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Secretary of the Navy John Phelan is in San Diego this week where he says he wants to hear from local sailors and Marines
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KPBS Midday EditionIn the Vietnam War era, Americans became more interested in recovering missing troops -- largely because of the activism of some military families. -
A 700-gallon oil spill caused by a mechanical failure aboard a Navy vessel may not reach land Thursday after all. -
The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt and cruiser USS Bunker Hill are scheduled to leave San Diego Friday for deployment to the western Pacific Ocean and Persian Gulf, the Navy announced Tuesday. -
More than a week after Hurricane Maria, the Air Force continues daily medical evacuation flights from St. Croix. Patients are heading to South Carolina, Georgia, and elsewhere. -
KPBS Midday EditionAn emergency declaration over a lack of shelter space, which has exacerbated a deadly outbreak of hepatitis A among San Diego's homeless population, was approved Monday by the City Council. -
KPBS Midday EditionThe well-equipped medevac helicopters that transported injured troops in Vietnam became the model for today's air ambulance services in the U.S. -
Nearly two weeks after the accident, the Marines are saying little about what caused the accident that sent 14 Marines and a sailor to the hospital. -
Officials at Camp Pendleton have agreed with the Environmental Protection Agency to clean up two public water systems after EPA investigators this summer found several deficiencies, including rat and frog carcasses in three reservoirs on the base. -
The Navy's top commander in the Pacific said he's retiring after being passed over for potential promotion to lead all U.S. forces in the region. -
The Navy ship that collided with a merchant vessel in June off the coast of Japan, killing two San Diego-area sailors and five others, is set to return stateside later this year for continued repairs, the Navy announced.
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