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Artillery salute on the retirement of 29th SSC commander Frinks on Feb. 9, 2013. Photo by C.E.H. Wiedel.

JFTB to fire cannons to honor Base commander’s promotion

The following information was released by Los Alamitos Joint Forces Training Base. On Saturday, Dec. 7, at 9 a.m., the 40th Infantry Division will conduct the promotion ceremony for Brigadier General Keith Jones to Major Genera...
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What I learned while delivering papers today

Today is delivery day for the December 2013 print issue of Orange County Breeze. If you haven’t received your copy by tomorrow morning, let us know! The entire staff of Orange County Breeze World Headquarters — me too! — ...
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Three arrested and two stolen vehicles recovered following thefts from vehicles

The following information was released by the Los Alamitos Police Department. Orange County Breeze congratulates the Los Alamitos Police Department and the cooperating outside agencies for their successful response to a citizen...
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RMAC holding quarterly tour of Joint Forces Training Base

The following information was released by the Regional Military Affairs Committee. The Regional Military Affairs Committee (RMAC) of the Los Alamitos Area Chamber of Commerce will conduct a tour of the Joint Force Training Base...
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The Dana Mariners Marching Band from Dana Middle School in San Pedro at the 2012 La Palma Days Parade. Photo by C.E.H. Wiedel.

La Palma Days Parade to march on Saturday, Nov. 9

The following information was released by the City of La Palma. We Salute You – La Palma Days 2013 La Palma Days, including the official Orange County Veterans Day parade, will take place Saturday, Nov. 9, from 10 a.m. to 6 p...
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Navy Recruiter Engineman First Class Travis Dobson talks to a group of Orange County Sheriff Explorers on the benefits and opportunities the Navy has to offer during the Los Alamitos Joint Forces Training Base 12th annual Wings Wheels Rotors Expo. Dobson is assigned to Navy Recruiting Station Garden Grove which is part of Navy Recruiting District San Diego. NRD San Diego encompasses 210,000 square miles within a tri-state area that includes portions Arizona and Nevada. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Anastasia Puscian/Released)

Navy recruiter draws a crowd at WWRE 2013

The following article and photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Anastasia Puscian was released by the U.S. Navy. Navy Recruiter Engineman First Class Travis Dobson talks to a group of Orange County Sheriff Explorers on t...
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Warrant Officer Yabes Remar of Riverside, Calif., holds his 1-year old son, Marcos, following an Oct. 19 deployment ceremony in Los Alamitos, Calif., for Soldiers of Detachment A, Headquarters Support Company, 40th Infantry Division, who are deploying to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Benjamin M. Cossel

40th ID detachment deploys to Cuba

The following article and photo by Sgt. 1st Class Benjamin M. Cossel, Los Angeles Regional Public Affairs, California National Guard, was released by the Public Affairs Office of the California National Guard. Editor’s note: ...
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Vision to Victory Global War on Terror Wall of Remembrance. Courtesy photo.

V2V Wall of Remembrance coming to WWRE on Sunday, Oct. 27

The following information was released by Wings, Wheels, Rotors & Expo (WWRE). Visit Wings Wheels &amp Rotors this Sunday in Los Alamitos to experience the V2V Wall of Remembrance. Vision2Victory (V2V) is a program of R...
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Former aviator in Stearman biplane at Los Alamitos Army Airfield. Photo by Katie Wiedel.

Ageless Aviation Dreams Foundation flies vets in vintage Stearman biplane

Ageless Aviation Dreams Foundation is offering free flights in a vintage biplane to veterans of World War II and the Korean War. The plane, a 1940s Boeing Stearman, was retored by the Foundation’s president, Darryl Fisher...
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Getting to WWRE

The following article about Wings, Wheels, Rotors and Expo (WWRE) was originally published in the special feature on Wings, Wheels, Rotors and Expo in the October 2013 print issue of Orange County Breeze. A digital version of t...
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Historical warbird to be displayed at WWRE 2013

The following information was released by Wings, Wheels, Rotors & Expo (WWRE). Editor’s note: This year’s WWRE will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 27. That is also the birthday of the United States Navy. ...
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JFTB to demolish abandoned base housing

Deputy Base Commander Lt. Col. Nathan Range presented a “state of the base” briefing during a meeting of the Regional Military Affairs Committee (RMAC) at the Los Alamitos Joint Forces Training Base on Oct. 22. One ...
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Video of Cal Guardsman talking about fighting the Rim Fire near Yosemite

The following video by Tech. Sgt. Joe Prouse was released by the Defense Video and Information Distribution Service. Editor’s note: California Army National Guard 1-140th Aviation Battalion is based out of Los Alamitos Joint ...
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Veterans Service Center, Building 244, on Los Alamitos Joint Forces Training Base.

Public invited to see off soldiers deploying to Guantanamo Bay

The 40th Infantry Division, headquartered at Los Alamitos Joint Forces Training Base (JFTB), is coordinating activities for a unit of National Guard soldiers who will leave from the JFTB on Sunday, Oct. 20, for pre-mobilization...
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  • VOLLEYBALL: Griffins down Chapparal, host Mira Costa in quarterfinals
    TEMECULA — It was a long drive and almost a long night for the Los Alamitos Griffins girls volleyball team, but the no. 1 seed Griffins held on to down the feisty Pumas 2-1 (25-23, 20-25, 25-12, 25-22) in a second round CIF Division I-AA match before a rowdy crowd at Chapparal High. The Griffins now advance to the quarter finals and get to host perennial CIF […]
  • ALUMNI: Mosbaugh kickin’ it for Pepperdine swim team
    Former Griffin swimmer Jessica Mosbaugh (LAHS ’12) continued her strong Fall showing for Pepperdine University by winning both the 50 and 100-meter breaststroke at the two-day Mustang Invitational swim meet. Mosbaugh (Los Alamitos, Calif./Los Alamitos HS) has now won eight races this season, already the highest win total of any Wave swimmer in recent history […]
  • Girls Tennis advances to CIF Semi-Finals
    Los Alamitos High School Girls Tennis team continued its strong 2013 season with an 11-7 CIF- Division I playoff victory over Harvard Westlake on Friday. The win advances them to advanced to the Div I semifinals and a match against Peninsula, which defeated JSerra 15-3 in the second round, on Wednesday at 2 p.m.