Many people celebrated the homecoming, some also protested the conditions sailors experienced aboard the ship and voiced opposition to the war in Iran.
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The carrier will arrive at Naval Air Station North Island at about noon Thursday, according to multiple reports. The U.S. Navy has not officially confirmed that date, but is expected to make the official announcement Monday or Tuesday. -
Rep. Sara Jacobs, (D), San Diego, said sailors and Marines told her about food and supply shortages during the ship's more than 10 months at sea. -
The acting Navy secretary disclosed the number in a letter to Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand on Tuesday. -
Gov. Gavin Newsom rejected a bill to lower the retirement age and sweeten pension perks for police and firefighters despite overwhelming support in the Legislature. -
Navy officials in San Diego reversed course on its decision to enforce rules banning personal air conditioners in an un-airconditioned barracks at Naval Base Point Loma. -
The North County nonprofit provides financial education and assistance to women transitioning out of the military so they can afford childcare, go back to school or find housing. -
Two sailors overdosed — one fatally — after consuming counterfeit painkillers, federal prosecutors say. -
At the peak of the latest heat wave in San Diego Navy officials at Naval Base Point Loma were going room-to-room in sweltering non-airconditioned barracks where sailors had been using portable air conditioners. -
The day's observances will begin at 5:46 a.m. Friday, when U.S. Customs and Border Protection personnel will briefly halt northbound traffic at the San Ysidro, Otay Mesa and Calexico West ports of entry. -
During the 20-year Global War on Terror, tens of thousands of San Diego-based service members deployed to combat zones — many multiple times.
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