The aircraft carrier has spent much of the last two years at sea.
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KPBS Midday EditionThe Marine Corps is experimenting with suppressors and high-tech headsets to quiet some battlefield noises, while making it easier for troops to hear other sounds. -
The littoral combat ship USS Gabrielle Giffords arrived at its homeport of San Diego Wednesday, less than a month after it was commissioned in Texas. -
Sailors and Marines in the America Amphibious Ready Group and 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit are scheduled to leave San Diego on Friday for a regularly scheduled deployment, the Navy announced Wednesday. -
Hundreds of veterans - who served in the U.S. military as non-citizens - were later deported for committing civilian crimes. -
As part of an effort to cut down on the number of veterans who commit suicide, the Veterans Health Administration is opening up its emergency rooms to those with less-than-honorable discharges who are suffering from mental illness. -
Noncitizens are eligible to serve in the U.S. military. But even as veterans, they can still be deported if they commit crimes after they leave the service. -
A growing number of veterans are acquiring service dogs to help cope with PTSD. But the VA will pay for them and said their effectiveness has not been scientifically proven. -
The California Surf Museum in Oceanside takes a rare look at war with “China Beach: Surfers, the Vietnam War, and the Healing Power of Wave-riding.” -
The goal is to collect war-related correspondence from every conflict in U.S. history, from handwritten missives penned during the American Revolution to emails sent from Iraq and Afghanistan. -
As the Senate works on a package of bills that could help deported and noncitizen veterans, community groups met in Kearny Mesa Tuesday to discuss other ways to protect them.
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