Christening set for ship named in honor of diver
7:10 a.m. Sept. 16 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
SAN DIEGO: General Dynamics NASSCO will launch the latest in the Navy's line of cargo supply ships Thursday at the company's shipyard at Harbor Drive and 28th Street.
The Carl Brashear will be christened at 10 a.m. in a public ceremony. The ship is named for a master chief petty officer who was the first African-American to serve as an active-duty Navy master diver. Brashear's story was told in the 2000 movie “Men of Honor.”
CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C., 3:14 p.m. Sept. 16 (AP)
Probe backs commander who removed Marine unit: A top commander acted properly by removing a Marine special operations unit from Afghanistan amid allegations that members killed as many as 19 civilians after a car bomb hit their convoy, the Department of Defense said in a report made public Tuesday.
CAMP PENDLETON, 2:01 p.m. Sept. 15 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Pendleton base exchange robbed for second time: A base exchange that was robbed this spring was held up again early Monday morning, officials said.
7:16 a.m. Sept. 15 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Navy death benefits paid electronically: SAN DIEGO: The Navy has begun disbursing death benefits electronically after a grieving father of a dead sailor was mistakenly jailed on fraudulent check charges, military officials said.
WASHINGTON, 11:19 a.m. Sept. 15 (AP)
Donley: Tanker contract 'a missed opportunity': Acting Air Force Secretary Michael Donley said Monday that the latest failed attempt to award a $35 billion aerial refueling plane contract was “a missed opportunity” that leaves the military with an unclear path on how to replace its aging fleet of tankers.
WASHINGTON, 9:31 a.m. Sept. 12 (AP)
Advisers: Consolidate Air Force nuke command: A Pentagon advisory group recommended Friday that the Air Force, which has been embarrassed by a series of nuclear-related mishaps, should consolidate under a single organization the now-divided responsibilities for its nuclear weapons management.
ABOARD THE USS KEARSARGE, 2:46 p.m. Sept. 11 (AP)
U.S. Navy cmdr dismisses Russia bombers as U.S. threat: The commander of the U.S. Navy's Fourth Fleet said Thursday his forces were keeping an eye on Blackjack Russian bombers that have landed in Venezuela for training exercises – but he dismissed the deployment as a major challenge to the United States.
CAMP PENDLETON, 6:53 a.m. Sept. 11 (SIGNONSANDIEGO)
Camp Pendleton truck rolls, injuring 10 Marines:Ten Marines were injured, some seriously, when a 7-ton truck rolled over yesterday, base officials said.
RALEIGH, N.C., 2:07 p.m. Sept. 11 (AP)
Army issues report on pregnant soldier's death: A pregnant soldier's unit at Fort Bragg didn't follow procedures for keeping track of newly arrived personnel, the Army said in a report Thursday on the disappearance of the woman, whose body was found this summer at an off-base motel.
SAN DIEGO, 1:56 p.m. Sept. 11 (AP)
Navy begins awarding death benefits electronically: The U.S. Navy has begun awarding death benefits electronically after a grieving father of a dead sailor was mistakenly jailed on fraudulent check charges, military officials said.
DENVER, 2:26 a.m. Sept. 11 (AP)
Army looks for outside help to reduce suicides: The Army's top medical officer says commanders are looking to their counterparts in the Air Force and in civilian agencies for ways to cope with an alarming increase in suicides.
Sept. 10 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Pentagon awards big grant to UCSD: The Department of Defense has awarded the largest grant ever for study of post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury to a nationwide network of research centers led by the UCSD School of Medicine.
CAMP PENDLETON, 8:05 p.m. Sept. 10 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
10 Marines injured in Pendleton accident: Ten Marines were injured Wednesday when a 7-ton truck rolled over, base officials said. The accident happened on base on De Luz Road near the O'Neill housing area.
