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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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Four U.S. airmen were killed Saturday when their MC-12 aircraft crashed near Kandahar Air Field in Afghanistan. Two of the fallen airmen were based at Beale Air Force Base in California. -
MCAS Miramar Marine Maj. Robert Weingart has been named the Alfred A. Cunningham Marine Aviator of the Year for his heroic actions during the September 2012 insurgent attack on Camp Bastion in Afghanistan. -
A Camp Pendleton Marine who was convicted of attempted adultery, despite her claim of rape, has been sentenced to a loss of $3,000 in pay and a letter of reprimand. -
The head of the Marine Corps’ Officer Candidates School - the site of a murder-suicide in March that left three Marines dead - has been relieved of his position as commander. -
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel released a statement today in which he disclosed that the White House has informed several members of Congress that Syria has used sarin as a chemical weapon during its two year civil war. -
Troops used possibly toxic burn pits to destroy waste on a U.S. military base in Afghanistan instead of $5 million worth of incinerators because those incinerators were never made operational, according to a new report by Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction. -
Emma the pit bull mix is unable to use her back legs due to a disorder called hemivertebrae. But that didn't stop her from welcoming her Airman dad home from deployment with as much enthusiasm as an able-bodied pooch. -
KPBS Midday EditionOperation Homefront California wants to raise awareness of the needs faced by military families. -
A Camp Pendleton Marine staff sergeant who says she was raped pleaded not guilty to charges of adultery at her court-martial Monday. -
The Orange County Board of Supervisors has agreed to settle a lawsuit brought by the family of Camp Pendleton Marine Sgt. Manuel Loggins. An Orange County Sheriff's deputy shot Loggins to death on February 7, 2012 in the parking lot of San Clemente High School.
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