Nelvin C. Cepeda
Troops from Camp Pendleton navigate a murky and complex battlefield in Helmand Province. Determining friend from foe, keeping the enemy on the run, and mastering the intricacies of unfamiliar cultures and terrain is difficult but essential, as they forge alliances and work to marginalize the insurgents. Photo gallery: Patrolling Loki.
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Team of architecture students fill undeveloped lot with shipping containers that have been redesigned as artist studios, an office and a learning center.
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The Julian Grape stomp this weekend celebrates the harvest.
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Hurricane Earl sideswiped North Carolina's Outer Banks early Friday, flooding the vacation islands but causing no injuries and only modest damage, then took aim at New England as a weaker but still dangerous storm.
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Authorities are searching a Northern California landfill for signs of a missing man whose father was killed last week.
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To get the coolest deal on a room air conditioner, size up your room and your summer needs.
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Chief of Naval Operations Gary Roughead makes sense when he talks about the challenges the Navy faces in a disorderly world and the change that looms if "don't ask, don't tell" is revised.
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Last night’s American Freedom Award tribute to Lee Iacocca aboard the USS Midway Museum was orchestrated down to the eighth-notes. Underwritten by Jack in the Box, it featured a rare public appearance by Jack, the restaurant’s talking head, conducting the ...
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