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An early morning meeting next week will feature “tales from the trenches” with an update on the U.S. Marine Corps battalion the city has “adopted.” The Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce will host their first Wake Up! meeting of 2019 on Thursday in the...

The Great Pacific Airshow returns to Newport Beach’s coastal neighbor, Huntington Beach, this weekend and will include heart stopping aerobatic, warbird and military performers. The annual event, previously called the Huntington Beach Airshow, kicked off this year’s...

The Miramar Naval Air Show celebrated 100 years of women in the United States Marines over the weekend. The Blue angels headlined the event, which also featured the Patriot Jet Team. An estimated 350,000 people attended the event this weekend.        

In memory of fallen 9/11 firefighters, Newport Beach Fire Department personnel will participate in the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers inaugural 5K run/walk at the Newport Dunes Marina at 9 a.m. Sept. 10. A foundation of the same name was established in memory of fallen...

May was Military Appreciation Month, and this weekend is the fourth of July, perfect opportunities to salute the noble men and women who serve our nation, and remember those who gave their lives in defense of freedom. An often-overlooked occasion came earlier this year: Military...

Marine Military Academy senior Charles Chandler of Newport Beach accepts the Marine Military Academy March 2016 Cadet of the Month award from Superintendent Col R. Glenn Hill. — Photo courtesy Marine Military Academy © Newport Native Named Cadet of the Month Senior Charles...

The United States Marines at Camp Pendleton acknowledged the 70th anniversary of the battle of Iwo Jima on March 7. About 500 Marines, veterans and supporters attended the annual event which honored the memory of 6,281 who died and celebrated the 67 survivors of one of the...

To thank the veterans who served the country, students at Mariners Christian School served breakfast to them this week as part of a special Veterans Day celebration. More than 200 veterans, relatives and community members attended the event on Tuesday. Following breakfast was a...

In less than 11 seconds and in 11 words or fewer, can you recite what occurred on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918? The answer: an Armistice – the temporary cessation of hostilities – was declared in WWI, thus ending combat between the Allied Nations and...

The fifth annual Field of Honor celebrating our nation’s war heroes was held May 16-18 at Castaways Park in Newport Beach. Put on by the Exchange Club of Newport Harbor, 1776 flags with yellow ribbons and placards line the paths of the park honoring those who served and...

A few hundred teenagers had lunch with about 100 veterans on Thursday. The luncheon was part of the Corona del Mar High School Living History program that pairs sophomore students with veterans from the Orange County Freedom Committee. “In our Living History program, our students...

What Were You Doing When JFK Was Shot? The 50th Anniversary of the assassination of JFK is November 22, and everyone is asking “Where were you when JFK was shot?” In this case I was too young to remember and our family didn’t watch that fuzzy 19” black and white portable TV that...

This Fourth of July, a group of local veterans has a special message: Freedom isn’t free. The Freedom Committee of Orange County delivers this message to schools across Orange County, including Corona del Mar and Newport Harbor high schools and several Newport Beach elementary...

After spending 11 years in the Air Force, Newport Native Melanie Barnes has decided to stop flying and start healing. Major Barnes, a 1998 Corona del Mar High School graduate, has flown 305 combat sorties, or flights, over Afghanistan or Iraq, resulting in 15 air medals. Her...

About 80 veterans shared their stories with the sophomore class at Corona del Mar High School Thursday during the school’s annual Living History luncheon. All branches of the military were on hand, from every war between the present and dating back to WWII. They gathered...

Newport Beach residents were given a close up view of four F-18 fighter jets yesterday in an unannounced low altitude flyby that startled residents and rattled nerves.  The incident grabbed people’s attention just before 6 p.m. yesterday. The jets, were seen by many as they flew...

A small Cessna aircraft was intercepted by two F-16 military jets after it breached a special “no-fly” zone shortly after President Obama’s helicopter left John Wayne Airport enroute to LAX, following the president’s visit to Newport Beach. The plane’s pilot, who has...

             

Next Saturday, the hopeful civilians will be able to challenge the few and the proud Marines to a beach obstacle course. Participants will crawl, climb and jump their way through either a 5k or 2k course at the beach at Balboa Pier during the 2nd Annual Newport Beach 1st...

The city clerk’s office is once again accepting donations for Operation Christmas, a program organized by Yellow Ribbon America, that supports members of the armed services and their families. The mission -should Newport Beach residents choose to accept it- Collect toys for...