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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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Members of the San Diego-based 79th Brigade Special Troops Brigade were on a Sunday motorcycle ride when they came across a car accident. First on the scene, the citizen soldiers quickly put their military training to use to help the injured motorists. -
Two of the 19 firefighters who lost their lives in the Yarnell Hill fire were former Marines. Both William Warneke, 25, and Travis Turbyfill, 27, were Marine Corps veterans. -
The Navy relieved Capt. Devon Jones of his duties as commanding officer of Naval Air Facility El Centro on July 1 due to "loss of faith and confidence in his ability to command." -
Several military bases across the country have cancelled their Fourth of July fireworks displays because of budget cuts due to sequestration. Fortunately for Southern California revelers, Camp Pendleton isn't one of those bases. -
Decorated Navy pilot Richard Noble, 63, and Coast Guard veteran Martin Rothwell, 54, were both killed Saturday afternoon when their glider crashed soon after lifting off from the Jacumba Airport in southeast San Diego County. -
The Army is investigating the death of Sgt. Justin R. Rogers, 25, who lost his life in a "non-combat related incident" on June 28 in Bagram, Afghanistan. -
U.S. troops deployed to Kandahar Airfield in Afghanistan this week held the first Lesbian, Gay, Bi-Sexual, Transgender Pride event to be observed in a deployed environment. -
Sequestration budget cuts have prompted the Defense Commissary Agency to cancel its September case lot sale worldwide. During case lot sales, commissaries sell cases of items to shoppers at a discount. -
The Camp Pendleton Fire Department is reporting that it has contained the "Tank Fire." The blaze burned more than 490 acres in the San Mateo area of the base. -
Both pilots ejected safely before their F-16 fighter jet crashed near in suburban Phoenix Wednesday evening. The jet was assigned to the 309th Fighter Squadron at Luke Air Force Base.
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