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Three U.S. Navy destroyers - USS Stockdale, USS Higgins, and USS William P. Lawrence - are scheduled to leave San Diego this morning for a deployment to the Persian Gulf. -
The Pentagon announced the first U.S. combat death in Afghanistan in 2013. Army Sgt. Aaron X. Wittman, 28, died January 10 in Nangarhar Province. -
Conversion of the old El Cajon Speedway to aviation use poses the question: What do you do with an airport? -
Father Joe’s Villages will open an emergency winter shelter for San Diego’s homeless population, the organization announced Friday. -
A viral email claiming U.S. troops deployed in Afghanistan are no longer being served breakfast because of budget cuts isn't true, and the Department of Defense has gone on the offensive to battle the rumor. -
The USS Benfold is slated to return home to San Diego on Friday. The Benfold has been on a seven-month deployment, which included tracking the missile launched by North Korea in December. -
Retired Brig. Gen. Margaret A. Brewer died January 2 at the age of 82. Brewer became the first female general officer in the Marine Corps in 1978. She served at Camp Pendleton in the early 1960s. -
The Navy knew its uniforms were flammable when the clothing was designed, according to the Navy's top spokesman. -
The Marine Corps has advised its legal staff that spouses clubs operating on its installations must admit same-sex spouses if they wish to remain on the bases. -
Sailors assigned to the Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 41 "Seahawks" celebrated 170,000 operational flight hours without a Class A mishap January 8 in San Diego.
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