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Vice Adm. Ann E. Rondeau, president of National Defense University, troops the line with Capt. Steven G. Bethke, commanding officer of Recruit Training Command (RTC), on Ross Field.

Vice Adm. Ann E. Rondeau, president of National Defense University, tr...

NAVAL STATION GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Jul. 01, 2011) Vice Adm. Ann E. Rondeau, president of National Defense University, troops the line with Capt. Steven G. Bethke, commanding officer of Recruit Training Command (R... More

Unveiling of a rededication plaque as part of the Centennial of Naval Station Great Lakes.

Unveiling of a rededication plaque as part of the Centennial of Naval ...

NAVAL STATION GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Jul. 01, 2011) Great Lakes Region President of the Navy League of the United States Bobby Ferguson, left, Rear Adm. Tilghman Payne, commander of Navy Region Midwest; Master Chie... More

Eleven divisions of 793 recruits at Recruit Training Command took part in a special pass-in-review graduation ceremony.

Eleven divisions of 793 recruits at Recruit Training Command took part...

NAVAL STATION GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Jul. 01, 2011) Eleven divisions of 793 recruits at Recruit Training Command took part in a special pass-in-review graduation ceremony to commemorate the naval station's centenni... More

Recruits from Hall of Fame Division 813 stand at attention on Ross Field.

Recruits from Hall of Fame Division 813 stand at attention on Ross Fie...

NAVAL STATION GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Jul. 01, 2011) Recruits from Hall of Fame Division 813 stand at attention on Ross Field. The division, one of 11 divisions of 793 recruits at Recruit Training Command, took part... More

Jazz great visits Navy - A man in a suit playing a trumpet

Jazz great visits Navy - A man in a suit playing a trumpet

Naval Station Great Lakes, Ill. (Feb. 28, 2002) Legendary Jazz Trumpeter Mr. Clark Terry, plays alongside the Great Lakes Navy Band Jazz Ensemble during a special concert Great Lakes Experience. Terry played i... More

Jazz great visits Navy - A man in a suit is playing a guitar

Jazz great visits Navy - A man in a suit is playing a guitar

Naval Station Great Lakes Ill. (Feb. 28, 2002) Mr. Gerald Wilson, guest conductor of the Great Lakes Jazz Ensemble, helped conduct a special concert, Great Lakes Experience. Wilson, one of the first black Navy... More

U.S. Marine Reservist Sgt. Jim Raap comforts his girlfriend prior to boarding a chartered flight bound for the Central Command area of responsibility (AOR) in the Arabian Gulf region

U.S. Marine Reservist Sgt. Jim Raap comforts his girlfriend prior to b...

Naval Station Great Lakes, Ill. (Mar. 13, 2003) Naval Station Great Lakes Ill. - U.S. Marine Reservist Sgt. Jim Raap, assigned to Marine Wing Communications Squadron 48 (MWCS-48), headquartered with the Mar... More

New recruits receive their lightweight boots on an assembly line.

New recruits receive their lightweight boots on an assembly line.

Naval Station Great Lakes, Ill., (Apr. 22, 2003) New recruits receive their lightweight boots on an assembly line aboard Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill. U.S. Navy photo by Photographers Mate 1st Cla... More

Antwone Fisher speaks to Sailors gathered in Naval Station Great Lakes� Ross Auditorium

Antwone Fisher speaks to Sailors gathered in Naval Station Great Lakes...

Naval Station Great Lakes, Ill. (May. 13, 2003) Antwone Fisher speaks to Sailors gathered in Naval Station Great Lakes Ross Auditorium about his experiences in the Navy and his autobiography "Finding Fish," the... More

 Antwone Fisher speaks to Sailors gathered in Naval Station Great Lakes� Ross Auditorium

Antwone Fisher speaks to Sailors gathered in Naval Station Great Lake...

Naval Station Great Lakes, Ill. (May. 13, 2003) Antwone Fisher speaks to Sailors gathered in Naval Station Great Lakes Ross Auditorium about his experiences in the Navy and his autobiography "Finding Fish," the... More

Antwone Fisher speaks to recruits on their in-processing day at Recruit Training Command Great Lakes

Antwone Fisher speaks to recruits on their in-processing day at Recrui...

Naval Station Great Lakes, Ill. (May. 13, 2003) Antwone Fisher speaks to recruits on their in-processing day at Recruit Training Command Great Lakes about the role the Navy played in his life. Fisher, orphaned ... More

Vice Adm. Gerald L. Hoewing, Chief of Naval Personnel, Reviewing Officer for a recent recruit graduation, receives the salutes from graduating divisions during ceremonies at Recruit Training Command Great Lake

Vice Adm. Gerald L. Hoewing, Chief of Naval Personnel, Reviewing Offic...

Naval Station Great Lakes, Ill. (May. 30, 2003) Vice Adm. Gerald L. Hoewing, Chief of Naval Personnel, Reviewing Officer for a recent recruit graduation, receives the salutes from graduating divisions during ce... More

Vice Adm. Gerald L. Hoewing, Chief of Naval Personnel, Reviewing Officer for a recent recruit graduation, helps cut the cake with the recruit honor grads during the honor grad reception at Recruit Training Command Great Lakes

Vice Adm. Gerald L. Hoewing, Chief of Naval Personnel, Reviewing Offic...

