Those soldiers, sailors and pilots in peril on the president’s mission deserve our support, and our hope for returning safe and sound.

Seaman Apprentice Joshua Jones was a student at Surface Combat Systems Training Command Great Lakes, located at Naval Station Great Lakes, Illinois. (PO1 Demetriu/Navy) A sailor at the Navy’s Surface ...

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The Naval Criminal Investigative Service is investigating the death of a 19-year-old sailor found in the barracks at Naval Station Great Lakes, Ill. Seaman Apprentice Joshua Jones died Feb. 8, ...

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 ...

More than half of the Great Lakes now are covered in ice, and the Arctic front arriving Tuesday, Feb. 3, will likely boost ice growth this week. On Sunday, Feb. 1, researchers reported total ice cover ...

A new binational report on the Great Lakes shows mixed results on the system's overall health. Drinking water quality and beaches receive good ratings, while invasive species and algae blooms remain ...

Michigan's extreme cold this week has allowed ice to expand quickly throughout the Great Lakes, with officials reporting the highest coverage of the 2025-26 season. On Tuesday, Jan. 20, 25.08% of the ...

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 ...

CARBONDALE, Ill. — The U.S. Navy Band Great Lakes wind ensemble will give a free, public performance on Monday, Dec. 8, in Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Shryock Auditorium. The holiday ...

Panola County is cheering on one of its own as Alina Reed of Carthage recently graduated from Naval Recruit Command Boot Camp in Great Lakes, Illinois. Reed, the daughter of Angela and Morgan Rabon of ...