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AfghanEvac called President Donald Trump's offer to help Afghan detained in the United Arab Emirates on Truth Social, a "welcome surprise."
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KPBS Midday EditionMidday Edition airs live from the USS Midway Museum at noon Friday as KPBS shares the stories of veterans and Vietnamese refugees who four decades ago witnessed the fall of Saigon. -
KPBS Midday EditionIt’s been almost 40 years since U.S. Marine veterans John Valdez and Douglas Potratz were side-by-side in Vietnam, guarding the U.S. Embassy in the final days of the war. -
Midway Museum docent Vern Jumper talks about his experience as air traffic commander as thousands of American and Vietnamese were air lifted to the carrier during the fall of Saigon 40 years ago. -
Point Loma woman's Marine pilot husband went missing in 1969 when his plane was shot down -
The aircraft carrier and its escort ships have been targeting ISIS for past six months -
The guided-missile frigate USS Gary returned Friday following a nearly seven-month deployment to Central America. -
An instrument indicating low oil pressure aboard the CH-53E Super Stallion prompted the pilots to set the aircraft down at Del Mar Shores Beach. -
Navy Lt. Cmdr. Todd Dale Malaki pleaded guilty to conspiracy and bribery. He admitted to having a corrupt relationship with Leonard Glenn Francis, the former president and CEO of Glenn Defense Marine Asia. -
Marines, sailors were involved in effort to combat ISIS -
The USS Carl Vinson Monday turned over command of operations in the Arabian Gulf to another flattop, the USS Theodore Roosevelt.
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