East Leyden High School celebrates Navy recruits with annual Thanksgiving event

A first responder escort led about 200 Navy recruits from Naval Station Great Lakes to East Leyden High School in Franklin ...
WPXI

Pittsburgh native among U.S. Navy sailors who helped rescue people from overturned car in Chicago

CHICAGO — A sailor from Pittsburgh was one of four who raced into action when a car overturned at a toll ramp exit in Chicago on Nov. 11. Four U.S. Navy sailors from the Surface Warfare Engineering ...
Task & Purpose

Navy sailor rescues driver from burning car but mother’s vehicle lost to flames

A Navy sailor fresh out of boot camp rushed to save the occupant of a burning car, but the flames engulfed his mother’s vehicle during the rescue. Both the sailor and his mother were unhurt. Fireman ...
NBC Chicago

Lawsuit filed after fireball leaves woman with severe burns at Navy Pier bar

A lawsuit has been filed against a restaurant at Chicago’s Navy Pier after a massive fireball left a woman with critical injuries. Kira Bond and several others have filed a suit against Offshore ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Max Parker on ‘Boots’ Boot Camp and His Most Memorable Scene in the Netflix Dramedy

The ‘Boots’ star shares his experience training for the series and how he was able to connect with what it was like in the military in the 90s: “It's almost like a timeless feeling. You know exactly ...
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How Hard is Each Boot Camp in the U.S. Military

In order to enlist in the United States Military, you have to go through some sort of boot camp or basic training. Want to know what happens in U.S. military boot camp? Or what every U.S. Military ...
Chicago Sun-Times

Navy Pier Marina will require fishing passes

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Washington Examiner

Pritzker vows to boot Noem’s ICE ‘thugs’ from Chicago

Gov. JB Pritzker (D-IL) gathered state and local leaders from Illinois to stand against the Trump administration’s move to deploy National Guard troops to Chicago, calling on federal officers to stay ...
Military.com

Navy SEAL Timeline: From Acceptance to Training

Since its inception in 2014, SEAL Officer Assessment and Selection (SOAS) has served as an important step in screening potential candidates for Navy SEAL training. Conducted in three classes each ...
ABC 7 Chicago

Former Navy sailor sentenced in plot to attack Naval Station Great Lakes, downtown Chicago

NORTH CHICAGO, Ill. (WLS) -- A former Navy sailor who pleaded guilty to plotting to attack the Naval Station Great Lakes and downtown Chicago has been sentenced to 12 years in prison, the ABC7 I-Team ...
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U.S. NAVY Boot Camp

Short video from Captain Erik Thors, commanding officer of Recruit Training Command (RTC) (USN), as he narrates a video that gives friends and family members of the RTC recruit experience from the ...