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Larry Wilske, a Navy veteran and former command master chief of SEAL Team 7, has thrown his hat into the ring to represent California's 53rd Congressional District. The seat currently belongs to Rep. Susan Davis. -
Army veteran Steven Holcomb has earned the first medal in two-man bobsled for the United States since 1952. -
The Navy plans to deploy its first laser on a ship later this year, and it intends to test an electromagnetic rail gun prototype aboard a vessel within two years. -
More military families are using food stamps at base commissaries for basic staples like milk and bread. -
The Department of Defense has identified the two U.S. soldiers killed in an insider attack in Afghanistan on Feb. 12 as Spc. John A. Pelham, 22, and Sgt. First Class Roberto C. Skelt, 41. -
Olympic figure skater Ashley Wagner is the daughter of an Army officer, which she attributes to giving her the discipline to perform under pressure. It's also apparently provided her with a self-effacing sense of humor, as is evident by the Valentine's Day card she created for her Twitter followers. -
MCAS Miramar Marine Staff Sgt. John Mihelich was just two miles from his house in Temecula on Feb. 7 when he became the victim of a hit-and-run. Now law enforcement officials are asking for the public's help in finding the driver. -
Army Spc. Christopher A. Landis, 27, died Feb. 10 at Bagram Airfield from wounds he suffered from a rocket propelled grenade attack in Kapisa Province, Afghanistan. -
The Coast Guard Cutter Boutwell was scheduled to return to San Diego Thursday from a two-month Eastern Pacific patrol during which it thwarted a significant drug smuggling attempt. -
A motions hearing was scheduled at Camp Pendleton Thursday for a Marine Corps non-commissioned officer facing a murder retrial in military court for the 2006 death of an unarmed civilian in Iraq.
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