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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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KPBS Midday Edition"Ring of Red: A Barrio Story" relies on oral histories to tell the rarely heard stories of Mexican-American veterans. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
A new study suggests military spouses vote much less than servicemembers, and they may not be getting the help they need to cast their votes. -
The California National Guard has been working in a support role since April, in response to a call from the Trump Administration. -
A disgraced former U.S. naval officer was sentenced in San Diego today to 2 1/2 years in prison for his role in a wide-ranging bribery and fraud case involving a notorious one-time foreign defense contractor. -
Unlike past border operations, California National Guard has kept a low profile since agreeing to participate in Operation Guardian Support. -
The Army and Navy Academy agreed to pay $1.75 million to settle a lawsuit filed by a former cadet at the Carlsbad-based military school, where the cadet was allegedly sexually assaulted in 1999, the law firm representing the cadet announced Monday. -
Over the course of 12 months, the U.S. Army discharged more than 500 immigrant enlistees who were recruited across the globe for their language or medical skills and promised a fast track to citizenship in exchange for their service, The Associated Press has found.
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