News | Navy christens destroyer named after heroic Camp Pendleton Marine By Gary Robbins July 29, 2024 at 3:00 p.m. Patrick Gallagher threw himself on a hand grenade in Vietnam in July 1966, protecting fellow...
News | Powerful new fighter jet squadron reaches operational status at MCAS Miramar By Gary Robbins July 30, 2024 at 5:01 p.m. The F-35C strike fighters are the stealthiest aircraft in the U.S. military.
News | South Korea accuses 3 Chinese students of illegally photographing San Diego-based carrier By Gary Robbins July 27, 2024 at 6:03 p.m. The 1,092-foot USS Theodore Roosevelt stopped by Busan shortly before leaving on joint exercises with...
News | Delicate ballet unfolds in San Diego Bay as 2 aircraft carriers swap assets and people By Gary Robbins July 24, 2024 at 5:10 p.m. The USS George Washington is preparing to replace the USS Ronald Reagan at a base...
News | USS Tarawa, once a fixture in San Diego, sunk by missile in training exercise By Gary Robbins July 23, 2024 at 4:39 p.m. The amphibious assault vessel played key roles in both the Gulf War and the 2003...
News | San Diego’s troubled carrier USS Boxer faces another long stay in a repair yard By Gary Robbins July 23, 2024 at 8:37 p.m. The Navy hasn't specified what type of repairs are needed, but the ship is likely...
News | San Diego’s NASSCO gets $20.5 million to design Navy submarine tenders By Gary Robbins July 17, 2024 at 5:43 p.m. It's possible the shipyard could end up with construction contracts worth more than $2 billion.
News | Warship that bears San Diego’s name will leave the city for new home in Japan By Gary Robbins July 16, 2024 at 2:51 p.m. The USS San Diego is an amphibious transport dock ship that can carry up to...
Courts | Navy investigator pleads guilty to excessive force, concealing prior police record By Caleb Lunetta July 12, 2024 at 11:31 a.m. Jonathan Christopher Laroche was accused of putting a detained man in a stranglehold and hitting...
Courts | Contractor who stole computers from San Diego Navy ships sentenced By City News Service July 11, 2024 at 2:48 p.m. Ernesto Saldivar pleaded guilty to a theft of government property count for taking hard drives,...
Courts | Former Camp Pendleton Marine sentenced in sexting case involving 13-year-old By City News Service June 26, 2024 at 3:01 p.m. Schyular Quinton Willis, 24, who solicited sexual pictures and videos from a 13-year-old Florida girl,...
Courts | San Diego-based Navy captain convicted of cyberstalking ex-girlfriend By Alex Riggins June 14, 2024 at 5:05 p.m. Navy Capt. Theodore Essenfeld, the former commanding officer of the San Diego-based Naval warship Pearl...
News | Former SPAWAR civil engineer pleads guilty to government contracting bribery scheme By Alex Riggins June 14, 2024 at 8:13 a.m. A longtime San Diego-area Department of Defense civil engineer pleaded guilty this week to federal...
Sports | 2 German warships to visit San Diego as part of large military exercise By Gary Robbins June 7, 2024 at 8:12 p.m. German warships will make a rare visit to San Diego Bay on Tuesday before heading...
News | Navy judge sentences sailor convicted of attempted espionage to 18 years in military prison By Alex Riggins May 31, 2024 at 6:55 p.m. SAN DIEGO — A military judge in San Diego has sentenced a Navy chief convicted of attempted...
Local News | ‘Loss of a future that was just beginning’: San Diegans honor the fallen for Memorial Day By Phillip Molnar May 28, 2024 at 9:24 p.m. From downtown to the top of Mt. Soledad, San Diegans honored military men and women...
Local News | Memorial Day past By Staff Report May 27, 2024 at 12:31 p.m. From the Archives heads back today to 1911 for this photo of a Memorial Day...
