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    Battlestations 21 Capping Ceremony October 16, 2025 [Image 5 of 6]

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    Battlestations 21 Capping Ceremony October 16, 2025

    GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS, UNITED STATES

    10.16.2025

    Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Stuart Posada 

    U.S. Navy Recruit Training Command

    251016-N-KL637-1208 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (October 16, 2025) – Rear Adm. Matthew T. Pottenburgh, commander, Naval Service Training Command, attends the capping ceremony at Recruit Training Command (RTC). The capping ceremony marks recruits becoming Sailors at the end of RTC’s crucible event, Battle Stations. 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)

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    Date Taken: 10.16.2025
    Date Posted: 10.16.2025 10:34
    Photo ID: 9362962
    VIRIN: 251016-N-KL637-1208
    Resolution: 7706x5504
    Size: 1.89 MB
    Location: GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS, US

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