James Swanson’s story begins in Evanston, Illinois, in 1926, during the Great Depression. Growing up as the son of a minister who moved the family across Montana, Oregon, and Iowa, James learned ...

Exploring how each U.S. military branch uniquely shapes recruits through distinct, challenging basic training experiences.

With sailors from Training Group 52 formally graduating from boot camp, the service reached a milestone of 42,000 sailors ...

Join six British students as they embark on an intense journey at a South Korean Navy boot camp, facing the realities 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 ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Kayakers provide safety for swimmers in the first Charleston Trident Swim, in which Navy SEALS ...

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 ...

It would seem like a natural connection, if nothing else because of the trident. Trident is another name for the Lowcountry area that pops up on area institutions, such as Trident Technical College or ...

One hundred and four up-and-coming athletes have been selected for USA Swimming’s 2025 National Select Camp, to be held at the United States Olympic and Paralympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, ...

A Navy destroyer has been christened in honor of Louis H. Wilson Jr., a former Camp Pendleton Marine who was awarded the Medal of Honor during World War II for the courageous leadership he showed ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — A picture says a thousand words. For 92-year-old Navy Veteran Duane Hoffman, stacks of photo albums tell his life story. “I turned 18 when I was a senior in high school, so I ...

On Saturday, Aug. 17, Port Washington native and seven-year Navy SEAL veteran Brian Valenza joined more than 350 participants in the seventh annual New York City SEAL Swim, a 3.5-mile multi-sport ...