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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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The initiative, called 25 Cities San Diego, will focus on getting people into homes without the requirement of being drug or alcohol-free. -
Does the mere thought of having to do your taxes fill you with dread? Well, if you're part of a military family, there's a way to make tax season less painful. The Department of Defense and H&R Block are teaming up to offer no-cost tax preparation for service members and their families. -
Amir Hekmati, a Marine Corps veteran who served at Camp Pendleton, has been held against his will in Iran for more than three years. Now his Michigan-based family says Iranian officials want to free him as part of a prisoner swap - an idea they oppose. -
The guided-missile cruiser's 350 officers took part in a biennial naval exercise around the Hawaiian islands. -
The Navy is investigating the death of Petty Officer 1st Class William "Blake" Marston, a Navy SEAL who died Jan. 11 during a skydiving training exercise. -
In about two weeks, downtown’s Golden Hall will be the site of Project Homeless Connect, a resource fair for San Diego’s homeless population. -
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, who visited Marine Corps Air Station Miramar on Tuesday, called the future bomber "a critical element" of U.S. global power. -
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The court-martial of Air Force Staff Sgt. Sean Oliver, who has been charged with killing Navy Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class Dmitry Chepusov, started Monday at Ramstein Air Base in Germany. -
When Naval Aircrewman 1st Class Joseph Jiardina departed San Diego on Oct. 31 aboard the USS Sampson for a scheduled deployment to the Western Pacific, there was no way he could've known he'd become a critical part of the search for wreckage and bodies after the crash of AirAsia Flight 8501 in the Java Sea.
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