Cmdr. Janelle Marra, a 21-year Navy physician, was the commander of Expeditionary Medical Facility 150 Bravo.
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The trial of Camp Pendleton Marine Cpl. Kevin Coset, charged with killing 24-year-old Navy veteran Alvin Bulaoro, will begin Sep. 10. -
The Sunday morning news shows were filled with pundits calling for U.S. military intervention in the conflict between Ukraine and Russia. In response, President Obama said Monday that there will be no boots on the ground in Ukraine. -
Air Force Staff Sgt. Sean Oliver may have killed Petty Officer 2nd Class Dmitry Chepusov to prevent him from spilling the beans on Oliver's "inappropriate relationship" with Chepusov’s wife, according to testimony given at the Article 32 hearing of Army Spc. Cody A. Kramer - who has also been charged in connection with Chepusov's death. -
The Pentagon may soon require its military recruits to purchase athletic shoes made in the good ol' U.S.A. -
U.S. Navy Capt. Gregory McWherter, ex-commander of the Blue Angels under investigation for allegedly tolerating sexual harassment, quit his post on Friday as president of the Tailhook Association. The Navy fired McWherter as executive officer of Naval Base Coronado on April 18. -
The latest statistics released by the Department of Defense show the number of military suicides declined in 2013. Preliminary numbers show 261 active duty service members took their own lives last year. In 2012, 319 active-duty troops died by suicide. -
Sailors playing with pellet guns prompt a partial security lockdown at Naval Base Point Loma on Thursday. The lockdown has been lifted; two men are in custody. -
Navy investigators are looking into allegations that Capt. Gregory McWherter, a former two-time commander of the Blue Angels, allowed a hostile work environment filled with lewd comments and pornographic images. On Friday, the Navy relieved McWherter of his post as executive officer of Naval Base Coronado.
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A new website created by the federal government aims to make it easier for veterans - and their spouses - to find jobs in the civilian world. -
A second member of the U.S. military is facing criminal charges in connection with the strangling death of Petty Officer 2nd Class Dmitry Chepusov. The Army has charged Spc. Cody A. Kramer with facilitating the strangling of Chepusov, who was found dead in a car in Germany in the early morning hours of Dec. 14, 2013.
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