The aircraft carrier has spent much of the last two years at sea.
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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. -
West 2015 is the largest gathering of defense contractors on the West Coast, and the conference is focused on the nation's naval forces. -
The new Interfaith Community Services Veteran and Family Resource Center will have 32 beds, including 20 for homeless veterans who need post-operative care. -
Carlos said he knew Logan had a better sense of smell and hearing than he did, and trusted Logan to alert him of any danger – be it real or imagined - which allowed the Marine veteran to relax, even if only a little bit.
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