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By CHAD GARLAND | STARS AND STRIPES Published: December 23, 2020 Gunnery Sgt. Kyle Wetter was driving home from base earlier this month when fire burst out under the car in front of him, after it ran over a gas can that had fallen off a truck. The Marine’s quick actions as flames engulfed the vehicle would help save the life of an 18-month-old child on Dec. 7 in Fallbrook, Calif., a town on the back side of Camp Pendleton, north of San Diego. After the car’s driver, Anthony Hurly, slamme...

JTF-Q is responsible for the repositioning of U.S. forces within East Africa through Operation OCTAVE QUARTZ (OOQ), whose mission is to relocate U.S. DOD forces in Somalia to other East Africa operating locations while maintaining pressure on violent extremists and supporting partner forces. INDIAN OCEAN (Dec. 22, 2020) A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey from the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, consisting of the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD8), the amphibious tra...

COVID-19 vaccinations begin on Fort Carson AP and last updated 2020-12-22 18:08:14-05 COLORADO SPRINGS — Vaccines are now being offered to healthcare workers and emergency services personnel on Fort Carson. The army post is the first military installation in Colorado to receive doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. Evans Army Community Hospital is managing the administration of the vaccine to personnel beginning today. According to the Department of Defense plan, the order of vaccinatio...

U.S. Air Force test launches 2nd unarmed ICBM this month The U.S. Air Force has launched an unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile from California in the second such test this month. A Minutemen 3 missile roared out of a silo at Vandenberg Air Force Base at 12:40 a.m., May 9, carrying a test reentry vehicle. The Global Strike Command says in a press release that the reentry vehicle traveled 4,200 miles over the Pacific to the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands. The Air Force says tests...

Humboldt Heroes | Eureka ceremony to honor Marine Corps, Army veteran The Times-Standard © Provided by The Times-Standard (Eureka) Eureka Police Department Sgt. Gregory Hill will be honored today for his service in the Army and Marine Corps. (Submitted photos) Name: Gregory Hill. Service branches: Marine Corps, Army. December’s Humboldt Hero is Gregory Hill. Hill joined the Marines in July 1997. After completing training and attending Military Police school, he was statione...

South/East County Happenings, Dec. 17 [The San Diego Union-Tribune] Free composting workshop on Sunday The Living Coast Discovery Center in Chula Vista offers a free virtual composting workshop from 2-3 p.m. Sunday. Composting turns organic waste that would end up in a landfill into nutrient-rich soil. Lower your carbon footprint, divert waste, and enhance your garden all with one solution. Join in this one-hour, live workshop to get you started. This live webinar lets viewers ask questions of ...

Teenager Charged For Killing 68-Year-Old Hiker, Motive Remains Unknown Dec 17 2020, 01:10PM EST Outside a Televisa TV station in Guadalajara, Mexico, workers found two human heads inside a cooler with a note from a drug cartel threatening several people including a state judge in Guadalajara. Getty Images The suspect behind the fatal stabbing of 68-year-old Lisa Thorborg has been apprehended but his identity cannot be revealed. It appears the assailant is a 17-year-old teenager who was arre...

New ‘tri-maritime strategy’ released, but leaders struggle to explain certain key points December 17, 2020 Fire Controlman 2nd Class Samuel Thomas "racks" an M2HB .50-caliber machine gun on the foc’s’le during a small craft attack team drill aboard the guided-missile destroyer John S. McCain Oct. 7 in the South China Sea. (MC2 Markus Castaneda/Navy) A new tri-service maritime strategy for the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard released Thursday is the latest Pentagon product t...

SAN DIEGO —  So many sailors fell ill with COVID-19 on board the amphibious assault ship Essex during its recent stint at sea that the Navy had to send fresh troops to the ship to help man key watch stations, a member of the crew told the Union-Tribune. Naval Surface Forces Pacific, headquartered in San Diego, declined to comment on how many sailors on board the Essex were affected by the outbreak but confirmed some of what the sailor, who asked to remain anonymous, told the newspaper. “P...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (Tribune News Service) — Sgt. Stephanie Fahl is shouldering great expectations. Eight years ago, the 33-year-old San Diego resident went through boot camp at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island in South Carolina. Her drill instructors inspired her then and she hopes now to carry that same motivation forward as she helps to forge the Corps newest Marines. On Wednesday, Dec. 16, Fahl and two other women, Sgt. Ikea Kaufman and Sgt. Stephanie Jordi, made Marine Corps his...