Naval Station Great Lakes, Ill. (May. 30, 2003) Vice Adm. Gerald L. Hoewing, Chief of Naval Personnel, Reviewing Officer for a recent recruit graduation, helps cut the cake with the recruit honor grads during t... More

Vice Adm. Gerald L. Hoewing, Chief of Naval Personnel, Reviewing Officer for the May 30th recruit graduation, inspects the recruit rifle drill team during the ceremony at Recruit Training Command Great Lakes

Vice Adm. Gerald L. Hoewing, Chief of Naval Personnel, Reviewing Offic...

Naval Station Great Lakes, Ill. (May. 30, 2003) Vice Adm. Gerald L. Hoewing, Chief of Naval Personnel, Reviewing Officer for the May 30th recruit graduation, inspects the recruit rifle drill team during the cer... More

Vice Adm. Gerald L. Hoewing, Chief of Naval Personnel, reviews U.S. Navy recruits going through the investigate and rescue portion of Battle Stations.

Vice Adm. Gerald L. Hoewing, Chief of Naval Personnel, reviews U.S. Na...

Naval Station Great Lakes, Ill. (May. 30, 2003) Vice Adm. Gerald L. Hoewing, Chief of Naval Personnel, reviews U.S. Navy recruits going through the investigate and rescue portion of Battle Stations. This is th... More

Family members of U.S. Navy Sailors watch a recent recruit graduation at Recruit Training Command Great Lakes

Family members of U.S. Navy Sailors watch a recent recruit graduation ...

Naval Station Great Lakes, Ill. (Jun. 06, 2003) Family members of U.S. Navy Sailors watch a recent recruit graduation at Recruit Training Command Great Lakes. Adm. William J. Fallon, Vice Chief of Naval Opera... More

Adm. William J.  Fallon, Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO), Reviewing Officer for a recent recruit graduation, receives salutes from graduating divisions during ceremonies at Recruit Training Command Great Lakes

Adm. William J. Fallon, Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO), Review...

Naval Station Great Lakes, Ill. (Jun. 06, 2003) Adm. William J. Fallon, Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO), Reviewing Officer for a recent recruit graduation, receives salutes from graduating divisions duri... More

Gunnery Sgt. Gary Jacobs� daughter anxiously waits for her dad�s return from deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom

Gunnery Sgt. Gary Jacobs� daughter anxiously waits for her dad�s retur...

Naval Station Great Lakes Ill. (Jul. 08, 2003) Gunnery Sgt. Gary Jacobs daughter anxiously waits for her dads return from deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Gunnery Sgt. Jacobs is assigned to th... More

The daughter of Gunnery Sgt. Gary Jacobs awaits for her Dad's return from Operation Iraqi Freedom.

The daughter of Gunnery Sgt. Gary Jacobs awaits for her Dad's return f...

Naval Station Great Lakes, Ill. (Jul. 08, 2003) The daughter of Gunnery Sgt. Gary Jacobs assigned to the Marine Wing Communications Squadron (MWCS-48), a Marine Reserve Unit stationed at Great Lakes Ill., await... More

Country musician Charlie Daniels dons a Navy ballcap and waves the National  Ensign presented to him by Command Master Chief Michael Tsikours of Recruit Training Command

Country musician Charlie Daniels dons a Navy ballcap and waves the Nat...

. Naval Station, Great Lakes, Ill. (Sep. 11, 2003) Country musician Charlie Daniels dons a Navy ballcap and waves the National Ensign presented to him by Command Master Chief Michael Tsikours of Recruit Trai... More

Country musician Charlie Daniels performs

Country musician Charlie Daniels performs

Naval Station, Great Lakes, Ill. (Sep. 11, 2003) Country musician Charlie Daniels performs "The Devil went down to Georgia," for 11,000 recruits at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill. Daniels performed... More

Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Terry Scott reviews recruits during the General Quarters (GQ) portion of Recruit Training Command (RTC), Great Lakes known as Battlestations.

Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Terry Scott reviews rec...

Naval Station Great Lakes, Ill. (Oct. 30, 2003) Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Terry Scott reviews recruits during the General Quarters (GQ) portion of Recruit Training Command (RTC), Great Lake... More

Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Terry Scott reviews recruits during the General Quarters (GQ) portion of Recruit Training Command (RTC), Great Lakes known as Battlestations.

Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Terry Scott reviews rec...

Naval Station Great Lakes, Ill. (Oct. 30, 2003) Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Terry Scott reviews recruits during the General Quarters (GQ) portion of Recruit Training Command (RTC), Great Lake... More

Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Terry Scott reviews recruits during the General Quarters (GQ) portion of Recruit Training Command (RTC), Great Lakes known as Battlestations.

Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Terry Scott reviews rec...

Naval Station Great Lakes, Ill. (Oct. 30, 2003) Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Terry Scott reviews recruits during the General Quarters (GQ) portion of Recruit Training Command (RTC), Great Lake... More

Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Terry Scott congratulates Honor Recruit Seaman Recruit Louis Toy, from Pensacola, Fla., during the honor recruit reception held at Recruit Training Command Great Lakes

Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Terry Scott congratulat...

