The spouses and girlfriends of deployed troops from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, including the Guard and Reserves in our state, are invited to an evening of pampering free of charge, February 25 from 4-8 p.m.. ...
Three Super Bowl parties on JBLM
Pick your Super Sunday party Feb. 5 from three locations on Joint Base Lewis-McChord. Catch ...
JBLM family develops resources for kids with autism
On a sunny afternoon in late September, 11-year-old Garrett Holdaway went to recess. He didn't...
McChord Air Force Association chapter looking forward to 2012
With an active group of more than 150 community partners, the McChord Field Air Force...
Jan
27th
Big cuts coming; lower pay raises start in 2015
FROM ARMY TIMES... Service members can expect standard pay raises for the next two years - most likely 1.7 percent for 2013 - but that will change starting in 2015, according to a new budget plan unveiled at the Pentagon on Thursday. Defense...
Jan
27th
Army reviews Madigan’s PTSD diagnosis reversal
FROM AP...The Army has begun a top-level review of a Madigan Army Medical Center team's decision to reverse the post-traumatic stress disorder diagnoses of more than a dozen soldiers. The Seattle Times reports that the office of the Army...
Jan
27th
Odierno says he’s OK with cutting force by 80K
FROM USA TODAY... The Pentagon's plan to cut 80,000 soldiers is fine with Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond Odierno, as long as it takes six years to do it. "If they told me I had to do it in two years, I would not have been OK with 490,000,"...
Jan
26th
Today, we look at some of our favorite things to do in Seattle. Gum Wall Troll The Locks Crumpets Arboretum West Seattle
Jan
26th
Airmen key to new defense strategy
Airmen will play an important role in the joint team's effort to achieve the priorities laid out in the new defense strategic guidance, according to the Air Force's top uniformed officer. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz spoke...
Focus
SF Soldiers lend expertise to drug task force
Standing in a patch of tall grass and brush, Mike Cooke looked at his compass, checked his map and headed off in a northwesterly direction. His objective - which was a red topped, white post - was more than 1,300 meters away. Lucky us, I...
Military Life
Coping with a Down Syndrome diagnosis
While pregnant, most expectant mothers envision what their child will be like. They dream of a healthy baby with ten fingers and ten toes, who perhaps has their blue eyes or their husband's perfect nose. But when that doesn't happen and the baby...
Children
Site Connects Kids Dealing With Deployment
The Defense Department has launched a new website intended to bolster military children as they deal with deployments and the other stressors of military life. Military Kids Connect offers military kids - from children to tweens and teens - an...
Jobs
Being in business with your spouse isn’t easy
Working with a business partner can be challenging, as no two (or more) individuals will agree all the time. And disagreement can lead to trouble. That potential can be multiplied when one's business partner is also one's spouse. The results of...
Focus
Suicide: Putting the pieces back together
The word "suicide" is in the news all the time. Nearly every week, it seems, we hear about the military's latest suicide count, or how another Servicemember suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) has killed him or herself. In the...
We have new Facebook pages for families, and another for single soldiers and airmen serving at...
Every Thursday, we send JBLM Spouses magazine onto the world wide web to inform our single...
Hello spouses in business. Northwestmilitary.com and our affiliate sites including JBLM...
Every Thursday, we send JBLM Singles magazine onto the world wide web to inform our single...
Northwestmilitary.com has a portal for military spouses looking for employment. JBLM...
Recent Comments
M.D. said:
There is a wonderful program that supports youth with disabilities and their families in the Tacoma community. It is called the Community...
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RangerKen said:
Chlona, I am so sorry, but our resources are not enough to provide these services to all spouses. We do these events one to two times a year. If...
in Pampering Our Spouses (and girlfriends, too)
RangerKen said:
Moms of single soldiers are welcome to attend if your soldier is currently deployed.
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Tam said:
Just curious, what about mother of single soldiers. They 2 are always forgotten.
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chiona said:
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