Support the Enlisted Project, or STEP, started helping local military families in 2012 and is now looking to expand nationally as need for services grows.
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A Marine recruit from MCRD San Diego was arrested this morning after allegedly running across the airport runway at Lindbergh Field. -
The U.S. Navy minesweeper USS Guardian ran aground on a coral reef off the coast of the Philippines early Thursday morning. The USS Guardian is based in Sasebo, Japan. -
An ambitious goal to reduce the use of fossil fuels looks to algae as a way to power the fleet. -
Rep. Duncan Hunter of San Diego County has introduced a bill that would protect military pay if Congress fails to raise the debt ceiling. -
Blue Star Families has launched a professional network to make it easier for constantly-moving military spouses to find work in their new hometowns. -
In what could be the first spillover from France’s intervention in Mali, Islamist militants attacked and occupied a natural gas complex partly operated by energy company BP in southern Algeria on Wednesday. Two foreigners were killed and possibly dozens of others, including Americans, were taken hostage. -
Military working dogs will play a key role at President Obama's inauguration next week. -
Rep. Joe Heck introduced this week the Stolen Valor Act of 2013, a measure that would make it illegal to "knowingly benefit" from lying about receiving military medals. He calls the bill "identical" to one that cleared the House of Representatives last year, but did not become law because the House and Senate couldn't agree on a final version of the legislation. -
A Sailor from the San Diego-based USS Carl Vinson describes what it's like to be a Religious Program Specialist in the Navy. The occupational rating marks its 34th year in existence today. -
A close friend of fallen Camp Pendleton Marine Lance Cpl. Jared Verbeek decided to honor his former Marine Corps comrade by re-enlisting at his grave.
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