Last week Punxsutawney Phil made it official – San Diego businesses have to cope with six more weeks of winter. In the coming week there are numerous speakers and activities that will help us make it through the dreary days ahead.

A memorial to Marines and sailors killed in the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts has been unveiled at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton.

The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command has selected the winning bidder to develop and produce the Navy's next generation tactical afloat network, Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services (CANES).

January is already coming to a close and the local business community is embracing February with a wide range of events. Closing the month and opening February include presentations on green tax benefits and licensing fundamentals for the business executive, a roundtable discussion on technology and communication issues for contractors, the Eighth Annual Cal State San Marcos Report to the Community and the ULI San Diego/Tijuana San Diego Veteran’s Park overview.

The commander of U.S. 3rd Fleet discussed the importance of providing sailors and Marines realistic, relevant training during a panel discussion Jan. 24, at "West 2012," a conference and exposition co-sponsored by the U.S. Naval Institute and the Armed Forces Communication and Electronics Association.

The Center for Sea, Air, Land and Special Warfare Combatant Craft Crewman (CENSEALSWCC) was presented the Navy Information Management/Information Technology (IM/IT) Award at the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association Conference at the San Diego Convention Center earlier this week.

San Diego Self Storage collected a record 10,726 toys during the 2011 holiday season for the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots program, an increase over the 8,570 toys the self-storage provider collected in 2010.

San Diego-based LightBridge Hospice & Palliative Care is the first and only hospice in California -- and one of 12 in the United States -- to meet “We Honor Veterans” Partner Level 4 requirements in improving the care and support of veterans.

A panel of experts from the defense industry shared its prognosis of the current economic state and its predictions for the future at a Daily Transcript roundtable on Jan. 12.

President Barack Obama's announcement that he will pull 33,000 troops from Afghanistan by September will have a significant impact on the San Diego area, especially Oceanside, according to several local leaders who work with veterans.

The mission: to conduct atmospheric collection activity in a small Afghan village in order to further enhance local security.

In the spring of 2009 -- soon after reading “Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of Seal Team 10” by Petty Officer 1st Class Marcus Luttrell -- Craig Irving was coincidentally invited by a friend to take a tour of the North Island Navy SEAL training facility.

If there’s a rapidly evolving, emerging area in the defense sector that is front and center for all stakeholders -- from the military to its contractors -- it’s cyber security.

In order to understand the complex world of cyber security as it pertains to the military and national security, The Daily Transcript spoke with defense contractors and the U.S. Navy’s Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR). This report is the second half of the series on cyber security issues.

State Assemblyman and San Diego mayoral candidate Nathan Fletcher announced Tuesday that he has secured an endorsement from Padres broadcaster and former Marine Jerry Coleman.

Relocating every two years while serving in the Navy taught the Board of Port Commissioners' 2012 chairman how to quickly adapt to new organizations.

Kratos Defense won a contract worth up to $40 million for work at a space and naval warfare center in the Pacific region.

Vice Adm. Richard Hunt, the commander of Naval Surface Forces, said during a visit to San Diego Wednesday that he is optimistic about the course the surface Navy is following.

Banana Republic is launching a new discount for members, spouses and dependents of the military.

Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) senior counsel Ted Gizewski, a former Marine, will be speaking at the San Diego County Bar Association Thursday about returning veterans and the legal profession.