Military

A U.S. marine commanding officer has been relieved of his duties following a deadly “training mishap” with an amphibious assault vehicle (AAV) off the Orange County coast in which nine military members died in 2020.

Marine officials said on Tuesday that the commander of the landing team whose amphibious vehicle sank during a training operation off the shore of San Clemente Island in July had been relieved “due to a loss in trust and confidence in his ability to command as a result of the assault amphibious vehicle mishap.”

The U.S. military publicly identified Tuesday a 19-year-old Marine who died in a three-vehicle weekend crash on the grounds of Camp Pendleton.

With every grueling day, every physically punishing drill and every emotionally exhausting challenge, a group of female recruits is making history as they train to be U.S. Marines at boot camp in Southern California.

The Medical Examiner’s Office has identified a 26-year-old Navy servicemember who died Tuesday after a convoy of military vehicles were involved in a chain-reaction crash on Interstate 5 near Camp Pendleton, California.

A legendary chapter in Military history was closed Thursday after 11 Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornets took off from the deck of the USS Nimitz and headed home to San Diego.

The truth really is out there, Tom DeLonge. According to Vice’s Motherboard, Navy spokesman Joseph Gradisher has confirmed that three videos posted to the To the Stars Academy of Arts and Sciences (TTSA)— the organization founded by Blink 182 rocker Tom DeLonge in 2015 to pursue research into UFOs and extraterrestrial life — do indeed show “unident...

A number of sailors assigned to USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) have tested positive for COVID-19, confirmed Nicole Schwegman, Commander Naval Surface Force Pacific spokesperson.

A new documentary called “Wounded Heroes” is shedding light on some innovative ways to treat post-traumatic stress disorder.

Three sailors aboard the San Diego-based USS Roosevelt have tested positive for COVID-19 a month into the ship’s deployment in the South China Sea, the U.S. Navy’s Pacific Fleet said Monday.

“I was a literal mess.” That was the realization made by Francisco Chavez when he hit rock bottom. The retired US Marine sat in Courtroom 17 at the Superior Court of California in downtown San Diego. It’s where he successfully walked out the doors of the Veterans Treatment Court in 2019. “It’s the best medicine for the kind of disease…...

In the 1960s, Navy meteorologist Paul Grisham was doing hero work. He was forecasting weather for ships, planes and work crews coming and going from a U.S. research station in Antarctica. After his 13-month tour of duty, Grisham left without one thing. His wallet. Fifty-three years later it was returned, intact.    At the time, the c...

The first company of women Marines to begin training on the West Coast stepped off buses this week to begin boot camp at the Marine Recruit Depot in San Diego.