Military

The crash raised new questions about the safety of the Osprey, which has been involved in multiple fatal accidents over its relatively short time in service.

A 34-year-old service member from Riverside was identified Tuesday as one of eight crew members who died when their Osprey military aircraft crashed last week off the coast of Japan.

Japan’s top government spokesperson expressed concern on Friday that the U.S. military is continuing to fly Osprey aircraft in the country without providing adequate information about a fatal crash this week in southwestern Japan despite repeated requests that it do so.

At least one person is dead after a U.S. Military aircraft crashed in the sea off the coast of Japan.

A U.S. Air Force Osprey based in Japan crashed during a training mission Wednesday off of the country’s southern coast, killing at least one of the eight crew members, the Japanese coast guard said.

A Marine charged with sexual assault after a missing 14-year-old girl was found at his barracks will face a court-martial, a spokesman for the 1st Marine Logistics Group said.

Someone stole equipment belonging to a military youth group at Camp Pendleton during at least two separate thefts during September and October, officials from the base confirmed to NBC 7.

NBC 7’s Adonis Albright spoke with some families who say this is a huge help just in time for the holidays.

Pvt. Travis King ran across the heavily fortified border from South Korea in July and became the first American detained in North Korea in nearly five years

San Diego has the largest naval base on the West Coast, and it brings in billions of dollars in federal funding. Here’s a look at how this military footprint benefits the community. NBC7’s Shandel Menezes reports on Oct. 18, 2023.

The U.S. military shot down a Turkish drone that came too close to U.S. troops on the ground in Syria. Pentagon spokesperson Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder explained what occurred.

The Navy will begin randomly testing its special operations forces for steriods and other performance-enhancing drugs beginning in November.

The Senate has confirmed three top military leaders, filling the posts after monthslong delays and as a Republican senator is still holding up hundreds of other nominations and promotions for senior officers.

The Senate has confirmed Gen. CQ Brown as the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, putting him in place to succeed Gen. Mark Milley when he retires at the end of the month.

The mothers did not know why their babies were dying at Camp Lejeune.
Jeri Kozobarich noticed something was wrong as soon as she arrived at the sprawling U.S. Marine Corps training facility in North Carolina, healthy and seven months pregnant, in the spring of 1969.

The U.S. military has asked for the public’s help locate one of its F-35 fighter jets after the pilot ejected from the aircraft over South Carolina.

Miramar National Cemetery will break ground on San Diego’s first Gold Star Families Memorial Monday, honoring the families of those who have lost a loved one while they served in the country’s armed forces.

Federal research linking “forever chemicals” to testicular cancer confirms what U.S. military personnel long suspected. But as they seek testing for PFAS exposure, many wonder what to do with the results. There’s no medical treatment yet.

The U.S. Marine Corps says at least three Marines have died and five have been critically injured when their Osprey aircraft crashed on a north Australian island during a training exercise.

A new report says female soldiers face rampant sexism, sexual harassment and other gender-related challenges in male dominated Army special operations units.