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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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U.S. Navy Captain John Nettleton lost his job as commanding officer of Guantanamo Bay after NCIS discovered he was allegedly having an adulterous affair with a woman named Lara Tur. Tur's husband, Marine veteran Christopher Tur, was found dead in the waters off Gitmo on Jan. 11. -
A team from the U.S. Army Combat Readiness Center in Alabama is deploying to Ramona to take the lead on the investigation into what caused a California Army National Guard helicopter to crash on Tuesday evening. -
The former U.S. Navy SEAL admitted to stealing more than $1 million from 11 active and retired SEALs and a family friend in an investment scam. -
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The pilot and co-pilot of a California Army National Guard helicopter suffered minor injuries when the chopper crashed Tuesday evening at the Ramona Airport. -
I Marine Expeditionary Force Sergeant Major Ronald L. Green, who is based at Camp Pendleton, will serve as the 18th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps. The promotion will make Green the top enlisted leader of the Marines. -
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