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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Three years after U.S. troops pulled out of Iraq, some San Diego-based Marines have returned to rebuild Iraq’s disintegrated army in the fight against the Islamic State, also known as ISIS. -
"Fat Leonard" entered his guilty plea in a San Diego court where he identified seven Navy officials who accepted bribes -
As President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union address next Tuesday, a seat will be empty in the House chamber. Rep. Dan Kildee, D-Michigan, reserved the chair for Marine Corps veteran Amir Hekmati, who has been held in an Iranian prison for more than three years. -
The U.S. Navy will hold a special decommissioning ceremony for the USS Peleliu the morning of March 31, at Naval Base San Diego's Pier #7. The Peleliu is the last ship of its kind, and has been in service for almost 35 years. -
Vice Adm. David Buss will step down as commander on Jan. 22 and retire from the Navy following 36 years of service. -
Leonard Glenn Francis changed his plea to guilty — only hours after a second commander admitted to providing him classified information in exchange for lavish hotel rooms and prostitution services. -
An interrogation video in which Air Force Staff Sgt. Sean Oliver reportedly confesses to strangling Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Dmitry Chepusov was prosecutors' first piece of evidence in the court-martial of Oliver, which began on Monday. -
"American Sniper" — the movie based on Navy SEAL Chris Kyle's bestselling memoir of the same name — has been nominated for Best Picture by The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Bradley Cooper, who portrays Kyle in the movie, got a nomination for Best Actor. -
As news comes that Indonesian navy divers have discovered the fuselage of AirAsia Flight 8501, so does the announcement that the San Diego-based USS Sampson and USS Fort Worth have concluded their participation in the search effort. -
World War II POWs in San Diego and their families were treated to a free private showing of the movie "Unbroken." Many of the veterans said they could relate to the harrowing war story.
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