Pearl Harbor Survivor Ambrose Ferri, from Waukegan, Ill., conducts a T...
Pearl Harbor Survivor Ambrose Ferri, from Waukegan, Ill., conducts a Two-Bell Ceremony Memorial Tribute for the seven Chicago Sailors and Marines who sacrificed their lives aboard the battleship USS Arizona Dec... More
Pearl Harbor Remembrance in Chicago
Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley, second from left, holds his hand over his heart, as Pearl Harbor survivors and attendees including Rear Adm. David F. Steindl, second from right, commander of Naval Service Train... More
190813-N-IK959-1919 CHICAGO (August 13, 2019) – Rear
190813-N-IK959-1919 CHICAGO (August 13, 2019) – Rear Adm. Jamie Sands, commander, Naval Service Training Command (NSTC), speaks to members of the 2019 Chicago White Sox Special Recruit Division before the Chica... More
GREAT LAKES, Ill., (July 24, 2015) -- The flag flies
GREAT LAKES, Ill., (July 24, 2015) -- The flag flies at half-mast in front of historic Building 1 here, July 24. Building 1 was dedicated in 1911 and is the headquarters to Naval Service Training Command (NSTC)... More
Rear Adm. Rich Brown, commander, Naval Service Training
Rear Adm. Rich Brown, commander, Naval Service Training Command (NSTC), talks to members of Navy Band Great Lakes before a performance saluting the 160th birthday of Lt. Cmdr. John Philip Sousa here, Nov. 6. So... More
190702-N-IK959-1930 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (July 2, 2019)
190702-N-IK959-1930 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (July 2, 2019) -- Chief Fire Controlman Tim Vickrey, a Recruit Division Commander (RDC) at Recruit Training Command (RTC), gives instructions to Naval Reserve Officers Trai... More
Benny the Bull takes part in enlistment ceremony
Benny the Bull, the Chicago Bulls mascot dressed in U.S. Navy service dress uniform, waits to enter the main court of the Chicago Bulls practice facility, the Berto Center. Benny and 30 new recruits were part o... More
Vice Adm. Mark E. Ferguson III, Chief of Naval Personnel,
Vice Adm. Mark E. Ferguson III, Chief of Naval Personnel, cuts a ribbon during the rededication ceremony for Callaghan Hall. The building is the main training facility for officer candidates assigned to OTC. Th... More
Dale Earnhardt Jr. race car displayed
The Dale Earnhardt Jr. Division Navy No. 83 Monte Carlo SS is displayed at the Recruit Training Command at Naval Station Great Lakes. The race car driver sponsored two recruit divisions, Dale Jr. Divisions 383 ... More
A color guard from Naval Health Clinic Great Lakes
A color guard from Naval Health Clinic Great Lakes present the colors while Rick Murray, center, a member of the Chicago Commission on Human Relations Advisory Council on Veterans Affairs, sings America the Bea... More
Lt. Elisabeth Gronvall, command services department
Lt. Elisabeth Gronvall, command services department head at Region Legal Service Office (RLSO) Midwest, issues trial instructions to 22 Navy Junior ROTC cadets from Chicago-area high schools in RLSO's courtroom... More
Chicago Bulls' forward Luol Deng signs a basketball
Chicago Bulls' forward Luol Deng signs a basketball for Missile Technician 1st Class Ashley Pennington, from Warsaw, Ind., at the Bulls practice facility, the Berto Center. Pennington is a recruit division comm... More
Vice President Dick Cheney speaks to recruits from
Vice President Dick Cheney speaks to recruits from the forward brow of the Navy's newest training simulator USS Trayer. Cheney was at Naval Station Great Lakes to visit with recruits at the Navy's only recruit ... More
Civilian contractors maintain Naval Station Great Lakes clock tower
Brad Shields, right, and David Ceay work on one of the four faces inside the clock tower of historic Building 1 at Naval Station Great Lakes. Ceay is owner and operator of Regulator Time Company in Manhattan, K... More
Memorial Day service at marina of Naval Station Great Lakes
U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Arnold O. Lotring, commander of Naval Service Training Command, salutes with other sailors during a Memorial Day service at the marina of Naval Station Great Lakes, Ill., May 26, 2008. (U.S.... More
Marine Gunnery Sgt. Sandra Center, a drill instructor
Marine Gunnery Sgt. Sandra Center, a drill instructor at Officer Candidate School, congratulates Ensign Maria Batdorff, from Harbert, Mich., after giving Batdorff her first salute after she graduated with more ... More
