MORE ON: military

Daily Report: Public Safety

Calif. still leads nation in Iraq, Afghan war casualties

April 30, 2012, 11:36 AM
More than 670 service members from California have died in the combined Iraq and Afghanistan wars. The state continues to lead the nation in fatalities in the conflicts, according to an analysis of the most recent Defense Department data.  + read more
Daily Report: Public Safety

Congressmen want war equipment for border

April 3, 2012, 12:05 AM
Two members of Congress and several sheriffs in Texas, Arizona and New Mexico are calling on the U.S. Department of Defense to send military equipment returning from Afghanistan and Iraq to local law enforcement agencies on the Southwest border. The congressmen, Democrat Henry Cuellar and... + read more
Spotlight: Public Safety

Free military surplus gear a boon to local Calif. law enforcement

March 29, 2012, 11:05 PM
A Pentagon equipment giveaway worth an estimated $2.8 billion has bolstered police, sheriff’s and fire departments across the country over the past two decades.  + read more
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Data: Public Safety

Search your community for transferred military equipment

March 29, 2012, 11:05 PM
More than 17,000 local agencies across the country have taken advantage of the Defense Department’s equipment giveaways. California police accumulated more equipment in 2011 than any other year in the program’s two-decade history. + read more
Daily Report: Higher Ed

After 40-year ban, ROTC program may return to Stanford

March 4, 2010, 12:07 AM
UPDATE: The Stanford University faculty senate voted this week to form a committee to "investigate Stanford's role in preparing students for leadership in the military, including potential relations with ROTC," a spokeswoman for the university said. The committee would report back to... + read more
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