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Wear blue: run to remember began the Gold Star Youth Mentorship Program last year, and it was a huge success. The program pairs active-duty military members with Gold Star youth for a nine-week running program that culminates on Memorial Day, a particularly challenging day for those who have lost a
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Technology in the classroom is vital to educating today's students to understand the challenges of the future. To this end, educators at Saltar's Point Elementary School recently took delivery of an additional 252 Chromebooks for use in their classrooms. The school is the first in the Steilacoom Historical School District to
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January marked a change of pace for the Rainier Wing. We rang in the New Year and said goodbye to an incredibly instrumental wing commander, Col. Scott McLaughlin, who transitioned to become the Fourth Air Force director of staff. During the change of command ceremony, where I became the 25th commander
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The Washington Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, an agency of the Department of Defense, presented Aug. 30 the Patriot Award to Gene Raisanen, operations manager for Delta Air Lines Cargo Operations in Seattle, in recognition of extraordinary support of an employee who serves in the United States
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McChord Field Medical Clinic Red Cross volunteer Don Hearon performs several duties in the pharmacy during the 10 hours a week he comes in. The 75-year-old recently built and adjusted existing shelving inside the pharmacy and has even applied his administrative skills to help improve workflow processes at the refill window. But
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Over the last two years, the 62nd and 446th Airlift Wings at McChord Field have flown many missions providing humanitarian aid to countries all over the world. From medical evacuations to Haiti and Antarctica to delivering relief supplies to Pakistan, Japan and Chile, the wings' impact has touched many lives. Air Force
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Eligible Air Force civilians have until May 1 to submit their civilian developmental education program applications to the Air Force's Personnel Center for the 2019 academic year. The Air Force Civilian Force Development Program offers more than 25 programs to help civilians develop leadership skills and expand their overall knowledge. They
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(62nd AW PA) - More than 100 Airmen assigned to the 8th Airlift Squadron departed McChord Field Aug. 26 for a 60-day deployment in support of the Operations New Dawn and Enduring Freedom. "While it has been approximately one year since the 8th Airlift Squadron returned from last year's deployment, our
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Standing in a restoration hangar just north of the Museum of Flight, volunteer Dale Thompson's voice wavered a bit when he started telling the story of how the museum acquired its B-29 Superfortress. The museum's B-29, known as T-Square 54, fought in the Pacific during World War II, flying 37 bombing
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Travel
Ah Puyallup, one of those tricky little Pacific Northwest destinations with a name that is hard to pronounce for non-locals. In addition to a river running through and more car lots than you can shake a squeegee at, what does it have to offer? Let me tell you -- loads! Downtown Puyallup
Tacoma Week In Review
Still No Contract Tacoma teachers continue to work and teach without a new contract, and consequently the teacher's union spent yet another week pressuring the Tacoma School District to get one done. Teachers again demonstrated outside a Tacoma School Board meeting this week, urging the district to come to terms with their
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ANNOUNCER: This week Dutch and Jackie find themselves craving breakfast throughout the day and land in Tacoma's Proctor district at the Waffle Stop. With waffles ranging from savory to sweet to entirely filling, there is plenty to satisfy.JACKIE: The first thing that caught my attention is that branding is on
Music
Three Easy Pieces is a monthly column where I guide you through a specific pocket of pop culture, showing you how it evolved from its inception to how it exists today. This month, I'm talking about supergroups. Yes, the notion of several famous musicians from other bands forming their own
Attractions
Just 45 minutes south of JBLM, Great Wolf Lodge Grand Mound is home to a family-friendly indoor water park. Whatever your thrill tolerance, you'll find it here -- from waves and water cannons to a take-your-breath-away plunge into a giant funnel. While Great Wolf Lodge is a full-service resort, its main
Military Life
Retired military spouse Susan Krogh turned her love and talent for parties into a successful party planning and catering business, Just Call Susan Party, in 2015, when she found herself an empty nester after her youngest child moved out. "After a few weeks self-pity, I picked myself up and started to
Education
Joint Base Lewis-McChord announced Wednesday an increase in security presence in the wake of the 9/11 anniversary on Sunday . Though there are no specific threats to installations, DOD approved U.S. Northern Command's recommendation to elevate force protection levels in what officials are calling "an
Education
Making decisions about postsecondary education can be tough. But the Joint Base Lewis-McChord Education Fair can help Soldiers and their Families narrow things down. "It's going to be like a one-stop shopping situation for them," education guidance counselor Jan Muri said of the upcoming event. The fair, which
Music
It's the natural state of being to be mystified by the universe -- not in a "the flap of a great bird's wings must be creating this thunder we're hearing!" sort of way, but in an innate curiosity that draws us to explore. Sure enough, the more we explore about
