The Navy’s record-breaking recruiting numbers translated to the service’s highest production of basic training graduates in a decade with the graduation of sailors from Training Group 52, the Navy ...

(Nov. 20, 2025) Rear Adm. Matthew Pottenburgh, commander, Naval Service Training Command (center), Capt. Kenneth Froberg, commanding officer, Recruit Training Command (RTC) (right) and Navy Club of ...

CARBONDALE, Ill. — The U.S. Navy Band Great Lakes wind ensemble will give a free, public performance on Monday, Dec. 8, in Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Shryock Auditorium. The holiday ...

Experts say the Great Lakes can be more dangerous than the open ocean due to their volatile nature. Waves on the Great Lakes are steeper and closer together, causing choppy conditions and a rougher ...

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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has left its "Operation Midway Blitz" command center at Naval Station Great Lakes, city officials confirmed to ABC7 Chicago Sunday. The video in the player ...

BECKLEY, WV (WVNS)– Each year, more than 40,000 recruits train at the U.S Navy’s Recruit Training Command, but only the top sailors walk away with the highest award a recruit can earn– the Military ...

Four Bears players spent their day off Oct. 21 at Naval Station Great Lakes, touring the facility and meeting military personnel. Offensive tackle Theo Benedet, running back Travis Homer, defensive ...

Bears players Travis Homer, Josh Blackwell, Tory Taylor and Theo Benedet visited Naval Station Great Lakes as part of the team's partnership with USAA ahead of their Salute to Service game Nov. 9 ...

Many federal workers are struggling to make ends meet amid the ongoing government shutdown, including firefighters at the Great Lakes Fire Department at Naval Station Great Lakes. One lieutenant said ...

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 ...