Entertainment | At new USS Midway exhibit, state-of-the-art tech tells stories of unsung heroes By Tammy Murga May 26, 2024 at 1:26 a.m. SAN DIEGO — USS Midway Museum CEO, retired Rear Adm. Terry Kraft, was aboard the aircraft carrier...
Sports | USS Cowpens, one of Navy’s last Cold War-era cruisers, will be decommissioned in San Diego this summer By Gary Robbins May 25, 2024 at 3:23 a.m. SAN DIEGO — The Navy says it will decommission the USS Cowpens in San Diego in late...
News | Families of Camp Pendleton Marines killed in Osprey crash sue aircraft’s manufacturers By Caleb Lunetta May 24, 2024 at 1:06 a.m. SAN DIEGO — The families of four of the five Camp Pendleton Marines killed in a 2022...
News | ‘Embarrassment to the government’: Judge slams prosecutors for unraveling of ‘Fat Leonard’ case By Alex Riggins May 22, 2024 at 2:06 a.m. A San Diego federal judge on Tuesday blasted the U.S. Attorney's Office for its "significant...
Sports | Fifth Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine added to line-up at Naval Base Point Loma By Gary Robbins May 21, 2024 at 10:15 p.m. SAN DIEGO — The USS Greeneville on Monday was added to the stable of Los Angeles-class, fast-attack...
Sports | Navy places a squadron of small, experimental sea drones in San Diego to help warships By Gary Robbins May 17, 2024 at 11:05 p.m. The Navy deepened its fast-growing investment in sea drones Friday, creating a squadron of small,...
News | Troubled amphibious assault ship USS Boxer will undergo repairs in San Diego By Gary Robbins May 1, 2024 at 8:37 p.m. SAN DIEGO — The Navy said Wednesday it will repair the troubled amphibious assault ship USS Boxer...
News | ‘Makes me want to cry’: Hundreds give veterans the homecoming they didn’t receive decades ago By Kristen Taketa April 29, 2024 at 1:17 a.m. Dozens of Korean War and Vietnam War veterans disembarked a plane at the San Diego...
News | Camp Pendleton Marine killed in ‘aviation ground mishap’ was Texas native By Kristina Davis April 26, 2024 at 7:10 p.m. CAMP PENDLETON — A 23-year-old Marine killed at Camp Pendleton earlier this week died as a result...
News | Marine killed during ‘routine military operations’ at Camp Pendleton By Teri Figueroa April 25, 2024 at 12:54 a.m. CAMP PENDLETON — A Marine was killed at Camp Pendleton Tuesday evening during what military officials described...
News | The Navy isn’t sure when its badly-needed ‘mini’ carrier USS Boxer will get repaired By Gary Robbins April 25, 2024 at 12:10 a.m. No quick fix is in the offing for the USS Boxer, the amphibious assault ship...
News | A former Marine allegedly took a stolen Border Patrol vehicle for a joyride. It’s a pattern, records show. By Alex Riggins April 20, 2024 at 12:01 p.m. A Border Patrol vehicle briefly went missing last month from the agency's Imperial Beach station....
News | Prosecutors argue for reduced charges in ‘Fat Leonard’ cases, opening potential for more ‘redress’ By Alex Riggins April 18, 2024 at 3:42 p.m. Federal prosecutors in San Diego filed an unusual briefing late Tuesday that opened the door...
News | Virginia defense contractor pleads guilty in bribery scheme allegedly involving San Diego Navy employee By City News Service April 17, 2024 at 8:39 p.m. SAN DIEGO — A Virginia defense contractor pleaded guilty in San Diego federal court Tuesday to conspiracy...
News | Former Camp Pendleton Marine sentenced to 9 years in prison for firebombing Planned Parenthood By Josh Cain April 15, 2024 at 11:35 p.m. A former U.S. Marine who firebombed a Planned Parenthood clinic in Costa Mesa two years...
Sports | Mechanical problems force USS Boxer to return from deployment 10 days after it sailed out of San Diego Bay By Gary Robbins April 13, 2024 at 2:49 a.m. A week and a half after leaving on deployment, the trouble-plagued amphibious assault ship USS...
