Stars and Stripes

Navy sees largest number of sailors graduating from boot camp in a decade

With sailors from Training Group 52 formally graduating from boot camp, the service reached a milestone of 42,000 sailors ...
Seapower

Recruit Training Command Graduates Final Class of FY 2025, Achieves Highest Production in a Decade

With the graduation of Training Group 52, more than 42,000 Sailors completed initial training during Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25), ...
Navy Times

Recruit at Naval Station Great Lakes dies

Editor’s note: This report has been updated to include the recruit’s identity and a release from the Lake County Coroner’s Office. A recruit assigned to Recruit Training Command at Great Lakes, ...
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Sailor dies after 'gunfire incident' at Naval Station Great Lakes, officials say

Officials are investigating the death of a sailor at the Naval Station Great Lakes on Wednesday. There was a large police response on Wednesday at the North Chicago facility. "We are saddened to ...
Stars and Stripes

Navy recruit dies from self-inflicted gunshot wound at Naval Station Great Lakes

WASHINGTON — A recruit assigned to Naval Station Great Lakes, Ill., died Wednesday from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, the Lake County Coroner’s Office said Friday. Kayshawn Wilkerson, an 18-year-old ...
Chicago Sun-Times

What to know about Naval Station Great Lakes outside of Chicago

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The Gazette

Columbine High School graduate honored as top Navy recruit

A Colorado native was recently honored as the top graduate of her class at Navy basic training, according to a news release. Airman Apprentice Bailey Burke, a 2025 graduate of Columbine High School, ...
Richmond

Local woman completes Navy basic training

Navy Seaman Recruit Crystal M. Carter, daughter of Carolyn S. and John J. Carter of Goochland, Va., recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, and Ill.
USNI

Sailor Found Dead in Great Lakes Navy Housing, Local Coroner Says

A Navy sailor died on Oct. 10 in an apparent homicide, the Lake County, Ill., Coroner’s Office told USNI News. The preliminary investigation by the North Chicago Police Department indicates John ...
The World

Connelly completes U.S. Navy basic training

Navy Seaman Recruit Kaycee L. Connelly recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill. Kaycee is the daughter of Tracy A. Connelly of North Bend and ...
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Recruit at Naval Station Great Lakes dies

Editor's note: This report has been updated to include the recruit's identity. A recruit assigned to Recruit Training Command at Great Lakes, Illinois, died Wednesday, the U.S. Navy confirmed. While ...