Armed Forces

Christopher Dorner Escape Attempt in San Diego, Discovery of His Wallet Near Police Station, Set Off Wave of False Sightings

At 2 a.m. today, alleged triple-murderer and LAPD ex-cop Christopher Dorner's disgraced badge and ID were found in a bag near Lindbergh Field in San Diego by an airport shuttle driver. Shortly after that, police found items they believe are Dorner's in a trash can in National City outside of San Die ... More >>

Homeless Vets' Tough L.A. Winter

Many reject society's lofty plans for them

Military Officer Diana Elizabeth Zschaschel's Family Evicted by Bank of America, Freddie Mac, While She Was Deployed

Commissioned U.S. Army Reserve Officer Diana Elizabeth Zschaschel and her family are facing a cold winter eviction set for today in Los Angeles, after they say the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., or Freddie Mac, wrongfully evicted them -- while she was on duty in San Diego. On May 14, 2011, Zscha ... More >>

2 Rocket Launchers Turned In During LAPD Gun Buyback

Yesterday's LAPD gun buyback was so successful that two-hour waits and gift-card shortages were reported. The department says it picked up 75 assault weapons as part of its no-questions-asked effort that saw $100 dollar cards handed out for handguns and long guns and $200 for the kind of rifle used ... More >>

Gays Could Win Presidential Election for Barack Obama, Says Gallup Report

Guess ending "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" and taking a strong pro-gay marriage stand could help President Barack Obama's re-election effort. According to the Gallup Report, with the presidential race running so tight, gays and lesbians overwhelming support for Obama could help him edge out Republican ca ... More >>

The Invisible War Review

Arjun Neuman and Kestrel Burley

Gambling: New Combat Vets Plagued by Troubling Addiction

Guy Fieri Gets His Stolen Lamborghini Back What You Can Fit Inside a Storage Container

The Associated Press reports that celebrity chef Guy Fieri can finally start driving his stolen $200,000 bumblebee yellow 2008 Gallardo Spyder convertible to all those diners and dives again. 17-year-old Max Michael Wade, from San Rafael, California, was charged yesterday with an assortment of crime ... More >>

Act of Valor Review

7 Camp Pendleton Marines Killed in Helicopter Collision Over Arizona

Horror at the Yuma, Arizona training range: Two helicopters reportedly collided around 8 p.m. last night during a training exercise, killing seven marines from SoCal. Though reports originally indicated that the marines were based out of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, located just east of La Jol ... More >>

Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal: West Hollywood Celebrates Gays Serving Openly in Military

Reilly T. Bates​A celebration of the repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" took place at West Hollywood Park on Tuesday night, in which some 100 people rejoiced over the end of the ban of gays and lesbians serving in the military. "I never thought I'd see this day," Tom Carpenter, board member o ... More >>

SLDN's Aubrey Sarvis Talks About Repeal of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' and HBO Documentary

​Today, September 20, the repeal of the ban of gays and lesbians serving in the military, also known as "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," goes into full effect, with celebrations happening across the country, including in West Hollywood. HBO will also air the documentary The Strange History of Don't ... More >>

Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) Monthy Meeting: My Name is Jim and 'I Was Abducted By An Alien'

Have you been abducted by someone who looks like this?​ A well-dressed Jim Moroney stood at a podium at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Studio City one recent evening and said: "I was abducted by an alien. I mean, how do you tell someone you're dating that you were abducted by aliens?" ... More >>

U.S. Veterans Affairs Sued for Leasing Giant Parcel in West L.A. to Enterprise Rent-a-Car, UCLA Baseball Team -- Not Homeless Vets

veteranstoday.com"Locked Out of West LA VA"​You can often hear West L.A. residents, and those on the nearby Santa Monica border, whining about the rampant homeless-veteran population in their area (which is trying desperately to gentrify -- to polish itself into the next Brentwood or Beverly H ... More >>

Yi Qing Chen, L.A. County Resident, Gets 25 Years For Agreeing to Import Shoulder-Fired Missiles From China to U.S.

Feds say Yi Qing Chen agreed to import these from China.​We admire Angeleno Yi Qing Chen for the breadth of his criminal appetite. If you're going to be an outlaw douche, you mind as well own it. Feds say the 49-year-old from Rosemead just got handed 25 years behind bars for trying to smugg ... More >>

Kevin James Los Angeles Mayoral Candidate Reconfirms He's A Gay Republican

L.A. mayoral candidate Kevin James​Radio talk show host Kevin James wants Los Angeles voters to know that he's a registered Republican who wants to be the first openly gay mayor of L.A. "There's no doubt that if I became the first openly gay mayor of Los Angeles," James tells L.A. Weekly, "i ... More >>

The First Los Angeles Spaghetti Western Festival

A three-course feast in North Hollywood

Will Gays and Lesbians Put On a Strained Smiley Face for Barack Obama's Visit to Los Angeles?

