This undated photo provided by the U.S. Navy shows Midshipman 1st Class Sydney Barber, from Lake Forest, Ill. Barber is slated to be the Naval Academy's first African American female brigade ...

And that's something Midshipman Captain Sydney Barber is doing - every single day. Barber graduates from the U.S. Naval Academy in May. She then starts Marine Corps boot camp.

Midshipman 1st Class Sydney Barber, of Lake Forest, Illinois, is "the perfect person" to lead the U.S. Naval Academy brigade, says her predecessor.

Sydney Barber is the first Black woman to hold the brigade commander position, which is the highest leadership position within the brigade. Skip to content NOWCAST WBAL-TV 11 News Today ...

Sydney Barber Will Be 1st Black Female Brigade Commander At Naval Academy The native of Lake Forest, ... The Navy and the Marine Corps have changed so much. Is there something ...

Sydney Barber will break one of the final leadership barriers in the Annapolis, Md., school’s 175-year history. By John Ismay Students at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., have never ...

During her junior year at Lake Forest High School, Midshipman Sydney Barber attended a military service academy information session as she explored her future options. Among those she talked to ...

Sydney Barber is the 16th woman selected for brigade commander in the 44 years women have been ... is a mechanical engineering major and aspires to commission as a Marine Corps ground officer.

Midshipman 1st Class Sydney Barber, a mechanical engineering major from Illinois, has been named brigade commander for the spring semester at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. Sign up ...

Midshipman 1st Class Sydney Barber, who hails from Lake Forest, Ill. follows in the footsteps of the first one, Midshipman 1st Class Juliane Gallina, who took the honors in the class of 1992.