Courtesy of Ben Kibler
San Diego-based Navy senior chief Ben Kibler was going to advance into a highly selective officer program this year. That is until the Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth labeled those with gender dysphoria "incompatible with the high mental and physical standards necessary for military service."
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Tuesday was a significant milestone for San Diego's first and only residential treatment center for young veterans suffering from brain injury and post-traumatic stress. -
A traveling photo exhibit made a stop on Monday in the community of Alpine to honor military members who died in combat since the 9/11 terror attacks. -
Some 1,700 Marines and sailors are participating in the training at the Camp Pendleton that will prepare military leaders for how to execute such a large operation should they be called to do so. -
Julian Castro toured one of 69 new apartments designed for seniors, and paid for in part through a federal grant program. -
The USS Vandegrift is a guided-missile frigate. Frigates are being phased out in favor of littoral combat ships, which are maneuverable vessels designed for fighting in coastal waters. -
Thousands of troops on board the San Diego-based USS Carl Vinson are at the center of the fight against the self-proclaimed Islamic State. -
The Marines were hurt when a fire suppression system went off inside an assault amphibious vehicle during a training exercise at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center. Three remain hospitalized for observation. -
Carlos reminded me he was far from an anomaly, as tens of thousands of service members continued to return home from combat, forever altered by what they had seen and experienced in war. He wanted the people who read the blog posts I wrote to know this. That was why he told me his story. -
The law requires the Pentagon and Veterans Affairs Department to submit to independent reviews of their suicide prevention programs and make information on suicide prevention more easily available to veterans. -
Carlos told me he and Logan had been to only one public sporting event since returning from Iraq. It was another Padres game, and the experience drained him.
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