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More than 15 months after a Navy Seal candidate died during training at Naval Base Coronado, an investigation says multiple failures led to a number of trainees being put at high risk of serious injury, including undetected use of performance enhancing drugs among sailors. In other news, Kuumba Fest is a celebration of Black American culture, and it will be held in San Diego's newly formed Black Arts and Culture district for the first time this weekend. Plus, we have details on some arts ev...

The Navy SEAL training program is plagued by medical failures, poor oversight and the use of performance-enhancing drugs, an investigation has found.

At least 10 U.S. Navy leaders, including two SEALs, could face court martial after an investigation singled them out for failures that led to the training death of SEAL candidate Kyle Mullen in 2022, CBS News reported, citing a Navy official.

An investigation prompted an overhaul of how the Navy monitors one of the military's most brutal and demanding processes.

The Navy Seals are considered one of the most elite units in the entire US military.

The SEAL training course is rife with overzealous instructors, spotty medical care and students who were so determined to pass that they would either lie to doctors or turn to doping, according to a new report.

An investigation triggered by the death of a sailor last year dug deep into the longstanding problem of sailors using steroids and similar banned drugs as they try to pass the SEAL qualification course.

Kyle Mullen, 24, died of acute pneumonia after completing grueling ‘Hell Week’ portion of Navy Seal training

Navy lawyers are reviewing an investigation to determine potential punishments for sailors who may bear responsibility for the death of a SEAL candidate in 2022, USNI News has learned. In his endorsement of the command investigation into the death of 24-year-old Seaman Kyle Mullen, Naval Education Command commander Rear Adm. Peter Garvin recommended that sailors […]

A Navy report found trainees in the elite unit were at risk of injuries or death in a gruelling course.