The North Carolina All Academy Ball is an annual, formal military gala planned to honor and celebrate the nearly 300 North Carolina young men and women who currently attend one of the five United States Service Academies: The US Military Academy (West Point, NY), the US Naval Academy (Annapolis, MD), the US Air Force Academy (Colorado Springs, CO), the US Coast Guard Academy (New London, CT) and the US Merchant Marine Academy (Kings Point, NY). The Ball is held each December while cadets and midshipmen are on break from their academy and is coordinated by the parents clubs of West Point, Naval Academy and the Air Force Academy.