The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) today announced a preliminary plan for distributing COVID-19 vaccinations it will implement once the Food and Drug Administration issues an emergency use authorization for a vaccine. VA has worked in close coordination with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Operation …continue reading
Today, Congressman Lou Correa applauded the passage of H.R. 3884, the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act, one of the most comprehensive marijuana reform bills ever introduced in the U.S. Congress. The MORE Act aims to correct the historical injustices of failed drug policies that have disproportionately impacted communities …continue reading
Top Ten Stories for September 13 through September 19 included unemployment (still), an earthquake, and Proposition 15. Top Ten Stories for September 13 through September 19 are the most-read stories at Orange County Breeze over the last week (excluding weather forecasts and events): Unemployment benefits paid to California workers impacted …continue reading
The Orange County Veterans Advisory Council (OCVAC) presents Coffee Talk with Veterans, a community forum to discuss topics important to Orange County Veterans and their families. This event will be held on August 26, 2020 from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. Join us on Zoom at http://bit.ly/CoffeeTalksWithVeterans (Meeting ID: 853 …continue reading
U.S. Navy Aviation Electronics’ Mate 2nd Class Vinh Nguyen, from Garden Grove, Calif., directs an MH-60R Sea Hawk, assigned to the “Scorpions” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 49, from the maintenance to the flight line on the flight deck of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta (DDG …continue reading
Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Jennifer Rand, from Sante Fe Springs, Calif., calibrates a ventilator aboard hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) as the ship prepares to admit patients in support of the nation’s COVID-19 response efforts. Comfort will serve as a referral hospital for non-COVID-19 patients currently admitted to shore-based …continue reading
More than 200 military medical students and graduate nursing students from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, known as USU, will be graduating early to support their colleagues in the U.S. military health system amid the global coronavirus pandemic. USU President Dr. Richard Thomas made the decision when …continue reading
“We Build, We Fight” has been the motto of the U. S. Navy’s Construction Force, known as the “Seabees,” for more than seven decades. The Navy Seabees are an elite group of personnel trained in both combat and the craft skills of the construction industry. Petty Officer 1st Class Spencer …continue reading
Lt. Colonel Cedar L. Hinton, USMC, Commanding Officer Fighter Attack Squadron 314, will be speaking to the Grampaw Pettibone Squadron regarding Putting the Lightning II Through Its Paces. The event will be held March 12, 2020, 11:30 a.m. at 11551 Trask Ave., Garden Grove. Stay tuned to gpsana.org for more …continue reading
State Senator Brian Jones (R-Santee) announced today he is coauthoring Senate Bill 1071, along with Senators Scott Wilk (R-Santa Clarita), Bob Archuleta (D-Pico Rivera) and Pat Bates (R-Laguna Niguel). SB 1071 will exempt military retirement pay from the state’s income tax. “Our state should be encouraging military retirees to make …continue reading
I am pleased to announce that effective 1 February 2020, Brigadier General Michael J. Leeney will assume full time installation command of the Joint Forces Training Base (JFTB), Los Alamitos concurrent with his duties as Deputy Commanding General – Operations, 40th Infantry Division. Please join me in congratulating Brigadier General …continue reading
Today, Representative Gilbert R. Cisneros, Jr. (CA-39) voted to repeal the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 and for the No War Against Iran Act, which prohibits federal funding for any use of military force in or against Iran unless Congress has declared war. Rep. …continue reading
“I am Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Brittany Concepcion, assigned to Naval Hospital Bremerton (NHB).” Concepcion from Orange County, Calif., graduated from Bolsa Grande High School in 2013 and joined the Navy shortly after graduation. “Since I was five I’ve known I would have some sort of career within the field …continue reading