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 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 ...

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 ...