Military
CAMP PENDELTON: Crash victims remembered at memorial
As the mourners filtered into the Marine Memorial Chapel on Thursday morning, they passed two silent sentinels guarding each side of the entrance: the boots, helmet, rifle and dog tags of their fallen brothers, a poignant reminder of the Marines who once stood in those shoes.
Nov 19, 2009 | 8:15 pm | Loading…
MILITARY: Mother still hopes Marine son will win early parole
A day after the head of the U.S. Navy denied clemency for her son, the mother of Larry Hutchins ---- the only man imprisoned for the slaying of an Iraqi civilian in 2006 ---- is now pinning her hopes on a parole board.
Nov 18, 2009 | 7:15 pm | Loading…
Navy finds lax behavior aboard sub in collision
GROTON, Conn. -- The crew aboard a U.S. submarine made dozens of errors before the vessel collided with an American warship in the Persian Gulf, an accident that exposed lax leaders who tolerated sleeping, slouching and a radio room rigged with music speakers, a Navy review found.
Nov 18, 2009 | 10:40 am | Loading…
EXCLUSIVE: Navy secretary boots 4 Pendleton troops involved in Iraqi's killing
Four members of a Camp Pendleton squad convicted of taking part in the kidnapping and murder of an Iraqi civilian in 2006 have been ordered by the Secretary of the Navy to be removed from the military.
Nov 17, 2009 | 5:45 pm | Loading…
MILITARY: Four Marines killed in Afghanistan remembered at Camp Pendleton
Family members, friends and hundreds of troops packed a base chapel Monday for an emotional memorial honoring four Camp Pendleton Marines killed in a helicopter collision in Afghanistan last month.
Nov 16, 2009 | 8:35 pm | Loading…
MILITARY: Ramona man admits faking status as retired Marine general
A Ramona man who portrayed himself as a retired Marine Corps major general is admitting he was never an officer and has apologized.
Nov 16, 2009 | 6:35 pm | Loading…
MILITARY: Marine Corps suicides on record pace
The number of suicides in the U.S. Marine Corps continues to rise, despite what authorities maintain is a widespread effort to reach out to those in psychological distress.
Nov 13, 2009 | 7:45 pm | Loading…
MILITARY: Fort Hood reservist's remains come home
SAN DIEGO ---- The body of an Army Reservist from San Diego who was among the 13 people killed during the shooting rampage at Fort Hood in Texas arrived Friday at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar.
Nov 13, 2009 | 7:20 pm | Loading…
MILITARY: Judge rejects Hutchins' appeal
A Camp Pendleton military judge has concluded that a Marine convicted of murder and related charges in the death of an Iraqi man in 2006 did not suffer from a lack of adequate counsel when one of his four attorneys left the case shortly before trial.
Nov 13, 2009 | 10:10 pm | Loading…
MILITARY: Bomb kills Pendleton Marine in Afghanistan
Lance Cpl. Justin J. Swanson died Tuesday from injuries he received from a roadside bomb while on combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, the U.S. Marine Corps announced Thursday.
Nov 12, 2009 | 8:10 pm | Loading…
Obama honors veterans at Arlington cemetery
ARLINGTON, Va. -- President Barack Obama paid fond tribute Wednesday to the determination of the U.S. military, from those who served generations ago to today's troops fighting in Afghanistan, Iraq and missions around the world.
Nov 11, 2009 | 10:00 am | Loading…
Ex-Lockheed engineer claims F-22 tech 'defective'
ATLANTA -- A former engineer for defense contractor Lockheed Martin Corp. claims in a federal whistleblower lawsuit that the company knowingly used "defective" stealth coatings when building its F-22 Raptor stealth jets.
Nov 11, 2009 | 11:30 am | Loading…
PALM SPRINGS: Man charged with wearing unearned medals
PALM SPRINGS -- A Palm Springs man who was never in the military has been charged with wearing the Navy's highest honor.
Nov 11, 2009 | 8:30 am | Loading…
MILITARY: Veterans Day also a time to reach out
Former Camp Pendleton Marine Matt Camp left the service in June, but he hasn't marched very far from the military.
Nov 10, 2009 | 5:55 pm | Loading…
MILITARY: Special Ops Marine killed in Afghanistan
A Marine sergeant assigned to Camp Pendleton's 1st Marine Special Operations Battalion has been killed in Afghanistan, the Defense Department announced Tuesday.
Nov 10, 2009 | 5:30 pm | Loading…
