The Westside Gazette

Command Master Chief (SWIAW) Marshall E. Ford II, Surface Combat Systems Training Command – Littoral Training Facility Pacific San Diego, CA

Command Master Chief (SWIAW Marshall E. Ford II born March 31, 1983, in the Republic of Panama, parents  Faye Baker Ford and ...
Navy Times

Recruit at Naval Station Great Lakes dies

Editor’s note: This report has been updated to include the recruit’s identity and a release from the Lake County Coroner’s Office. A recruit assigned to Recruit Training Command at Great Lakes, ...
Yahoo

Drill instructor acquitted of homicide in 2021 death of Marine recruit

A senior drill instructor was found not guilty Friday of negligent homicide and most other charges in connection with the 2021 death of a Marine recruit during the grueling final stage of boot camp.
Stars and Stripes

Navy recruit dies from self-inflicted gunshot wound at Naval Station Great Lakes

WASHINGTON — A recruit assigned to Naval Station Great Lakes, Ill., died Wednesday from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, the Lake County Coroner’s Office said Friday. Kayshawn Wilkerson, an 18-year-old ...
Navy Times

Sailor who once ‘came up short’ on ASVAB graduates as top recruit

Seaman Apprentice Jason Lorentz received the Military Excellence Award after completing the Future Sailor Prep Course and basic training. (U.S. Navy Recruit Training Command) A sailor who once doubted ...