Naval Station Great Lakes, Ill. (Oct. 31, 2003) Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Terry Scott congratulates Honor Recruit Seaman Recruit Louis Toy, from Pensacola, Fla., during the honor recruit re... More

Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Terry Scott watches in review graduating recruits during ceremonies held onboard Naval Station Great Lakes

Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Terry Scott watches in ...

Naval Station Great Lakes, Ill. (Oct. 31, 2003) Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Terry Scott watches in review graduating recruits during ceremonies held onboard Naval Station Great Lakes. MCPON ... More

Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Terry Scott, along with 3 Fleet Master Chiefs, watches in review graduating recruits during ceremonies held onboard Naval Station Great Lakes

Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Terry Scott, along with...

Naval Station Great Lakes, Ill. (Oct. 31, 2003) Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Terry Scott, along with 3 Fleet Master Chiefs, watches in review graduating recruits during ceremonies held onboard... More

Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO) Adm. Michael G. Mullen, congratulates an honor recruit during graduation ceremonies at Recruit Training Command (RTC) Great Lakes

Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO) Adm. Michael G. Mullen, congratu...

Naval Station Great Lakes, Ill. (Oct. 31, 2003) Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO) Adm. Michael G. Mullen, congratulates an honor recruit during graduation ceremonies at Recruit Training Command (RTC) Great ... More

Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Terry Scott congratulates an honor recruit during the graduation ceremony held at Recruit Training Command Great Lakes

Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Terry Scott congratulat...

Naval Station Great Lakes, Ill. (Oct. 31, 2003) Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Terry Scott congratulates an honor recruit during the graduation ceremony held at Recruit Training Command Great La... More

Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO) Adm. Michael G. Mullen speaks at a graduation ceremony at Recruit Training Command (RTC) Great Lakes

Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO) Adm. Michael G. Mullen speaks at...

Naval Station Great Lakes, Ill. (Oct. 31, 2003) Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO) Adm. Michael G. Mullen speaks at a graduation ceremony at Recruit Training Command (RTC) Great Lakes. VCNO Mullen made rema... More

Lt. Dan Cook, deputy resident officer in charge of construction for Camp John Paul Jones at the Recruit Training Command (RTC) Great Lakes, explains the progress of construction.

Lt. Dan Cook, deputy resident officer in charge of construction for Ca...

Naval Station Great Lakes, Ill. (Dec. 02, 2003) Lt. Dan Cook, deputy resident officer in charge of construction for Camp John Paul Jones at the Recruit Training Command (RTC) Great Lakes, explains the progress ... More

The flag plaza as seen from the third floor of the USS Marvin Shields barracks currently under construction at Camp John Paul Jones will provide a focal point to the entrance of the camp.

The flag plaza as seen from the third floor of the USS Marvin Shields ...

Naval Station Great Lakes, Ill. (Dec. 02, 2003) The flag plaza as seen from the third floor of the USS Marvin Shields barracks currently under construction at Camp John Paul Jones will provide a focal point to ... More

NASCAR�s Casey Atwood, driver for the Number 14 Navy car in the Busch Series, chats with Lt. William Parker.

NASCAR�s Casey Atwood, driver for the Number 14 Navy car in the Busch ...

Naval Station Great Lakes, Ill. (Jan. 30, 2004) NASCARs Casey Atwood, driver for the Number 14 Navy car in the Busch Series, chats with Lt. William Parker and daughter, during an autograph signing for students ... More

Lee Kinsey, mechanic and jackman for the Fitz Bradshaw Racing Team, demonstrates proper use of force prior to the pit stop scenario competition.

Lee Kinsey, mechanic and jackman for the Fitz Bradshaw Racing Team, de...

Naval Station Great Lakes, Ill. (Jan. 30, 2004) Lee Kinsey, mechanic and jackman for the Fitz Bradshaw Racing Team, demonstrates proper use of force prior to the pit stop scenario competition. The Navy NASCAR ... More

Recruit Division Commander (RDC) Hull Maintenance Technician 1st Class Duane Dominick practices being the jackman prior to the pit stop competition.

Recruit Division Commander (RDC) Hull Maintenance Technician 1st Class...

Naval Station Great Lakes, Ill. (Jan. 30, 2004) Recruit Division Commander (RDC) Hull Maintenance Technician 1st Class Duane Dominick practices being the jackman prior to the pit stop competition aboard Recruit... More

Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Alan Dementer of Gladstone, Mich., shows his family his Bronze Star Medal Certificate.

Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Alan Dementer of Gladstone, Mich., shows h...

Naval Station Great Lakes, Ill. (Feb. 23, 2004) Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Alan Dementer of Gladstone, Mich., shows his family his Bronze Star Medal Certificate following the award ceremony held aboard Naval H... More

Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Alan Dementer of Gladstone, Mich., addresses an audience of friends, family and co-workers, following the awarding of the Bronze Star.

Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Alan Dementer of Gladstone, Mich., address...

Naval Station Great Lakes, Ill. (Feb. 23, 2004) Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Alan Dementer of Gladstone, Mich., addresses an audience of friends, family and co-workers, following the awarding of the Bronze Star ... More

Parents of Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Joseph Dementer, admire the Bronze Star their son received for courage under fire.

Parents of Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Joseph Dementer, admire the Bro...

