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Defense Secretary Leon Panetta will announce this week that the Pentagon will extend some benefits to same-sex spouses, according to several media reports. -
The commander of the John C. Stennis Strike Group, which includes the San Diego-based USS Mobile Bay, posted a video update for Stennis families on the group's Facebook page. -
The Navy wife who helped create Dogs on Deployment, a non-profit that helps find temporary homes for the beloved canines of deployed troops, has been nominated as Military Spouse of the Year. -
The board in charge of protecting the Tubbataha Reef, where the USS Guardian ran aground last month, has approved a U.S. Navy plan to cut the ship into pieces in order to remove it safely from the area. -
About 200 Marines are expected to arrive home in San Diego today after a year-long deployment in Afghanistan. -
"American Idol" contestant Matt Farmer confessed he lied about injuries he said he suffered while serving in Iraq. The website "Guardian of Valor" called him out after his "Idol" audition aired on television. -
Slain former Navy SEAL Chris Kyle was an advocate for veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD - so much so that he started a foundation called FITCO Cares to help troops make the difficult transition to civilian life. -
The ongoing dance over deep federal spending cuts is more than just a Washington DC curiosity for the nation's defense industry. Cutbacks dominated discussions at the West Coast's largest military trade show in San Diego last week. -
Former Navy SEAL Chris Kyle, who authored the bestselling memoir "American Sniper," was shot to death at a Texas shooting range Saturday along with another man. The suspected shooter is a former Marine who was reportedly suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. -
Today marks the ten year anniversary of the Space Shuttle Columbia tragedy. On February 1, 2003, the Columbia disintegrated during re-entry, killing all seven crew members on board.
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