Military Life

The aircraft carrier returned after spending more than a year at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton, Washington, undergoing maintenance and modernization work.

Research into psychedelic drugs was halted in the 1960s amid concern about recreational use. Now, the VA is among dozens of medical providers resuming that work.

The Horse of the Sun Ranch was donated to the Armed Services YMCA about three years ago.

Two U.S. Army veterans who were deported to Mexico a decade ago won their long battle to return to the U.S. and become citizens.

First Lady Jill Biden told an Oceanside audience that she was proud of the U.S. military Saturday after U.S. jets shot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon off the Carolina coast.

Ongoing investigations and a county admissions freeze are still plaguing the nonprofit’s renowned rehab center.

Escondido resident Capt. Royce Williams was awarded the Navy Cross for an astonishing feat that for more than 70 years remained a secret.

While still a small percentage of the total veteran population, the number of veterans committing extremist violence has risen sharply, according to a Congressional report.

The service organization is closing some of its centers, opening new ones, and expanding its online programs to respond to funding reductions and troops' changing needs.

Every year the Armed Forces Classic brings college basketball to U.S. troops wherever they are stationed around the world. This year, Michigan State University and Gonzaga University played on the USS Abraham Lincoln while in port at Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego, on Nov. 11, 2022. This is the first time the event has been held on an active U.S. Navy ship since 2011. Gonzaga beat MSU 64-63.