Officer Candidate School graduation ceremony
Vice Adm. Mark E. Ferguson III, left center, chief of naval personnel, salutes during a pass and review at a graduation ceremony for Officer Candidate School (OCS). (U.S. Navy photo by Scott A. Thornbloom/Released)
Adm. Jonathan W. Greenert, commander, U.S. Fleet Forces
Adm. Jonathan W. Greenert, commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command, congratulates a recruit following a capping ceremony at Recruit Training Command. The capping ceremony is where recruits change their recruit bal... More
Region Legal Service Office Midwest
Petty Officer 1st Class Christie Richardson, a trial services legalman assigned to Region Legal Service Office Midwest makes an opening statement for the prosecution to a jury during a mock trial. Richardson wa... More
RLSO Midwest, US Navy Photogrpah
Legalman 1st Class Christie Richardson, assigned to the Region Legal Service Office (RLSO) Midwest, makes an opening statement for the prosecution to a jury in RLSOs courtroom at Naval Station Great Lakes. Rich... More
Chicago Bulls center-forward Joakim Noah signs autographs
Chicago Bulls center-forward Joakim Noah signs autographs for a group of Chicago-area recruits at the Chicago Bulls Berto Center practice facility. The 30 recruits were part of an enlistment swearing-in ceremon... More
Marksmanship trainer, US Marine Corps Photo
Earl Gerhard, left, Capt. Jake Washington, commanding officer of Naval Facilities; Ken Carlson, from Clark-Blinderman-Zander-GRAEF (CBZG); Rear Adm. Lee Metcalf, deputy commander of Navy Region Midwest; Capt. J... More
Lt. Michael Murphy Combat Training Pool
The family of Lt. Michael P. Murphy (Father Daniel, Brother John, right, and Mother Maureen, left) unveil a granite block with brass plaque dedicated to the new Lt. Michael Murphy Combat Training Pool at Office... More
SEALs logo - Public domain photogrpaph
Daniel and Maureen Murphy touch the logo for the Navy SEALs (Sea, Air, Land) on a granite block and plaque dedicated to their son, Lt. Michael P. Murphy. The parents, along with Lt. Murphy's brother John (right... More
Dedication ceremony - Public domain photogrpaph
U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Garry Bonelli, the deputy commander of Naval Special Warfare Command, speaks during the Lt. Michael P. Murphy Combat Training Pool dedication ceremony at Officer Training Command Newport, Ne... More
Lt. Michael Murphy Combat Training Pool
Navy officers, enlisted and guests tour the new Lt. Michael Murphy Combat Training Pool at Officer Training Command Newport (OTCN) July 9. The pool, which will be used by officer candidates and students at OTCN... More
Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus, left, congratulates
Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus, left, congratulates recruits at the Navy's only boot camp, Recruit Training Command, July 16. Mabus was making his first visit to RTC since being named SECNAV June 18, 2009. The... More
Secretary of the Navy - A group of men standing around a bunk bed
Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Ray Mabus, left, looks over a coffin locker and berthing bunk in the USS Arizona recruit barracks at the Navy's only boot camp, Recruit Training Command, as recruits eat lunch Jul... More
RTC luncheon, US Navy Photogrpah
Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus, right, listens to questions at a luncheon with officers and senior enlisted at the Navy's only boot camp, Recruit Training Command, July 16. Mabus was making his first visit to ... More
CFNA - Defense imagery management operations center
Russian Navy Cmdr. Igor Elkin fires a simulated M240 machine gun at Gunner's Mate "A" School in the Center for Surface Combat Systems Unit at Training Support Center (TSC). Elkin is part of the Corps of Foreign... More
Capping ceremony - Defense imagery management operations center
Ms. Patricia Adams (right), Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Civilian Human Resources, and Rear Adm. Craig Faller, prospective commander, Navy Recruiting Command, salute the national anthem during a c... More
Recruit Training Command and Training Support Center visit
Chief Boatswain's Mate (SW/AW) Donald Walker explains master control for the 210-foot-long Arleigh Burke-class destroyer simulator, USS Trayer (BST 21), at Recruit Training Command (RTC) Dec. 4. Walker escorted... More
Officers from the Royal Australian Navy visit Recruit Training Command...
