Beth Ford Roth
Home Post BloggerBlogger Beth Ford Roth was born into a military family and has covered issues important to service members and their loved ones for many years. She has worked as a broadcast journalist in both commercial television and public radio.
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Two trailblazing women who became the first female participants in the notoriously brutal Marine Corps’ Infantry Officer Course have dropped out of the program. -
Four sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman were injured today while their ship was being refueled off the coast of Florida. Two of the sailors have been hospitalized for their injuries. -
The Department of Defense has released the names of three soldiers killed in Afghanistan on October 13 in three separate attacks: Spc. Brittany B. Gordon, 24; Sgt. 1st Class Ryan J. Savard, 29; and Sgt. Robert J. Billings, 30. -
The USS Fort Worth is slated to arrive in her new homeport of San Diego on Thursday. The ship is the Navy's newest commissioned Littoral Combat Ship, a vessel that's easily maneuverable and designed to sail in shallow waters. -
An Army investigation into the death of Spc. Mikayla Bragg found the 20-year-old soldier killed herself in a guard tower in Afghanistan last December. The probe also found Bragg's superiors had no idea she had received in-patient mental health treatment just months before leaving for Afghanistan. -
Despite a recent poll that showed Military Times subscribers favor Mitt Romney over Barack Obama by a margin of 2-to-1, new documents show the president leads Romney in military donations by a notable margin.
- In Escondido, a school board member changes her name but not her politics
- SCUBA divers volunteer at San Diego's Birch Aquarium
- San Diego Unified is getting rid of some K-8 middle schools
- San Diego City Council to once again consider Balboa Park parking fees
- Elected officials announce proposed ordinance aimed at fed enforcement actions