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May 25, 2021

The Supreme Court said this week that Guam can move ahead with its $160 million lawsuit against the federal government for cleaning up a landfill the Navy built in the territory in the 1940s, AP reported….

Command Sgt. Maj. Veronica Knapp will become the first woman to lead an Army division Thursday when she takes command of the 101st Airborne at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, AP reported….

The San Diego Tribune takes a look at how the city of Oceanside, California has transformed over 20 years when tens of thousands of Marines deployed to Afghanistan from Base Camp Pendleton. “While we still have certain industry sectors that are heavily dependent on our service members, our overall economy has diversified quite a bit in the last couple of decades,” said Scott Ashton, CEO of the Oceanside Chamber of Commerce. Tourism has become a major economic driver.

Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Drake Nickels

May 25, 2021

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Wednesday Webinar on REPI Challenge Grant Proposals

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