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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The Blue Angels announced the members of their 2013 team, and a San Diego-based officer made the list. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Mark DeBuse, assigned to Carrier Air Wing 9 at NAS North Island, was named Flight Surgeon for the Blue Angels. -
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has ordered the Stennis Carrier Strike Group - which includes the San Diego-based USS Mobile Bay - to deploy four months ahead of schedule. The Pentagon denies tensions with Iran triggered the accelerated deployment. -
It looks like the USO is in the "Winning!" category, thanks to actor Charlie Sheen. Sheen has promised to donate at least $1 million to the USO, the largest single donation ever given to the troop morale-boosting organization.
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Basketball superstars Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, and Kevin Durant played basketball in front of thousands of troops and military families this weekend. Team USA held a practice and a children's clinic as part of the "Hoops for Troops" program. -
The USNS Rappahannock fired at a small boat in the Persian Gulf today when it came too close to the Navy ship, killing at least one person on the approaching craft. -
A new pilot program by the U.S. Small Business Administration aims to help veterans become entrepreneurs. Camp Pendleton is one of four Marine bases where the pilot program will get its start.
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