Military

South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law Tuesday night in an unannounced TV address.

The policy forced thousands of service members to stay in the closet and had detrimental effects on their well-being.

The policy forced thousands of service members to stay in the closet, reports NBC 7’s Shandel Menezes.

Women and racial diversity are vital to the strength of U.S. armed forces, outgoing Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said in an exclusive interview with NBC News.

The discovery, announced Monday, has revealed the resting place of more than 200 servicemen who died three months after the attack on Pearl Harbor.

A U.S. jury has awarded $42 million to three former detainees of Iraq’s notorious Abu Ghraib prison, holding a Virginia-based military contractor responsible for contributing to their torture and mistreatment two decades ago.

In this collaboration, Voice of San Diego and NBC 7 shed light on the mental-health crisis in the military, where more than 30,000 service members and veterans in the post-9/11 era have died by suicide.

400 San Diego County military families get support for the holidays.

The U.S. Army awarded a $435 million contract on Friday to build a TNT production plant in western Kentucky that will become the first domestic source for the explosive material in decades, officials said.

In this collaboration, Voice of San Diego and NBC 7 shed light on the mental-health crisis in the military, where more than 30,000 service members and veterans in the post-9/11 era have died by suicide

NBC 7’s Todd Strain shows us the events celebrating and honoring military members.

Fleet Week San Diego runs from Nov 1. to Nov. 11 with the majority of events happening at the Broadway Pier.

Fleet Week begins Nov. 1 and runs through Veterans Day on Nov. 11. The week’s events include a military and veteran appreciation concert at Balboa Park featuring Navy Band Southwest. NBC 7 and Telemundo 20’s Salute to Service event also honors military members and their families on Veterans Day from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the USS Midway Museum. 

This annual celebration aboard USS Midway is not merely an event, but an expression of appreciation for all San Diego military families.

Hundreds of veterans who were dismissed from the U.S. military under the now-repealed “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy have been given honorable discharges following a yearlong review, the Pentagon announced Tuesday. 

A military investigation has concluded that two U.S. Navy SEALs drowned as they tried to climb aboard a ship carrying illicit Iranian-made weapons to Yemen because of glaring training failures and a lack of understanding about what to do after a fall into deep, turbulent waters.

Thousands of people spent part of their weekend experiencing the sights and sounds of the MCAS Miramar Air Show. NBC 7’s Adonis Albright reports.

The annual Miramar Air Show at MCAS Miramar attracted thousands of people on Saturday, where people gathered to watch the military’s aviation prowess on full display.

Woodson’s 95-year-old widow, Joann, was presented Tuesday with the Distinguished Service Cross he was awarded posthumously for his extraordinary heroism.

NBC 7’s Jackie Crea spoke to the author of the report about how urgent the problem is for San Diego’s military community and for the U.S.