Author: Brian Witte
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Navy plebe monument climb could be on last legs
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — As they have for 70 years, students at the U.S. Naval Academy celebrated the end of their grueling first year by scaling a 21-foot obelisk on Monday. But this time, without a lard coating on the monument, students completed the task in minutes. For years, the Herndon Monument was slathered in the…
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First female officers headed to subs feel blessed
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The first female U.S. Naval Academy graduates who will be able to serve as officers aboard submarines said Thursday they feel ecstatic, thankful and blessed by the chance to break one of the military’s last gender barriers. So far, eleven female midshipmen have been accepted into the Navy’s training program. Several talked…
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Midshipman sentenced for stealing lab equipment
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — A U.S. Naval Academy midshipman will be incarcerated for one year for stealing about $28,000 worth of lab equipment from the school to sell on eBay. Midshipman Thomas Hayes, a senior electrical engineering major, pleaded guilty to larceny at a court martial Thursday. He told a military judge at his court martial…
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Head of Naval Academy prep school removed
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The head of a prep school that helps improve students’ chances at an appointment to U.S. Naval academy was relieved of duty Monday “for loss of confidence in his ability to command,” the prep school said. Capt. Leland Hart Sebring has been the commanding officer of the U.S. Naval Academy Preparatory School…
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Female midshipmen report assaults
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Two female students from the U.S. Naval Academy have reported being sexually assaulted while on summer training assignments with the Navy away from the school, an academy spokesman said Tuesday. The Navy Criminal Investigative Service is investigating both cases. No charges have been filed and few details of the alleged attacks were…
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Female midshipmen report assaults
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Two female students from the U.S. Naval Academy have reported being sexually assaulted while on summer training assignments with the Navy away from the school, an academy spokesman said Tuesday. The Navy Criminal Investigative Service is investigating both cases. No charges have been filed and few details of the alleged attacks were…
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EPA now in charge of Fort Meade cleanup
ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Drawn-out efforts to remove toxins and dangerous waste at Fort Meade will come under the control of the Environmental Protection Agency under an agreement long sought by Maryland officials to push the cleanup along faster, Sen. Benjamin Cardin said Monday.Fort Meade, one of the nation’s largest military bases, has been a Superfund…