Naval Station Great Lakes, Ill. (Feb. 23, 2004) Parents of Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Joseph Dementer, admire the Bronze Star their son received for courage under fire in a ceremony held aboard Naval Hospital ... More

Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Kenneth W. Ball of Falmouth, Ky., addresses an audience of friends, family and co-workers, after receiving the Bronze Star.

Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Kenneth W. Ball of Falmouth, Ky., addresse...

Naval Station Great Lakes, Ill. (Feb. 23, 2004) Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Kenneth W. Ball of Falmouth, Ky., addresses an audience of friends, family and co-workers, after receiving the Bronze Star in a ceremo... More

Pearl Harbor veteran Francis Gringas of Gurnee, Ill., talks with a Recruit Division Commander (RDC) following the commissioning of the USS Arizona Recruit Barracks.

Pearl Harbor veteran Francis Gringas of Gurnee, Ill., talks with a Rec...

Naval Station Great Lakes, Ill. (Feb. 24, 2004) Pearl Harbor veteran Francis Gringas of Gurnee, Ill., talks with a Recruit Division Commander (RDC) following the commissioning of the USS Arizona Recruit Barrack... More

Veterans of Pearl Harbor including USS Arizona survivor Clinton Westbrook  participants in the USS Arizona Recruit Barracks commissioning ceremony.

Veterans of Pearl Harbor including USS Arizona survivor Clinton Westbr...

Naval Station Great Lakes, Ill. (Feb. 24, 2004) Veterans of Pearl Harbor including USS Arizona survivor Clinton Westbrook, front row third from left, and participants in the USS Arizona Recruit Barracks commiss... More

 Actor and musician Gary Sinise, along with the Lt. Dan Band, played in front of Great Lake�s icon Building 1 clock tower.

Actor and musician Gary Sinise, along with the Lt. Dan Band, played i...

Naval Station Great Lakes, Ill. (Jun. 18, 2004) Actor and musician Gary Sinise, along with the Lt. Dan Band, played in front of Great Lakes icon Building 1 clock tower. The band, founded by Vietnam veteran Kimo... More

Naval Reservist Chief Hospital Corpsman Barbara Bays, takes one more private moment with her parents, prior to departing Naval Station Great Lakes for the Middle East.

Naval Reservist Chief Hospital Corpsman Barbara Bays, takes one more p...

Naval Station Great Lakes, Ill. (Jul. 27, 2004) Naval Reservist Chief Hospital Corpsman Barbara Bays, takes one more private moment with her parents, prior to departing Naval Station Great Lakes for the Middle ... More

Store Keeper 2nd Class Angela Corrigan, kisses her daughter before deployment.

Store Keeper 2nd Class Angela Corrigan, kisses her daughter before dep...

Naval Station Great Lakes, Ill. (Jul. 27, 2004) Store Keeper 2nd Class Angela Corrigan, kisses her daughter before deployment. Corrigan, along with 74 other members assigned to the Navy Reserve Cargo Handling B... More

Store Keeper 2nd Class Angela Corrigan, talks with her children before deployment.

Store Keeper 2nd Class Angela Corrigan, talks with her children before...

Naval Station Great Lakes, Ill. (Jul. 27, 2004) Store Keeper 2nd Class Angela Corrigan, talks with her children before deployment. Corrigan, along with 74 other members assigned to the Navy Reserve Cargo Handli... More

Naval Reservist Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Ilisa Kleifield hugs her mom, prior to departing Naval Station Great Lakes for the Middle East.

Naval Reservist Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Ilisa Kleifield hugs her m...

Naval Station Great Lakes, Ill. (Jul. 27, 2004) Naval Reservist Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Ilisa Kleifield hugs her mom, prior to departing Naval Station Great Lakes for the Middle East. Kleifield, along with ... More

Rear Adm. Ann E. Rondeau accepts her command flag from Command Master Chief James Parlier, during a traditional change of command ceremony in the Midway Ceremonial Drill Hall at Recruit Training Command (RTC).

Rear Adm. Ann E. Rondeau accepts her command flag from Command Master ...

Naval Station Great Lakes, Ill. (Oct. 21, 2004) Rear Adm. Ann E. Rondeau accepts her command flag from Command Master Chief James Parlier, during a traditional change of command ceremony in the Midway Ceremonia... More

Rear Adm. Gary R. Jones delivers his remarks after assuming command of Naval Service Training Command/Navy Region Midwest.

Rear Adm. Gary R. Jones delivers his remarks after assuming command of...

Naval Station Great Lakes, Ill. (Oct. 21, 2004) Rear Adm. Gary R. Jones delivers his remarks after assuming command of Naval Service Training Command/Navy Region Midwest. Jones relieved Rear Adm. Ann E. Rondeau... More

Recruits from Division 253 stand at ease during graduation ceremonies at Recruit Training Command. Division 253 is the third all Special Warfare Operations divisions to go through recruit training.

Recruits from Division 253 stand at ease during graduation ceremonies ...

NAVAL STATION GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Aug. 14, 2007) Recruits from Division 253 stand at ease during graduation ceremonies at Recruit Training Command. Division 253 is the third Special Warfare Operations division t... More

Recruits from Division 253 place Navy ball caps on their heads during a capping ceremony after ending training for Battle Stations 21 on board USS Trayer (BST 21) at Recruit Training Command.