Officers from the Royal Australian Navy walk down the pier next to the 210-foot-long Arleigh Burke-class destroyer simulator, USS Trayer (BST 21), at Recruit Training Command (RTC) Dec. 4. The officers were par... More
NSTC program, US Navy Photogrpah
Rear Adm. Cliff Sharpe, commander, Naval Service Training Command (NSTC), welcomes more than 100 Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) Professors of Naval Science, Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training ... More
U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Mark Ferguson, the chief of naval
U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Mark Ferguson, the chief of naval personnel, salutes the crowd before tossing out the first pitch at the 25th annual Chicago White Sox Navy Night, at U.S. Cellular Field, Chicago, Ill., June... More
Petty Officer 1st Class Orlando Caruso, aviation
Petty Officer 1st Class Orlando Caruso, aviation electrician's mate left, a facilitator aboard the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer simulator USS Trayer, prepares recruits to fight a compartment fire. The firefig... More
Rear Adm. Joseph F. Kilkenny, right, commander of Naval
Rear Adm. Joseph F. Kilkenny, right, commander of Naval Education and Training, speaks to recruits and family members as the reviewing officer at the Pass In Review graduation ceremony at Recruit Training Comma... More
Recruit Training Command
Rear Adm. Joseph F. Kilkenny, right, commander of Naval Education and Training, salutes during arrival honors at the weekly Pass In Review graduation ceremony at Recruit Training Command in Great Lakes, Ill. Ki... More
A recruit trains on the Virtual Environments for Ship
A recruit trains on the Virtual Environments for Ship and Shore Experiential Learning system at Recruit Training Command. The system is a computer game-based, first person role-playing training system that prep... More
Officer candidates from Officer Candidate School navigate
Officer candidates from Officer Candidate School navigate the new high ropes course at Naval Station Newport. High ropes is part of the Officer Candidate School training and officer candidates are required to c... More
the official opening of the Capt. James A. Lovell Federal Health Care ...
Retired Capt. James A. Lovell, left, a NASA astronaut, speaks to more than 750 guests at the official opening of the Capt. James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center in Chicago. The center is the nation's first... More
Steve Smith, chief aviation warfare systems operator,
Steve Smith, chief aviation warfare systems operator, a recruit division commander at Officer Candidate School, repositions the hand of an officer candidate during drill training at Officer Training Command at ... More
Chief Petty Officer Jamie Hebert motivates a candidate
Chief Petty Officer Jamie Hebert motivates a candidate during the first week of the 12-week Officer Candidate School at Naval Station Newport.
Rear Adm. David Steindl, commander of Naval Service
Rear Adm. David Steindl, commander of Naval Service Training Command, inspects a drill team during a graduation ceremony at Recruit Training Command. Steindl was the reviewing officer for the first time since a... More
Petty Officer 1st Class Michael Johnson, utilitiesman
Petty Officer 1st Class Michael Johnson, utilitiesman (left), a Recruit Division Commander at Recruit Training Command, explains a simulated damaged berthing compartment aboard the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer... More
Grand Opening at Chicago USO Cyber Canteen
Linda Kozma, center, Chicago Chapter chairwoman of the American Airline's Veteran Military Employee Resource Group, and Franco Tedeschi, left, vice president of American Airlines, Chicago, cut a ribbon at the g... More
Rear Adm. David Steindl, commander of Naval Service
Rear Adm. David Steindl, commander of Naval Service Training Command, is interviewed by Lorri Freifeld, editor-in-chief of Training Magazine, about the Navy's submission for a recognition award from Training Ma... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Daryl Lucero, a damage controlman
Petty Officer 2nd Class Daryl Lucero, a damage controlman and an instructor at the Damage Control A School, gives a hand signal instructing University of Memphis Naval ROTC midshipmen and officer candidates to ... More
Chief Petty Officer Samuel Vasquez, aviation machinist's
Chief Petty Officer Samuel Vasquez, aviation machinist's mate, left, and Chief Petty Officer Paul Sandiford, aviation support equipment technician, inspect the last two participants remaining in the unarmed kno... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Kurt Zemaitaitis, musician
