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

Military officials have identified the Camp Pendleton-based pilot and California native killed in a helicopter crash last ...

A statement from the California Highway Patrol issued Sunday afternoon called the recent firing of howitzers over Interstate 5 “unusual,” but the standing operating procedures that govern all ...

The incident drew criticism from California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who blamed the Trump administration for what he called a ...

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

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

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

From cobras to gators, reptilian mascots and call signs appear on patches, aircraft and unit logos across every branch. Why?

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 ...

A misfired artillery shell damaged a California Highway Patrol vehicle—raising concerns about what might have occurred if the highway near Camp Pendleton had not been closed for the celebration.