Military

Gov. Jerry Brown has ordered flags over the State Capitol be flown at half-staff today in honor of fallen California soldier Pfc. Daniela Rojas, 19, who died of a 'non-combat related' illness in Germany on May 3.

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is making headlines for calling on the U.S. military to "continually review" its ban on transgender troops, saying "every qualified American who wants to serve our country should have an opportunity if they fit the qualifications and can do it."

A nose laceration was the only injury to a pilot whose Marine Corps Harrier jet crashed about 40 miles south of Phoenix on Friday afternoon. The jet was based out of Marine Corps Air Station Yuma.

California teenager Diego Romero is more like a son than a cousin to Staff Sgt. Juan Garcia, a platoon sergeant at Camp Pendleton. So when Diego was diagnosed with leukemia and lost his hair during treatment, Garcia shaved his head as a show of support. And then 19 other Marines in Garcia's platoon shaved their heads to let Diego know that they, too, had his back.

Veterans Group Rallied In San Diego Thursday, Demanding Obama Hold VA Accountable

The guided-missile frigate and its crew of 200 sailors will leave Naval Base San Diego on Friday for a mission to combat drug trafficking in the coastal waters off Central America.

Congressman Duncan Hunter of San Diego County wants to put the kibosh on the Navy's plan to ban tobacco sales on ships and exchanges.

The U.S. Navy will decommission the USS Rentz during a special ceremony at Naval Base San Diego on Friday, May 9. The USS Rentz has been in service for nearly three decades.

The Pentagon has announced the American effort to rescue the roughly 250 Nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped by the terrorist group Boko Haram will include members of the U.S. military.

U.S. Marine veteran Andrew Tahmooressi found himself in Tijuana accidentally after missing the last freeway exit in the United States before entering Mexico. After Mexican guards at the border found firearms in his truck, Tahmooressi was thrown in jail on weapons charges. Now, Tahmooressi is giving his first interview from Tijuana's La Mesa Penitentiary since getting locked up March 31.