Recruits from Division 253 place Navy ball caps on their heads during ...

NAVAL STATION GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Aug. 14, 2007) Recruits from Division 253 place Navy ball caps on their heads during a capping ceremony after ending training for Battle Stations 21 on board USS Trayer (BST 21)... More

Recruits from Division 253 march from their ship barracks, USS Chicago, at Recruit Training Command. Division 253 is the third all Special Warfare Operations divisions to go through recruit training.

Recruits from Division 253 march from their ship barracks, USS Chicago...

NAVAL STATION GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Aug. 14, 2007) Recruits from Division 253 march from their ship barracks, USS Chicago, at Recruit Training Command. DDivision 253 is the third Special Warfare Operations divisio... More

Gas Turbine System Technician (Mechanical) 2nd Class T. A. Keith, from Round Rock, Texas, instructs Seaman Travis Carter,  from Rolla, Mo., on the proper stance when firing a 9mm pistol at Recruit Training Command�s indoor range facility.

Gas Turbine System Technician (Mechanical) 2nd Class T. A. Keith, from...

NAVAL STATION GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Aug. 14, 2007) Gas Turbine System Technician (Mechanical) 2nd Class T. A. Keith, from Round Rock, Texas, instructs Seaman Travis Carter, from Rolla, Mo., on the proper stance wh... More

Machinist�s Mate 1st Class Richard Lewis, of Batesville, Ark., leads recruits from Division 253 in fighting a fire at Recruit Training Command�s fire fighting school.

Machinist�s Mate 1st Class Richard Lewis, of Batesville, Ark., leads r...

NAVAL STATION GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Aug. 14, 2007) Machinists Mate 1st Class Richard Lewis, of Batesville, Ark., leads recruits from Division 253 in fighting a fire at Recruit Training Commands fire fighting schoo... More

Recruits from Division 253 charge the nozzle of a fire hose at Recruit Training Command�s fire fighting school.

Recruits from Division 253 charge the nozzle of a fire hose at Recruit...

NAVAL STATION GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Aug. 14, 2007) Recruits from Division 253 charge the nozzle of a fire hose at Recruit Training Commands fire fighting school. Division 253 is the third Special Warfare Operation... More

Recruits from Division 253 run in formation on an outdoor track at Recruit Training Command. Division 253 is the third Special Warfare Operations divisions to go through recruit training.

Recruits from Division 253 run in formation on an outdoor track at Rec...

NAVAL STATION GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Aug. 14, 2007) Recruits from Division 253 run in formation on an outdoor track at Recruit Training Command. Division 253 is the third Special Warfare Operations division to go t... More

The new Atlantic Fleet Drill Hall opened recently at Recruit Training Command (RTC).

The new Atlantic Fleet Drill Hall opened recently at Recruit Training ...

NAVAL STATION GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Dec. 06, 2007) The new Atlantic Fleet Drill Hall opened recently at Recruit Training Command (RTC). The opening of the hall completes Camp John Paul Jones at RTC, part of the Na... More

Musician 2nd Class Laura Ringnalda plays the French Horn at the annual holiday concert presented by Navy Band Great Lakes.

Musician 2nd Class Laura Ringnalda plays the French Horn at the annual...

NAVAL STATION GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Dec. 16, 2007) Musician 2nd Class Laura Ringnalda plays the French Horn at the annual holiday concert presented by Navy Band Great Lakes. The concert was a family-friendly "Soun... More

Vice President Dick Cheney presents a Navy ball cap to a recruit following a Battle Stations evaluation.

Vice President Dick Cheney presents a Navy ball cap to a recruit follo...

NAVAL STATION GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Mar. 07, 2008) Vice President Dick Cheney presents a Navy ball cap to a recruit following a Battle Stations evaluation. Cheney was at Naval Station Great Lakes to visit with rec... More

Vice President Dick Cheney speaks to recruits from the forward brow of the Navy's newest training simulator USS Trayer (BST 21).

Vice President Dick Cheney speaks to recruits from the forward brow of...

NAVAL STATION GREAT LAKES, Ill., (Mar. 07, 2008) Vice President Dick Cheney speaks to recruits from the forward brow of the Navy's newest training simulator USS Trayer (BST 21). Cheney was at Naval Station Grea... More

Vice President Dick Cheney observes recruits fighting a controlled fire aboard USS Trayer (BST 21), the Navy's newest training simulator.

Vice President Dick Cheney observes recruits fighting a controlled fir...

NAVAL STATION GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Mar. 07, 2008) Vice President Dick Cheney observes recruits fighting a controlled fire aboard USS Trayer (BST 21), the Navy's newest training simulator. Cheney also observed a c... More

Ismael Martinez, left, a Bloom High School Navy JROTC student, repairs a cracked pipe with a jubilee pipe patch during the Damage Control Olympics at the Damage Control school.

Ismael Martinez, left, a Bloom High School Navy JROTC student, repairs...

NAVAL STATION GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Apr. 05, 2008) Ismael Martinez, left, a Bloom High School Navy JROTC student, repairs a cracked pipe with a jubilee pipe patch during the Damage Control Olympics at the Damage C... More

U.S. Army Major Michele Pulley, from Galesburg, Ill., embraces her daughter, La Shantae Anderson, Peoria, Ill., during a surprise visit to her Navy Boot Camp graduation.

