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The CH-53E helicopter carrying the Marines departed Creech Air Force Base in Indian Springs, Nevada on Feb. 6, 2024, and was headed back to Marine Corps Air Station Miramar when it crashed.
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John Laidlaw, the COO of the renowned San Diego nonprofit, has stepped down from his position. -
Two college basketball teams will square off atop a San Diego-based aircraft carrier this Veterans Day, the Navy and ESPN Events announced Wednesday. -
The U.S. Navy Monday publicly identified the 22-year-old sailor who died of unknown causes over the weekend aboard the Coronado-based aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson. -
Advocates say hunger is a "hidden" problem in San Diego's military community. -
A growing trend in activate duty military deaths is highlighting the psychological burden that soldiers face in modern war. -
A sailor was pronounced dead Sunday on the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson. -
Army veteran Jennelle Self, 29, was killed outside her apartment on June 27. Employees at Veterans Village of San Diego, which runs the transitional housing program where she lived, said they were not surprised, given the state of the program. -
Four of five former Navy officers charged with accepting bribes from foreign defense contractor Leonard Glenn "Fat Leonard" Francis were convicted Wednesday. -
The U.S. Navy has ordered all non-deployed aircraft units to conduct a one-day safety pause beginning Tuesday after multiple recent crashes in Southern California. -
The Navy says four people were aboard a Navy Seahawk that went down Thursday on a training range near El Centro. One crew member received an injury that was not life-threatening and was taken to a hospital.
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