WASHINGTON, 1:46 p.m. Sept. 10 (AP)
Pentagon delays $35B Air Force tanker decision: The Defense Department has again delayed plans to award a $35 billion contract for Air Force refueling planes, handing a victory to defense contractor Boeing Co. and leaving the politically charged decision for the next president.
Sept. 9 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Virtual reality goes to war vs. stress disorder: Iraq war veteran Patrick Barnes strides warily through a desert town, dodges bullets and grenades, and zaps enemy fighters with bursts from his M-4 rifle – all without leaving the San Diego Naval Medical Center.
WASHINGTON, 6:49 a.m. Sept. 10 (REUTERS)
U.S. to sell $7 billion missile-defense system to UAE: The Pentagon has proposed the sale of an advanced U.S. missile defense system valued at up to $7 billion to the United Arab Emirates, the Pentagon said in a statement released Wednesday.
CAMDEN, N.J., 9:38 a.m. Sept. 9 (AP)
Lawyers seek delay in terror case for new reason: A law enforcement expert who has spent more than 200 hours reviewing evidence in the case of five men charged with planning to attack soldiers at Fort Dix said Tuesday that he will not be able to help the men at trial.
WASHINGTON, 8:32 a.m. Sept. 9 (AP)
House panel knocks VA over destroyed specimens: Lawmakers on Tuesday castigated Veterans Administration health officials for ordering the destruction of biomedical specimens on Legionnaires' disease and other infectious diseases that two prominent researchers had collected over a quarter-century.
WASHINGTON, 6:00 a.m. Sept. 9 (AP)
Reports: U.S. remains 'dangerously vulnerable': The United States remains “dangerously vulnerable” to chemical, biological and nuclear attacks seven years after 9/11, a forthcoming independent study concludes. And a House Democrats' report says the Bush administration has missed one opportunity after another to improve the nation's security.
Sept. 9 (AP)
Six sailors disciplined for May fire on aircraft carrier: SAN DIEGO – The Navy has punished six sailors for their roles in a fire that caused $70 million in damage to the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier George Washington, a newspaper reported yesterday.
SAN DIEGO, 5:10 p.m. Sept. 8 (AP)
Report: Navy punishes 6 for aircraft carrier fire: The Navy has punished six more sailors after an onboard fire caused $70 million in damage to the aircraft carrier USS George Washington, a newspaper reported Monday.
KABUL, Afghanistan, 6:14 a.m. Sept. 8 (AP)
Marines turn Afghan town over to British, Afghans: U.S. Marines who took back a key town in southern Afghanistan from Taliban militants in an operation earlier this year turned over responsibility for the area to British and Afghan forces on Monday.
KILLEEN, Texas, 1:47 p.m. Sept. 8 (AP)
Police say Fort Hood soldier killed his lieutenant: A Fort Hood soldier shot to death his lieutenant during a confrontation at his off-base apartment Monday, then killed himself, police said.
7:04 a.m. Sept. 8 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Iraq veteran will lead special warfare command: CORONADO: An Iraq war combat veteran took charge Friday of the Coronado-based Naval Special Warfare Command.
Sept. 5 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
VA study finds mental-health care is lacking: Top mental-health officials for the VA San Diego Healthcare System are spending little time treating the burgeoning caseload of stressed-out war veterans because they are immersed in research, according to a new internal investigation by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
SAN DIEGO, 2:29 a.m. Sept. 8 (SIGNONSANDIEGO)
USS Jarrett returning to San Diego: The guided-missile frigate USS Jarrett is scheduled to return to San Diego Monday after a five-month deployment for a training exercise.
BAGHDAD, 8:25 a.m. Sept. 5 (REUTERS)
Iraq condemns reported U.S. spying on PM Maliki: A report that the United States spied on Iraqi officials shows a lack of trust and casts a shadow over relations with U.S. intelligence agencies, the Iraqi government said on Friday.
Sept. 4 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Despite his caution, Navy officer hurt in crash: On Tyler Chelone's Facebook page is a photo of his most prized possession: a shiny, yellow 2008 Suzuki GSXR 600 motorcycle. The Navy officer had bought it for himself after transferring to Coronado from Norfolk, Va., this summer.
