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Secretary of the Navy John Phelan is in San Diego this week where he says he wants to hear from local sailors and Marines
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The Defense Commissary Agency announced this week that its commissaries worldwide will return to normal hours the week of August 18 to 24 - a move prompted by the Department of Defense's decision to cut furlough days for civilian DoD employees from 11 days to six. -
Navy Capt. Christopher Bolt became Commanding Officer of the San Diego-based USS Ronald Reagan on Tuesday afternoon, replacing Capt. Thom Burke, who served as CO of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier for more than three years. -
The Pentagon announced today it will extend benefits to same-sex military spouses, retroactive to the date the Supreme Court ruled the Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional. Benefits will become available to married same-sex couples no later than September 3. -
Marine Lance Cpl. Cody Scott Schoenfelder, just 19, died Saturday morning from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. But police suspect it wasn't a suicide, but rather an accidental shooting during a game called "Trust." -
The Pentagon has identified the three U.S. soldiers killed in an insurgent attack on Sunday in Afghanistan as Staff Sgt. Octavio Herrera, 26, Sgt. Jamar A. Hicks, 22, and Spc. Keith E. Grace Jr., 26. -
Air Force Tech. Sgt. Mark A. Smith of Bakersfield, California, was killed August 5 when his HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter crashed during a training mission on Okinawa. The 30-year-old leaves behind a wife and two daughters. -
It's called telemental health — virtually connecting patient with psychologist. Nearly a quarter of veterans return home with post-traumatic stress disorder, but only a few actually seek treatment. -
Fallen Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Pfc. Jonathan R. Posey Jr. will be buried August 12 in Arlington Nation Cemetery. Posey was killed in action on December 2, 1950 during the Korean War, but his remains were not identified until 2012. -
It's a bird! It's a plane! No, actually, it's South Carolina Rep. Joe Wilson - that is, if his plan to skydive Friday evening goes off as planned. Wilson is jumping out of a plane to raise money for military families. No lie! -
An investigation into the June 19 death of Diver 3rd Class Robert Dotzler, 22, of Berkeley, California found that he died as a result of accidental drowning.
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