Andrew Dyer
Military and Veteran Affairs ReporterAs the military and veterans affairs reporter at KPBS, Andrew covers all aspects of the military and veteran communities in San Diego. He previously covered the military beat at the San Diego Union-Tribune where he produced award-winning stories on the war crimes court-martial of former Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher, the USS Bonhomme Richard fire and the resurgent local extremist movement born out of the social unrest of 2020. He also covered the craft beer industry for San Diego CityBeat and served as editor-in-chief of San Diego State University's student newspaper, The Daily Aztec. He holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism with a minor in sociology from SDSU.
Andrew was enlisted in the Navy for more than 10 years and served as ship’s company on two aircraft carriers. His free time is consumed by traveling the southwest for his teenage son’s club soccer games.
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Here's where you can find free food, zero-interest loans and other support during the government shutdown. -
Sayed Naser fled Afghanistan and came to the U.S. legally last year. He was detained after a routine San Diego immigration hearing in June. -
After almost a decade of planning the Navy SEAL Museum San Diego opens its doors to the public Saturday. -
In a two-hour address, President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth laid out their vision of the United States military to an audience of almost every flag officer, general and senior enlisted leader in the military. -
Federal District Judge Gonzalo Curiel says government violated Sayed Naser Noori's due process rights. -
The Miramar Air Show is back at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego this weekend.
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Veterans in immediate suicidal crisis can now receive free emergency care wherever they are.
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- Shrapnel from Camp Pendleton exercise hits CHP vehicle in Vance's detail
- Kaiser Permanente employees return to work
- Immigration agents deny US Reps. access to basement facility at federal courthouse
- Failure 'not an option,' Gloria says after court deals blow to Midway Rising development