United States Naval Academy News

From professional athletes to weekend warriors, the condition known as "runner's knee" is a painful and potentially debilitating injury suffered by millions of people - " although until now, it has been unclear just what causes it.

One of the responsibilities of Members of Congress is to nominate outstanding young men and women to the four U.S. Service Academies, which include the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y.; the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md.; the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo.; and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, N.Y.

The outbreak of World War II accelerated Robert Apple's graduation from the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md.

As the nation's military academies try to recruit more minorities, they aren't getting much help from members of Congress from big-city districts with large numbers of blacks, Hispanics and Asians.

She is the first student in the six-year history of Golden Gate High School to win an appointment to the U.S. Naval Academy.

A recollection of two Virginians who made a difference in Vietnam, but oh, how differently, by Nancy St.

Everett Beach stood before a classroom of Rehoboth Elementary School fourth-graders. "What's the difference between Veterans Day and Memorial Day?" the former Marine asked.

Roaring off its Cape Canaveral launch pad Monday afternoon in a nearly perfect liftoff, the space shuttle Atlantis embarked on an 11-day mission to the International Space Station loaded with nearly 30,000 pounds of spare parts.

The six-man crew of the space shuttle Atlantis, which blasted off on Monday, includes four test pilots, an orthopedic surgeon and a former NFL football player.

Rebecca Dolce, 17, second from right, salutes during the playing of the National Anthem during a Veterans Day event at Cambier Park last week in Naples.

Get ready for the holiday season with the Northeast High School Drama Club as it presents "Miracle on 34th Street" at 7 p.m. Thursday through Nov.

The national president of the Military Officers Association of America , headquartered in Washington, D.C., was guest speaker when the local chapter celebrated its 50th anniversary in October.

From the Washington Post : Leaders of the U.S. Naval Academy tinkered with the composition of the color guard that appeared at a World Series game last month so the group would not be exclusively white and male.

Well, he's the new Deputy Assistant Secretary for Iran in the State Department's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs who is, according to Melanie Phillips , a "fifth columnist" who is "in hock to the Iranian regime" . Melanie suggests that Limbert's appointment means Tehran "now has its own man running the United States's policy towards Iran" and asks ...

6, on board Naval Air Station Meridian. During the ceremony, Major Gerald Boos retired after 24 years of service in the U.S. Marine Corps and five years as commanding officer of MATSS-1, arriving in August 2004.

There is one rather remarkable item in this morning's Metro section: Among the paid-for obituaries is a notice that retired U.S. Navy Captain Forrest R. Biard died Tuesday at the age of 96 .

A US military officer who fled Vietnam as a boy and was picked up by an American ship will soon visit the country in command of a destroyer, the US Navy has announced.

Cleveland, Tenn.-based Life Care Centers of America recently named Michael Lops as its new chief compliance officer.

Texas billionaire and two-time presidential candidate Ross Perot has pledged $6.1 million to a private foundation to pay for programs at Fort Leavenworth's Command and General Staff College.

Naval Academy Commandant of Midshipmen Capt. Matthew Klunder holds a copy of the school's honor manual while discussing concerns expressed by some graduates that honor violations aren't taken seriously.