ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — It took Naval Academy plebes two hours, 19 minutes and 11 seconds Wednesday to accomplish the ultimate in upward mobility: scaling a greased obelisk and swapping out a cup with a ...

Midshipmen shimmied up a greasy, wet monument to mark the end of their first year at the Naval Academy. “Everyone’s screaming. Everyone’s fired up,” one midshipman said.

The Naval Academy's class of 2029 completed the Herndon Monument climb in 2 hours, 17 minutes, and 36 seconds on May 13, marking the end of plebe year.

In what is symbolized as the first major milestone post Acceptance Day for the cadets of the U.S. Military Academy Class of 2024, the plebes celebrated Plebe Weekend Friday and Saturday. Unlike ...

First‑year students at the U.S. Naval Academy took part in the annual Herndon Monument Climb on Wednesday, a long‑standing ...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — First-year students at the U.S. Naval Academy are taking part in the annual Herndon Monument Climb on Wednesday, a ritual that marks the end of their plebe year and some say ...

The remnants of tropical depression Debby drizzled off and on as families congregated on the U.S. Naval Academy’s campus, jostling for a view of the Class of 2028. After a rigorous six-week program ...

It took Naval Academy plebes two hours, 19 minutes and 11 seconds Wednesday to accomplish the ultimate in upward mobility: Scaling a greased obelisk and swapping out a cup with a cap, this year with ...

First-year midshipmen, known as "plebes," participated in Sea Trials Tuesday, a daylong training exercise in Annapolis, ...