A San Diego man pleaded guilty Monday in Los Angeles to twice landing a small airplane without permission on a Navy airstrip on San Clemente Island, then stealing a Navy truck and using it to damage gates on the island, causing thousands of dollars in damage.
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KPBS Midday EditionThe festival includes 34 films either by or about veterans and the military experience. It runs through Sunday.
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An agency pilot program aims to bypass regulations that can make it hard for veterans to get cutting-edge medical treatment.
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Pacific Fleet Combat Camera held its disestablishment ceremony on Coronado Friday, three hours after the East Coast unit held a similar ceremony, officially ending Navy Combat Camera.
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Approximately 5 million veterans live in rural America, and almost sixty percent of them rely on VA health care. But accessing that care can be a challenge.
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Around the country, state governments and other agencies are trying to promote entrepreneurship among military veterans.
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KPBS Midday EditionA documentary airing Tuesday night on KPBS-TV tells the story of a little-known Navy squadron, the Seawolves. That's despite them being the most decorated in naval aviation history.
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San Diego City Council members are being asked to extend the funding for three tent shelters for the homelessness. The shelters have failed to meet their own goals, and their price tag is rising.
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New details in San Diego's clergy abuse scandal, California leading the fight against climate change, and the mission and reality of America's longest war in Afghanistan.
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Gen. Robert Neller expressed sympathy but few solutions to a Marine spouse concerned about the pace of deployment that remains high 17 years after Sept. 11, 2001.
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The Navy has worked out an agreement to film on North Island and other bases along the West Coast. Filming is set to get underway in September.
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