Do you have your TIP voucher?


SAN DIEGO (May 8, 2012) Chief Mineman Roel Elizondo signs for his Transportation Incentive Program (TIP) vouchers during a quarterly voucher distribution at the Naval Base San Diego Waterfront Cafe. More than 1,000 Sailors and civilian personnel attended the two-day event. TIP provides eligible personnel with up to 125 dollars in vouchers to be used for mass transit commutes. The Naval Base San Diego TIP is one of the largest on the West Coast, with an average of nearly 80 new enrollees each month. U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Justin L. Webb

May 2012 News Links
Marines and Sailors of Makin Island ARG head home
USS Ronald Reagan to return to San Diego in January
Commandant honors two Pendleton Marines
Third littoral ship, Fort Worth, poised for San Diego homeporting
Hey, San Diego: What should go on 'your' ship?

April 2012 News Links
Pentagon names Navy's next 'air boss'
Historic warbirds headed to Carlsbad
End date pushed back to destroy chemical weapons
VA to add 1,600 mental health workers as wars end
Inspectors to visit Pendleton schools, determine construction funding
Judge rejects Facebook Marine's effort to block dismissal from service
Pentagon urged to update political, social media guidelines
Camp Pendleton's 2/4 battalion remembers the dead
‘Fly Navy’ sign becomes instant landmark
Navy opens deluxe barracks named for WWII hero

March 2012 News Links
North Island undergoes mock attack in security exercise
Escondido veteran's clinic a model for other offices
Pendleton will be 'booming' this weekend
Camp Pendleton unit due home from Afghanistan next week
Air combat in Afghanistan decreases significantly
Navy Secretary weighs in on Peralta case
Dust storm grounds jets on USS Carl Vinson
Local bases escape brunt of Marine Corps cuts
Tough first week on the job for CPen force in Afghanistan
Two local Marines honored for valor in Afghanistan
New Navy Mayor brings energy to the job
'Military Talk' radio show moves to AM 1170
Study shows SEALS handle stress better
At 20, Veterans Museum seeks visibility
Oceanside veterans group helping troops prepare for civilian life
Four Marine suicides in February raise year's total to eight
Camp Pendleton honors helo accident aviators
Medal of Honor for Peralta gets new push
Navy herds, ships out cats on San Nicolas island

February 2012 News Links
Last local troops depart for Afghanistan as drawdown nears
Coast Guard on drug patrol far from home
F-35 makes first test flights with external weapons
Despite recent crashes, military aviation is safer
High court torn over law banning 'Stolen Valor' (lying about medals)
Camp Pendleton marks battle of Iwo Jima
Navy staffing stable; tougher to stay in Marine Corps
Coronado SEALS star in 'Act of Valor' which opens Friday
Camp Pendleton command returns to Afghanistan
Spawar launches satellite
Wounded Warrior games underway at Camp Pendleton
Camp Pendleton's new hospital ahead of schedule
Military defends Marine killed by Orange County deputy
Two ships to honor San Diego war heroes
Hospital Corpsman killed in overseas training accident
San Diego Marine awarded Silver Star
SEALS in the Hollywood spotlight
USS Bonhomme Richard departs San Diego for 'hull swap'
War lessons learned helping to ease combat stress
SD expected to fare well during pentagon cuts
Local Sailors face Navy downsizing
Study estimates 2,000 homeless veterans in San Diego County

USS McClusky fighting war on drugs

PACIFIC OCEAN (May 6, 2012) Alleged drug traffickers are arrested by Colombian naval forces in this still frame from a forward-looking infrared (FLIR) video camera from a U.S. Navy helicopter assigned to the guided-missile frigate USS McClusky (FFG 41) during interdiction operations in the eastern Pacific coastal waters of Colombia. The helicopter maintained surveillance as the Colombian navy made the arrest.

NBSD hosts Spin4Kids

SAN DIEGO (April 18, 2012) Cmdr. Patricia Witherspoon, executive officer of Naval Base San Diego (NBSD), participates in Spin4Kids at the NBSD Admiral Prout Field. Witherspoon, along with more than 130 volunteers, burned between 400 and 700 calories during this hour-long spin bike event. This was the first time NBSD has hosted Spin4Kids, which encourages fitness while promoting the Month of the Military Child and Child Abuse Awareness Month. U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Justin L. Webb

SAN DIEGO (April 18, 2012) A Morale Welfare and Recreation (MWR) fitness instructor leads participants in Spin4Kids at Naval Base San Diego's (NBSD) Admiral Prout Field. More than 130 volunteers burned between 400 and 700 calories during this hour-long spin bike event. This was the first time NBSD has hosted Spin4Kids, which encourages fitness while promoting the Month of the Military Child and Child Abuse Awareness Month. U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Justin L. Webb