1st female sailor completes Navy special warfare training
MC1 Anthony Walker/AP
FILE - In this May 4, 2020 photo provided by the U.S. Navy, SEAL candidates participating in "surf immersion" during Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S) training at the Naval Special Warfare (NSW) Center in Coronado, Calif. For the first time, a female sailor has successfully completed the grueling 37âweek training course to become a Naval Special Warfare combatant-craft crewman â the boat operators that transport Navy SEALs and conduct their own missions at sea. Navy officials said they would not identify the woman, who completed the final phases of training and graduated Thursday. She was one of 17 sailors to receive their pins during the ceremony. (MC1 Anthony Walker/U.S. Navy via AP)