Yuma veterans express frustration for handling of Taliban
Veterans in Yuma County say it’s a shame to see what is happening right now in Afghanistan feeling like the last 20 years have all been for…
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Veteran completes 45 day US-Mexico border walk
A 45-day walk, and sometimes through the scorching heat. Ramon Castro, a Brawley veteran, completed his trek across the southwest on Wednesday June…
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Thousands try to escape Afghanistan
Thousands of people are desperately trying to flee Afghanistan now that the Taliban has seized control of almost the entire…
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Would you like to thank a veteran?
It’s a sacrifice that not many are willing to make. A calling, that very few Americans answer.…
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Military Matters: Honoring Staff Sgt. Ahmed Elinbabi
Army Staff Sgt. Ahmed Elinbabi is currently assigned as a healthcare non-commissioned officer for the airborne test force at Yuma Proving…
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Pentagon issues COVID vaccine mandate
The Pentagon will require members of the U.S. military to get a COVID-19 vaccine by September 15.…
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MCAS Yuma hosts active shooter simulation
Three active shooters at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Yuma, but don’t worry– it’s only a simulation to keep our men and women in uniform…
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Local veterans come together to ride motorcycles for charity
Over at Love’s Travel Stop in Yuma, a place where drivers typically come and fuel up, on Saturday, it served as a starting point for a group of…
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MCAS Yuma prepares marines for transitioning to civilian life
Changing careers can be challenging, but it’s even more difficult if you’re exiting the Armed Forces. Especially with a higher than normal…
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Biden says U.S. set to complete war in Afghanistan by August 31: It’s up to ‘the Afghan people alone to decide their future’
President Joe Biden on Thursday stood by his decision to end the war in Afghanistan, insisting no amount of sustained American presence there could…
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Saving lives in the sky – YPG trains for mid-air trouble
Yuma Training Center at Yuma Proving Ground’s (YPG) week-long training wraps up with soldiers jumping out of a helicopter and working through a…
Continue ReadingAl Qaeda and Taliban members among thousands of prisoners left under Afghan control in jail next to deserted US air base
By Nick Paton Walsh and Sandi Sidhu, CNN Thousands of prisoners — including senior al Qaeda and Taliban figures — remain in…
Continue ReadingSee inside Afghanistan’s ‘deserted’ Bagram Airfield after US withdrawal
CNN’s Anna Coren goes inside Bagram Airfield to capture scenes of abandonment as Afghan forces pick up the pieces following the withdrawal of US and…
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Biden says it’s time to end America’s longest war
Almost twenty years of fighting.Some 2,300 American troops dead. And two trillion dollars spent on wartime…
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Veteran walking US-Mexico border arrives in Calexico
A Brawley veteran is walking the entire US-Mexico border to bring awareness to veterans who have been…
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Free bowling event for veterans
Local veterans and active duty service members are invited to Inca Lanes to enjoy free bowling this Friday from noon to 3 p.m.…
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A Black WWII veteran who was denied the Purple Heart due to racism finally receives the honor at 99
For nearly eight decades, former Army Private Osceola “Ozzie” Fletcher’s experience in the Battle of Normandy went…
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VA to offer gender confirmation surgery to vets
The Department of Veterans Affairs will now offer transgender veterans gender confirmation…
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Brawley veteran to walk entire US-Mexico border
A US veteran from Brawley will be walking the entire US-Mexico border on June 28 to bring awareness to Veterans who have been deported.…
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Middle school camp teaches students about STEM military testing
The military uses skills in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) almost every day, and it’s important to teach these concepts at a young…
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