News | Former San Diego Marine last to be sentenced in $65 million military health benefits fraud case By City News Service April 13, 2024 at 12:40 a.m. SAN DIEGO — A former Marine who took part in a scheme to defraud the military health...
Sports | San Diego warship joins allied vessels in show of force in the South China Sea By Gary Robbins April 11, 2024 at 7:25 p.m. The San Diego-based warship USS Mobile sailed in formation with vessels from three allied nations...
News | Sex crimes charges dropped against Marine after missing teen found in barracks By Teri Figueroa April 11, 2024 at 1:51 a.m. CAMP PENDLETON — A junior Marine accused of having sex with a missing 14-year-old girl found in...
Local News | Quonset development By Staff Report April 8, 2024 at 9:40 p.m. From the Archives travels today up to North County for this shot of the Camp...
News | Trouble-plagued amphibious assault ship USS Boxer finally leaves San Diego for the Indo-Pacific By Gary Robbins April 3, 2024 at 8:02 p.m. The USS Boxer, one of the Navy's key "mini-carriers," has left San Diego for the...
News | Lou Conter, last survivor of USS Arizona from Pearl Harbor attack, dies at 102 By Audrey Mcavoy April 1, 2024 at 9:47 p.m. HONOLULU — Lou Conter, the last living survivor of the USS Arizona battleship that exploded and sank...
Sports | Military notebook: Camp Pendleton Marines arrive in Australia for large-scale training exercises By Gary Robbins March 29, 2024 at 5:34 p.m. Marines from Camp Pendleton traveled this week to Australia, where they'll spend the next six...
Sports | San Diego sailors and Marines are helping lead a major training exercise with India’s Navy By Gary Robbins March 27, 2024 at 8:51 p.m. Amphibious Navy and Marine forces based in San Diego County are conducting a major training...
News | Vietnam Veterans Day By Staff Report March 27, 2024 at 12:20 a.m. In honor of National Vietnam War Veterans Day on March 29, Miramar National Cemetery hosted...
Sports | San Diego fast-attack submarine USS Hampton pokes through the ice in the Arctic Circle By Gary Robbins March 26, 2024 at 5:59 p.m. The San Diego-based fast attack submarine USS Hampton has surfaced through Arctic ice at least...
Sports | Navy will name a destroyer after the late San Diego war hero Charles Jackson French By Gary Robbins March 26, 2024 at 6:05 p.m. The Navy says it will name one of its next Arleigh Burke-class destroyers after Charles...
Sports | Hoop dreams By Staff Report March 29, 2024 at 1:43 p.m. Thanks to the San Diego State Aztecs again bringing excitement to the county with its...
News | Sailor dies at sea aboard the San Diego-based destroyer USS Halsey By Gary Robbins March 25, 2024 at 10:57 p.m. A sailor aboard the San Diego-based destroyer USS Halsey died on March 16 while on...
Local News | Daughter of local Navy veterans picked as Military Child of the Year By Linda Mcintosh March 25, 2024 at 3:48 p.m. A Canyon Crest Academy senior whose parents are Navy veterans was picked out of more...
News | San Diego’s VA hopes to house 851 homeless veterans this year. Data show they’re moving in the right direction. By Blake Nelson April 1, 2024 at 9:42 p.m. San Diego's VA aims to house hundreds of homeless veterans this year amid increased scrutiny...
News | Vietnam memorial By Staff Report March 22, 2024 at 1:46 p.m. A Vietnam memorial wall is now at Wells Park in El Cajon. The wall is...
News | Shipyard contractor pleads guilty to stealing $600K worth in Navy equipment By Caleb Lunetta March 20, 2024 at 1:47 p.m. SAN DIEGO — A 30-year-old civilian accused of stealing nearly $600,000 worth of computer equipment from Navy...
Entertainment | Navy SEAL Museum to take over Museum of Contemporary Art’s downtown location By Pam Kragen April 9, 2024 at 3:07 p.m. DOWNTOWN — After 31 years downtown, the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego on Friday officially exited...