Petty Officer 2nd Class Kurt Zemaitaitis, musician from Addison, Ill., assigned to the Navy Band Great Lakes brass quintet, the Brass Ambassadors, plays trumpet for more than 500 students, teachers and parents ... More
Rear Adm. David F. Steindl, commander of Naval Service
Rear Adm. David F. Steindl, commander of Naval Service Training Command, talks to newly-commissioned ensigns from the University of Notre Dame Naval ROTC in the warehouse of USS Trayer at Recruit Training Comma... More
Rear Adm. David F. Steindl, right, commander of Naval
Rear Adm. David F. Steindl, right, commander of Naval Service Training Command, follows a wreath representing the U.S. Armed Forces during a wreath laying ceremony at Daley Plaza as part of Chicago's annual Mem... More
Rear Adm. David F. Steindl, commander of Naval Service
Rear Adm. David F. Steindl, commander of Naval Service Training Command, talks to a Navy JROTC cadet ensign, a junior from North Chicago High School, during the 2011 NJROTC Leadership Academy. During the weeklo... More
Navy ROTC midshipmen maneuver sailboats around the
Navy ROTC midshipmen maneuver sailboats around the marina during the freshman orientation at Recruit Training Command. Midshipmen from colleges and universities in the Chicago area held their annual freshman or... More
Retired Navy Cmdr. Jerry Egler, senior naval science
Retired Navy Cmdr. Jerry Egler, senior naval science instructor from Proviso West High School, in Hillside, Ill., inspects a Navy Junior ROTC cadet during a personnel inspection at Naval Station Great Lakes. Th... More
Recruits from Recruit Training Command listen to a
Recruits from Recruit Training Command listen to a presentation about the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. More than 6,000 recruits are at various stages of training during the 10th anniversa... More
Electrician's Mate 1st Class Jerry Gonzales explains
Electrician's Mate 1st Class Jerry Gonzales explains a simulated damaged berthing compartment aboard the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer simulator USS Trayer to Rear Adm. David F. Baucom, commander of Troop Suppo... More
Lt. Walt Brinkley, a Naval Science Institute instructor,
Lt. Walt Brinkley, a Naval Science Institute instructor, conducts a navigation class to the current 2012 Seaman-to-Admiral and Naval Science Institute (STA-21/NSI) class at Officer Training Command. Brinkley sh... More
Capt. Vernon P. Kemper, incoming commanding officer
Capt. Vernon P. Kemper, incoming commanding officer of Officer Training Command, salutes Capt. Caroline Olinger, chief of staff, Naval Service Training Command, while Capt. Kenneth L. Gray, outgoing commanding ... More
Lt. Ryan Roeling, academics officer and lead instructor
Lt. Ryan Roeling, academics officer and lead instructor for the Immersive Naval Officer Training System at Officer Training Command, explains INOTS to officer candidates from Officer Candidate School. INOTS is ... More
Rear Adm. James F. Caldwell Jr., commander of submarine
Rear Adm. James F. Caldwell Jr., commander of submarine force U.S. Pacific Fleet, troops-the-line and salutes Recruit Division 813 at a weekly pass-in-review graduation in the USS Midway Ceremonial Drill Hall a... More
U.S. Navy Gas Turbine System Technician (Mechanical)
U.S. Navy Gas Turbine System Technician (Mechanical) 2nd Class Frank Lam-Yuen, left, a physical fitness instructor, watches as recruits with Division 816 run past the new timing system in the Freedom Hall Physi... More
Navy recruits from Division 816 run past the new Jaguar
Navy recruits from Division 816 run past the new Jaguar Timing System during a physical fitness assessment in the Freedom Hall Physical Fitness Facility at Recruit Training Command. Freedom Hall is the largest ... More
U.S. Navy Junior ROTC cadets line up in formation outside
U.S. Navy Junior ROTC cadets line up in formation outside the Blue Jacket Memorial Chapel on Naval Station Great Lakes, Ill., June 21, 2012. The cadets were visiting the station to take part in the 2012 Navy Ru... More
Seaman Recruit Ryan McNena, center, from Queens, N.Y.,
Seaman Recruit Ryan McNena, center, from Queens, N.Y., and other recruits don MCU-2P gas masks in the USS Chief firefighting trainer at Recruit Training Command. More than 35,000 recruits go through five days o... More
Quartermaster 2nd Class Michael Wignall (right) instructs
Quartermaster 2nd Class Michael Wignall (right) instructs Seaman Recruit Stefan Berklacich, 22, from Nashville, Tenn., how to properly wear the MCU-2P Gas Mask in the USS Chief Fire Fighting trainer at Recruit ... More
