The Stolen Valor Act has cleared both the Senate and House, and now awaits President Obama's signature to become law. The measure would make it a federal crime for someone to benefit financially from lying about having earned military medals.

The winning artist of this year's Doodle 4 Google contest is Sabrina Brady, a military brat from Wisconsin. The high school senior's drawing illustrates her homecoming with her father after his 18-month deployment in Iraq.

Governor Brown has ordered flags above the state capitol lowered to half-staff to honor Air Force Capt. Victoria Pinckney and Tech Sgt. Herman Mackey III, who were killed when their plane crashed in Kyrgyzstan on May 3.

A group of U.S. Marines who were on hand in Moore, Oklahoma to help with search and rescue efforts created a scene of hope and support amid the destruction by raising an American flag found in the rubble.

Starting Memorial Day, military families will be able to visit more than 2,000 museums across the country free of charge.

It's better to bee safe than to bee sorry. That's the attitude of a group of Croatian researchers who are training honeybees to detect the thousands of buried land mines hidden all over the Balkan country.

Two young soldiers from the U.S. territory of Guam lost their lives in suicide car bomb attack near Kabul, Afghanistan on May 16. Killed were: Sgt. Eugene M. Aguon, 23, of Mangilao, Guam, and Spc. Dwayne W. Flores, 22, of Sinajana, Guam.

More than 240 members of the Oklahoma National Guard are scouring the devastation for signs of life in Moore, Oklahoma, where a deadly tornado virtually flattened the town and killed at least 24 people - seven of them children.

Maribel Ramos had served in the Army for eight years and was just weeks away from earning her degree at Cal State Fullerton when she went missing earlier this month. Her body was discovered late last week, and now her roommate has been arrested for her murder.

Two Navy dolphins trained to search for underwater explosives made a surprising discovery off the coast of Coronado. Using their keen dolphin sonar, "Ten" and "Spetz" found an extremely rare 19th century Howell torpedo.

Army Sgt. 1st Class Jeffrey C. Baker, 29, of Hesperia, and Spc. William J. Gilbert, 24, of Hacienda Heights were killed May 14 during an improvised explosive device blast in Afghanistan.

The Navy has removed Cmdr. Allen Maestas as executive officer of the San Diego-based Beachmaster Unit 1 because of "inappropriate" texts and emails sent to two women in his command.

Army Sgt. 1st Class Trenton L. Rhea, 33, died May 15 in Kandahar, Afghanistan. According to the Department of Defense, Rhea drowned while attempting to cross a body of water during combat operations.

U.S. Air Force Capt. Colin Merrin of Santee is making his final push to summit Mount Everest. If he and his team of fellow airmen climbers succeed, they will become the first group of active-duty U.S. military to reach the top of the world's highest peak.

The more Traumatic Brain Injuries suffered by a service member, the higher his or her risk of suicide, according to a new study by the National Center for Veterans Studies at the University of Utah.

A car bomb attack today near the Afghan capital of Kabul killed two U.S. troops and four American civilian defense contractors.

Want to own a piece of history and have tens of thousands of dollars to spare? You're in luck! Former Navy SEAL "Mark Owen" is auctioning off the knife he says he used in the Osama bin Laden raid.

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has ordered all military sexual assault responders and military recruiters be retrained, re-credentialed, and rescreened - his response to news that the Army is investigating a sergeant who was a sexual assault prevention and response coordinator at Fort Hood for sexual abuse.

The USS Peleliu, USS Green Bay, and USS Rushmore - all part of the Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group - returned to homeport Naval Base San Diego this morning, completing an eight-month deployment to the Middle East.

New research links Agent Orange exposure to a lethal, aggressive form of prostate cancer in Vietnam War veterans.

Three United States service members were killed today in Kandahar province, Afghanistan when their vehicle hit a roadside bomb.

Marine Staff Sgt. Ronnie Jimenez won the 10K hand-cycle race, earning him the first gold medal of the 2013 Warrior Games. Jimenez is part of a Wounded Warrior Regiment at Twentynine Palms in Southern California.

Today is Top Gun Day, according to the organizers of Top Gun Day. If you've ever wanted to play volleyball in jeans or serenade a perfect stranger with "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" - today is the day to do it.

It's been eight long months, but today the families of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit will get to see their loved ones again, as the Marines return home to Camp Pendleton. The 15th MEU has been deployed with the Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group since September.

Ever since canine post-traumatic stress disorder became an accepted diagnosis for military working dogs, veterinarians have been trying to figure out how to treat it.

Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Joe Frank [Ret.] was critically injured when his car was hit by a drunk driver on Interstate 5 in San Diego. Frank is one of 200 wounded service members and veterans expected to compete in the Warrior Games, which start Saturday.

The 170 military mothers who were guests at the White House Mother's Day tea were treated to a surprise visitor - Prince Harry of Great Britain.

A military working dog named Cpl. Tick was killed on May 14, 2012 in an improvised explosive device blast. Cpl Tick's handler, Lance Cpl. Bryan Utrilla, will honor her on the one-year anniversary of her death by placing her dog tags on the Camp Pendleton cross memorial.

A Marine Corps investigation found Lance Cpl. John Cagle, 19, was killed in 2011 when the hydraulic seat in his Light Armored Vehicle malfunctioned and crushed his throat. The probe showed the malfunction of the LAV's seat was not an anomaly.

U.S. Air Force Capt. Colin Merrin, a GPS satellite operations mission commander from Santee, is a step closer to fulfilling his dream of summiting Mount Everest.

The California National Guard has played a key role in fighting the fires burning throughout the state. But Major General David Baldwin says the Guard's ability to fight future fires will be hampered by sequestration cuts.

For the first time in the more than 600 days that Camp Pendleton Marine veteran Amir Hekmati has been held captive in Iran, he was able to send letters to his family in the United States.

A new Pentagon report shows sexual assault in the military has jumped 35 percent since 2010. The news comes one day after the Air Force announced the official in charge of its sexual assault prevention program was arrested for sexual battery.

Five U.S. soldiers and two Marines were killed May 4 in what was the deadliest day in 2013 for U.S. forces in the Afghan War.

An Afghan soldier shot and killed two U.S. Marines and a military working dog on May 4 in Afghanistan. According to witness reports, the dog died trying to save his handler.

Army Staff Sgt. Michael H. Simpson, 30, died May 1 in Landstuhl, Germany of wounds he suffered in an April 27 improvised explosive device attack in Afghanistan.

Army Spc. Trinidad Santiago Jr., 25, of San Diego, was one of two soldiers killed May 2 in a vehicle accident at Camp Buehring in Kuwait. Santiago's wife is pregnant with their first child, a baby due in October.

Air Force Capt. Victoria A. Pinckney, 27, of Palmdale and Tech Sgt. Herman Mackey III, 30, of Bakersfield were killed along with Capt. Mark T. Voss, 27, of Colorado when their plane crashed in Kyrgyzstan on May 3.

The USS Anchorage left its homeport of San Diego recently to head to its namesake city for commissioning. The Navy shot time lapse footage of the Anchorage's departure from San Diego, showing how much work goes into putting a ship to sea.

Actor Bradley Cooper will play former Navy SEAL and "American Sniper" author Chris Kyle in a new movie to be directed by Stephen Spielberg.

A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker crashed Friday in northern Kyrgyzstan on its way to Afghanistan. The fate of the three crew members is still unknown at this time.

The U.S. Coast Guard and Navy have called off their search for a missing British yachtsman who fell overboard - a search that involved the San Diego-based USS Peleliu.

The Navy is charging two Naval diving unit senior leaders with involuntary manslaughter and dereliction of duty in connection with the drowning deaths of two Navy divers in February.

The Navy's very first squadron of drones will be based at Naval Air Station North Island in Coronado. The base is holding a ceremony Thursday to show off the new squad of manned and unmanned helicopters.

A Camp Pendleton Marine was savagely beaten at a Santa Monica nightclub, and police are hoping the public will help them find the man responsible.

National Air Cargo company officials have identified seven of their employees who were killed Monday when their cargo plane crashed soon after takeoff from Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan.

Navy Lt. Dennis W. Peterson of Huntington Park, California went missing in 1967 when the helicopter he was piloting crashed in North Vietnam. In March, his remains were identified, and he will be buried along with the remains of his fellow crew members at Arlington National Cemetery on Thursday.

San Diego resident Sean Sala, a Navy veteran and gay rights activist, lead the protest when word was leaked that the San Francisco Pride Parade named Army Pvt. Bradley Manning as its Grand Marshal. Parade organizers now say Manning was never a real option.

A Camp Pendleton Navy Corpsman will be awarded the Silver Star at a special ceremony on base Friday. Petty Officer 1st Class Benny Flores helped save the lives of wounded Marines during an enemy attack in Afghanistan last year, despite the fact he was injured himself.

Three NATO troops were killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan on Tuesday. Their nationalities have not yet been released.