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The CH-53E helicopter carrying the Marines departed Creech Air Force Base in Indian Springs, Nevada on Feb. 6, 2024, and was headed back to Marine Corps Air Station Miramar when it crashed.
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Two Camp Pendleton-based Marines who were killed earlier this week in a vehicle accident while deployed in New Mexico were publicly identified Thursday. -
A new Senate bill would make it easier for disabled veterans to access housing vouchers by excluding disability benefits from income eligibility. -
The Trump administration says it plans to layoff about 80,000 workers at the Department of Veterans Affairs. -
Hegseth beefs up warship presence in the Middle East and will have 2 aircraft carriers in the regionThe USS Carl Vinson was in the Pacific and had been slated to head home to San Diego in three weeks but will head toward the Middle East. -
California is the only state that doesn’t allow any tax exemptions on military retirement income. New bills aim to do that, but analysts say the financial incentive may be too small to get veterans to stay in California. -
The project, expected to take around three months, is the largest project in the 19-year history of the foundation. -
Staffing cuts of more than 70,000 at Veterans Affairs leads to uncertainty among staff and patients at VA San Diego. -
Civilian boaters will regain access to the Shelter Island basin following the planned removal this weekend of heavy water-borne equipment brought in to recover the wreckage. -
The first weeks of the second Donald Trump Administration brought a whirlwind of changes to military and veterans organizations throughout San Diego. -
The base, known as Fort Liberty since 2023, originally was named for Confederate General Braxton Bragg. The Army says it now will be named for a World War II private, Roland Bragg.
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