News | Man accused of breaking glass door at Navy admiral’s home in Point Loma By Karen Kucher March 14, 2024 at 11:20 p.m. SAN DIEGO — Navy officials are investigating a security breach at military housing near Naval Base...
Sports | Women in the Marines no longer have to wear pantyhose with their uniform skirts By Gary Robbins March 13, 2024 at 8:21 p.m. The Marine Corps has stopped requiring women to wear pantyhose with their uniform skirts, a...
Business | San Diego EV charging company completes $1 million deal with the U.K.’s defense ministry By Rob Nikolewski March 13, 2024 at 11:01 p.m. Beam Global, a San Diego-based company that specializes in electric vehicle charging infrastructure, just completed...
Sports | 4 San Diego-based warships slated for decommissioning in Navy’s new budget By Gary Robbins March 11, 2024 at 11:38 p.m. The Navy is proposing to decommission four San Diego-based warships, including a pair of $440...
News | New indictment widens scope of alleged SPAWAR scheme involving bribes for huge government contracts By Alex Riggins March 9, 2024 at 1:01 p.m. An indictment unsealed Friday revealed new details of a growing bribery scheme involving a former...
News | It was I-5, not air, for Miramar military planes By Erika I. Ritchie March 8, 2024 at 10:50 p.m. Orange County — A Beechcraft T-34 Mentor, a Boeing F/A-18 Hornet and a Chinese-made MIG 15 traveling...
News | USS Kingsville, one of the last new Indy-class littoral combat ships, passes sea trials, will homeport in San Diego By Gary Robbins March 7, 2024 at 10:24 p.m. The USS Kingsville, one of the last Independence-class littoral combat ships built for the Navy,...
News | Operations aided by the California National Guard seized $649 million worth of fentanyl in 2023 By Alex Riggins March 2, 2024 at 1:01 p.m. California National Guard members assisted law enforcement agencies across California last year in seizing more...
Sports | Struggling for contracts, BAE Systems cuts more jobs at San Diego shipyard in big downturn By Gary Robbins March 1, 2024 at 6:44 p.m. Struggling to obtain contracts, BAE Systems will cut more jobs at its San Diego ship...
Sports | San Diego aircraft carrier launches renowned aviator’s boots into the sky, in a touching tradition at sea By Gary Robbins February 29, 2024 at 1:32 a.m. A distinguished Cold War-era aviator was given a final tribute recently by the Navy when...
Local News | Monument to be dedicated at Camp Pendleton as tribute to Marines killed in 1984 helicopter accident By Linda Mcintosh March 1, 2024 at 6:42 p.m. CAMP PENDLETON — In a memorial garden on the northern end of Camp Pendleton, comrades are set...
News | Soon they’ll orbit the moon. First, these astronauts are working with the San Diego-based Navy team who’ll welcome them back to Earth. By Gary Robbins February 26, 2024 at 6:40 p.m. The NASA-led crew that's scheduled to fly around the moon next year will hold a...
Sports | After a tense 4-month deployment, the carrier USS Carl Vinson returns to cheers in San Diego Bay By Gary Robbins February 24, 2024 at 1:55 a.m. The aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson returned to San Diego early Friday following a 4.5-month...
News | Camp Pendleton Marines test a potentially more versatile – and badly needed – amphibious landing craft By Gary Robbins February 24, 2024 at 12:16 a.m. Camp Pendleton Marines on Friday began initial testing of an experimental amphibious landing craft that's...
News | Navy names a new ship after former Camp Pendleton Marine James D. Fairbanks By Gary Robbins February 22, 2024 at 7:35 p.m. A Navajo-class, ocean-going tug under development by shipmaker Austal will bear the name of James...
News | Carrier USS Carl Vinson will return to San Diego Friday after tense deployment in the Indo-Pacific By Gary Robbins February 22, 2024 at 1:25 a.m. SAN DIEGO — The USS Carl Vinson will return Friday to San Diego Bay from the Indo-Pacific,...