U.S. Army Major Michele Pulley, from Galesburg, Ill., embraces her dau...

NAVAL STATION GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Apr. 11, 2008) U.S. Army Major Michele Pulley, from Galesburg, Ill., embraces her daughter, La Shantae Anderson, Peoria, Ill., during a surprise visit to her Navy Boot Camp grad... More

U.S. Navy Fireman La Shantae Anderson, of Peoria, Ill., talks with Chicago media next to her mom, U.S. Army Major Michele Pulley, from Galesburg, Ill.

U.S. Navy Fireman La Shantae Anderson, of Peoria, Ill., talks with Chi...

NAVAL STATION GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Apr. 11, 2008) U.S. Navy Fireman La Shantae Anderson, of Peoria, Ill., talks with Chicago media next to her mom, U.S. Army Major Michele Pulley, from Galesburg, Ill., April 11. ... More

Landing Craft Mechanized 501 (LCM-501) and the

Landing Craft Mechanized 501 (LCM-501) and the

NAVAL STATION GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Jun. 07, 2008) Landing Craft Mechanized 501 (LCM-501) and the "Surfriders" from Assault Craft Unit One (ACU-1), perform an on load of a Marine Corps vehicle assigned to Reserve ... More

Retired Marine Corps Lt. Col. Mike Stewart inspects Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (JROTC) cadet Ensign James Lynch from Hamilton High School, Hamilton, Ohio.

Retired Marine Corps Lt. Col. Mike Stewart inspects Navy Junior Reserv...

NAVAL STATION GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Jun. 28, 2008) Retired Marine Corps Lt. Col. Mike Stewart inspects Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (JROTC) cadet Ensign James Lynch from Hamilton High School, Hamilt... More

Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (JROTC) cadets march in formation at Naval Station Great Lakes.

Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (JROTC) cadets march in formati...

NAVAL STATION GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Jun. 28, 2008) Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (JROTC) cadets march in formation at Naval Station Great Lakes. More than 150 cadets gathered at the base for a Leadership ... More

Aviation Maintenance Administrationman Shon Nuanez gives four die-cast No. 88 Navy Accelerate Your Life models to NASCAR Nationwide Series driver Brad Keselowski to autograph.

Aviation Maintenance Administrationman Shon Nuanez gives four die-cast...

NAVAL STATION GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Jul. 10, 2008) Aviation Maintenance Administrationman Shon Nuanez gives four die-cast No. 88 Navy Accelerate Your Life models to NASCAR Nationwide Series driver Brad Keselowski ... More

Representatives of the Department of Defense, Department of Veterans Affairs, U.S. Congress and Navy Medicine break ground on the final phase of constructing the first completely integrated DoD/VA health care center.

Representatives of the Department of Defense, Department of Veterans A...

NAVAL STATION GREAT LAKES, Ill (Jul. 14, 2008) Representatives of the Department of Defense, Department of Veterans Affairs, U.S. Congress and Navy Medicine break ground on the final phase of constructing the f... More

ailors dressed in the new physical fitness uniform from various commands aboard Naval Station Great Lakes enjoy a free concert.

ailors dressed in the new physical fitness uniform from various comman...

NAVAL STATION GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Jul. 18, 2008) Sailors dressed in the new physical fitness uniform from various commands aboard Naval Station Great Lakes enjoy a free concert by actor Gary Sinise and his Lt. D... More

Sailors dressed in the new physical fitness uniform from various commands aboard Naval Station Great Lakes enjoy a free concert.

Sailors dressed in the new physical fitness uniform from various comma...

NAVAL STATION GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Jul. 18, 2008) Sailors dressed in the new physical fitness uniform from various commands aboard Naval Station Great Lakes enjoy a free concert by actor Gary Sinise and his Lt. D... More

Dale Earnardt Jr. views the Dale Jr. Division guidon.

Dale Earnardt Jr. views the Dale Jr. Division guidon.

NAVAL STATION GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Aug. 27, 2008) Dale Earnardt Jr. views the Dale Jr. Division guidon as recruits from divisions he is sponsoring looks on during a recent visit to the Recruit Division Command. E... More

Dale Earnardt Jr. hands out Dale Jr. Division patches.

Dale Earnardt Jr. hands out Dale Jr. Division patches.

NAVAL STATION GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Aug. 27, 2008) Dale Earnardt Jr. hands out Dale Jr. Division patches to recruits from divisions he is sponsoring during a recent visit to the Recruit Division Command. Earnhardt... More

Dale Earnardt Jr. speaks to recruits of the Dale Jr. Division at the Recruit Training Command.

Dale Earnardt Jr. speaks to recruits of the Dale Jr. Division at the R...

NAVAL STATION GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Aug. 27, 2008) Dale Earnardt Jr. speaks to recruits of the Dale Jr. Division at the Recruit Training Command. Earnhardt is sponsoring two divisions at the training command as pa... More

British Royal Navy Commodore Steve Kirby, commander for the Maritime Warfare School in Portsmith, England, speaks with recruits during a weekly

British Royal Navy Commodore Steve Kirby, commander for the Maritime W...

