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It might not be part of the official job description of being a U.S. Marine, but that didn't stop a group of troops — some assigned to Camp Pendleton — from rescuing a camel trapped in a ditch in Afghanistan. -
Marine Corps veteran Kyle Carpenter will be awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions amidst a November 2010 grenade attack in Afghanistan. Unnamed officials have told the Marine Corps Times the announcement from the White House announcing Carpenter's award is imminent, although the White House has yet to confirm this. -
Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Caleb L. Erickson, 20, died Feb. 28 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Erickson's sister told local media that her brother was killed when a suicide bomber attacked his convoy. -
Defense Department Secretary Chuck Hagel has tapped acting Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Michael Lumpkin to lead the effort to bring home prisoner of war Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl. -
Marines with 1st Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company, based at Camp Pendleton, are training for their deployment to Afghanistan next month. -
Marine Corps 1st Lt. Kenneth Conover of Fallbrook was awarded the Silver Star this week for his heroic actions during a six-day battle in Afghanistan in 2012. -
U.S. Marine Master Sgt. Aaron C. Torian, 36, died Feb. 15 in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. His mother told a Kentucky television station he was killed by an improvised explosive device blast. -
Larry Wilske, a Navy veteran and former command master chief of SEAL Team 7, has thrown his hat into the ring to represent California's 53rd Congressional District. The seat currently belongs to Rep. Susan Davis. -
The Department of Defense has identified the two U.S. soldiers killed in an insider attack in Afghanistan on Feb. 12 as Spc. John A. Pelham, 22, and Sgt. First Class Roberto C. Skelt, 41. -
Army Spc. Christopher A. Landis, 27, died Feb. 10 at Bagram Airfield from wounds he suffered from a rocket propelled grenade attack in Kapisa Province, Afghanistan.
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