CNO Adm. Roughead Retires
September 24th, 2011 | Photography | Posted by Mike Morones
Adm. Gary Roughead (C) retires as Chief of Naval Operations, U.S. Navy, at a change of command and retirement ceremony at the Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD on September 23, 2011. (Chris Maddaloni/Navy Times)
Induction Day at Annapolis
July 1st, 2011 | Photography | Posted by Mike Morones
Approximately 1,230 young men and women arrived at the U.S. Naval Academy’s Alumni Hall on Thursday, June 30, 2011 for Induction Day and begin their new lives as “plebes” or midshipmen fourth class (freshmen). June 30, 2011. (J.Lee / Staff)
Check out a slideshow produced by Military Times staff photographer J. Lee.
Better Than A Piñata
December 9th, 2010 | Photography | Posted by Chris Maddaloni
Midshipmen at the U.S. Naval Academy watch the annual bonfire – and burning of the Army mascot – at a pep rally before the big Army-Navy football match this weekend.
Change of Command
August 3rd, 2010 | Photography | Posted by Chris Maddaloni
Vice Adm. Michael Miller prepares to become superintendent before a change of command and retirement ceremony at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., August 3, 2010. The outgoing superintendent is leaving under less-than-stellar circumstances…
That Was Fast
May 24th, 2010 | Photography | Posted by Chris Maddaloni
Midshipmen participate in the 2010 Herndon Climb at the Naval Academy. This year was only one of the very few times without grease – and was the 2nd fastest – done in two minutes, five seconds. With grease, it can take up to four hours. It was not coated “due to safety concerns.”
Mudbelly
May 20th, 2010 | Photography | Posted by Chris Maddaloni
Patrick Maguire, 19, from Rockville, Md. crawls through the mud of the “Wet and Sandy” part of the Sea Trials at the Naval Academy with his fellows plebes. Based on the Battle Stations exercise at Recruit Training Command Great Lakes, Ill., and the Marine Corps’ Crucible, Sea Trials is the capstone training event for the academy’s freshmen class. The plebes navigate various physical and mental challenges, ranging from obstacle courses, long-distance group runs, damage control scenarios and water training.
Football Brigade
October 3rd, 2009 | Photography | Posted by Chris Maddaloni
The start of the Brigade of Midshipmen Dress Parade at the Naval Academy the day before a Navy vs. Air Force football game. Nearly all of the class, around 4000, participate in the ceremony – it’s done before every home game.
What’s On Page 159?
July 1st, 2009 | Photography | Posted by Chris Maddaloni
Jarrett Loftis, from Spartanburg, SC, memorizes “Reef Points” at Induction Day 2009 at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD. Plebes must memorize almost 200 pages of seamanship and naval tradition by the end of the summer… so, what’s an Irish pennant?
I DO!
May 28th, 2009 | Photography | Posted by Sheila
May 22, 2009: At the Naval Academy graduation, a Marine answers his commissioning oath with a boisterous “I DO!”
“At Marine bases all over the globe there are Marines that are waiting for their new lieutenant.”
Lieutenant General Richard S. Kramlich
Director, Marine Corps Staff
Herndon Climb
May 19th, 2009 | Photography | Posted by Colin Kelly
Its a long way to the top when you’re climbing a stone monument covered in lard. This was shot at the 2009 Herndon Climb, a rite of passage for Naval Academy plebes.