Sailor becomes first woman to complete Navy special warfare training

For the first time in the U.S. Navy's history, a female sailor has successfully completed the grueling Naval Special Warfare training, the Navy announced this week. 

The woman was one of 17 candidates to successfully finish the intense 37-week "assessment and selection" process to become a Naval Special Warfare combatant-craft crewman (SWCC). She earned her pins and graduated on Thursday.  The Navy did not identify the female graduate — a standard military policy for special operations forces.