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Recent changes to the Thrift Savings Plan, or TSP, give savers more investment options and easier access to their accounts. The TSP is a retirement account that is similar to a 401(k) plan; it is also at the heart of the Blended Retirement System (BRS). Service members who joined after January
Health
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, an annual campaign to raise awareness about the impact of breast cancer. To this end, there will be a Breast Reconstruction Awareness Day on Wednesday, Oct. 19 from 9:30 am to 1:30 pm on the first floor of the Madigan Army Medical Center Mall. All
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Tacoma Restaurant Week actually takes place over two weeks running Oct. 16-20 and Oct. 23-27, 2022. Each restaurant will offer a three course dinner ranging from $30 to $58 and the restaurants open for lunch will offer a two course lunch ranging from $15 to $25. Tacoma Restaurant Week is a
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Whether you're a service member or a TRICARE-eligible family member, contraceptive care plays a key role in your overall health, wellness, and quality of life. It also supports your individual and family readiness. TRICARE covers a full range of contraceptive methods, regardless of which health plan you have. And recent
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Team McChord welcomed the 2022-2024 honorary commanders during an assumption of command ceremony at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Sept. 29. These local community leaders come from various backgrounds and play a key role in continuing to strengthen ties between Team McChord and the local community. "Leaders pair with military commanders and serve
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The Chaplain Family Life Center (CFLC) is dedicated to ensuring family readiness. "The mission of the CFLC is to provide highly specialized education, consultation, and resources for unit chaplains to conduct pastoral counseling," explained Chaplain (Lt.Col.) Collin Grossruck, the center's director. Near the Madigan Army Medical Center, the center has been co-located
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We often speak of that almost ethereal and magical thing called "chemistry" between actors in memorable films - but there are also movies in which the undeniably talented cast members never seem to click, for myriad reasons. In the case of David O. Russell's jaw-droppingly terrible, aggressively tasteless, profoundly unfunny
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FORT LEE, Va. - Service members and their families will soon see a three to five percent decrease in pricing on most grocery items in their commissaries as part of a Department of Defense initiative to bolster the economic security and stability of the military community. DOD's "Taking Care of Service
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FORT BRAGG, N.C. - The 12 best squads from across the U.S. Army have battled their way to the top of their respective commands, and they will now represent their senior commands during the U.S. Army's first-ever Best Squad Competition at Fort Bragg, N.C. through Oct 7. The week-long competition assesses
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The 17th Annual Tacoma Film Festival (TFF) kicks off Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022 with a preview of local filmmakers Isaac Olsen and Justin and Rob Peterson's new documentary of The Ventures, Tacoma's rock royalty. The Ventures are the most successful group to come out of Tacoma as well as being
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OXON HILL, Md. - Gen. Mike Minihan, commander of Air Mobility Command, presented his case for the state of air mobility to a packed audience of airmen at the 2022 Air, Space & Cyber Conference, Sept. 21. His problem statement was direct, if provocative: the joint force is not as ready
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JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD - The Navy defeated Army 10-9 in overtime, in an entertaining, back and forth ice hockey game played at the Kraken Community Iceplex in Seattle Sept. 24. The Army team was made up of players from mostly Joint Base Lewis-McChord and the Navy team featured players mostly
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When you enter Lakewood's International District it's almost like stepping into another country. Hangul (the Korean alphabet) signs line the buildings and compete for your attention. Known locally as Koreatown, you'll find a variety of restaurants with authentic Korean food and shops with Korean made items. Korean Barbecue is very popular
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The Defense Department Sept. 22 laid out an array of efforts - some already underway and some on the horizon - that address the needs of married service members and their families, as well as single service members. In a memo titled "Taking Care of Our Service Members and Families," Secretary of
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The newly expanded and upgraded Joint Base Lewis-McChord Exchange celebrated its Grand Reopening Sept. 28. "The modern look and name brands in the main store, mall and food court make the complex look and feel like a shopping center our customers would see outside of the gate," stated Keiana Holleman, a
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Major Abram Staten used the words "life giving" to describe his ministry to the soldiers of 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team. "Chaplains serve under their own religious calling," he began, "and they help others to excel in life by modeling the tools needed to succeed in life." Growing up in Winnsboro, South
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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
