The fire broke out around 2 p.m. and briefly halted traffic along state Route 163, before it was extinguished, according to San Diego Fire-Rescue.

A Marine Corps pilot who ejected from a F-35 fighter jet last weekend in South Carolina repeatedly requested an ambulance during a call with a 911 dispatcher from the home where he parachuted to safety.

In all, 1,080 flags were positioned along the 7-mile funeral route from a in Belleville, Ill., cathedral to Mount Carmel Cemetery, where Marine Capt. Eleanor “Ellie” LeBeau Cooke was laid to rest. Cooke was a pilot on a MV-22B Osprey that crashed Aug. 27 in Australia. Two other Marines were killed in the incident.

F-35 fighter jets are available to fly only 55% of the time, and 73% of replacement parts must be sent back to suppliers because the Pentagon’s maintenance depots are inadequate, according to a new report from government auditors.

Army Gen. Randy George was approved in a 96-1 vote, with Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, objecting. Marine Gen. Eric Smith was unanimously approved in a 96-0 vote.

A Japanese Cabinet minister this week gave Okinawa’s governor until Wednesday to approve design changes for a coastal airfield planned to replace Marine Corps Air Station Futenma.

The settlement offers to those harmed by contaminated drinking water at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune are likely to be accepted by some victims, many others and their attorneys are still pushing for action on more than 1,100 cases already filed in federal court.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said he will attempt to secure the confirmations of Air Force Gen. C.Q. Brown to be the next chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Randy George to be Army chief of staff and Gen. Eric Smith to be the commandant of the Marine Corps.

Here’s what is known about the modern warplane and its latest incident.

The preponderance of U.S. military bases on Okinawa are a threat to world peace and make the island a potential target, Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki told a United Nations panel.