Maj. Tyler Braconi, 35, was flying an AH-1Z Viper attack helicopter that crashed in eastern Imperial County last week.

U.S. Marines with 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force, conduct flight operations during the Marine Corps 250th Birthday Amphibious Capabilities Demonstration at Marine Corps Base ...

It’s hard enough negotiating Southern California’s freeways without having to worry about live ammunition whizzing overhead,” writes columnist.

The U.S. Marine Corps identified the pilot killed in last week's helicopter crash in the California desert as Maj. Tyler R.

The US Marine Corps is no stranger to firing live ordnance as part training, but it had been years — more than 70, according ...

Vice President JD Vance was on base earlier for the event but was not in danger following an artillery round explosion during ...

An artillery round prematurely detonated over I-5 Freeway during a Marines celebration event, damaging a CHP car with flying ...

A live-fire mishap that caused metal shrapnel to damage a patrol vehicle while Vice President Vance was visiting a California ...

The California Highway Patrol shared on Sunday that an explosive ordnance detonated prematurely over the I-5 freeway causing ...

Maj. Tyler Braconi had more than a decade of service in the Marines as a helicopter pilot. He died in a crash in the ...

October 21, 2025 - SACRAMENTO – On Monday, Sen. Catherine S. Blakespear, D-Encinitas, issued the following statement about Saturday’s live fire exercise at Camp Pendleton that result in shrapnel ...

While no one was hurt, experts say the decision to fire live munitions over the freeway during the ceremony was highly ...