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The Campaign for Inclusive Care is just underway. On Jan. 31 of this year, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Elizabeth Dole Foundation launched the campaign, which focuses on ensuring that military caregivers are completely integrated as a part of their service member or veteran's medical team. "We know that
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Emile Skeete was selected in January as the Cadet of the Month by the 8th Brigade of the U.S. Army Cadet Command. The brigade oversees Junior Reserve Officer Training Corp -- JROTCP programs in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, California, Nevada, Alaska, Hawaii and Guam. A junior at Lakes High School and a
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Sgt. Tori Beaver believes her family's history of service in the Army predestined her decision to enlist on Sept. 6, 2016. "The best decision I ever made," the Army brat from Kansas succinctly wrote in an email. Beaver currently is assigned as a medic to 1st Battalion, 94th Field Artillery Regiment, 17th
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The Defense Department is working to improve the Exceptional Family Member Program with several initiatives, a Defense Department official said at a House Armed Services Committee hearing. Carolyn Stevens, director of the DoD's Office of Military Family Readiness Policy and Navy Capt. Edward Simmer, chief clinical officer of Tricare Health Plans
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WASHINGTON — The Pentagon on Monday requested a three percent boost to troop pay in 2021, plus its largest-ever investment in innovation and next-generation weapons as part of a $705.4 billion budget proposal for fiscal year 2021, as the United States eyes increased military capabilities by its
Spouse magazine
To receive an email announcing the latest Spouse magazine, click here. To read the February 2020 Spouse Magazine, click HERE. In this month's issue: <<< Free fitness classes and equipment offered at JBLM <<< $25 gym memberships for USAA members <<< It's about teamwork <<< Virtual-reality experience now open at Pt. Defiance <<< VK Viet Kitchen <<<
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Disney’s magic reached up from sunny California to the great white (er, wet) north opening the long awaited staging of the hit movie, Frozen, Saturday. High tech, glittering, and senstional best describe the staging, while a stellar cast and tech crew clearly personify Disney’s demand for excellence – an expectation thickly
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Learning how to control voltage changed my life,” says sonic alchemist Daniel Farrell. Farrell, also known as Myello Electronics, is a sound artist — and a whole lot more. He sculpts waveforms, tones and resonances like Pollack sculpted splattered paint into nearly perfect geometric forms. While he considers himself a
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Heathers was always destined to be a cult film, with its button-pushing story and pitch-black humor ensuring that an audience would eventually find it and love it, but the general public would stay away. Much like The Evil Dead before it, though, Heathers was a cult film that surprisingly ended
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ANNOUNCER: The owners of Olympia's popular Italian restaurant Basilico have opened Crudo & Cotto in the Proctor neighborhood of Tacoma. Much like their Olympia location, the focus is on fresh, authentic, Italian dishes with a Northwest flare. And though the menu is unique to each place, bread, pasta and desserts
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Located at the Pierce County Airport -- Thun Field, Top Gun Bar and Grill has one of the best views of Mount Rainier in the South Sound. On a clear day, you can watch planes take off and land from the airport while the iconic mountain looms in the background.
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Psssssst, hey you. Yea, you ... don't forget, Valentine's Day is coming up hot. Whether you are on team "We don't celebrate Hallmark Holidays," or "I better get something or else," or maybe, secretly "I don't want anything, but a nice date WOULD be nice," we've got you covered with
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The next transition before the final uniform change from the Airman Battle Uniform to the newly regulated Operation Camouflage Pattern combat uniform will be effective June 1 for all airmen. "We are coming up on a big milestone requirement this year, as far as OCP wear," said Tech. Sgt. Tyler A.
Military Life
(Photo: Airman 1st Class Kam Watt, 4th Airlft Squadron loadmaster, marshalls a K-loader up to the back of a C-17 Globemaster III to offload cargo in Iraq, Dec. 20, 2019. A C-17 loadmaster is responsible for the on-load and off-load of cargo from the aircraft, and for securing it while
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(Photo: Staff Sgt. Mark Soltero, 627th Security Forces Squadron base defense operations center (BDOC) controller, responds to a transmission pertaining to flight line security at Joint Base Lewis-McChord Dec. 4, 2019. Soltero and other BDOC airmen monitor communications and video surveillance to make sure the flight line on McChord Field
Travel
Kirkland is the perfect destination for a one-night mini-vacation away from Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM), and a well-planned Saturday night stay maximizes your time and minimizes traffic. The cute, downtown area of Kirkland is just east of Seattle and is located on the shores of Lake Washington, about an hour drive
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The Department of the Army announced today the implementation of the new Aviation Incentive Pay (AvIP) rates to stay competitive with the civilian aviation industry. Aviation incentives are special pays above base pay to ensure aviators are ready and available for flight duty, regardless of unit of assignment. These rates became
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(Photo: U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Chris Lawson, 20th Medical Support Squadron lab technician, places a drop of blood on a slide in the medical clinic at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Dec. 9, 2019. Lawson allowed the slide to dry before staining with different colors to make components
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(Photo: Chief Warrant Officer 4 Jonathon Boone, ADA Proponent warrant officer, said the the ADA warrant officer branch is wide open because of the expanding missions of the branch. The 14 series Military Occupational Specialties are the feeder for the warrant specialties, but the branch will accept candidates from other
Military Life
For the past decade, the USO Northwest has hosted its Seattle Golf Tournament which highlighted competition between Army, Marine, Air Force, Navy, Coast Guard and National Guard members. "Due to (the golf tournament's) success," began Donald Leingang, executive director, USO Northwest, "we were thinking about other competitions that the military would
