United States Naval Academy

The right stuff: Mack announces 22 to receive nominations to U.S. service academies

Congressman Connie Mack (FL-14) announced today that 22 students in Florida’s 14th Congressional District will receive Congressional nominations to United States Service Academies for the Class of 2014. One of the...

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George Washington re-enactor returns to Annapolis

The Capital ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - Yes, fellow citizens, that tall man you saw Tuesday night promenading around State Circle in Annapolis while wearing a blue and buff lieutenant general's uniform and a sword was none other than...

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Joseph Forte's financial pyramid scheme

For years, Joseph S. Forte acted like a wealthy man. The money manager gave $1.8 million to schools, invested $800,000 in private firms, even helped a brother-in-law buy a $580,000 house near his own in Sea Isle City.

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What a GREAT Story!!

What is that old saying? The best revenge is living well? Navy Commander Hung B. Le, who as a 5 year old in 1975 spent 2 days with his family bobbing about in the South China Sea after they fled South Vietnam ahead of communist...

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Lawmakers send few minorities to academies

AP: Urban members of Congress slow to nominate military recruits Kwameka Jones, an Air Force Junior ROTC cadet at the Polytechnic Institute in Baltimore, is one of a very low number of minorities studying at military academies....

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US House Districts With Fewest Academy Nominations

Congressional Districts With The Fewest Military Academy Nominations In The Past 5 Years (AP) A list of congressional districts with the fewest military academy nominations for the classes of 2009 to 2013, the officeholders and...

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Hokies hit the mats across the country

Tech to send athletes to three different tournaments this weekend BLACKSBURG - The Virginia Tech wrestling program will have its athletes scattered across the country this weekend, competing in three different tournaments. Most...

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Women's Basketball Opens Navy Classic Friday vs. Liberty

The Tulane University women's basketball team will look to start the 2009-10 season 2-0 for the first time since its 2006-07 Conference USA championship season when the Green Wave travel to Annapolis, Md., to participate in the...

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The Elephant in the Room: Diversity, but at what cost?

Six U.S. Naval Academy students were to form the color guard at Game 2 of the World Series, played Oct. 29 at Yankee Stadium. Everything was going fine until the academy brass discovered something terribly amiss, and Capt....

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Rush to Judgment: Talk Radio's "Truth Detector" Blows a Fuse - Again

It wasn't unusual that Rush Limbaugh went ballistic on his show on November 13. He does that several times a day. It wasn't unusual that he mixed a few facts with opinion and outright lies in his three-hour daily show. Fact...

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