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Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass visited Joint Base Lewis-McChord Jan. 31-Feb 2 to learn about the mission here and how the Air Force and Army integrate for joint operations. During her visit, Bass visited the 62nd Airlift Wing, 627th Air Base Group, 446th Airlift Wing, Western
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Washington workers like you deserve a work environment free from harassment and discrimination. Many workplaces promise to keep workers safe from these occurrences. In reality, many do not live up to the task. You may face sexual harassment while on the job. In some cases, you may not even know that
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Imagine having groceries from the commissary delivered to your doorstep. The Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) will soon make online grocery delivery a reality, including at Joint Base Lewis-McChord. Agency officials have identified eight stores that will be part of a pilot program to test the idea of doorstep delivery of
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When we think of the greatest mustachioed characters in movie history, certain names come to mind: Rhett Butler and Rufus T. Firefly, Charlie Chaplin in myriad roles and even the likes of the Stranger in The Big Lebowski, Lando Calrissian in The Empire Strikes Back and Bill "The Butcher" Cutting
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JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD - The Security Force Assistance Command is hosting an upcoming Assessment and Selection for soldiers stationed in the INDOPACOM region who are interested in volunteering for a Security Force Assistance Brigade, Feb. 28-Mar. 5, Joint Base Lewis-McChord. While the specific events comprising the A & S will not
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"If there's one thing in my life I do wish I had ... I wish I was loved and respected ... like Brady, Peyton, Roger Staubach. ... I never had that kind of respect. And I wish I did." - Terry Bradshaw In the wake of an epic playoff season, and
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Manic Meatballs - located in Lakewood's Tillicum district directly across I-5 from Joint Base Lewis-McChord - has been serving the local community delicious meatballs since late 2020. The menu revolves around items that owner Carrie Stalder's husband had been making for their family for years. "We would bring ‘manic' meatballs to holidays
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JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas - A Mission and Installation Contracting Command senior NCO from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, earned the Maj. Gen. Aubrey "Red" Newman award Jan. 21 during an awards ceremony. Master Sgt. M. Colin McTague was presented the U.S. Army Forces Command-level award by Command Sgt. Maj.
Health
MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER, Joint Base Lewis-McChord - Do you like standing in line? Does anyone? If you are a patient at Madigan Army Medical Center, you can expect to do less of it with the Department of Pharmacy's new Q-Anywhere system. Patients can now use this program to skip the
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JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD - The new exercise options for airmen to complete their Air Force Physical Fitness Assessment are in effect as of Jan. 1, 2022. The Air Force's new assessment options allow airmen to choose from a wider variety of exercises to show their level of fitness. Here are the
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JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD - Janice Batiste has been driving buses for Clover Park School District since 1988. She's seen and heard her fair share of adolescent pranks and jokes. What started out as another joke Batiste overheard about 30 minutes into the ride home from Lakes High School in early January, quickly changed
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For many Americans, and some veterans, living through the past several years of COVID-19 induced chaos has been a struggle. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, this struggle has had - and will continue to have - a negative effect on mental health. Specific to veterans, the CDC reports
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UPDATE: Ken Miller awarded $500,000 in court. This month, Ken Miller will find out if his proverbial fight with city hall was worth it. For the past three years, Miller has spent the better part of his days fighting to keep property that regional transportation authority Sound Transit says it needs
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Club Adrian is what you might call the underdog of the Tacoma underage music scene — not quite as hip as Viaduct nor as publicized as Club Impact, but none the less frequented in droves by scenesters of the local all-ages music scene. I’ve often heard rumors of its existence,
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It sounds too good to be true, but all accounts indicate that the recently-announced Sound Community Initiatives fund will play a brilliant role in revitalizing poor neighborhoods in Tacoma and beyond. Organized by members of the Martin Luther King Housing Development Association and local mogul Larry Kopp, the SCI fund
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What I blew my paycheck on this week. Lover’s Package Plain and simple, I think Valentine’s Day blows. It’s just another holiday pushed by the greeting card companies, the chocolate factories, florists and every restaurant around (does anyone really need an excuse to go out to eat?) via every media outlet known
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I have just about had it with cell phones. Don’t get me wrong. They are very valuable for a myriad of reasons, but they are starting to really annoy me. Strike that. It is not the cell phones, it is the stupid people that let them rule their lives. Recently,
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Stephin Merritt records under many monikers, but The Magnetic Fields are arguably his most popular project. Merritt tends to create unique themes that run along perfectly with an album’s title. The 1999 box set 69 had 69 love songs, and the 2004 release I contained all tracks that began with
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As you’ve probably noticed, the Weekly Volcano is a bit different this week. The paper is bigger, sexier, and better — and this is what you can expect from here on out. In the past the Weekly Volcano has been cool. Now the Weekly Volcano is super cool. Bobble Tiki knows