Sports | Oorah: Marines meet recruiting goal, feeding bases in San Diego, Camp Pendleton By Gary Robbins February 21, 2024 at 12:28 a.m. The Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego received welcome news Tuesday about the time...
News | General held up by Senate confirmation stall takes command of Camp Pendleton’s largest fighting force By Erika I. Ritchie February 21, 2024 at 12:45 a.m. Camp Pendleton — Lt. Gen. Michael S. Cederholm, selected almost 11 months ago to take over the...
News | Chuck Mawhinney, Camp Pendleton Marine who became deadliest sniper in corps history, dies at 75 By Gary Robbins February 17, 2024 at 8:47 p.m. Chuck Mawhinney, the Camp Pendleton Marine who became the deadliest sniper in the corps' history...
Sports | Former San Diego warship commander Fred Kacher takes helm of Navy’s massive 7th Fleet By Gary Robbins February 16, 2024 at 9:24 p.m. SAN DIEGO — Vice Adm. Fred Kacher, former commander of the San Diego-based destroyer USS Stockdale, has...
Sports | Navy to create second ‘ghost ship’ squadron at Naval Base San Diego By Gary Robbins February 16, 2024 at 4:30 a.m. The Navy will create a second unmanned surface vessel squadron in San Diego in May,...
News | Navy does away with widely mocked ban on sailors putting their hands in their pockets By Gary Robbins February 15, 2024 at 3:16 a.m. The Navy eliminated a source of anger and online mockery Wednesday, announcing that it has...
Sports | Navy envisions big future for the sort of unmanned ships now being tested in San Diego By Gary Robbins February 15, 2024 at 4:50 p.m. The experimental, unmanned ships the Navy is testing out of San Diego and other ports...
Things to do | Long-awaited waterfront park from USS Midway advances but first up – a demolition By Lori Weisberg February 14, 2024 at 4:35 a.m. A decades-long plan to build a bayfront park alongside the USS Midway Museum took a...
Sports | Families bearing Valentine’s Day signs welcome USNS Mercy home from deployment By Gary Robbins February 13, 2024 at 10:52 p.m. SAN DIEGO — Cries of joy echoed across a Navy pier in San Diego Monday as the...
News | Five San Diego-based Marines killed in East County helicopter crash identified By Kristina Davis February 10, 2024 at 1:13 a.m. The Marine Corps on Friday publicly identified five San Diego-based service members who were killed...
News | As the inevitability of his sentencing nears, ‘Fat Leonard’ is still searching for a new attorney By Alex Riggins February 9, 2024 at 1:05 a.m. DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO — Leonard Glenn Francis, the defense contractor behind the worst bribery and corruption scandal...
News | Effort under way to recover remains of five Marines killed in East County helicopter crash By Lyndsay Winkley February 9, 2024 at 6:08 p.m. Five Marines aboard the helicopter that went down in the East County mountains amid a...
News | Missing Marine helicopter is located in East County but fate of crew remains unknown By Karen Kucher February 8, 2024 at 1:43 p.m. EAST COUNTY — A Marine helicopter that went missing late Tuesday in a mountainous area of East...
News | Is sewage crisis affecting Navy SEALS training in Coronado? San Diego congressional members want to know By Tammy Murga February 3, 2024 at 2:58 a.m. Members of San Diego’s congressional delegation are asking the U.S. Dept. of the Navy to...
News | Navytown news: Two San Diego-based aircraft carriers flex their muscles in Philippine Sea By Gary Robbins February 1, 2024 at 12:50 a.m. In a show of force, the San Diego-based aircraft carriers USS Carl Vinson and USS...
News | No diploma? No problem! Navy again lowers requirements as it struggles to meet recruitment goals By Lolita C. Baldor January 27, 2024 at 12:32 a.m. WASHINGTON — The U.S. Navy is starting to enlist individuals who didn't graduate from high school or...
News | San Diego police officer awarded Purple Heart for Iraq War combat wounds By City News Service January 26, 2024 at 2:01 p.m. A San Diego police sergeant credited with saving a fellow lawman's life six years ago...
