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Women in the Navy will soon have more hairstyle options while in uniform, according to an announcement Wednesday about upcoming changes to female grooming standards. Female sailors will soon be able to wear ponytails and dreadlocks -- also known as "locks" -- while working or in dress uniforms. Women who chose
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If you're a serious long-distance runner and active-duty servicemember at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, chances are you're chomping at the bit for the 2018 Freedom Run. If you're not a strong runner, it's still worth waking up early on a Saturday morning to watch the race, during which participants will compete
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Standing on a baseball field and facing east into the morning sun, Spec. Mario Alvarado stood at parade rest holding the colors of the 555th Engineer Brigade. He wisely kept his eyes almost closed. "It's awesome to be here this morning," Alvarado said as the brigade formed up behind him. "This day
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Army senior leaders have approved a new strenuous fitness test designed to better prepare soldiers for combat tasks, reduce injuries and lead to ample cost savings across the service. The six-event readiness assessment, called the Army Combat Fitness Test, is intended to replace the current three-event Army Physical Fitness Test, which
Arts
Book artists, meaning artists who create books conceived as works of art, combine many of the most fascinating elements of books - stories told with words and sometimes illustrated with pictures - and elements of visual arts such as drawn, painted and sculpted images. When these elements are skillfully woven
Reviews
ANNOUNCER: Dutch and Jackie went looking for something simple, old school, and flavorful this week. Their search took them to Pizza Casa in Lakewood; a family owned and operated Italian eatery since 1958 serving up pizza, salads, Italian sandwiches, and pasta to its faithful patrons. DUTCH: Full disclosure: I've been eating
South Sound Cinema
Another month, another edition of Three Easy Pieces, where I explore a specific pocket of pop culture, from its birth to today. The recent release of Solo: A Star Wars Story has me thinking of box office disasters. And look, time will tell whether or not Solo can truly be called a disaster, but
Music
When I was first becoming aware of singer-songwriters' individual perspectives and modes of expression, my preferences began to lie in two diametrically opposed camps: the personal and the universal. In more specific terms, I gravitated towards artists who were all about bearing their souls and presenting a persona that was
Features
Summer, summer, summer time has finally arrived! Festival season is in full effect luring the masses to local parks and sometimes the streets to stroll, shop and (my personal favorite) eat! While some festivals add foodie fun to elevate the festival experience, others embrace our love of all things culinary fully,
Stage
Editor's Note: Last week, Alec Clayton previewed the opening of Lysistrata. This week, Adam McKinney offers his review. The battle of the sexes has been a trope, in fiction, for practically as long as there has been fiction. Along the way, it's been approached with varying levels of humor, tragedy, righteous
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America's First Corps bid farewell to the first female I Corps command chaplain during a Change of Stole ceremony June 29 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord. "The passing of the stole is a tangible representation that the responsibility for spiritual leadership and pastoral care has passed from one chaplain to another," said
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Spc. Arshia Gill is breaking the mold and has become one of the many new female soldiers stepping into a combat military occupational specialties. But, for Gill, she's become more than just a trail blazer, she's an engineer, a student and a soldier all wrapped up into one. Gill is a
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The U.S. Air Forces Central Command's Manpower, Personnel and Services Directorate (A1) began the second phase of decreasing pre-deployment requirements for airmen preparing to enter AFCENT's area of responsibility. AFCENT Deployment Streamlining version 2.0 was released and became effective June 15. In March, the first phase began with the reduction of
Military Life
When Col. Kenneth Moss, commander of the 374th Airlift Wing, arrived at Yokota's Enlisted Club for a morning meeting last Thursday and discovered a car parked in his reserved space, it seemed like an airman was about to have a very bad day. "I thought that was pretty bold, so I
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In the future, Army installations could employ artificial intelligence, cloud computing, data analytics and other technological advancements to increase efficiencies and improve the sustainability of the force, according to the assistant chief of staff for installation management, or ACSIM. "Planning for the installations of the future" is ACSIM's newest initiative, and
Travel
Walla Walla is a beautiful town in Eastern Washington. It's internationally renown for its more than 140 wineries. The downtown area is charming and there is such a family feel about the area. "It feels like what it was like when I was a child, riding your bike to school and
