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The decision reverses a Biden administration denial of a military funeral for Babbitt, 35, and comes months after the federal government settled a wrongful death lawsuit brought by Babbitt's family for nearly $5 million.
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The Marine Corps says eight troops are presumed dead after their landing craft sank off the Southern California coast during a training exercise. -
The search continued Saturday for eight U.S. service members missing after their landing craft went down in hundreds of feet of water off the Southern California coast following a deadly accident. -
A seafaring tank with 15 Marines and a Navy sailor aboard sank near a military-owned island off the coast of Southern California, leaving one of the Marines dead and eight missing, authorities said Friday. -
The publicity surrounding her death has encouraged others to talk about military sexual trauma, as a supporters push to change the law. -
Richard Perry and his wife Gina Cimmino filed the lawsuit Tuesday in San Diego federal court against the United States and Armament Systems and Procedures Inc. -
The San Diego County Air Pollution Control District found that smoke from the USS Bonhomme Richard contained a dozen potentially harmful substances, such as benzene chloromethane and acetonitrile. -
Lt. Col. Michelle Macander made history in 2018 when she took command of the First Combat Engineer Battalion at Camp Pendleton, but some question the command climate of her unit. -
The VA sanctioned encampment provides basic services to homeless veterans amid the COVID-19 pandemic. It's drawn mixed reactions from homeless advocates. -
The U.S. Navy’s newest large-deck amphibious assault ship has set sail from the site where it was built in Mississippi. The USS Tripoli is carrying 1,000 sailors. It is heading to its homeport in San Diego. -
A recently released GAO audit examines why nearly one out of four VA staffers report unwanted sexual comments or harassment.
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