A San Diego man pleaded guilty Monday in Los Angeles to twice landing a small airplane without permission on a Navy airstrip on San Clemente Island, then stealing a Navy truck and using it to damage gates on the island, causing thousands of dollars in damage.
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Before Devin Kelley killed 26 people at a Texas church, the Air Force failed to enter his criminal history into the FBI's background check system. Several victims' families are suing.
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KPBS Midday EditionMatt Foster was named the San Diego County Veteran Of The Year by the Veterans Museum at Balboa Park at an event on Friday.
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The Pentagon now says 1,300 troops are schedule to deploy in California. The number includes a contingent of military police from Fort Hood.
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Roughly 15 percent of the county's 8,576 homeless residents are military veterans, according to 2018 county homelessness data.
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More than 1,000 Marines from Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton were deployed to the U.S.-Mexico border Thursday to support U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Department of Homeland Security in anticipation of a caravan of Central American migrants headed for the border.
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The Navy's high-tech hub was cited by the Navy Inspector General for poor conditions in the older parts of its complex. Leadership is seeking a creative solution to redevelop the site.
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KPBS Midday Edition"Ring of Red: A Barrio Story" relies on oral histories to tell the rarely heard stories of Mexican-American veterans.
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The VA San Diego's Career Assisted Therapy is designed to bring veterans back into the workforce after they have a grappled with a disability or mental illness.
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The number of homeless veterans across the U.S. declined more than 5 percent over the past year after a slight rise in 2017, the departments of Housing and Urban Development and Veterans Affairs announced Thursday.
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The more than 5,200 active-duty troops being sent by President Donald Trump to the U.S.-Mexico border will be limited in what they can do under a federal law that restricts the military from engaging in law enforcement on American soil.
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