a DSN number to/from overseas locations, the DSN area code must be included.

Quality of Life

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​Maryland residents enjoy a broad range of lifestyles and activities in convenient reach of major metropolitan areas. Each region of the state presents distinctly different styles and histories.