The U.S. Naval Academy welcomed approximately 1,200 plebes, or freshman, members into the Class of 2029 when they reported for Induction Day on Thursday. Discard hair from the plebes hair being shaved ...

U.S. Naval Academy plebes climb the lard-covered Herndon Monument at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., on Wednesday to knock off a "Dixie cup" hat and replace it with an upperclassman's hat ...

Just four days after joining the U.S. Naval Academy on Induction Day, six freshmen — better known as plebes — were taken to an area hospital Sunday evening after showing signs of heat stress. Naval ...

The freshmen at the U.S. Naval Academy, better known as midshipmen fourth class, didn’t seem to notice the steady downpour Tuesday as they overcame the final hurdles obstructing their graduation from ...

The Herndon Climb, an annual tradition for plebes at the U.S. Naval Academy, is complete, marking a major milestone for the Class of 2028. The tradition dates back to the 1940s and is meant to test ...

The Naval Academy plebes fight their way up the Herndon Monument trying to be the first to the top. The climb is a tradition at the Naval Academy, WBAL-TV’s Rob Roblin reports. The monument is covered ...

The rain made the annual Herndon Monument Climb even more slippery Wednesday morning.But after two hours, 27 minutes and 31 seconds, the members of the U.S. Naval Academy's Class of 2028 are plebes no ...

May 14 (UPI) --A lard-covered obelisk is more than a slippery slope for U.S. Naval Academy plebes, who view it as a rite of passage that changes them into midshipmen. Dozens of freshmen who are called ...

“Plebes no more!” A tradition that's been going strong for 66 years continues Wednesday. Plebs will work together to climb to the top of the Herndon Monument. Their goal seems simple enough: replace ...