Defense lawyers for the six career Navy men facing charges in the swimming pool death of recruit Lee Mirecki blamed ”a breakdown in the system” Wednesday, arguing that their clients did not ...

A Navy instructor says he did exactly what he was trained to do-and no more-when he drilled Lee Mirecki in a rigorous lifesaving maneuver that prosecutors say scared the young recruit to death.

The family of Airman Recruit Lee Mirecki is suing the Navy for $7.5 ... Court ruling prohibits lawsuits over deaths or injuries "incident to service." "When military superiors go beyond the ...