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A driver of a Ford Mustang was arrested Wednesday near Campo after leading U.S. Border Patrol officers on a pursuit. At around 5 p.m. a Ford Mustang, driven by a woman, fled at a high rate of speed from the USBP checkpoint located on Interstate 8 near Campo. As the vehicle exited I-8 west on Main Street, it collided with… Escondido Apr 22, 2020 By the time Robert Fria was 77 years old, he had a long list of accomplishments: Vietnam Veteran, United Airlines Captain, husband, f...

February 4 Roughly 10 pounds of the plastic explosives reportedly “disappeared during a long training exercise two weeks ago." (Wikimedia Commons) Several pounds of explosives have gone missing from Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, ABC 10 San Diego first reported. The southern California news station said roughly 10 pounds of the plastic explosives “disappeared during a long training exercise two weeks ago,” with the belief that it was stolen. The...

Opinion by David J. Morris Like most Americans, I watched the January 6 Capitol insurrection on television with a tortured mix of horror, disgust and awe. As a former Marine officer, my...

Mark Allan Riccio YORKTOWN — Mark Allan Riccio, 62, passed away Monday, Feb. 1, 2021. He did so exactly the way he wanted: with dignity, at home, surrounded by the family he loved and who loved him. Mark was born and grew up in Newburgh, New York. For 30 years, he served in the U.S. Army, from which he retired as a colonel in 2011. His work for his country brought him to, among other places, the DMZ in Korea; Camp Pendleton, California; EUCOM headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany; and Bagdad, Ir...

Opinion: How I felt seeing guys like me at the Capitol riot CNN 2/4/2021 Opinion by David J. Morris © ALEX EDELMAN/AFP/AFP via Getty Images Supporters of US President Donald Trump clash with the US Capitol police during a riot at the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, in Washington, DC. Like most Americans, I watched the January 6 Capitol insurrection on television with a tortured mix of horror, disgust and awe. As a former Marine officer, my disgust grew, then eventually boile...

Tue, 02/02/2021 - 7:11pm     Royale Douglas “R.D.” Lewis died Saturday, January 30, 2021, in Lubbock, Texas, from complications caused by COVID-19.     Royale was born June 14, 1941, in Lamesa, Texas, to Andrew James and Mae Oma Lewis. In 1959, he graduated from Ackerly High School, where he was a basketball standout. In the 62 years since, his high school class has held dozens of class reunions, and he was reported to have never missed one.      In 1961, Royale rece...

Loading the player... Jason Smedley remembers the pain of his 2000 attack by lower-ranking Marines during a training exercise he led as a lance corporal at the Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton’s School of Infantry. While some held Smedley, the others beat him, knocking out many of his teeth. “They just didn’t like taking orders from a Black guy,” Smedley said. As punishment, the group was barred from going out that weekend.  Unable to speak after enduring multiple dental surgeries, Sme...

Marine Infantry Regiment with Ties to Banana Wars Deactivates Amid Force Reorganization U.S. Marine Corps Col. John H. Rochford, the commanding officer of 8th Marine Regiment, and Sgt. Maj. Keith D. Hoge, the sergeant major of 8th Marine Reg., both with 2d Marine Division, case the regimental colors during a deactivation ceremony on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 28, 2021. (U.S. Marine Corps/Lance Cpl. Chase W. Drayer) 3 Feb 2021 Hundreds of Marine grunts have been assigned to new units after their c...

USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Feb. 1, 2021 February 1, 2021 10:42 AM • Updated: February 26, 2021 4:02 PM USNI News Graphic These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world as of Feb. 1, 2021, based on Navy and public data. In cases where a CSG or ARG is conducting disaggregated operations, the chart reflects the location of the capital ship. Total U.S. Navy Battle Force: 297 In Japan Chief Cul...

Marines keep jump skills sharp in training operation By Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez CAMP PENDLETON — Marines with Air Delivery Platoon, Landing Support Company, 1st Transportation Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, coordinated a parachute operation at Drop Zone Basilone to refresh their Marines on low-level static line jumps and aerial resupply. The battalion invited other Pendleton units to participate in the training event, enabling Marines with 1st Marine Division and I Marine Exp...