Also serving the communities of De Luz, Rainbow, Camp Pendleton, Pala and Pauma
Also serving the communities of De Luz, Rainbow, Camp Pendleton, Pala and Pauma
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SAN DIEGO - A 21-year-old Marine was arrested today on suspicion of starting a fire that resulted in $25,000 in damage to a restaurant in the Gaslamp District, authorities said. The blaze at Blue Point Coastal Cuisine at 565 Fifth Ave. near Market Street was reported around 1:45 a.m. and was quickly doused by the building's sprinkler system, San Diego Fire-Rescue spokeswoman Monica Munoz said. Investigators determined that the fire was started in the back of the restaurant, which was closed at the time, by an allegedly...
SAN DIEGO - Military officials Saturday, Aug. 18, identified the San Diego-based Marine at the center of a search in the seas southeast of the Philippines that was called off earlier this week. Cpl. Jonathan Currier, with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit stationed at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton in San Diego's North County, was reported overboard at 9:40 a.m. Thursday while the USS Essex was conducting routine operations in the Sulu Sea. Currier was declared dead Aug....
SAN DIEGO - A former U.S. Navy captain and two chief petty officers were indicted in San Diego today on charges they allegedly received cash bribes, lavish hotel suites and the services of prostitutes from a foreign defense contractor and allegedly reciprocated by using their influence within the Navy's Seventh Fleet to approve inflated invoices from the contractor. Retired U.S. Navy Capt. David Williams Haas, 50, faces charges of conspiracy to commit bribery, bribery, and...
SAN DIEGO - The search for a Camp Pendleton-based Marine who went overboard in the seas southeast of the Philippines has concluded after five days, officials announced today. The unidentified Marine, with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit stationed at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton in San Diego's North County, was reported overboard at 9:40 a.m. Thursday while the USS Essex was conducting routine operations in the Sulu Sea, 13th MEU Capt. Diann Rosenfield said. The five-day search, which covered around 13,000 square...
SAN DIEGO - Two branches of the United States military are searching for a missing U.S. Marine in the seas southeast of the Philippines, officials announced today. The unidentified Marine, with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit stationed at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendelton in San Diego's North County, was reported overboard at 9:40 a.m. Thursday while USS Essex was conducting routine operations in the Sulu Sea, 13th MEU Capt. Diann Rosenfield said. The ship's crew launched a search and rescue operation that has been joined...
SAN DIEGO - A career Navy commander pleaded guilty in San Diego federal court today to drug charges, admitting that he conspired to distribute, deliver and dispense controlled substances by way of the Internet. U.S. Navy Cmdr. Adolph Garza, a 54-year-old San Diego resident, admitted using the dark web to make multiple purchases of various controlled substances, including ecstasy, ketamine, cocaine, amphetamine and other controlled substances over an 18-month period from August...
The Marines on Camp Pendleton are holding mine clearing exercises now through Friday, June 29 from 6 a.m. through midnight each day. The issued noise advisory warns that the sounds of explosions may be heard up to 50 miles away, depending on atmospheric conditions. The 1750lb. mine clearing explosive line charge firing as well as artillery and mortar firing into the Whiskey/Zulu Impact area can be heard and felt in several areas of Fallbrook....
CAMP PENDLETON – The Camp Pendleton Fire Department is scheduled to conduct a prescribed burn in the November training area near the installation's border with Oceanside starting at 8:00 a.m., Saturday, May 19. The burn is scheduled to last up to six hours. Over 90 firefighters from Camp Pendleton, Los Angeles Fire Department, and Marine Corps Air Station Miramar will participate. Burning existing dry vegetation will reduce available fuel for future fires and help maintain native species of grass. Smoke will be visible f...
A diverse group of people participated in the 17th annual Veterans Day Parade in Fallbrook. Veterans of World War II, Iraq and everyone in between were included in the lineup according to VFW member Marc Sigmon, who chaired the Nov. 11 parade for the second year in a row. Sigmon said that the VFW and its parade are open to “all veterans, no matter how long they served.” He also pointed out that, “Less than one percent of Americans have served in the military service.” This ye...
CAMP PENDLETON – On Nov. 15, Heart to Heart Camp Pendleton hosted their second annual Thanksgiving holiday event which was held aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton. This year, they were given the opportunity to honor and bless 140 young Marines far from home with a delicious “Home for the Holidays” meal. Besides Heart to Heart founder Mary Young, there were also eight volunteers in attendance: military spouse Darcy Thompson, Heart to Heart board member Sabrina Barella, alo...
