The aircraft carrier has spent much of the last two years at sea.
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The mobile landing platform USNS Lewis B. Puller is scheduled to be christened in a ceremony scheduled for Feb. 7, General Dynamics NASSCO announced Thursday. -
The California Department of Veterans Affairs on Friday opened a resource center at the San Diego Central Library. -
The nonprofit group Pizza 4 Patriots is sending 5,000 pies to troops stationed in Afghanistan, so they can enjoy a slice or two (or five) while watching the Super Bowl. And despite Pizza 4 Patriots' name, service members who are Seahawks fans will get their fair share of the pies, too. -
David Berry, the only American killed in Tuesday's attack on a luxury hotel in Libya, was a Marine Corps veteran who'd served at Camp Pendleton. -
Time is running out to enter Dogs on Deployment's "2015 Military Pet of the Year" contest. Dogs on Deployment is a non-profit group that helps find temporary homes for the beloved canines (and kitties) of troops during their deployments. -
After just five hours of deliberation, a military panel found Air Force Staff Sgt. Sean Oliver guilty of unpremeditated murder in the killing of Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Dmitry Chepusov. Oliver faces a sentence of life in prison. -
A Marine who lost both his legs and has been through 240 surgeries will find life a little easier, thanks to a new home that broke ground Tuesday in Fallbrook. -
An attempt by U.S. Marine Pfc. Joseph Scott Pemberton to get murder charges against him dropped in the death of a transgender Filipina has failed. A Department of Justice panel in the Philippines rejected Pemberton's appeal in the murder case of Jennifer Laude. -
Several media outlets, citing unnamed U.S. defense officials, are reporting that the U.S. Army will charge Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl with desertion this week. However, the Army is denying these reports to be true, saying no decision on Bergdahl's fate has yet been made. -
The USS Green Bay left San Diego for good on Monday, as it headed for its new home of Sasebo, Japan. And while the ship has always been homeported in San Diego, the USS Green Bay also has a tight bond with its namesake city - and the Green Bay Packers.
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