United States Naval Academy News

Imagine being told you and your buddies have to climb a 21-foot tall monument that looks like a smaller version of the Washington Monument.

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US President Barack Obama is presented with and honorary doctor of law degree after delivering the commencement address during a ceremony at Morehouse College on May 19, 2013 in Atlanta, Georgia.

For those who will not be attending the event, the 2013 Graduation and Commissioning ceremony can be viewed live on www.PentagonChannel.mil . Determination of graduation site will be made early Friday morning and will be posted on the USNA web site or can be obtained by calling 410-293-1000. In case of inclement weather, graduation will be held at ... (more)

President Barack Obama is delivering the commencement address at Morehouse College, the historically black, all-male institution that counts Martin Luther King Jr.

U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., announced he is accepting applications for nominations to the U.S. Service Academies.

On the downhill slope of a long life, it's pleasant to remember certain outstanding people with whom you've come in contact.

According to promotional material, a United States Naval Academy professor is teaching on behalf of the International Institute of Islamic Thought , a part of the US Muslim Brotherhood and where global Brotherhood leader Youssef Qaradawi reportedly serves as a trustee.

The U.S. Naval Academy invited a select group of approximately 2,550 young men and women from around the nation and abroad to attend the Naval Academy Summer Seminar program this year.

The last time Kurt Kyle was in the newspaper, he never would have guessed the next time would be for this.

The Kirksville High School held their senior awards banquet at Truman State Universities Georgian room with over 400 people in attendance.

In a test of physical and mental strength, plebes challenged themselves during Sea Trials Tuesday in a daunting 14-hour obstacle course that marks the end of their first year at the Naval Academy.

I was watching CNN's list of the big-name college commencement speakers and saw that there were a few names on that list I'd love to see.

With Harvard recruiting Oprah Winfrey as its commencement speaker, Tulane bringing in the Dalai Lama and Ohio State, Morehouse and the U.S. Naval Academy getting visits from President Barack Obama, graduation day can get lonely for economists.

This week on the national scene -- the student loan crisis, and President Obama meets with two female heads-of-state. In the meantime, Emily's List launches a campaign for a woman president in America.

Graduating senior Jared D. Smith of Bay Shore received the Levinus Clarkson Award during Clarkson University's 120th commencement ceremony.

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The U.S. Naval Academy invited a select group of approximately 2,550 young men and women from around the nation and abroad to attend the Naval Academy Summer Seminar program this year.

Retired U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Gordon Gayle, a World War II hero with many local ties and a recipient of the Navy Cross , died April 21 in Virginia.

Jake Cosme and Josh Pascua recently opened a Rita's franchise in Redondo Beach. Jake Cosme and Josh Pascua first met when they were neighbors in Rancho Cucamonga during junior high.