SAN DIEGO - About 70 Marines-in-training remained ill today with apparent E. coli-related symptoms at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego and Camp Pendleton amid a week-old outbreak of diarrheal illnesses at the military installations, authorities reported. Among the cases were 14 new ones diagnosed since Thursday, according to MCRD public affairs. Most of the affected personnel are being cared for at military medical facilities, but 17 recruits have been admitted to an off-base hospital. Nine of the latter patients have...
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MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON – According to a press release issued by the 1st Marine Division, Family members of the 14 Marines and one Sailor injured in a training exercise on Camp Pendleton, Wednesday, Sept. 13, have been notified of the incident. The training incident occurred aboard Camp Pendleton Wednesday, Sept. 14, when an amphibious assault vehicle caught fire during a land-based training exercise. Fourteen Marines and one Sailor all from the 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment and 3rd Assault Amphibian B...
CAMP PENDLETON – At approximately 9:33 a.m. this morning an amphibious assault vehicle caught fire in a land-based training accident on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, injuring 15 Marines from 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment and 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, reported 1st Lt. Paul Gainey, a spokesman for the USMC 1st Marine Division. The Marines were conducting a combat readiness evaluation as part of scheduled battalion training at the time of the incident. Eight Marines were medically evacuated to the Burn Center a...
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OCEANSIDE - A fire that blackened about 50 acres near the border between Oceanside and Camp Pendleton may have been intentionally set, authorities said today. A suspect, whose name was not released, was detained for questioning in connection with the blaze, which broke out in heavy sloping brush north of the Oceanside Municipal Golf Course early Tuesday afternoon. The cause remained under investigation, but "an arson fire appears likely," Oceanside Fire Department Battalion Chief Greg deAvila said. A drone being flown in the...
CAMP PENDLETON – A wildfire blackened dozens of open acres in the southern reaches of Camp Pendleton this afternoon. The blaze near Marine Memorial Golf Course was reported about 1:15 p.m., according to a dispatcher with North County Dispatch. Firefighters with CalFire and other area agencies aided military crews in battling the flames by ground and air. As of 3:30 p.m., the fire had blackened about 50 acres, according to Camp Pendleton officials. Authorities closed Douglas Drive between North River Road and Vandegrift B...
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CAMP PENDLETON – Interagency fire crews will be participating in live fire training exercises at the 2017 Fire School, to be held June 5 to 9 at Camp Pendleton. As one component of the overall strategy for fire season preparedness, firefighters from the Angeles, Cleveland and San Bernardino National Forests will be joining state, county and local government cooperators, along with units from the Marine Corps base. The combined crews will be igniting and battling brush fires throughout the base to decrease the base’s fuel loa...
FALLBROOK – On May 20, Fallbrook VFW Post 1924 hosted a Vietnam Veterans event entitled "The Welcome Home Party You Never Got" complete with a delicious dinner, a medal presentation to each and every Vietnam Veteran along with a hearty hug, and music and dancing. More than 160 people attended the event on a night to thank and honor local Vietnam Vets. LCpl Don Richter was officially awarded his Purple Heart medal with a declaration read by Post Commander Kenny Etherton and p...
CAMP PENDLETON – A wildland firefighting exercise involving aviation and ground units from Camp Pendleton, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Navy Region Southwest, Third Fleet, CALFIRE, and the San Diego Sheriff's Department is taking place at Camp Pendleton today from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. This exercise will provide ready, trained and certified military and civilian resources to combat wildland fires in the region and culminates with a cooperative effort to extinguish a simulated wildland fire. Marine Corps, Navy, and civilian h...
A fire on Camp Pendleton near Range 408 is causing smoke to blow and drift into Fallbrook and the surrounding communities. According to an incident report issued by Riverside County Fire Department, the wildland fire broke out Tuesday, May 2. Currently Camp Pendleton Fire is fighting the brusher but smoke is drifting as far away as Temecula, Murrieta, Lake Elsinore, Wildomar, Menifee and Anza. At this time the size and exact location of the fire is unknown. As of the time of this posting, media representatives from Camp...
The Docents of Rancho Santa Margarita y Las Flores The variations of the docent uniforms are representative of either the Californios or the Rancher periods. They have been worn unchanged since the founding of the Rancho Santa Margarita y Las Flores Docents in September of 1975. For women, the docent uniform is a long black skirt or black gaucho pants or loose, long black pants, red vest and colorful sash with a white long sleeved blouse and a "California sombrero" (black...