News | How a Coronado-based Navy SEAL fell into rough waters and another died trying to save him By Lolita C. Baldor January 22, 2024 at 11:49 p.m. WASHINGTON — Under the darkness of night, in the roiling high seas off the coast of Somalia,...
News | Navy recovers sunken helicopter that crashed into San Diego Bay By Kristina Davis January 15, 2024 at 10:05 p.m. The U.S. Navy helicopter that crashed into San Diego Bay last week has been recovered.The...
News | Crew recovering after Navy helicopter crashes into San Diego Bay By Caleb Lunetta January 13, 2024 at 2:50 a.m. CORONADO — Six crew members aboard a Navy helicopter avoided critical injuries Thursday night when their aircraft...
Business | Navy selects Manchester/Edgemoor team to redevelop 70-acre NAVWAR property in Midway District By Jennifer Van Grove January 9, 2024 at 5:08 p.m. The United States Navy has selected a development team led by San Diego-based Manchester Financial...
Local News | El Cajon now accepting applications for city’s veterans coalition By Lauren J. Mapp January 10, 2024 at 8:50 p.m. EL CAJON — El Cajon is seeking applicants for its Veterans Coalition, a group that selects annual...
Things to do | Documentary films telling uncannily similar stories to be screened aboard USS Midway By Jeff McDonald January 7, 2024 at 11:35 p.m. For anyone on the hunt for inspiration or a serious study in serendipity, a double-feature...
News | Lawsuit accusing USAA of favoring military officers over enlistees certified as class-action case By Jeff McDonald January 7, 2024 at 3:44 a.m. According to its ever-running television commercials, USAA insurance caters exclusively to members and veterans of...
News | 16 months after escape, ‘Fat Leonard’ is back in San Diego and back in court By Alex Riggins January 5, 2024 at 2:45 a.m. DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO — Leonard Glenn Francis, the mastermind behind the worst bribery and corruption scandal in...
News | Commander of an electronic attack squadron on San Diego-based USS Carl Vinson relieved of duty By Gary Robbins December 30, 2023 at 2:35 a.m. For at least the third time since October, a key leader with a San Diego-based...
News | Deported veteran who co-founded resource center to help others returns home By Alexandra Mendoza December 28, 2023 at 11:03 p.m. SAN YSIDRO — As co-director of a deported veterans resource center in Tijuana, U.S. Army veteran Héctor...
News | ‘If we wear this uniform, we’re family’: Camp Pendleton Marines share Christmas Eve with veterans By Kristen Taketa December 26, 2023 at 2:28 p.m. Not all the residents at Brookdale Senior Living in Oceanside have family who can visit...
News | Detained in a Venezuelan prison, ‘Fat Leonard’ was sure he’d soon be freed. Then he was traded to the U.S. By Alex Riggins December 23, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. "Fat Leonard" was in denial until the bitter end. Until Wednesday, when Venezuelan officials turned...
News | ‘Best Christmas present ever’: Deported U.S. veteran returns home after nearly 20 years By Alexandra Mendoza December 21, 2023 at 5:48 p.m. On Sunday, Raúl Orlando Calix — a former U.S. Marine deported nearly 20 years ago...
News | San Diego judge skeptical about reducing or dismissing more charges in ‘Fat Leonard’ prosecution By Alex Riggins December 21, 2023 at 8:35 p.m. DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO — A San Diego federal judge on Wednesday declined to go forward with a...
News | ‘Fat Leonard’ extradited as part of U.S.-Venezuela prisoner swap By Alex Riggins December 21, 2023 at 1:40 a.m. The military contractor known as "Fat Leonard," who fled house arrest in San Diego more...
Sports | San Diego’s Northrop Grumman awarded $72 million to repair widely used Global Hawk unmanned spy drones By Gary Robbins December 22, 2023 at 12:19 a.m. The Defense Department has awarded San Diego's Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems $72 million to repair...