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Marine Corps ID's 8 Troops Presumed Dead, 1 Marine Killed After ‘Training Mishap'
The identities of eight of the troops presumed dead, and one Marine who was killed, after a landing craft sank off the Southern California coast during a training exercise have been released by officials. Lance Cpl. Guillermo S. Perez, 19, of New Braunfels, Texas, was pronounced dead at the scene before being transported by helicopter to Scripps Memorial Hospital in…
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Exclusive: Up Close Look At World's Most Advanced Fighter Jet
MCAS Miramar is the only Marine base in the United States flying the F-35C and NBC 7 tagged along for a recent training exercise involving the high priced fighter jets.
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Get to Know the F-35C Fighter Jet, Most Advanced on The Planet
The most advanced fighter jet on the planet is just in San Diego County’s backyard. NBC 7’s Steven Luke shows you an up-close and personal look at the F-35C.
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For First Time Ever, Female Recruits Will Train at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego
For the first time in history, a company of female recruits will train at Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego early next year.
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For First Time Ever, Female Recruits Will Train at MCRD San Diego in 2021
For the first time in history, female recruits will train at Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego in early 2021
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Marine General Has COVID After Pentagon Meeting
The assistant commandant of the Marine Corps has tested positive for the coronavirus, days after he and members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff were in a Pentagon meeting with a Coast Guard leader who was infected with the virus
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New Marine Corps Amphibious Combat Vehicles Ready for Fielding Ahead of Schedule
The U.S. Marine Corps says its new Amphibious Combat Vehicle has completed testing and will begin the process to replace the decades-old Amphibious Assault Vehicle ahead of schedule beginning next week.
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New Marine Corps Amphibious Combat Vehicles Ready for Fielding Ahead of Schedule
USMC’s new Amphibious Combat Vehicle has completed testing and will begin replacing the decades-old Amphibious Assault Vehicle. NBC 7’s Bridget Naso has more.
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Families Mourn 3 SoCal Marines Killed in Training Accident
As the rescue operation off the coast of San Clemente Island has given way to a recovery effort, more information about the young Marines and Navy sailor now presumed dead at sea is coming to light, including three of them from Southern California. Returning from a training mission Thursday, they were aboard aboard an amphibious assault vehicle when it...
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Marines Halt Search for 8 Missing Troops, All Presumed Dead
The Marine Corps says eight troops are presumed dead after their landing craft sank off the Southern California coast during a training exercise
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Military Identifies Missing Service Members Presumed Dead
The U.S. military has released the names of the personnel who is presumed dead after they went missing during a training exercise.
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Search Called Off for 8 Troops Missing near San Diego Coast
NBC 7’s Bridget Naso spoke with a relative of one of the missing Marines.
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Search Called Off for Missing Military Members
The Marine Corps announced it is calling off their search for the eight missing marines and sailor who went missing off the coast during a training exercise. They are presumed dead.
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Search for Missing Marines, Sailor Continue
NBC 7’s Bridget Naso has the latest details on the search and rescue of eight Marines and one sailor after a watercraft “mishap”
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Marine Colonel Recognized in Virtual Ceremony at Mt. Soledad
The life and service of a retired colonel from the Marine Corps was recognized in a virtual ceremony at Mt. Soledad Veterans Memorial Park on Saturday. Colonel Dave Severance retired from the Marine Corps in 1968 with 32 years of service, leading Marines in combat on Iwo Jima in World War II and flying nearly 70 missions in Korea as…
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Marine Corps Says Marine Shot Self on California Base
The U.S. Marine Corps says a Marine suffered a self-inflicted gunshot wound ending a two-hour standoff with military police on a California Marine Corps base
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COVID-19 Cases Among Military Service Members on the Rise
US service members are seeing a spike in coronavirus cases, according to the latest numbers from the Department of Defense. The Assistant Defense Secretary for Health Affairs, Dr. Jonathan Woodson, said COVID-19 spikes in the military are mirroring the spikes seen among civilians in Florida, Texas, and parts of California. Military COVID-19 cases rose in June, with troops seeing a…
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COVID-19 Cases Among Military Service Members on the Rise
The Assistant Defense Secretary for Health Affairs, Dr. Jonathan Woodson, said COVID-19 spikes in the military are mirroring the spikes seen among civilians in Florida, Texas and parts of California, reports NBC 7’s Niala Charles.
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Coronavirus Cases at Marine Corps Recruiting Depot Halt Training for 1 Company
Training has been halted for one company of U.S. Marine recruits in San Diego due to an outbreak of the novel coronavirus. Meanwhile, hundreds of other recruits continue to train on base, wearing face masks and social distancing.
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Training Suspended for Some Marine Recruits
Two hundred recruits from MCRD’s Bravo Company have been quarantined, Marine officials told NBC 7 military reporter Bridget Naso, adding that many of them are asymptomatic but none have required hospitalization.