Mineman 1st Class Toby Mozek, a Recruit Division Commander
Mineman 1st Class Toby Mozek, a Recruit Division Commander (RDC) and facilitator at Recruit Training Command (RTC) shows how recruits pass the word from the bridge to Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Manpowe... More
Student interns from the Republic of Korea Parliament
Student interns from the Republic of Korea Parliament walk through one of the simulated bomb-damaged berthing areas aboard the USS Trayer destroyer simulator at Recruit Training Command. Naval Service Training ... More
Rear Adm. Mark L. Tidd, left, chief of Navy chaplains,
Rear Adm. Mark L. Tidd, left, chief of Navy chaplains, talks with recruits during a breakfast at Recruit Training Command the Navy's only boot camp. Rear Adm. David F. Steindl, right, commander of Naval Service... More
Capping ceremony, US Navy Photogrpah
U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Mark L. Tidd, second from right, chief of Navy chaplains, salutes during the playing of the National Anthem during a capping ceremony next to USS Trayer (BST 21), at Recruit Training Command... More
U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Mark L. Tidd, first row, third
U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Mark L. Tidd, first row, third from right, chief of Navy chaplains, receives arrival honors at the weekly pass in review graduation in the USS Midway Ceremonial Drill Hall at Recruit Trainin... More
NROTC freshmen orientation
Capt. Brian "Bear" Koehr, professor of Navy science and commanding officer of the Naval Reserve Officers' Training Corps (NROTC) Chicago Consortium, inspects midshipmen in the Atlantic Fleet Drill Hall at Recru... More
Chief Aviation Ordnanceman Carlos Pereira receives
Chief Aviation Ordnanceman Carlos Pereira receives his combination cover from Chief Aviation Electronics Technician Randy Dickerson, behind, and Chief Machinist's Mate Hilton Huggins, at a chief petty officer p... More
Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mark E. Ferguson,
Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mark E. Ferguson, left, speaks to Seaman Recruit Luis Maldonado, from St. Joe, Texas, during a breakfast in the USS Triton recruit barracks at Recruit Training Command. Fergu... More
Rear Adm. Clifford S. Sharpe inspects a recruit drill
Rear Adm. Clifford S. Sharpe inspects a recruit drill platoon during the weekly pass-in-review graduation in the USS Midway Ceremonial Drill Hall at Recruit Training Command. Sharpe was the reviewing officer du... More
U.S. Navy Mineman 1st Class Toby Mozek, foreground
U.S. Navy Mineman 1st Class Toby Mozek, foreground right, a facilitator with Battle Stations 21 at Recruit Training Command (RTC), explains a flooding scenario to foreign officers assigned to the Naval Educatio... More
Lt. Joshua Oates, left, division officer for Battle
Lt. Joshua Oates, left, division officer for Battle Stations 21 at Recruit Training Command, explains Battle Stations and the 210-foot-long Arleigh Burke-class destroyer simulator USS Trayer (BST 21), to foreig... More
Recruits depart the galley after eating lunch at the
Recruits depart the galley after eating lunch at the USS Triton barracks at Recruit Training Command, the Navy's only boot camp. (U.S. Navy photo by Scott A. Thornbloom/Released)
Rear Adm. Dawi Mohammed Saad Al-Otaibi of the Royal
Rear Adm. Dawi Mohammed Saad Al-Otaibi of the Royal Saudi Naval Force, center, crosses the forward brow of USS Trayer (BST 21), a 210-foot-long Arleigh Burke-class destroyer simulator at Recruit Training Comman... More
U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Jainea Montgomery,
U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Jainea Montgomery, foreground left, shows retired Adm. Vern Clark, second from right, former chief of naval operations, one of four bridges aboard the guided missile destro... More
Ship's Serviceman 1st Class Jermaine Johnson, a Recruit
Ship's Serviceman 1st Class Jermaine Johnson, a Recruit Division commander at the Golden 13 Recruit In-processing Center at Recruit Training Command, instructs new recruits where to go after getting off a bus d... More
Machinist's Mate 1st Class Eric Gonzalez, assigned
Machinist's Mate 1st Class Eric Gonzalez, assigned to the Golden 13 Recruit Training Command In-processing Center, welcomes new recruits during night of arrival. More than 450 new recruits arrived at the Golden... More
Rear Adm. Dee L. Mewbourne, the new commander of Naval
Rear Adm. Dee L. Mewbourne, the new commander of Naval Service Training Command, talks to recruits during a pre-graduation "Pizza Night" in the USS Hopper recruit barracks galley at Recruit Training Command. (U... More
