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(446th AW PA) - With record cargo, passenger and air traffic, the 455th Expeditionary Aerial Port Squadron at Bagram Airfield is getting some help from three reservists with the 36th Aerial Port Squadron, here in supplying the fight in Afghanistan. Soon to deploy are Tech. Sgt. Richard Gerren, 36th APS inspector,
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The talk about a land swap between the City of Lakewood and Joint Base Lewis-McChord to move businesses out of McChord Field's dangerous clear zone is still just that. Talk. "The land swap is still in its conceptual stages; it is by no means a done deal," wrote John Caulfield, Lakewood's City
Operation Family Support
Just because mom or dad is away on a deployment doesn't necessarily mean they have to miss a host of important family events and milestones. Call it a job for the deployed servicemember's stand-in. More specifically, Flat Daddy. SFC Graphics, a Toledo, Ohio based company, has been producing Flat Daddies since late
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1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) soldiers on Joint Base Lewis-McChord and their Canadian counterparts gathered on Tuesday to celebrate the beginning of Menton Week, a yearly tradition spanning 26 years that honors the units' legacy and lineage. The opening ceremony, held at the Group's Memorial Wall just outside its headquarters, officially
Music
For as much as can be said about how loudly and resoundingly garage rock and grunge have dominated the music landscape of the Pacific Northwest, there's always been the existence of stringbands, plucking away on the edges. It's worth remembering, after all, that the official Washington state dance is the
Focus
Christian Hamilton is not your typical long-distance runner. "I'm here to show my support for those who have been wounded and those who have given their all," said the staff sergeant, who is assigned to the 17th Fires Brigade on Joint Base Lewis-McChord. While about 700 runners prepared for a 5K run
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Col. John Norris takes one last look at soldiers from 4th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division after relinquishing command to Col. Michael Getchell. During a tearful speech at Soldiers Field House, Norris could not thank enough the city of Lakewood, the JBLM community and his fellow Raiders for their support in
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Not many people know this, but barbecue is Haitian food. That is to say, the word barbecue comes to us from barabicu, a word in the Caribbean Taíno language, by way of the Spanish barbacoa. Haitians define a barabicu as a framework of sticks within or above which meat is
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One could almost call it a homecoming for Col. Paul Norwood. After spending four years at Joint Base Lewis-McChord when he was a young child while his father served in the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment from 1968 to 1972, Norwood returned to the base Wednesday morning as the new 201st Battlefield
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Preparing and training to successfully confront and defeat threats to this nation is at the core of the training each soldier undergoes. For the past nine years, the Army has conducted combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. In prosecuting the Global War on Terror (GWOT), commanders and their soldiers have concentrated
Concert Alert
We list major concerts going on sale this weekend, as well as national touring acts performing in the Puget Sound this week and down the road. SECRET TICKET CODE TM = Ticketmaster, 253.627.TIXS, www.ticketmaster.com TW = TicketsWest, 800.325.SEAT, www.ticketswest.com TWEB = Ticketweb, 866.468.7623, www.ticketweb.com >>> ON SALE NOW Blicky Seattle Jan. 5
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Earlier this year, Scots voted to remain part of the United Kingdom by an over-10% margin. This surprised many commentators, who remarked on the centuries-long history of British nobles treating the good people of Scotland like unwashed, uncultured barbarians. In 1747, for example, our shared nemesis King George III banned
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Missing the wine wobble? The Puyallup Main Street Association and Valley Arts United invite you to their version of a wine wobble on May 19 from 2 to 6 p.m. Advance tickets cost $15, or $20 at the door. Spend an afternoon tasting wines from around the world, check out Puyallup’s local
Cup Check
STRIKE ONE It's the Major League Baseball off-season, meaning the "hot stoves" are heating up, and the Yankees are frantically throwing money at big-name free agents. While talk of where ace-pitcher Cliff Lee will end up next year has dominated most discussions, other - less crucial - tinkering is taking place
Music
There had been talk of international touring on the strength of the Guns ‘n' Roses fame since almost the moment Duff McKagan and I started playing together. While it seemed like a no-brainer, and I was certain it COULD happen, if I had learned one lesson in the music business
Stage
In the underrated Back to the Future Part II, Marty McFly revisits the sequel's predecessor, observing them from a few yards away. It's as if the events of the previous story are being retold by a second Marty, who sees them from just out of frame. That's the narrative conceit
Arts
Screw the Snuggie, and the pack of tighty-whities and the basket of over-priced, over-smelly hand lotions. This year, why not shop smart and creative at the 8th annual Duck the Malls event in downtown Olympia? A benefit for Olympia Film Society, the event hosts tons of artists and crafters and
Stage
The Spaceworks project continues to show innovative works by some of Tacoma's most interesting artists in some of the town's more interesting (if not always easy to see) venues. One of the more fascinating works in the program comes from Michael Kaniecki, a recent transplant from Moab, Utah, who said
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Mommapalooza Yeah. Mother’s Day is imminent. Embarrassingly, I must admit I have made no purchases for either of the mothers on my list — neither his, nor mine — and time is running out. Enter the Francophile-ic lovey-ness of Trouve, which, yes, will be closing, but not until July. A recent
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So there we were at Masa, and we saw this amazingly fabulous haircut. Just prior to that trip, there we were with a group of girlfriends, and we saw this amazingly similar, amazingly fabulous haircut. And there I was, home alone watching Shear Genius (a guilty secret pleasure, shhhhh, don’t
