Lt. Gen. Michael J. Borgschulte, an aviator who deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan, will relieve Vice Adm. Yvette M. Davids, the academy’s first female superintendent.

Marine Lt. Gen. Michael Borgschulte has been nominated to lead the U.S. Naval Academy, marking the first time in its 180-year history a Marine was tapped for the role.

U.S. Naval Academy Superintendent Vice Adm. Yvette Davids is set to receive a rare promotion: leaving the Superintendent’s Residence in Annapolis for a high-ranking Pentagon position.