Operations Specialist 1st Class Savanna Rogers, a Recruit
Operations Specialist 1st Class Savanna Rogers, a Recruit Division Commander at the Golden 13 Recruit In-Processing Center at Recruit Training Command (RTC), instructs new recruits where to go after getting off... More
“Brass Ambassadors” from Navy Band Great Lakes perform
“Brass Ambassadors” from Navy Band Great Lakes perform before an awards dinner for Great Lakes area commands. The dinner, which honored Senior and Junior Sailors of the Year, Blue Jackets of the Year, Recruit D... More
Navy band performs, US Navy Photogrpah
The Brass Ambassadors from Navy Band Great Lakes perform before an awards dinner for Great Lakes area commands. The dinner, which honored Senior and Junior Sailors of the Year, Bluejackets of the Year, Recruit ... More
Rear Adm. Donald P. Quinn, commander, Naval Education
Rear Adm. Donald P. Quinn, commander, Naval Education and Training Command (NETC), talks to recruits during a pre-graduation pizza night in the USS Kearsarge recruit barracks galley aboard Recruit Training Comm... More
Presenting a lecture, US Navy Photogrpah
Rear Adm. Dee L. Mewbourne, commander of Naval Service Training Command, presents a lecture via video-teleconference from his headquarters at Naval Station Great Lakes to Navy Junior ROTC cadets from North Cobb... More
Capt. Brian "?Bear" Koehr, professor of Navy science
Capt. Brian "?Bear" Koehr, professor of Navy science and commanding officer of the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps Chicago Consortium, talks to midshipmen at the Illinois Institute of Technology before in... More
120th birthday celebration, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
More than 120 master, senior and chief petty officers from various Naval Station Great Lakes commands form a "120" on historic Ross Field here, April 4, in celebration of the 120th birthday of the chief petty o... More
Chiefs speak with Northwestern University midshipmen
Senior Chief Operations Specialist Brian Stankis, left, and Chief Cryptologic Technician (Interpretive) Laura Stout speak to Naval ROTC midshipmen at Northwestern University. Stankis and Stout spoke to Northwes... More
NJROTC winners, US Navy Photogrpah
Rear Adm. Dee L. Mewbourne, commander of Naval Service Training Command (NSTC), and Dr. J. D. Smith, director of Navy Junior ROTC, announce the individual and team winners for the 2013 (NJROTC) National Academi... More
Damage Controlman 1st Class Tiffany Castillo (left),
Damage Controlman 1st Class Tiffany Castillo (left), a facilitator for Battle Stations 21 at Recruit Training Command, explains a damaged berthing compartment aboard the 210-foot-long Arleigh Burke-class destro... More
U.S. Navy Damage Controlman 1st Class Tiffany Castillo,
U.S. Navy Damage Controlman 1st Class Tiffany Castillo, right, a facilitator assigned to the USS Trayer (BST-21), shows how recruits pass the word from the bridge aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile d... More
Recruit Division 215 enters the USS Midway Ceremonial
Recruit Division 215 enters the USS Midway Ceremonial Drill Hall at the beginning of a pass-in-review graduation ceremony at Recruit Training Command. Eleven divisions and 767 recruits graduated during the cere... More
Recruit Training Command pass-in-review
Rear Adm. Victor M. Beck, vice chief of information, salutes honor graduate Seaman Recruit Javier E. Sorto, from Glen Burnie, Md., at the weekly pass-in-review (PIR) graduation at Recruit Training Command (RTC)... More
More than 80 Chicago-area, Indiana and Wisconsin young
More than 80 Chicago-area, Indiana and Wisconsin young men and soon-to-be new Navy recruits line up behind home plate on U.S. Cellular Field during the 28th annual Chicago White Sox Navy Night, June 11. Capt. R... More
Capt. Robert Fink, foreground, chief of staff, Naval
Capt. Robert Fink, foreground, chief of staff, Naval Service Training Command (NSTC), and his wife, Cmdr. Nancy Fink, back, commanding officer, Navy Recruiting District Chicago, speak to members of the 2013 Chi... More
Nine recruit divisions enter the USS Midway Ceremonial
Nine recruit divisions enter the USS Midway Ceremonial Drill Hall at the beginning of a pass-in-review graduation ceremony at Recruit Training Command (RTC), the Navy's only boot camp. More than 700 recruits gr... More
A U.S. Navy recruit state flags unit performs during
A U.S. Navy recruit state flags unit performs during a pass in review graduation in the USS Midway Ceremonial Drill Hall at Recruit Training Command (RTC), Great Lakes, Ill., June 14, 2013. More than 700 recrui... More