Lance Cpl. Jaime Reyes
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Marine Corps
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 Dark Horse Battalion, based at Camp Pendleton, had the highest percentage of casualties of any unit in the war. -
The U.S. Navy said Thursday that charges have been filed against a sailor who is accused of starting a fire last year that destroyed a warship docked off San Diego. -
Attorneys representing the families of nine service members killed in an ocean-training accident near San Clemente Island last summer announced a lawsuit Thursday against the manufacturer of the amphibious-assault vehicle that sank with the men inside. -
KPBS Midday EditionAmid debate over President Biden's decision to withdraw American forces, veterans who served in Afghanistan say the situation is hard to understand if you haven’t been there. -
It's unclear whether that means any reduction in the 2,500 U.S. troops now operating inside Iraq. Those troops already are focused mainly on what Biden called the new mission — training and advising Iraqi forces. -
San Diego immigrants who helped the Americans in Afghanistan say the U.S. is still not doing enough, even as plans take shape to bring some interpreters into the country. -
The U.S. Navy will reevaluate the impacts of its training exercises on marine life in the wake of the deaths of two fin whales apparently fatally struck by a military vessel off the coast of San Diego earlier this year. -
Looking back at two decades of war, some San Diego families are not able to turn the page as the U.S. pulls out of Afghanistan. -
For the first time, a female sailor has successfully completed the grueling 37—week training course to become a Naval Special Warfare combatant-craft crewman. -
In cities nationwide, groups addressing veteran homelessness by replacing the traditional shelter model with tiny homes.
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