Health
It is good to see clearly. Over the past few decades, advancements in refractive eye surgery have been made due to developments of refined techniques and the emergence of laser vision surgery. At the center of this progress is the Excimer laser, a piece of technology that allows ophthalmologists to remove very
Operation Family Support
When it comes to wounded warriors, Proliance Surgeons wants to give back. To that end, Proliance is presenting The Heartbeat Serving Wounded Warriors Golf Invitational. The event will be held at the Home Course on Sept. 16. The course is located at 2300 Hoffman Hill Boulevard in DuPont, and the invitational begins
Health
How the Madigan Healthcare System delivers medical care to the dependents of active duty Servicemembers is changing. "We've moved the military clinic closer to where military families live," Frank Bannister, group practice manager of the Madigan-Puyallup Medical Home, said as he walked through the clean and well-lit facility. "When I am
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Hats off to the Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) Combatives Team. During the three-day 2011 U.S. Army Combatives Championship held last week at Fort Hood, Texas, the JBLM team took fifth place out of ten teams. Fort Hood's team took first place for the second year in a row. More than 400 Soldiers
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Staff Sgt. Joe Gallik was not fooling around. "You will engage the target; take it down; bound forward and reengage," said the veteran Soldier. "Got it?" With those last two words, Gallik and nine other Washington Army National Guard soldiers stepped of a line of departure and began to move down a 700-meter,
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The sound of hammers meeting the heads of nails and wood resounded throughout Founder's Circle in Central Tacoma last week. "It's good to be out here working with people from the Habitat for Humanity," Staff Sgt. George Hudgeons said as he measured a piece of wood. "Helping to build a couple
Business News
Garage Plus is a destination concept where every effort is made to provide customers with a "condo garage." "We want people to stay here, to enjoy their time here," Kevin Craft, sales manager, said as we inspected a number of storage units. "We knew right from the start that we had
Veterans
Saturday, July 9 Wilburn Ross quietly walked into Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 2329 and sat down at the bar. "He's here," someone said a few moments later. As Ross sipped a glass of beer, a few people walked over to shake his hand or talk. In a soft voice that
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A person who is the model of perfection - either spiritual or secular - is called a saint. Regardless of an individual's beliefs, saints offer believers a means by which to find a sense of safety. It is this sense of comfort, a belief that everything is going to
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Retired Master Sgt. Sutien Fields walked into the pro shop at the Eagles Pride Golf Course. Nicely attired, he wore a sleeveless black sweater. In small, neat yellow letters appeared the words, "Rainier Cup - 2011." "It's fun to compete in the Rainier Cup and play against the Air Force and Navy,"
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The green pen dangling from the clipboard in Sgt. 1st Class Michael Bailey's left hand would be used to determine if 2nd Lt. Limwell Mangrubang would earn his Expert Infantry Badge (EIB). Every so often, Bailey took the pen in hand and wrote something down. Most of the time, however, the
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Atropia is an imaginary place where Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) cadets learn real lessons in cultural awareness. "It's awesome training," cadet Kayla Stevens said moments after searching two women. "This training has taught me a lot about interacting with different cultures." Understanding different cultures may be vital to Stevens' career. U.S. Army
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The green pen dangling from the clipboard in Sgt. 1st Class Michael Bailey's left hand would be used to determine if 2nd Lt. Limwell Mangrubang would earn his Expert Infantry Badge (EIB). Every so often, Bailey took the pen in hand and wrote something down. Most of the time, however, the
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I Corps is ready for its deployment to Afghanistan. "We've studied the history and culture; we've done numerous reconnaissance trips to Kabul," said Col. Jim Danna, the Corps' chief of operations for plans and training, earlier this week. But the hard work of preparation goes much deeper than academics. "We have a
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Spc. Mary Ramirez moaned loudly when she saw her severed right hand. "What happened to me!" she screamed. "Where is my hand? Why is it over there?" Lying in a pool of blood, Ramirez's hand rested about four inches from the end of the arm it had once been attached to. "I want
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I watched out a small window as the F-15 Eagle flew up behind the KC-135 Stratotanker and gently nuzzled up to a flying boom. Beside me in the small, cold faring under the rear fuselage of the tanker, Tech Sgt. Marty Martin, 141st Air Refueling Wing (ARW), Washington Air National Guard
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I Corps is ready for its deployment to Afghanistan. "We've studied the history and culture; we've done numerous reconnaissance trips to Kabul," said Col. Jim Danna, the Corps' chief of operations for plans and training, earlier this week. But the hard work of preparation goes much deeper than academics. "We have a
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Rangers lead the way in deeds done. This thought crossed my mind last Monday - D-Day in 1945 - as I stood in from the headquarters building of the 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment earlier this week and listened to five Rangers talk about their recent ascent of Mount McKinley. These elite
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Spc. Mary Ramirez moaned loudly when she saw her severed right hand. "What happened to me!" she screamed. "Where is my hand? Why is it over there?" Lying in a pool of blood, Ramirez's hand rested about four inches from the end of the arm it had once been attached to. "I want
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As the Stryker I rode in bounced across the rolling desert, I could feel the intensity of the training. Two Strykers about 1,000 meters to my right - dust plumes following them across the sage covered desert - bounded ahead to engage light skinned vehicles. "Targets destroyed," a voice said over
