U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Anthony E. Gaiani, second from
U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Anthony E. Gaiani, second from right, commander of Navy Region Midwest, throws a wreath in the water during the city of Chicago's Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day ceremony in Chicago, Dec. 7, 20... More
Guests along with over 300 sailors from Naval Station
Guests along with over 300 sailors from Naval Station Great lakes gathered from around the state to witness the opening ceremony of the Chicago Medal of Honor Convention. The convention lasts a week and during ... More
Pregame ceremony, US Navy Photogrpah
Lt. Auggie Negele, officer program recruiter for Naval Recruiting District Chicago, and Chief Hospital Corpsman James Hopkins, from Naval Health Clinic Great Lakes, march a detail of 125 Sailors assigned to com... More
Touring basic engineering command core school
U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Quinn, commander of Navy Personnel Command and deputy chief of Naval Personnel, looks at equipment while touring the basic engineering command core school hour at the Training Support Center... More
Vet addresses students - Public domain photogrpaph
Ralph Christopher, who served with the Mobile Riverine Force in Vietnam, speaks to U.S. Sailors attending Naval Special Warfare Preparatory School at Naval Station Great Lakes, Ill., Sept. 2, 2009. The Sailors ... More
Medal of Honor Convention - Public domain photogrpaph
Medal of Honor winners render honors during the National Anthem. During the 2009 Chicago Medal of Honor Convention's opening ceremony at Soldier Field. The convention lasts a week and during that time the Medal... More
Chicago Cubs Pitcher Sean Marshall speaks with recruits
Chicago Cubs Pitcher Sean Marshall speaks with recruits inside the USS Chicago barracks at Recruit Training Command. The Chicago Cubs are visiting Great Lakes during their annual Cubs Caravan to meet with sailo... More
Flag Day celebration, US Navy Photogrpah
More than 3,400 sailors and 50 veterans gathered at Ross Field at Naval Station Great Lakes to form the "Living 100" on Flag Day. Ross Field is the original location where all new sailors graduated from boot ca... More
Col. Robert Howard, retired, Medal of Honor recipient
Col. Robert Howard, retired, Medal of Honor recipient and eight-time purple heart recipient gives a speech during the opening ceremony of the Chicago Medal of Honor Convention. The convention lasts a week and d... More
Chicago Cubs pitcher Andrew Cashner speaks with Seaman
Chicago Cubs pitcher Andrew Cashner speaks with Seaman Recruits Corey Widdison, Gary Collins and Kyle Novey while visiting Naval Station Great Lakes. The Chicago Cubs came to Great Lakes during their Cubs Carav... More
Col. Robert Howard, retired, Medal of Honor recipient
Col. Robert Howard, retired, Medal of Honor recipient and eight-time purple heart recipient gives a speech during the opening ceremony of the Chicago Medal of Honor Convention. The convention lasts a week and d... More
Gen. James T. Conway, commandant of the United States
Gen. James T. Conway, commandant of the United States Marine Corps, gives a speech during the opening ceremony of the Chicago Medal of Honor Convention. The convention lasts a week and during that time the Meda... More
More than 400 retirees and family members from all
More than 400 retirees and family members from all branches of the armed forces attended the Naval Station Great Lakes Retiree Appreciation Day, Oct. 24. Retiree Appreciation Day was an opportunity for all arme... More
U.S. Navy Capt. Susan Lichtenstein, at podium, executive
U.S. Navy Capt. Susan Lichtenstein, at podium, executive officer of Naval Health Clinic Great Lakes, speaks with 22 Sailors about their deployment to Haiti in the clinic's chapel on Naval Station Great Lakes, I... More
U.S. Navy Lt. Laura Briggs, left, hugs her husband
U.S. Navy Lt. Laura Briggs, left, hugs her husband Aaron Briggs before boarding a bus that will take her to the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), on Naval Station Great Lakes, Ill.,... More
Ambrose Ferri, 91, rings the bell during the two-bell
Ambrose Ferri, 91, rings the bell during the two-bell ceremony honoring the seven Chicagoans who lost their lives during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7, 1941. Ferri was on Third Class Yeoman on the... More
Military personnel from all the services unfurl a large
Military personnel from all the services unfurl a large American flag on Wrigley Field during pre-game ceremonies, Sept. 17, honoring about 70 Medal of Honor recipients who are in Chicago this week for the Meda... More
Families that registered with the Adopt-a-Sailor program
Families that registered with the Adopt-a-Sailor program on Naval Station Great Lakes wait in line to meet their adopted Sailors for the first time at the visitor center on base in Illinois Nov. 27, 2009. The p... More
Medal of Honor recipients line up on the 1st base line
Medal of Honor recipients line up on the 1st base line during pre- game ceremonies honoring about 70 recipients of the nation's highest honor who are in Chicago this week for the Medal of Honor Convention. Play... More
U.S. Sailors who volunteered for the Adopt-a-Sailor
U.S. Sailors who volunteered for the Adopt-a-Sailor program on Naval Station Great Lakes meet their adoptive families for the first time at the visitor center on base in Illinois Nov. 27, 2009. The program allo... More
U.S. Sailors, assigned to Naval Health Clinic Great
U.S. Sailors, assigned to Naval Health Clinic Great Lakes, board a bus that will take them to the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), on Naval Station Great Lakes, Ill., Jan. 19, 2010... More
Great Lakes Region President of the Navy League of
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 Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Rick D. West: U.S. S... More
More than 120 Sailors assigned to commands at Naval
More than 120 Sailors assigned to commands at Naval Station Great Lakes depart U.S. Cellular Field following pregame ceremonies for the Chicago White Sox where they unfurled a 300 by 150 foot flag during the Na... More
More than 400 retirees and family members from all
More than 400 retirees and family members from all branches of the armed forces attended the Naval Station Great Lakes Retiree Appreciation Day, Oct. 24. During the event Lt. Cmdr. Bridgett Faber, of Naval Heal... More
Friends and family members wave goodbye as a bus full
Friends and family members wave goodbye as a bus full of 22 U.S. Sailors, assigned to Naval Health Clinic Great Lakes, departs for the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), on Naval Sta... More
Rear Adm. Anthony E. Gaiani, commander, Navy Region
Rear Adm. Anthony E. Gaiani, commander, Navy Region Midwest, talks with retired Navy Capt. Ralph Laedtke, prior to the City of Chicago's Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day ceremony, Monday, Dec. 7. Gaiani was the key... More
Navy personnel from Naval Station Great Lakes, Ill.,
Navy personnel from Naval Station Great Lakes, Ill., salute Medal of Honor recipients as they walk out onto Wrigley Field, Sept. 17. The Medal of Honor recipients went to home plate to take part in pre-game cer... More
Baseball players greet Medal of Honor recipients as
Baseball players greet Medal of Honor recipients as they line up on Wrigley Field in Chicago Ill., Sept. 17, 2009. The veterans took part in pregame ceremonies honoring those who were in the city for the Medal ... More
Commander, Navy Personnel Command and Deputy Chief
Commander, Navy Personnel Command and Deputy Chief of Naval Personnel Rear Adm. Donald P. Quinn visited the Training Support Center, Great Lakes, basic engineering command core school house. While on the tour, ... More
More than 400 retirees and family members from all
More than 400 retirees and family members from all branches of the armed forces attended the Naval Station Great Lakes Retiree Appreciation Day, Oct. 24. Retiree Appreciation Day was an opportunity for all arme... More