US Naval Academy taps Marine Corps artillery officer as next commandant of midshipmen
A new commandant is coming to the U.S. Naval Academy this year.
Col. James “J.P.” McDonough III, a Marine Corps artillery officer and 1994 graduate of the service academy, has been tapped to serve as the 89th commandant of midshipmen, the Naval Academy announced Jan. 19. He will take the reins from Capt. Thomas R. “T.R.” Buchanan, who will wrap up his two-year stint as commandant this summer.
“I am truly honored and humbled to have been selected for this position and am excited to join the great team at the Naval Academy,” McDonough said in a news release. “I look forward to the opportunity to help shape the Brigade of Midshipmen as they become the future leaders of the Navy and Marine Corps.”