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The effort began after a former Afghan interpreter was detained after his San Diego asylum hearing this month.
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The Navy is working to determine what caused the death of an active-duty sailor found in a barracks attached to the Naval Medical Center San Diego. -
More than 800 homeless veterans and their families are expected to participate in the 31st annual Stand Down intervention beginning Friday. -
A group of Hancock Elementary School kids got a special treat at summer camp this year: they spent the day with rescued horses at Blue Apple Ranch in Ramona. -
As the Senate considers Robert Wilkie's nomination for VA secretary, veterans groups worry that the agency's leadership gap has slowed its work. -
For U.S. service personnel in Iraq and Afghanistan, "taking out the trash" often meant burning it. Veterans' groups say those trash fires are now creating health problems for vets. -
During the Cold War, U.S. planes accidentally dropped nuclear bombs on the East Coast, in Europe and elsewhere. "Dumb luck" prevented a historic catastrophe. -
KPBS Midday EditionIn the first program of its kind in the nation, the West Los Angeles VA has opened its campus to veterans who sleep in their cars. Officials say it's a less-than-ideal starting point to help homeless vets. -
KPBS Midday EditionThe San Diego Veterans Affairs Hospital is looking at the role guilt and shame play in the treatment of PTSD. -
The Navy is coming to the end of a five-year plan to protect the ocean waters between California and Hawaii. -
A new study pulls together the research into the elevated risk of skin cancer among military populations, from World War II veterans to those who served in Iraq.
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