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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The Department of Homeland Security is hiring thousands of deportation agents by offering bonuses, advertising no college required and telling candidates they can help the country return to an idealized past. -
Cmdr. Janelle Marra, a 21-year Navy physician, was the medical director of Expeditionary Medical Facility 150 Bravo. -
Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins was at the VA San Diego Medical Center Tuesday to recognize staff and tour the facility. -
The Secretary of the Navy had conversations at Camp Pendleton during a visit last week about "commercial leasing opportunities," his spokesperson told KPBS. -
Support the Enlisted Project, or STEP, started helping local military families in 2012 and is now looking to expand nationally as need for services grows. -
Among other requirements, the Enduring Welcome Act would require the State Department to reopen its office of the Coordinator for Afghan Relocation Efforts, which was shuttered last month.
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The incident happened in the area where CHP officers were supporting a traffic break along I-5, which had briefly been ordered closed by Caltrans during the live-fire exercise. That decision became a political hot point, with Gov. Gavin Newsom criticizing the Trump administration for holding the display, and Newsom drawing criticism himself for the freeway closure. -
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. -
The crash occurred sometime before 3:45 a.m. Thursday at the intersection of Sample and Salmon streets in the Murphy Canyon neighborhood, near Tierrasanta. The music agency Sound Talent Group said Thursday that three of its employees died on the private plane that crashed into a San Diego neighborhood.
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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