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Navy plans big expansion in San Diego
Fox 5 San Diego ReporterSAN DIEGO -- The U.S. Navy announced plans to expand its fleet in San Diego Monday, but backtracked from anticipated specifics before the City Council. The Pentagon recently announced a shift of focus for U.S. military forces toward Asia and the...Tags: U.S. Department of Defense, The Pentagon, Armed Forces, Pacific Ocean
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U.S. soldier accused of Afghanistan rampage
FOX5 San Diego ReporterSAN DIEGO - An American soldier allegedly killed 16 Afghanistan villagers, nine of them children, over the weekend during a shooting rampage,U.S. military officials said. The serviceman is accused leaving his post in the middle of the night and going...Tags: Afghanistan, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Wars and Interventions
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Hunter: Marines in urination video shouldn't be court-martialed
SAN DIEGO -- Four Marines caught on videotape urinating on the corpses of three men believed to be Taliban fighters should be disciplined but not court-martialed, San Diego-area Congressman Duncan D. Hunter said. The Republican from Alpine lobbied the...Tags: Hillary Clinton, The Pentagon, Punishment, Lobbying, Hamid Karzai
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Sailor killed when SUV lands on Cadillac
SAN DIEGO -- A 27-year-old Navy man was killed Thursday in a four-vehicle crash on state Route 15, the California Highway Patrol reported.
The crash happened at Ocean View Boulevard about 6:30 a.m., when a Jeep Cherokee lost control as it approached...Tags: Ocean View
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Pentagon to approve "don't ask, don't tell" repeal Friday
FOX 5 San Diego ReporterSAN DIEGO -- Pentagon officials announced that they will certify Friday the repeal of "don't ask, don't tell", the controversial military policy that for 18 years kept homosexual military members from disclosing their sexuality. It's a move that formally...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Gays and Lesbians, U.S. Army, Don't Ask, Don't Tell Policy Repeal (2010), Defense
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Memorial honors 31 Afghan helicopter crash victims
FOX 5 San Diego StaffSAN DIEGO -- Nearly 2,000 people attended a memorial service in San Diego Wednesday honoring all 31 U.S. service members killed when their CH-47 Chinook helicopter was shot down in Afghanistan Aug. 6. The private service came at the end of what has...Tags: Afghanistan, Human Interest, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Defense, Armed Forces
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Gay military service ban lifted
FOX 5 San Diego StaffA federal appeals court ends further enforcement of the U.S. military's ban on openly gay service members. The ruling was issued Wednesday by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco. "They can now serve their country openly and honestly," said...Tags: U.S. Department of Defense, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Gays and Lesbians, Crime, Law and Justice, Judges
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Somali pirates reportedly hijack O.C. couple
FOX 5 News StaffLOS ANGELES -- U.S. military officials said they're prepared to rescue four Americans who are reportedly aboard a yacht that was hijacked by Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean. On Friday, a distress signal was sent by the boat from the middle of the...Tags: Oceans, Crime, Law and Justice, Crimes, Bodies of Water, Piracy
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Carrier Reagan heads to aid Japanese quake victims
SAN DIEGO -- The San Diego-based aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan was diverted to the northern coast of Japan Friday to provide aid to victims of a magnitude 8.9 earthquake that has more than killed 300 people.
The government of Japan has requested U....Tags: Human Interest, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), Japan, Tsunamis, Earthquakes
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U.S. launches first missiles against Gadhafi forces
CNNTripoli, Libya (CNN) -- The U.S. military has launched its first missiles in Libya against Moammar Gadhafi's forces, a senior Defense Department official said Saturday. Earlier, French fighter jets deployed over Libya fired at a military vehicle on...Tags: Libyan Civil War (2011), Europe, Libyan No-Fly Zone (2011), Hillary Clinton, Silvio Berlusconi
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Many veterans with PTSD struggle to find supportive employment
Michael Butcher has applied for at least 25 jobs since injuries he suffered in Iraq forced him to leave the Army three years ago.
"I was even turned down by McDonald's," said the 29-year-old San Diego native.
The military is known for developing...Tags: San Diego (San Diego, California), Los Angeles, Retraining, Iraq, Behavioral Conditions
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