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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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Military families move a lot, and that makes it hard for service members’ spouses to hold steady jobs. About half of military spouses are either unemployed or underemployed – and that can take a toll on their families, their earning power, and the economy. -
President Donald Trump tweeted Friday that the U.S. military is "locked and loaded" as he warned North Korea against threatening the U.S., escalating an exchange of threats between the nuclear-armed nations. -
A building at NAS North Island is scheduled to be named Thursday in honor of a 102-year-old hero of the World War II Battle of Midway who became one of the Navy's first black chiefs. -
Two LGBT-rights organizations filed a lawsuit in federal court Wednesday challenging President Donald Trump's tweets declaring he wants a ban on transgender people serving in the military. -
The U.S. Marine Corps for the first time is eyeing a plan to let women attend what has been male-only combat training in Southern California, as officials work to quash recurring problems with sexism and other bad behavior among Marines, according to Marine Corps officials. -
The yoga study is part of an effort by the VA to look at ways to wean veterans from pain medication. -
KPBS Midday EditionWhile the ongoing Fat Leonard legal cases grab headlines, the Navy has been working to change the ethical conduct of its officers. -
President Donald Trump suddenly tweets a major policy change for transgender troops. There's a housing crisis in San Diego, made possible by, well, all of us. And a website that debunks fake news is in real trouble. -
The guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey is scheduled to return to Naval Base San Diego Monday following a four-month deployment. -
A San Diego congressman Wednesday filed an amendment to the defense appropriations bill that's intended to block President Donald Trump from barring transgender people from serving in the military.
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