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Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia

U.S. Navy Enlisted Leadership Development command program managers, fleet facilitators and command master chiefs facilitate a question-and-answer session during an Enlisted Leadership Development Symposium at Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia, April 24, 2026. The symposium brought together leaders to advance standardized leadership development and education across the fleet. Leadership development courses focus on building character, self-awareness and ethical decision-making for Sailors at key career milestones. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Annaliss Candelaria) Share

GREAT LAKES, Ill.

260806-N-MK109-1061 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Aug. 6, 2026) – Sailors wait to march into Midway Ceremonial Drill Hall during pass-in-review onboard U.S. Navy Recruit Training Command in Great Lakes, Aug. 6, 2026. 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 2nd Class Mykala Keckeisen) Share

GREAT LAKES, Ill

260723-N-GU344-1271 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (July 23, 2026) – Recruits assigned to the state flags unit display flags inside Midway Ceremonial Drill Hall during pass-in-review onboard U.S. Navy Recruit Training Command in Great Lakes, July 23, 2026. 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.

GREAT LAKES, Ill. (July 2, 2026) - Rear Adm. Melvin Smith, Commander, Submarine Group Two, poses for a cake-cutting photo with Sailors following pass-and-review at U.S. Navy Recruiting Command in Great Lakes, Illinois, July 2, 2026. Based in Norfolk, Virginia, SUBGRU 2 operates as the Theater Undersea Warfare Commander for U.S. Second Fleet as Commander, Task Group (CTG) 120.24. The command is responsible for preparing forces to control the undersea domain and advancing theater undersea warfare through complex fleet exercises and war games for maritime homeland defense. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Anderson W. Branch) Share

GREAT LAKES, Ill.

Congratulations the newest and sharpest Sailors in the U.S. Navy who graduated from boot camp at Recruit Training Command. 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 Chief Mass Communication Specialist Brandie Nix) Share

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NORFOLK, Va.

U.S. Navy Sailors simulate fighting a fire during a drill aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), May 27, 2026. Eisenhower is pierside at Naval Station Norfolk conducting routine operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Miguel Santiago) Share

Naval Station Great Lakes

CAPT Matthew M. Pianetta Photo Share

NAVAL STATION NEWPORT, R.I.

CAPT Vic Sheldon. Share

PENSACOLA, Fla.

Sailor of the Year finalists stand at attention during Naval Education and Training Command’s (NETC) annual Sailor of the Year ceremony onboard Naval Air Station Pensacola, in Pensacola, Fla., May 7, 2026. From left to right: Hull Maintenance Technician 1st Class Bobby Bailey, assigned to Surface Warfare Engineering School Command Great Lakes, Sonar Technician Submarine 1st Class Justin Gore, assigned to TRIDENT Training Facility Bangor, Naval Aircrewman Helicopter 1st Class Jeffrey Jorgensen, assigned to Naval Air Technical Training Center Pensacola, and Navy Diver 1st Class Mark Powell, assigned to Naval Diving and Salvage Center Panama City. NETC's mission is to recruit, train and deliver those who serve our nation, taking them from street-to-fleet by transforming civilians into highly skilled, operational and battle-ready warfighters. (Official U.S. Navy photo by Austen Hunter McClain) Share

PENSACOLA, Fla.

Master Chief Petty Officer Ben Hodges, force master chief petty officer of Naval Education and Training Command (NETC), right, poses for a photograph with NETC's Sailor of the Year and finalists, from left to right, Naval Aircrewman Helicopter 1st Class Jeffrey Jorgensen, assigned to Naval Air Technical Training Center Pensacola, Sonar Technician Submarine 1st Class Justin Gore, assigned to TRIDENT Training Facility Bangor, Navy Diver 1st Class Mark Powell, assigned to Naval Diving and Salvage Center Panama City, and Hull Maintenance Technician 1st Class Bobby Bailey, assigned to Surface Warfare Engineering School Command Great Lakes, following the Sailor of the Year ceremony onboard Naval Air Station Pensacola, in Pensacola, Fla., May 7, 2026. NETC's mission is to recruit, train and deliver those who serve our nation, taking them from street-to-fleet by transforming civilians into highly skilled, operational and battle-ready warfighters. (Official U.S. Navy photo by Austen Hunter McClain) Share

PENSACOLA, Fla.

Spectators attending the Naval Education and Training Command (NETC) 2025 Sailor of the Year award ceremony cheer at the ceremony conclusion at the National Naval Aviation Museum onboard Naval Air Station Pensacola, in Pensacola Fla., May 7, 2026. NETC's mission is to recruit, train and deliver those who serve our nation, taking them from street-to-fleet by transforming civilians into highly skilled, operational and battle-ready warfighters. (Official U.S. Navy photo by Austen Hunter McClain) Share