Queers UnitedU.S. President Barack Obama​Christopher Street West, the group that organizes the Los Angeles Gay Pride festivities every year, has sent out a mass email, telling gay folks to attend President Barack Obama's rally at USC on Friday to show their "power, passion, and purpose." We ... More >>

Jack Schlesinger, L.A. Homicide No. 203: 25-Year-Old Man Fatally Shot By Police In Westlake

Google Maps​A white man was shot dead by LAPD officers just after 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, September 28, in the 1600 block of West Temple Street in Westlake. He has since been identified as 25-year-old Jack Schlesinger.

Pinalcchio: Renowned Forensics Experts Say a Pinal County Deputy's High-Profile Tale About Getting Shot After Encountering Drug Smugglers Doesn't Add Up

V.A. Homeless Housing Facility In West L.A. To Be Completed In 2012

foreversouls via Flickr​ The Department of Veteran Affairs plans to renovate a building at its West Los Angeles campus that will house homeless veterans, with completion scheduled for 2012, according to a statement from U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein's office. The housing structure, dubbed Bui ... More >>

Marijuana Advocates Use Veterans Affairs' Pot-Friendly Policy To Challenge U.S. Stance On The Drug

​Medical marijuana advocates have seized the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' new marijuana-friendly policy to challenge federal law that deems there is no legitimate medical benefit for marijuana. The group Americans for Safe Access (ASA) this week filed a legal brief in its own longstan ... More >>

The Hollywood Bowl's' July 4th Fireworks Spectacular

Connecting Field to Field: Food and Farming Veteran Career Fair

​Veterans returning home face many problems of transition, and in this economy, just finding a job can be one of them. According to PR Newswire, currently more than 250,000 U.S. veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are unemployed, and the rate of unemployment for veterans ages 18 to 24 ... More >>

Admiral Michael Mullen Talks 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' at USC

Admiral Michael Mullen​Admiral Michael Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, addressed "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" at a town hall meeting at USC this afternoon, reaffirming his "personal view" that the law that bans gays and lesbians from serving openly in the military should be repealed ... More >>

Brentwood's Toxic Grave

Historic dumping grounds beneath the spectacular VA land finally get tested.

Veteran's Day Shame: Alleged War Hero Imposter Nabbed

A quick-thinking U.S. Navy commander has put an end to one alleged impersonator's war-hero fantasies on this Veteran's Day: She helped federal authorities based in Los Angeles nab a Riverside man who has allegedly been parading around in military uniforms and some of the nation's highest military me ... More >>

Northrop Grumman-U.S. Agreements: Cause and Effect?

Nuclear aircraft carrier T. Roosevelt​Call it robbing the Pentagon to pay Paul. Wednesday  defense-contracting giant Northrop Grumman announced it had won two bids with the Army and Navy worth nearly $6 billion -- then Thursday the Environmental Protection Agency said it had reached a settlem ... More >>

The Undercover Iraqi Asset

An Iraqi double agent killed for America. But when he got left behind, a Marine stepped in

Tick-Doc

Live Artillery

Bee a Know-It-All

The Tortoise and the Tank Face Off at Fort Irwin

A battle in the desert over territory and resources, starring hard-shelled refugees, burger-loving insurgents and a couple of dazed road warriors

Warrior on Trial: A Kilo 3/1 Marine Faces Criminal-Homicide Charges

Before Haditha: Jose Nazario came home from Iraq a hero for valor in the Battle of Fallujah. Now they're calling some of his actions criminal.

The Army You Have . . .

. . . Under Bush and Rumsfeld couldn’t care less if your humvee is armored with cardboard

Storming Fort Brag

Military fakes and the people who bust them

Northeast of Kandahar

10 days in Afghanistan

U.S. Army Vehicles Lost in Iraq

Command Decision

The real make-believe world at the Writers Guild

Ending the Silence

Finally, 9/11 detainees get their day in court

As Luck Would Have It . . .

A 9/11 victim testifies that the carnage could have been averted

Selling War

How the military’s ad campaign gets inside the heads of recruits

Personal Wars

Where to Now?

Coming battles in the War on Terror

Unsteady War-Footing

Reexamining the U.S. failure to prepare for the battle against terror

A Man Without an Army

Feel the Draft

We need a universal military call-up to start the real debate on this war

G.I. Blues

Marc Wolf outs the uniform community