On Jan. 29, Staunton High School graduate, Kevin Kays earned the title of United States Navy Sailor after completing nine weeks of boot camp at Recruit Training Command Great Lakes. The Navy boot camp ...

On a not-so-white Christmas Day, 50 recruits from Naval Station Great Lakes walked into a roaring welcome at Christian Liberty Academy in Arlington Heights, a tradition embraced by the community for ...

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 ...

Faith Bottum’s “Life Lessons From the Cutting Edge” (op-ed, Nov. 24) reminded me of a similarly mundane awakening. It was 1972 at Navy boot camp, where we were taught the proper way to fold our ...

Navy boot camp is tough, and for me, it was a journey that didn’t end as expected. In this video, I share the real reasons why I never made it to graduation. The US just hit $39 trillion in debt. Here ...

The U.S. Navy Recruit Training Command announced a new policy that allows Navy graduates to spend time off base, according to a service spokesperson. Sailors who have completed boot camp and are ...

Navy coach Brian Newberry had a very succinct answer to a question posed during last Friday’s American Conference football media event. A member of the ESPN broadcast crew asked Newberry what he was ...

RETIREMENT — Col. Michael Halligan II, formerly of Toronto, received numerous medals during his more-than 26 years in the Marine Corps. During his graduation ceremony, he expressed his appreciation to ...

INSTRUCTOR — Former Toronto resident Col. Michael Halligan II retired May 30 after 26 years in the Marine Corps. His service entailed combat deployments in support of Operations Iraqi Freedom and ...

SUPERIOR, Wisc. — Continuing the Navy Week Coverage, the Woodwind Quintet played at the Bong Veterans Historical Center yesterday. The five active-duty musicians are here to show the area that there ...