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SHARES by JOEL KOTKIN Jamil Ford still recalls the disorders of late May. ‘It was like Baghdad’, he recalls, even as jurors listen to the arguments during the trial of Derek Chauvin, the police officer accused of killing George Floyd. ‘I constantly think about it. The past history does not go away’, the African-American architect recalls, noting with trepidation possible National Guard deployments. ‘The mental part is still there.’   I know how he feels. In 1992 we went through th...

By   Kelsey Atherton on April 08, 2021 at 6:01 AM A new 5G tower installed at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in July 2020 ALBUQUERQUE: When Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam fully incorporates 5G, it should speed preemptive maintenance and improve the readiness of aircraft at the base to more than 80 percent, James Beutel, the Air Force’s deputy chief technology officer said today. Beutel spoke at AFCEA DC’s 5G Defense Summit, where he was joined by leaders from the Army, Navy, and Marine...

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Marines open another probe into sunken tank blamed on errors Poll Were you surprised the UCP government went back to stage one of its reopening plan on Tuesday? Yes FILE - In this July 31, 2020, file photo, the U.S. flag was lowered to half-staff at Park Semper Fi in San Clemente, Calif., after a seafaring assault vehicle sank off the coast of Southern California. The Marine Corps is launching a probe looking at the readiness of its troops before they participated in an exercise that ended in t...

Eight marines and one sailor were killed July 30 when an amphibious tank sank The training accident 70 miles off San Diego´s coast was one of the deadliest for the Marines in recent years. Leaders said it could have been prevented A new report found the accident was caused by shabby maintenance of the amphibious assault vehicles and poor judgement by commanders Barely a week after its release, a new probe has been launched into the disaster It follows outcry from the relatives of those who di...

From Syria to Stateside Tuesday, April 6, 2021 9:12 AM • • • • In the case of 22-year-old Nick Njus, he in turn was a dog’s savior. Graduating early from Turkey Valley High School in December 2016, Njus joined the 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Corps in San Diego as an enlisted Marine. Attending boot camp in March 2017 in San Diego, the youngest of four children was later permanently stationed at Camp Pendleton. D...

The deceased were identified as: Pfc. Bryan J. Baltierra, 18, of Corona, California, a rifleman with Bravo Company, BLT 1/4, 15th MEU. Lance Cpl. Marco A. Barranco, 21, of Montebello, California, a rifleman with Bravo Company, BLT 1/4, 15th MEU. Pfc. Evan A. Bath, 19, of Oak Creek, Wisconsin, a rifleman with Bravo Company, BLT 1/4, 15th MEU. U.S. Navy Hospitalman Christopher Gnem, 22, of Stockton, California, a hospital corpsman with Bravo Company, BLT 1/4, 15th MEU. Pfc. Jack Ryan Ostrovsky, ...

The deceased were identified as: Pfc. Bryan J. Baltierra, 18, of Corona, California, a rifleman with Bravo Company, BLT 1/4, 15th MEU. Lance Cpl. Marco A. Barranco, 21, of Montebello, California, a rifleman with Bravo Company, BLT 1/4, 15th MEU. Pfc. Evan A. Bath, 19, of Oak Creek, Wisconsin, a rifleman with Bravo Company, BLT 1/4, 15th MEU. U.S. Navy Hospitalman Christopher Gnem, 22, of Stockton, California, a hospital corpsman with Bravo Company, BLT 1/4, 15th MEU. Pfc. Jack Ryan Ostrovsky, ...

Print WASHINGTON - The Marine Corps has launched a new investigation into an amphibious task force at the center of a disaster off the coast of San Diego last year that killed nine U.S. troops, service officials said, opening the possibility for additional discipline for officers involved. A board of officers will review the formation of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, of Camp Pendleton, Calif., with Lt. Gen. Carl Mundy serving as board president, the service said in a statement. “The i...

Curt  Born in 1967 in Walnut Creek, CA I enlisted into the Marine Corps at the age of 18 in 1986. I went into a communication MOS and was stationed in 29 Palms, Camp Pendleton, and spent my last year in Okinawa. I discharged in 1990 and joined the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department in 1991 (after undergoing a 11 month hiring process) and have been with the department ever since then. A political junkie since my early days in High School I still have vivid memories arguing with my liberal mothe...