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At least four Marines, including two based at Camp Pendleton, have been electrocuted to death in Afghanistan within the last six months. -
A Camp Pendleton Marine fell to his death Tuesday at the Grand Canyon. Jeffery Klingsick, 20, was visiting the national park on his way home to Kansas. -
Marine Corps Gen. John Allen, commander of U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan, told the Pentagon press corps today that 23,000 American service members will be home by September 30th. -
Camp Pendleton Marine Staff Sgt. Maribel Valdez is mother to five children, and is currently deployed to Afghanistan. She says being so far away from her kids is tough - especially because the youngest children don't understand why their mother is home with them. -
The Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers, Capt. Jesse A. Ozbat, 28, and 2nd Lt. Tobias C. Alexander, 30, who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. -
Home Post has an update on the story of Army Staff Sergeant Travis Mills, the 25-year-old soldier who lost all four limbs to an IED blast in Afghanistan on April 10th. He is one of only four quadruple amputees from the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars to survive his injuries. -
The Department of Defense announced today the death of U.S. Army Spc. Samuel T. Watts, who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
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Burn pits used by the U.S. military at Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan to dispose of trash could harm troops' long-term health, according to a leaked Army memo. -
The Department of Defense today announced the deaths of Army Sgt. Michael J. Knapp, 28, and Sgt. Jabraun S. Knox, 23, both killed in Afghanistan on May 18, 2012.
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The San Diego-based Navy Leap Frogs parachute team made a special appearance this weekend at Rancho Bernardo High School. The Leap Frogs high-flying performance helped kick off RB High's inaugural 12-hour relay marathon to raise awareness of the plight of wounded warriors.
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