Military Archives

LGBTQ Veterans still waiting for VA benefits

November 11, 2023 9:41 AM NBC News, Dillon Fuhrman

Gay service members have been thrown out of the Armed Forces dating back to World War II, but the U.S. officially ended the practice in 2011 with the…

Hometown Heroes: Vietnam vet shares his story

November 9, 2023 6:25 PM Samantha Byrd

Vietnam Veteran, David Anderson, graduated high school and was drafted into the Marine Corps in…

Hometown Heroes: Vietnam Veteran shares story

November 2, 2023 7:28 PM Samantha Byrd

Vietnam Veteran, Jim Thrail, served in the Navy for 23 years, with over 16 of those years aboard…

Hometown Heroes: Chuck Phillips, Air Force Vet shares story

October 26, 2023 6:35 PM Samantha Byrd

Yuma local, Chuck Phillips, served in the Air Force from 1962 to 1966 as an Airman First…

Hometown Heroes: David Ibarra, Iraq war vet shares story

October 19, 2023 7:39 PM Samantha Byrd

Yuma local, David Ibarra, served in the U.S. Navy reserve for about 15 years, and was deployed to the war in…

Military Matters: U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. George Cagle

October 23, 2023 6:01 PM Vanessa Gongora

He is an aviation ordnance system technician, Marine Aviation Logistic Squadron 13 (MALS-13), Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS)…

Weapons and Tactics Instructor course exercise at Kiwanis Park

October 20, 2023 9:58 PM Samantha Byrd

Aircraft have been soaring above the sky in preparation for the weapons and tactics instructor course, better known as…

Tears of relief as Secretary of State, Blinken visits Israel donation center

October 18, 2023 7:20 PM Jessica McClain, CBS News

WASHINGTON, (CBS, KYMA/KECY-TV) – Hundreds greeted Secretary of State, Antony Blinken with tears and applause, in grief and gratitude. Blinken made a…

Hamas terrorist attack largest massacre since Holocaust

October 18, 2023 7:08 PM Jessica McClain, CBS News

WASHINGTON, (CBS, KYMA/KECY-TV) – Hamas terrorists invaded Israel killing over 2,600 people in an act of war. Communities near the Gaza border were…

Military Vets and active duty members healing through golf

October 16, 2023 11:25 AM NBC News, Dillon Fuhrman

Organizers say its impact is real, helping more than 7,500 Veterans last year, and the goal this year is to serve 11,000…

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Israel-Palestinian conflict, U.S. funding foreign affairs, and southern border

October 15, 2023 11:22 AM CBS News, Dillon Fuhrman

Florida Governor and GOP presidential candidate Ron DeSantis spoke with Face the Nation moderator Margaret Brennan on the Israel-Palestine conflict,…

National Security Advisor on ongoing Israel-Gaza conflict

October 15, 2023 10:43 AM CBS News, Dillon Fuhrman

Jake Sullivan, the National Security Advisor, spoke with Margaret Brennan on Face the Nation Sunday about the ongoing Israel-Gaza…

Iranian backed Hamas terrorists strike Israel killing more than a thousand

October 13, 2023 9:22 PM Jessica McClain

WASHINGTON, (CBS, KYMA/KECY-TV) – The vicious war of pure evil against Israel leaves over 1,000 people dead and hundreds injured in the vicious…

Special F-5 takeoff squadron flyer at MCAS Yuma

October 13, 2023 3:06 PM Faith Rodriquez, Abraham Retana

For the first time since 1989, 12 F-5 fighter jets flew in formation across the Yuma…

Hamas terrorist massacre against Israel leaves hundreds of people slaughtered and communities torched

October 12, 2023 10:38 PM Jessica McClain, CBS News

WASHINGTON, (CBS, KYMA/KECY-TV) – The scene of a massacre that no one human being should ever endure in a lifetime. Hundreds of innocent people,…

Iranian backed Hamas terrorists strike Israel killing more than 1,000

October 9, 2023 11:31 PM Jessica McClain, CBS News

WASHINGTON, (CBS, KYMA/KECY-TV) – The vicious war of pure evil against Israel left 1000 people dead and hundreds injured in the surprise attacks over…