WASHINGTON, 2:33 p.m. Sept. 4 (AP)
Army: Soldier suicide rate may set record again: Soldier suicides this year could surpass the record rate of last year, Army officials said Thursday, urging military leaders at all levels to redouble prevention efforts for a force strained by two wars.
SAN DIEGO, 5:58 p.m. Sept. 3 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Marine families awarded more than $55M in fatal helicopter crash: A jury awarded more than $55 million Wednesday to the families of four Marines killed in 2004 when the helicopter they were flying in struck a utility tower on Camp Pendleton.
7:33 a.m. Sept. 4 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Holiday donations sought for soldiers: OCEANSIDE: The nonprofit Soldiers' Angels organization will be seeking donations Sunday in its efforts to send 180,000 holiday packages to deployed service members this year.
7:31 a.m. Sept. 4 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Carlsbad is home to Army Corps office: CARLSBAD: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has moved its regulatory field office from Rancho Bernardo to Carlsbad.
TOKYO, 6:00 a.m. Sept. 4 (REUTERS)
U.S. general reassures Japan over nuclear carrier: A U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to be stationed in Japan will send a 'strong signal' of Washington's commitment to defend its close ally, the commander of the U.S. military in Japan said on Thursday.
BAGHDAD, 2:41 a.m. Sept. 4 (AP)
TV official: U.S. military arrests cameraman in Iraq: The U.S. military arrested an Iraqi cameraman and three of his family members Thursday during a raid on their home in Baghdad, an official with Baghdad TV said.
SARAJEVO, 1:57 a.m. Sept. 4 (REUTERS)
NATO troops raid home of suspected Mladic supporter: NATO raided the home on Thursday of a suspected supporter of Bosnian Serb military commander Ratko Mladic, the last genocide suspect from the Bosnian war on the run from the U.N. war crimes court.
LONDON, 9:29 a.m. Sept. 3 (AP)
British military reacting to climate change: Climate change is forcing the British military to tailor its strategy and equipment for more extreme weather, a junior defense minister said Wednesday.
BAGHDAD, 5:47 a.m. Sept. 3 (REUTERS)
Iraq to reopen Abu Ghraib prison, include museum: Iraq plans to renovate and reopen Abu Ghraib prison, the notorious site of executions and torture under Saddam Hussein and later of a U.S. prisoner abuse scandal.
Aug. 31 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Veterans relive Pearl Harbor: For years, Bill Craddock figured no one wanted to hear his war stories, even his tales of Dec. 7, 1941. And that was just fine with the El Cajon resident.
NEW YORK, 8:02 a.m. Sept. 3 (REUTERS)
Boeing machinists vote on contract, urged to strike: Almost 27,000 Boeing Co workers are set to vote on the plane maker's latest three-year contract offer Wednesday, urged by their union to reject it and walk off their jobs at midnight, raising the possibility of the fourth Boeing strike in 20 years.
BRUSSELS, 7:23 a.m. Sept. 3 (REUTERS)
NATO states seek to reassure Baltics: NATO states back a U.S. call to show the alliance is prepared to defend Baltic members Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania from any attack after Russia's intervention in Georgia, an alliance spokesman said on Wednesday.
WARSAW, Poland, 5:31 a.m. Sept. 3 (AP)
Poland to probe mysterious death of WWII commander: Polish prosecutors said Wednesday they are investigating whether Poland's World War II prime minister and chief army commander, Gen. Wladyslaw Sikorski, died accidentally in a 1943 plane crash or was assassinated.
MOSCOW, 2:56 a.m. Sept. 3 (REUTERS)
Russia's top diplomat to have shield talks in Poland: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will travel to Poland next week for talks on a plan, opposed by Moscow, to station parts of the U.S. missile shield on Polish soil, a foreign ministry spokesman said on Wednesday.
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