NAVAL STATION GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Oct. 03, 2008) British Royal Navy Commodore Steve Kirby, commander for the Maritime Warfare School in Portsmith, England, speaks with recruits during a weekly "Pizza Night" at R... More

British Royal Navy Commodore Campbell S. Christie performs a pass and review of more than 950 newly graduated recruits a Recruit Training Command (RTC) graduation.

British Royal Navy Commodore Campbell S. Christie performs a pass and ...

NAVAL STATION GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Oct. 03, 2008) British Royal Navy Commodore Campbell S. Christie performs a pass and review of more than 950 newly graduated recruits a Recruit Training Command (RTC) graduation... More

Dale Earnhardt Jr. speaks with recruits assigned to his sponsored divisions.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. speaks with recruits assigned to his sponsored divi...

NAVAL STATION GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Oct. 07, 2008) Dale Earnhardt Jr. speaks with recruits assigned to his sponsored divisions, 383 and 388, at Recruit Training Command, the Navy's only boot camp. The Dale Jr. spo... More

Dale Earnhardt Jr. stands in front of his No. 83 Dale Jr. Division Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. stands in front of his No. 83 Dale Jr. Division Che...

NAVAL STATION GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Oct. 07, 2008) Dale Earnhardt Jr. stands in front of his No. 83 Dale Jr. Division Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS with several recruits from his two sponsored divisions at Recruit Trai... More

Dale Earnhardt Jr. autographs a hat for Seaman Recruit Heather Martinez.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. autographs a hat for Seaman Recruit Heather Martine...

NAVAL STATION GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Oct. 07, 2008) Dale Earnhardt Jr. autographs a hat for Seaman Recruit Heather Martinez, from Ft. Bragg, N.C., at the Recruit Training Command, the Navy's only boot camp. Divisio... More

Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Gary Roughead congratulates honor graduate Seaman Recruit Carl Walter, from LaGrange, Ohio, at Recruit Training Command.

Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Gary Roughead congratulates honor gradu...

NAVAL STATION GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Nov. 07, 2008) Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Gary Roughead congratulates honor graduate Seaman Recruit Carl Walter, from LaGrange, Ohio, at Recruit Training Command. Roughead w... More

Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Gary Roughead congratulates honor graduates at the conclusion of the graduation ceremony for 956 Sailors.

Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Gary Roughead congratulates honor...

NAVAL STATION GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Nov. 07, 2008) Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Gary Roughead congratulates honor graduates at the conclusion of the graduation ceremony for 956 Sailors at the Recruit Train... More

Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Gary Roughead salutes a recruit drill team.

Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Gary Roughead salutes a recruit d...

NAVAL STATION GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Nov. 07, 2008) Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Gary Roughead salutes a recruit drill team after inspecting the squad at Recruit Training Command. Roughead was the reviewing... More

Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Gary Roughead performs a pass and review of 956 newly graduated recruits at a Recruit Training Command graduation in Great Lakes.

Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Gary Roughead performs a pass and...

NAVAL STATION GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Nov. 07, 2008) Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Gary Roughead performs a pass and review of 956 newly graduated recruits at a Recruit Training Command graduation in Great La... More

Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Gary Roughead delivers remarks to recruits and family members at Recruit Training Command.

Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Gary Roughead delivers remarks to...

NAVAL STATION GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Nov. 07, 2008) Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Gary Roughead delivers remarks to recruits and family members at Recruit Training Command. Roughead was the reviewing officer... More

Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Gary Roughead congratulates Sailors at the conclusion of the graduation ceremony for 956 Sailors at the Recruit Training Command.

Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Gary Roughead congratulates Sailo...

NAVAL STATION GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Nov. 07, 2008) Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Gary Roughead congratulates Sailors at the conclusion of the graduation ceremony for 956 Sailors at the Recruit Training Comm... More

Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Gary Roughead salutes upon arrival at the graduation ceremony of 956 Sailors at the Recruit Training Command in Great Lakes.

Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Gary Roughead salutes upon arriva...

NAVAL STATION GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Nov. 07, 2008) Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Gary Roughead salutes upon arrival at the graduation ceremony of 956 Sailors at the Recruit Training Command in Great Lakes. ... More

Members cut a ribbon commemorating the opening of two new barracks at Recruit Training Command.

Members cut a ribbon commemorating the opening of two new barracks at ...

NAVAL STATION GREAT LAKES, Ill., (Nov. 17, 2008) From left: Lt. Cmdr. Jana A. Vavasseur, executive officer of the guided-missile destroyer USS Hopper (DDG 70); Steve Blinderman, president of Blinderman Construc... More

Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (NJROTC) Cadets perform pushups in the Pacific Fleet Drill Hall at Recruit Training Command.

Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (NJROTC) Cadets perform pu...

NAVAL STATION GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Mar. 14, 2009) Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (NJROTC) Cadets perform pushups in the Pacific Fleet Drill Hall at Recruit Training Command during a physical fitness ... More

Taft High School's Navy Junior Reserve Officers Corps (NJROTC) Cadet, Lt. Cmdr. Tracey Soto performs a dress right facing movement.

Taft High School's Navy Junior Reserve Officers Corps (NJROTC) Cadet, ...

