U.S. Naval Academy plebes climb the lard-covered Herndon Monument at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., on Wednesday to knock off a "Dixie cup" hat and replace it with an upperclassman's hat ...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Lt. Gen. Michael Borgschulte became the first Marine Corps officer to be superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy in its 180-year history on Friday. Borgschulte was deputy ...

The Trump administration has chosen a Marine officer to replace the first woman to lead the U.S. Naval Academy, trading out one history-making officer for another, well short of the typical three-year ...

The U.S. Senate has confirmed the nomination of the next superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy, approving the first Marine to hold the post in the academy’s 179-year history. Lt. Gen. Michael ...

At 10:28 a.m. Wednesday, midshipmen fourth class Augustus “Gus” Russo, 20, extended his arms to the top of the Herndon Monument, lost his footing and tumbled 21 feet into the hundreds of fellow plebes ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will replace the first woman to lead the U.S. Naval Academy, defense officials said, with the Trump administration nominating a Marine Corps general to oversee the ...

May 14 (UPI) --A lard-covered obelisk is more than a slippery slope for U.S. Naval Academy plebes, who view it as a rite of passage that changes them into midshipmen. Dozens of freshmen who are called ...