Sexual assaults at the nation's military academies increased sharply in the last academic year, according to a new report from the Department of Defense.
The U.S. Naval Academy wasted millions of dollars trying to polish its image on a movie for its visitors center and television commercials to run during Navy sporting events, according to a new watchdog report.
Parris Island, the South Carolina military installation that has trained thousands of young Marines, has its first female commander.
Five midshipmen have been expelled from the U.S. Naval Academy as part of an ongoing investigation into the use of a synthetic drug called "spice," a spokeswoman for the school said Friday.
Sexual assaults at the U.S. military's three service academies increased drastically in the 2009-2010 academic year after four years of declines, a new report shows.
For 11 women soon to graduate from the U.S. Naval Academy, the school's bucolic grounds and these warm, sun-washed spring days are about to give way to another world: preparing for life undersea, as the first women to serve on U.S. Navy submarines.
A U.S. Naval Academy Brigade Boxing Champion talks about what motivates him to climb into the ring.
Several thousand hoarse voices raise the rafters of the old Halsey Field House on a special night each year on the Annapolis campus of the U.S. Naval Academy. There's plenty of testosterone and warrior machismo in the air as the midshipmen gather to watch their classmates battle it out at the annual Brigade Boxing Championships.
A small boatload of graduate students endured seasickness, hypothermia and huge swells in a 16-hour swim across the English Channel to raise money for veterans on the 65th anniversary of D-Day.
President Obama delivered the commencement address Friday to the U.S. Naval Academy's graduating class, speaking to an audience of 30,000 that included a former presidential candidate and proud parent of one of the graduates in attendance.
President Obama congratulates John McCain IV, son of Sen. John McCain, during the Naval Academy's graduation ceremony.
PEOPLE goes inside the family life of the GOP presidential candidate
If you're going to ask Brian Stann about how tough it is to be a mixed martial artist in one of the world's top fighting promotions, World Extreme Cagefighting, you should first consider asking him how difficult times were when he was trudging through the 100-plus-degree heat of embattled Iraq for months -- twice.
A U.S. Naval Academy midshipman won't stand trial by court-martial on rape, the academy announced Tuesday
Stops by Sen. John McCain at U.S. Navy bases this week prompted internal Navy and Pentagon discussions, according to a military official with direct knowledge of the discussions.
Sen. John McCain talks to CNN about his current campaign tour and the search for a running mate.
Narrowing down 20 or so names on a list of potential Republican vice presidential candidates will take weeks, if not months, Sen. John McCain told reporters Wednesday.
For John McCain, northwest Florida is full of memories.
It is a date that will live in...well, not infamy, but a date that will dwell in discomfit for the Bush administration. It was on May 2, 2003, when the president appeared on the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Lincoln to announce the end of major military combat operations in Iraq, as a banner behind him proclaimed "Mission Accomplished."
President Bush on Wednesday outlined the U.S. strategy in Iraq, offered details on the U.S. military's training program for Iraqi troops and reiterated his pledge not to withdraw forces until victory is achieved.
President George Bush delivered remarks Wednesday on the war in Iraq. Following is a transcript of his address at the U.S. Naval Academy.
Retired Vice Adm. James Stockdale, a former prisoner of war and Ross Perot's running mate for president in 1992, died Tuesday at 81, the Navy announced.
Two senators from New England have sent a letter to U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld demanding the release of documents on proposed military base closures.
President Bush said he plans to meet next week with Afghanistan's leader "to discuss freedom's remarkable progress" in the country that once harbored the al Qaeda terror network.
An Air Force pilot involved in a "friendly fire" bombing that killed four Canadian troops in Afghanistan was found guilty Tuesday of dereliction of duty, reprimanded and ordered to forfeit more than $5,000 in pay.
FSB: Editor's Notesupdated: Tue Jun 01 2004 00:01:00
Not many journalists arrive at the newsroom with a degree in aerospace engineering from the U.S. Naval Academy and a résumé that includes a stint on a submarine-hunting plane in the Pacific. But th...
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