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GROVE CITY, Ohio

Rear Adm. Matthew Pottenburgh, commander, Naval Service Training Command (NSTC), receives a unit brief from a cadet of Grove City High School Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (NJROTC), Aug. 22. The engagement was part of Navy Week Columbus to highlight the importance of citizenship, leadership, and service. NSTC, headquartered at Naval Station Great Lakes, Illinois, supports 98 percent of the Navy’s initial officer and enlisted accession training. NSTC oversees Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps programs at more than 160 colleges and universities, Officer Training Command Newport, and Recruit Training Command—the Navy’s only boot camp. NSTC administers the Navy’s citizenship development program, which includes Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (NJROTC) and the Navy National Defense Cadet Corps, offered at more than 600 high schools worldwide. Share

PENSACOLA, Fla.

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GREAT LAKES, Ill.

250821-N-GU344-1364 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Aug. 21, 2025) – U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. William Bowers, commanding general, Marine Corps Recruiting Command (center), cuts a cake with six of the honor graduates after pass-in-review onboard U.S. Navy Recruit Training Command in Great Lakes, Aug. 21, 2025. Training is approximately nine weeks and all enlistees in the U.S. Navy begin their career at the command. More than 40,000 recruits train annually at the Navy's only boot camp. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class John Suits) Share

NEWPORT, RI

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NEWPORT, RI

Naval Chaplaincy School - historical photos Share

GULFPORT, Miss.

Students attending the Expeditionary Combat Skills course at Center for Security Forces Detachment Gulfport take a mandatory safety break due to the intense summer heat. Duel misting fans, immersion coolers, and cooling towels provide Sailors with quick relief from the hot, humid conditions. Share

NAS PENSACOLA, Fla.

Command Master Chief Matthew Nevens Share

GREAT LAKES, Ill.

250801-N-KL637-1150 (August 1, 2025) -- Recruits participate in firefighting training at USS Chief onboard Recruit Training Command. Aug. 1, 2025. More than 40,000 recruits train annually at the Navy's only boot camp. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Stuart Posada) Share

GREAT LAKES, Ill.

250731-N-GU344-1288 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (July 31, 2025) – The recruit drill team performs during pass-in-review onboard U.S. Navy Recruit Training Command in Great Lakes, July 31, 2025. Training is approximately nine weeks and all enlistees in the U.S. Navy begin their career at the command. More than 40,000 recruits train annually at the Navy's only boot camp. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class John Suits) Share

GREAT LAKES, Ill.

Sailors march inside Midway Ceremonial Drill Hall during pass-in-review onboard U.S. Navy Recruit Training Command in Great Lakes, July 17, 2025. Boot camp is approximately nine weeks and all enlistees into the U.S. Navy begin their career at the command. More than 40,000 recruits train annually at the Navy's only boot camp. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class John Suits) Share

DULUTH, Minn.

Captain Dale Gregory Jr., commanding officer of USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), shakes the hands of new service members after administering the oath of enlistment to future Sailors and other future service members during a public swear-in ceremony at the Duluth Airshow during Duluth Navy Week on July 5, 2025. Duluth Navy Week is one of 15 Navy Weeks during the Navy’s 250th year celebration, bringing a variety of assets, equipment, and personnel to a single city for a weeklong series of engagements designed to bring America’s Navy closer to the people it protects. Each year, the program reaches more than 140 million people— about half the U.S. population. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Theoplis Stewart II) Share