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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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A 32-year-old National City native died in a noncombat-related incident Tuesday while deployed in Afghanistan with the U.S. Army, the Pentagon announced Wednesday. -
The $50 million is earmarked for affordable housing and permanent homes for formerly homeless individuals. Observers say it is far short of what is needed to make serious progress toward housing San Diego's unsheltered population. -
KPBS Midday EditionVeterans advocates say the Department of Veterans Affairs failed to publicize a program created last year. It allows veterans with other-than-honorable discharges to receive 90 days of mental health care from the VA. -
Families hope advances in DNA technology and thawing U.S./North Korean relations will help the government recover and identify long-missing remains of service members. -
Secretary of Defense James Mattis will visit San Diego Moday while on a trip that includes stops in New Delhi and Abu Dhabi. -
KPBS Midday EditionVeterans now make up less than 20 percent of Congress, compared with about 75 percent in the 1960s. Some high-profile candidates are trying to reverse that trend. -
A new Google search tool will allow service members transitioning to civilian life to include their military occupational specialty code to find jobs that match their skills. -
One San Diego resident has a personal connection to the late Sen. John McCain. Jim Bedinger said McCain's brash humor and fighting spirit were on display during their time at a North Vietnam prison camp. -
KPBS Midday EditionFacing a shortage of pilots, the Air Force is experimenting with ways to make training programs faster and less expensive. -
Raised in President Trump's San Diego speech before the Marines, Space Force has become presidential policy though a San Diego policy expert questions whether it is the right solution.
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