Maxwell Orlosky/U.S. Navy
/
AP
The USNS Harvey Milk was built in San Diego and local elected leaders and LGBTQ+ veterans say they're ready for a fight.
MORE STORIES
-
The mission is called Operation United Assistance, and it's the U.S. military's effort in West Africa to curb the worst Ebola outbreak in human history. -
The Navy officer whose truck flew 50-feet off a San Diego freeway overpass is speaking out for the first time since the crash. Navy First Class Petty Officer Kenneth Freudenvoll survived seven deployments, but he says he didn't think he'd make it out of his truck alive. -
Police in the Philippines have filed a murder complaint against U.S. Marine Pfc. Joseph Scott Pemberton in connection with the killing of Jennifer (Jeffrey) Laude, a 26-year-old transgender Filipino. Pemberton is in custody in the San Diego-based USS Peleliu's brig. -
The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group arrived Wednesday in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility, which includes the Persian Gulf, the Arabian Sea, and the Red Sea. -
The Navy has called off the search for one of its civilian employees who went missing off San Clemente Island last week. Lee Racicot, 59, of Coronado worked on the island during the week and is believed to have disappeared while fishing or diving alone. -
Female veterans transition out of military life to civilian life in different ways than their male counterparts. The California Research Bureau says female veterans are not aware of state and federal programs that can help them and many are at risk of becoming homeless. -
The media in the Philippines has identified Private First Class Joseph Scott Pemberton as the prime suspect in the killing of a transgender Filipino named Jennifer Laude. Pemberton is being detained in the San Diego-based USS Peleliu brig. -
It's all about the fear of the unknown. With the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, military families had some idea of the enemy their service members would face. But some soldiers' families have expressed uneasiness as their loved ones prepare to deploy to Liberia - ground zero for the Ebola epidemic. -
The San Diego-based USS Peleliu is acting as a brig for an American Marine being held in the Phillipines, following the killing of a transgender Filipino.
-
The Navy will commission the San Diego-based amphibious assault ship, USS America, in San Francisco on Saturday morning. Home Post will live stream the commissioning ceremony starting at 10 a.m. PDT.
Sign up for our newsletters!
Keep up with all the latest news, arts and culture, and TV highlights from KPBS.
- Several Jewish organizations withdraw from San Diego Pride over Kehlani performance
- Protesters at UC San Diego ‘Stand Up for Science'
- North County LGBTQ Resource Center rejects Pride month proclamation over Oceanside’s Pride flag reversal
- Move to rename USNS Harvey Milk seen as part of broader attack on LGBTQ+ community
- Coco Gauff wins the French Open to claim her 2nd Grand Slam title