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SEAL candidate Kyle Mullen, 24, died of acute pneumonia shortly after completing the first, brutal portion of SEAL training known as "Hell Week."

SEAL candidate Kyle Mullen, 24, died of acute pneumonia shortly after completing the first, brutal portion of SEAL training known as "Hell Week."

The three officers were notified last week that they face admiral's mast in connection to the 2022 training death of Kyle Mullen.

The three officers were notified last week that they face admiral's mast in connection to the 2022 training death of Kyle Mullen.

The three officers were notified last week that they face admiral's mast in connection to the 2022 training death of Kyle Mullen.

An investigation into the death of Kyle Mullen during the Navy SEALS' Hell Week may lead to reform

In the wake of recruit Kyle Mullen’s death last year, the Navy has taken the rare step of moving to punish three senior officers involved in SEAL training — with some of Mullen's classmates alleging negligence and abuse during the grueling process becoming a member the elite unit

The Navy commander of a SEAL training facility in San Diego, California, said he does not take responsibility for death of seaman who died after "Hell Week," but carries the weight for what happened to Kyle Mullen.

A Navy SEAL commander in charge of an arduous boot camp during which a candidate died has spoken out after a report suggested he pushed candidates too hard. 

An investigation spurred by the death of Kyle Mullen of Manalapan found the training program for Navy SEALs is plagued by widespread failures in medical care and poor oversight.