Naval Station Great Lakes (NSGL), in partnership with Lake County, local law enforcement, and emergency medical services, conducted an active shooter scenario training exercise on Feb. 4, 2025, at Recruit Training Command as part of Citadel Shield-Solid Curtain 25.

Students at the Boatswain's Mate "A" School learned how to wrap mooring lines and how to get a rescue swimmer in and out of the water in the event of a man overboard. #USNavy #GreatLakes #BoatswainsMate

Sailors at the Operations Specialist "A" school go through a simulated deployment scenario in the Virtual Operator Trainer (VOT). The VOT is a computer-based system designed to increase the situational awareness of watchstanders on the bridge and in the combat information center.

MWR and Goodwill hosted a special meal for the Super Bowl at galley 535. Dominique Robinson, a defensive lineman for the Chicago Bears, was also there to meet Sailors and sign autographs. #USNavy #GreatLakes

Fleet and Family staff members simulate standing an Emergency Family Assistance Center (EFAC). In the event of a crisis, FFSC establishes an EFAC to provide assistance, information, and legal services to servicemembers and their families. #GreatLakes #Navy

Sailors at the Surface Combat Systems Training Command Great Lakes donated blood for Armed Forces Blood Program. The mission of the Armed Services Blood Program is to provide quality blood products and support to military healthcare operations worldwide. #USNavy #GreatLakes

GSM1 Anderson shows the inner workings and operations of a gas turbine engine to a group of accession-level Sailors. #Navy #GreatLakes #Engineering

Sailors at the Center for Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Diving Detatchment Great Lakes (CENEODDIVE DET GLKS) go on a sustained-run with weighted vests and prop rifles. #Navy #GreatLakes #EOD #Dive

Sailors in the Engineering Professional Apprenticeship Career Track course learned how to properly hand and verify danger tags. #USNavy #GreatLakes

These students learned how potentially save a shipmates life during a CPR certification course. The course taught students how to properly perform CPR and how to apply an AED. #USNavy #GreatLakes

HT1 D'Arcy, an instructor at the HT "A" School, gave an arc-welding demonstration to some of his accession-level Sailors. #Navy #GreatLakes #Welding

Electronics Technician "A" school students learned how to perform maintenance on communications systems and also how to use high frequency receivers to find audio signals. #USNavy #GreatLakes #ET

NSGL's annual Polar Bear Plunge was a success! B/Z to all those who came to plunge into the icy water and thank you to all who came out to support. #Navy #GreatLakes #polarbearplunge

Students at Quartermaster "A" school learn how to use the Voyage Management System. This system tracks targets from the vessel’s navigation radar to create route plans and to monitor progress to safely navigate the route. #USNavy #GreatLakes #Quartermaster

Controlled burn taking place today starting at 0900 at the lakefront. This is an important procedure for maintaining the ecological balance in the area. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the burn, please do not hesitate to contact us at 847-688-2405 x 359.

Naval Station Great Lakes will conduct their annual two-part force protection exercise, Citadel Shield-Solid Curtain (CS-SC25), Feb. 3-14, including all Navy installations located in the continental United States. Read about it at -

Sailors at the Quartermaster "A" school learned how to use the Voyage Management System (VMS). VMS is a computer-based system for navigation planning and monitoring. Its primary purpose is to contribute to safe navigation of a ship. #USNavy #GreatLakes #Quartermaster

Thank you to the Sailors that helped the USO by moving boxes of snacks and supplies into the building. #USNavy #GreatLakes #USO

Thank you to all the Sailors that helped clear snow this morning! #Navy #GreatLakes #snowday