JD Vance trains with Navy SEALs in intense 90-minute workout session

SPECIAL: New photos obtained by Fox News Digital show Vice President JD Vance training with US Navy SEALs in California; a 90-minute workout that the vice president later said left him feeling like he had been “hit by a freight train.”

The footage shows Vance carrying logs, paddling in the ocean, running on the beach and climbing an obstacle rope course alongside a group of SEALs.

“Just finished PT with the Navy SEALs for 90 minutes,” Vance wrote in an X post on Monday. “They didn’t pay much attention to me, and I still feel like I got hit by a freight train.”

Vance used the moment to praise the military’s special operations forces, writing that he was “so grateful to all of our warriors who keep us safe and maintain the highest standards around the world.”

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Vice President J.D. Vance runs with Navy SEALs in Coronado Beach, California. (Office of Vice President J.D. Vance)

Vance said that after working with the SEALs, he felt “like I got hit by a freight train.” (Office of Vice President J.D. Vance)

The vice president participated in multiple phases of SEAL training at a facility in Coronado, California, according to a source familiar. Many of the SEALs’ faces were blurred to protect their identities.

Vance is a U.S. Marine Corps veteran who served in the Iraq War. He enlisted in the military in 2003 and deployed to Iraq with the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing in 2005, where he worked in public affairs.

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The vice president has previously said his time in uniform shaped his views on national security, the cost of war and the responsibility leaders bear when putting their troops in harm’s way.

Vice President J.D. Vance climbed the ropes course while training with Navy SEALs. (Office of Vice President J.D. Vance)

Vance poses next to SEAL instructors in front of the American flag. (Office of Vice President J.D. Vance)

Navy SEALs are among the U.S. military’s most elite special operations forces, known for demanding physical standards and missions ranging from counterterrorism to naval operations.

The post is in line with broader messaging from Trump administration officials emphasizing physical readiness across the armed forces.

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Secretary of War Pete Hegseth emphasized that U.S. soldiers, even up to the general and flag officer level, should be “fit, not fat.” He frequently emphasized physical preparation in his public speeches and participated in training sessions with soldiers during his visits to military units around the world.