United States Naval Academy

White House chief of staff visits local VA office

2013-05-24 16:32:00

White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough visited the Baltimore regional office of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on Friday to discuss efforts to address the agency's persistent backlog of veterans disability claims. The Baltimore office,...

Obama urges new officers to 'carry forth' academy's values

2013-05-24 17:14:13

President Barack Obama told Naval Academy graduates Friday that declining faith in government and other institutions makes it more important than ever that they retain their moral center as they embark on military careers. As a cold rain fell on the 1,...

Terps Trio: ACC lawsuit, Navy and Georgetown, Alex Len's NBA possibilities

2013-05-24 08:27:00

Baltimore Sun reporters Jeff Barker and Don Markus and editor Matt Bracken weigh in on the three biggest topics of the past week in Maryland sports. What is the central issue in the legal skirmishes between Maryland and the Atlantic Coast Conference...

Obama to address Naval Academy commencement

2013-05-24 03:40:00

President Barack Obama will travel to Annapolis to speak at the Naval Academy commencement today, addressing the class at a time when the military faces complicated internal challenges the graduating midshipmen will soon inherit. It is the second time...

Transcript of Obama's remarks to U.S. Naval Academy graduates

2013-05-24 10:00:25

Hello, Midshipmen! (Applause.) Well, thank you, Governor O'Malley, for your kind introduction and the great support that Maryland gives this Academy. To Secretary Mabus, Admiral Greenert, General Paxton -- thank you all for your incredible leadership of...

Military Bowl moving to Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium

2013-05-20 13:05:00

The Naval Academy will host its first-ever bowl game this year, as organizers announced Monday the move of the 2013 Military Bowl from RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C. to Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis in December. “This move...

Annapolis police warn of traffic woes Friday for academy commencement

2013-05-22 06:00:00

Annapolis Police are reminding residents to expect traffic congestion on Friday, May 24, due to the U.S. Naval Academy graduation ceremony. Commencement scheduled to be held at the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium beginning at 10 a.m. President Barack...

The Sun buries Obama scandals

2013-05-22 07:00:00

It looks like this heavily Democratic state's main publication is going to ignore the problems of this administration just like the White House is. What is on the front page of The Sun? is there any mention of Benghazi? The IRS and their illegal actions...

Plebes' climb of Herndon Monument completes Naval Academy first-year rite of passage

2013-05-20 16:37:00

With a flick of his wrist, a U.S. Naval Academy baseball player from Orlando, Fla., tossed an upperclassman's hat atop the Herndon Monument on Monday, leading his 2016 classmates to launch into cheers of "Plebes no more!" amid roars from onlookers. "I...

Naval Academy graduation has to do without the Blue Angels

2013-05-20 15:52:53

He saw his first Blue Angels show in Detroit at age 6, and Thomas Frosch says the experience inspired him to want to become a pilot. He saw four more performances while attending the Naval Academy, including one the "Blues" put on before his graduation in...

Peggy Stewart House for sale in Annapolis

2013-05-16 13:15:00

Tucked away in the state's capital, adjacent to the Naval Academy, sits the Peggy Stewart House, a historic house that played an important role in the American Revolution and was home at different times to a signer of the Constitution and a signer of...

Alcohol and traffic deaths

2013-05-15 12:42:00

The entire undergraduate student bodies of the Johns Hopkins University and the U.S. Naval Academy combined. The population of Bel Air, according to the 2010 U.S. Census. The average attendance at a Hershey Bears hockey game (the highest in the AHL)....

President Barack Obama speaks at the U.S. Naval Academy commencement ceremony in Annapolis, Maryland.

2013-05-24 13:17:02

Gregory and Carol LiCalzi write that their son died in Iraq on May 11, 2006, at age 24. He is pictured with Sen. John McCain at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md.

2013-05-24 00:00:00

President Barak Obama, the key note speaker during the 163rd traditional U.S. Naval Academy commissioning and graduation ceremony, gets a bear hug from a graduate during ceremony at the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium.

2013-05-24 00:00:00