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The Navy has released its investigation on the death of a seaman Kyle Mullen who died during "Hell week" training in California. He died of from acute pneumonia and an enlarged heart.

The notoriously grueling Navy SEAL selection course grew so tough in recent years that to attempt it became dangerous, even deadly.

The Brandon Act requires commanders to approve requests from service members for a mental health evaluation.

SEAL candidate Kyle Mullen died following Hell Week in 2022. The training was at the Naval Special Warfare Training Center in Coronado, California.

U.S. officials say the commander of the Naval Special Warfare Center who was reprimanded...

Capt. Brian Drechsler is being moved as Navy officials seek new leadership for the Naval Special Warfare Center.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The commander of the Naval Special Warfare Center who was reprimanded in connection with the death last year of a Navy SEAL candidate has been pulled out of his job about two months early, U.S. officials said Tuesday. Navy Capt. Brian Drechsler is being moved to another job as Navy officials seek […]

Navy Capt. Brian Drechsler, previously reprimanded in connection with a SEAL candidate's pneumonia death during "Hell Week" training, has been relocated from his post early.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The commander of the Naval Special Warfare Center who was reprimanded in connection with the death last year of a Navy SEAL candidate has been pulled out of his job about two months early, U.S. officials said Tuesday. Navy Capt.

Command of the Naval Special Warfare Center in Coronado, Calif., changed hands Tuesday as Capt. Brian Drechsler handed over the reins a few months earlier than planned to Capt. Mark “Clint” Burke, Navy officials told USNI News. Drechsler, who took command of the training center in July 2021, would have rotated from what’s typically a […]