A group of 30 Marines, sailors and soldiers from 16 countries took the oath of citizenship Thursday during a ceremony aboard the USS Midway Museum.
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Republican Rep. Duncan Hunter of Alpine after SEALs return from a deployment, their rifles are given to other commandos who are shipping out. -
The Marine Corps is planning a $50 million effort to airlift desert tortoises out of prospective combat training grounds in Southern California. -
The wig-wearing, human-looking robots being used by Camp Pendleton Marines are guided by GPS and move around on two wheels at a speed of 8 mph. -
Seventy years ago, the deadliest plane crash at the time happened in the mountains of eastern San Diego County. The wreck was lost for decades, until a Poway man unearthed it last year. -
KPBS Midday EditionThe Wounded Warrior Project, perhaps the best-known U.S. military charity, has raised millions. But it has limped along with fair-to-poor grades from charity watch organizations for years. A local group says they don't make the grade at all. -
San Diego has approved $4 million in initial funding for a program to find homes for 1,000 homeless veterans in the next year. -
Senior Chief Special Warfare Operator Edward C. Byers Jr., 36, was a member of the team that rescued an American doctor held hostage in Afghanistan. -
A female Marine set off Thursday on a 161-mile run from Los Angeles to San Diego to pay tribute to the 161 women who have died in combat in Iraq and Afghanistan. -
Vets' Community Connection will match veterans with volunteers who can give advice on living in San Diego. -
KPBS Midday EditionFebruary 28th marks 25 years since the end of Operation Desert Storm.
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