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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A growing trend in activate duty military deaths is highlighting the psychological burden that soldiers face in modern war.
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A sailor was pronounced dead Sunday on the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson.
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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.
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Four of five former Navy officers charged with accepting bribes from foreign defense contractor Leonard Glenn "Fat Leonard" Francis were convicted Wednesday.
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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.
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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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The MV-22 Osprey belonged to the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing based at Camp Pendleton. It went down at 12:25 p.m. Wednesday during training.
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Prosecutors say Angel Dominguez Ramirez Jr. was "the unquestioned leader of El Seg 39," and "controlled every aspect of his organization."
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KPBS Midday EditionJoe Garbonzos joined Midday Edition to talk about how documentaries like "A Long March" help preserve the history of Filipino American WWII veterans and right the wrongs of the past.
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When National Guard members and reservists deploy, a federal law is supposed to preserve their civilian jobs and benefits. But in some states, government employees can't access those protections.
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