Cmdr. Janelle Marra, a 21-year Navy physician, was the commander of Expeditionary Medical Facility 150 Bravo.
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Fred Phelps, controversial leader of a church best known for picketing military funerals, has died at the age of 84. The father of a fallen Twentynine Palms Marine whose lawsuit against the Westboro Baptist Church made its way to the Supreme Court has said he hopes Phelps is "buried in peace." -
The Air Force has scheduled an Article 32 hearing to take place May 12 for Air Force Staff Sgt. Sean M. Oliver. The hearing, akin to a civilian preliminary hearing, will determine if there is enough evidence for a court-martial in connection with the strangling death of Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Dmitry Chepusov. -
It might not be part of the official job description of being a U.S. Marine, but that didn't stop a group of troops — some assigned to Camp Pendleton — from rescuing a camel trapped in a ditch in Afghanistan. -
The large brass plates honoring members of the military from San Diego County who died in World War II and the Korean and Vietnam wars were reported missing Monday night, according to police. -
The Navy will pay full tuition assistance reimbursement for its sailors during fiscal year 2015. The original plan on the table for the Navy's TA program in FY 2015 would've required sailors to pay a quarter of their tuition costs, with the Navy footing the bill for the remaining 75 percent. -
The reviews say the shooting by a Navy contractor could have been prevented if the company that employed Aaron Alexis told the Navy about problems it was having with him in the months before he gunned down 12 civilian workers. -
President Barack Obama today will award the Medal of Honor to 24 soldiers who served in WWII, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. A prior congressional investigation found many of these soldiers were previously denied the Medal of Honor due to their Jewish or Latino heritage. -
After a search mission that involved scouring 15,000 square miles of ocean, the San Diego-based USS Kidd and its helicopters have ended their search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370. -
The Navy's Blue Angels kicked off the first show of their 2014 season on Saturday to an enthusiastic crowd of thousands at the NAF El Centro Air Show. Most of the squad's 2013 season was cancelled due to sequestration budget cuts. -
Starting this summer, the Navy will give sailors and Marines a 25 percent raise in career sea pay.
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