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WASHINGTON - For Sgts. 1st Class Jackie Lord and Morgan Smith, being recognized as this year's best Army career counselors is about more than an award or hitting retention goals - it is a tribute to the soldiers they serve each day. "Everything (career counselors) do is for soldiers and their
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VA is accepting applications from veterans interested in participating in the 2021 National Veterans Summer Sports Clinic. Applications are available online at www.summersportsclinic.va.gov. The deadline to submit an application is May 1, 2021. Participation is open to eligible veterans receiving care at any VA medical facility. The National Veterans Summer Sports
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JOINT BASE LEWIS McCHORD - The kitchen at the Culinary University was filled with aromas like rotisserie chicken, scrumptious sausage, fresh fish and garlic as Chef Robert Irvine's British accent bellowed excited instructions to his students. "As you lay your salmon on the pan, tilt it slightly and lay gently to
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Whether you're the type who makes resolutions or not, the new year is an ideal time to think about goals and plans. To make sure you get your much-needed doses of natural wellness on the Oregon Coast, don't forget to schedule getaways onto your calendar. While you'll want to keep
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Apocalypse eventually My girlfriend of four years is sweet, smart and sexy, in a vanilla kind of way, but I’ve never felt passionate about her. We’re both grad students and we were getting sick of our respective roommates. My girlfriend wanted to move our relationship forward, and found us a great
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A congressional investigation released February 4, 2021, found that baby food manufacturing companies knowingly sold baby food that contained high levels of toxic heavy metals, including inorganic arsenic, lead, cadmium and mercury. Both the FDA and the World Health Organization have determined that these neurotoxins are harmful to human health, even
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JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD - In 2005, Master Sgt. Holly Graham started her Air Force career using her hands to fly satellites for the Air Force Space Command. With a raise of her right hand Feb. 9, she enlisted into the new Space Force. "It was awesome that I got to start my career in space," Graham said. "Now I
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WASHINGTON (AP) - With more than half of America reluctant or flatly opposed to getting a COVID-19 vaccine, a VIP-filled video call on Feb. 4 targeted the nation's military families with an urgent plea: Get the shot. "We need your help," first lady Jill Biden told hundreds of listeners on a
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CAMP MURRAY, Wash. - As demand for the COVID-19 vaccine climbs, more than 150 Washington National Guard soldiers and airmen are helping the state ensure Washingtonians receive their first dose. "We are supporting the Department of Health (DOH) with medics to administer the vaccination, along with other soldiers and airmen to
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The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz is headed home to Bremerton, Wash., after an extended deployment in the Middle East, a Navy official told Stars and Stripes by email Feb. 2. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin over the weekend called the carrier and its strike group home, according to a Feb. 1
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JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD - Airmen from the 627th and 446th Security Forces Squadrons from McChord Field conducted the first Air Force-instructed M153 Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station trainer course for Army combat engineers Jan. 26 to Feb. 6 on Joint Base Lewis-McChord. Designed to familiarize and certify soldiers and airmen with the remote weapon system, the joint forces course is a unique opportunity for both services to work together while learning about the function and
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DALLAS - The Army & Air Force Exchange Service is making it safe and easy for warfighters to stock up on essentials at more than 100 self-serve micro markets - contactless convenience stores offering food, drinks and more - at 50 Army and Air Force installations worldwide. Strategically positioned
Health
Social fitness, or our ability to engage with our social environment effectively and constructively, is an important aspect of holistic health. Simply put, the relationships we have, build, and maintain with people at home, in the workplace, and in our communities influence our general health and performance. For the Department of
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If there is a silver lining to COVID-19, it has certainly given many of us a little more time to sit home and reflect on what inspires us. And for some, it has re-ordered our priorities, or provided the imputes to consider a change in direction. But how? How does one
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Victory is mine! I’ve waited years, and although it’s been a snaillike process, the thong baring, low riding pants have finally gone back to buttcrack hell where they belong. A few years ago the high waist reemerged, but it’s taken designers awhile to get it just right. For 2008, designers
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Bobble Tiki is a tiki about town. Of course, he’s also a social anxiety ridden hermit at times, but that’s the nice thing about Bobble Tiki. He mixes it up. He’s a little like everyone and a lot like no one. Being a sometimes socialite, Bobble Tiki truly enjoys the resurgence
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Thursday, Jan. 24 FOLK charlotte thistle I’ve always been a sucker for women songwriters. Maybe it’s because they give me insight on how to deal with the opposite sex. But folk singer Charlotte Thistle refuses to give me any tips on how to do this as she pens tunes that speak directly
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Make it stop. I clicked on The Devil Wears Prada’s MySpace page and was assaulted with a wash volume that shoved me back in my chair. The Devil Wears Prada — no, not the movie or the book, the metal band — defines hardcore. With machine gun drums, nasty guitar
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On Saturday, Jan. 26, Doxology will play Jazzbones in Tacoma. First and foremost, the show is a benefit for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Though Doxology has gained a reputation for being one of the brightest soul/groove/rock bands around, even prompting Pappi Swarner to swoon “Imagine the music of Maroon
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Imagine having 363 miles of public ocean shoreline as a photography playground. You could capture the rising and setting sun, snap an image of crashing waves and retreating tides, and carefully document the sweeping vistas and historic structures. Luckily, you don't have to imagine it, because it is reality on