NAVAL STATION GREAT LAKES, Ill., (Mar. 14, 2009) Taft High School's Navy Junior Reserve Officers Corps (NJROTC) Cadet, Lt. Cmdr. Tracey Soto, left, a junior, performs a dress right facing movement next to fresh... More

More than 500 Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (NJROTC) cadets stand ready to begin an Unarmed Knockout at the 2009 Area Three NJROTC West Regional Finals.

More than 500 Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (NJROTC) cad...

NAVAL STATION GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Mar. 14, 2009) More than 500 Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (NJROTC) cadets stand ready to begin an Unarmed Knockout at the 2009 Area Three NJROTC West Regional Fin... More

Female recruits at Recruit Training Command are issued the new navy working uniform.

Female recruits at Recruit Training Command are issued the new navy wo...

NAVAL STATION GREAT LAKES, Ill., (Apr. 30, 2009) Female recruits at Recruit Training Command are issued the new navy working uniform. The uniform will replace the current working uniform and all present recruit... More

Enrique Garlit issues a recruit an eight-point cover for the new navy working uniform.

Enrique Garlit issues a recruit an eight-point cover for the new navy ...

NAVAL STATION GREAT LAKES, Ill., (Apr. 30, 2009) Enrique Garlit issues a recruit an eight-point cover for the new navy working uniform. The uniform will replace the current working uniform and all present recru... More

Ed Block, from LaGrange, Ill., signs an autograph book for Machinist's Mate 1st Class Rodney S. Florance, a student at Recruit Division Commander School.

Ed Block, from LaGrange, Ill., signs an autograph book for Machinist's...

NAVAL STATION GREAT LAKES, Ill., (May. 07, 2009) Ed Block, from LaGrange, Ill., signs an autograph book for Machinist's Mate 1st Class Rodney S. Florance, a student at Recruit Division Commander School. Block i... More

Dean Garrett, from Freeport, Ill., speaks to Seaman Recruit Levi Frazier, from Winchester, Ky., during lunch.

Dean Garrett, from Freeport, Ill., speaks to Seaman Recruit Levi Frazi...

NAVAL STATION GREAT LAKES, Ill., (May. 07, 2009) Dean Garrett, from Freeport, Ill., speaks to Seaman Recruit Levi Frazier, from Winchester, Ky., during lunch at Recruit Training Command (RTC). Garrett, the Pres... More

Commander, Naval Service Training Command, Rear Adm. Cliff Sharpe looks at a picture of Dean Garrett, held by his daughter Pat Garrett Clary.

Commander, Naval Service Training Command, Rear Adm. Cliff Sharpe look...

NAVAL STATION GREAT LAKES, Ill., (May. 07, 2009) , Commander, Naval Service Training Command, Rear Adm. Cliff Sharpe looks at a picture of Dean Garrett, held by his daughter Pat Garrett Clary. The picture was t... More

Adm. Timothy J. Keating, Commander, U.S. Pacific Command, inspects a ceremonial recruit drill squad during a graduation ceremony at Recruit Training Command.

Adm. Timothy J. Keating, Commander, U.S. Pacific Command, inspects a c...

NAVAL STATION GREAT LAKES, Ill., (Sep. 11, 2009) Adm. Timothy J. Keating, Commander, U.S. Pacific Command, inspects a ceremonial recruit drill squad during a graduation ceremony at Recruit Training Command. Dur... More

Patricia Adams, left, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Civilian Human Resources, and Capt. Annie B. Andrews, executive assistant and naval aide, talk with recruits

Patricia Adams, left, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Civil...

NAVAL STATION GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Oct. 01, 2009) Patricia Adams, left, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Civilian Human Resources, and Capt. Annie B. Andrews, executive assistant and naval aide, talk wi... More

Patricia Adams, center, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Civilian Human Resources, congratulates Seaman Recruit Alonna Randolph, from Santee, Calif.,

Patricia Adams, center, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Civ...

NAVAL STATION GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Oct. 02, 2009) Patricia Adams, center, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Civilian Human Resources, congratulates Seaman Recruit Alonna Randolph, from Santee, Calif., fo... More

Chief Boatswain's Mate Donald Walker explains a fire fighting station aboard simulator USS Trayer (BST 21).

Chief Boatswain's Mate Donald Walker explains a fire fighting station ...

NAVAL STATION GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Dec. 04, 2009) Chief Boatswain's Mate Donald Walker explains a fire fighting station in the 210-foot-long Arleigh Burke-class destroyer simulator USS Trayer (BST 21) at Recruit ... More

Royal Australian Navy Commodore Vincent Di Pietro salutes during arrival honors at Recruit Training Command (RTC).

Royal Australian Navy Commodore Vincent Di Pietro salutes during arriv...

NAVAL STATION GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Dec. 04, 2009) Royal Australian Navy Commodore Vincent Di Pietro, Australian Naval Attache, salutes during arrival honors at Recruit Training Command (RTC). Di Pietro was the gu... More

Culinary Specialist 1st Class Pam O'Neil leads recruits in her division during an in-house session of physical fitness for strengthening and conditioning at Recruit Training Command.

Culinary Specialist 1st Class Pam O'Neil leads recruits in her divisio...

NAVAL STATION GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Jun. 09, 2010) Culinary Specialist 1st Class Pam O'Neil leads recruits in her division during an in-house session of physical fitness for strengthening and conditioning at Recru... More

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