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Swarner Communications - publisher of the Ranger and Northwest Airlifters newspapers serving Joint Base Lewis-McChord and regional active, reserve and retired military - has always been a big part of McChold Field hosted Air Mobility Rodeos - the biennial, international airlift competition hosted by the United States Air Force Air
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This just in from the 446th Airlift Wing at McChord Field on Joint Base Lewis-McChord MCCHORD FIELD, Wash. -- The 446th Airlift Wing, the sole Air Force Reserve flying unit in Washington state has selected Col. Gerry Signorelli to be its vice commander, effective April 6. Signorelli brings 23 years of all-around experience as
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USO Northwest unveiled its new SeaTac Airport Center on the airport's Mezzanine level yesterday. The new center offers better food services, sleeping accommodations, showering facilities and even separate family areas and bag storage. It will be open for servicemembers and their families Feb. 14. Kevin Knodell covered the new SeaTac
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This just in from the Joint Base Lewis-McChord Public Affairs Office ... JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. - JBLM's Directorate of Family Morale, Welfare and Recreation along with the Army and Air Force Exchange Service is providing three free opportunities for football fans to watch the biggest game of the year. - Warrior
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This just in from the Air Mobility Command Public Affairs Office. ... 12/20/2014 - SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. -- Air Mobility Command will inactivate two C-17 squadrons over the next two years - one at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., and one at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. - based on the
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The I Corps Public Affair Office has released a statement announcing 16 personnel supporting Operation United Assistance will arrive at Joint Base Lewis-McChord Tuesday. ... Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA - Sixteen personnel supporting Operation United Assistance will arrive on McChord Airfield, Nov. 25, as part of the Department of Defense's 21-day
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The traditions of military Thanksgiving dinners were borne out of necessity. In earlier times when travel options were limited and the continuation of training took precedent over time off, most servicemembers remained on duty during the holidays. With times of war and overseas duty as exceptions, most military members today
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Staff Sgt. Matthew Roth received some extra spotlight action during the Saint Martin's University's Gala 2014 Nov. 1. Roth, a SMU senior from San Diego, California, was honored for being the University's sixth recipient of its America's Service Heroes Scholarship. The folks at SMU have more details. ... Staff Sergeant Matthew Roth
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This just in from I Corps Public Affairs. ... JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. - The general court-martial convening authority for I Corps and JBLM referred court-martial charges on Friday against Sgt. 1st Class Michael Barbera. Charges against Barbera include: Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), Article 134 - Obstruction of justice. UCMJ, Article
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Yesterday, the Senate passed the Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2014 (H.R. 5404), which included a provision to extend the VA Child Care Pilot Program - including the facility at the American Lake Veterans Hospital campus that has become an integral resource for local veterans who need to attend appointments without their
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GRAB A COFFEE POT AND READ THE MORNING REPORT FOR 9.10.14 >>> Tonight, President Barack Obama will outline his plan for combating the ISIS terror group. A senior administration official says he'll focus on three major themes: the threat posed by ISIS, his strategy to address that threat and proposals on
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GRAB A COFFEE POT AND READ THE MORNING REPORT FOR 9.9.14 >>> President Obama will go on the offensive against the Islamic State group with a broader counterterror mission than he previously has been willing to embrace. Degrading, defeating and destroying the Islamic State. A longtime CIA operative in the Middle East -
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GRAB A COFFEE POT AND READ THE MORNING REPORT FOR 9.8.14 >>> The U.S. is planning a campaign against ISIS that may take as many as three years of sustained effort to complete, including attacking the self-proclaimed Islamic State's redoubt in Syria. A suicide bomber struck a meeting of Sunni tribal fighters
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GRAB A COFFEE POT AND READ THE MORNING REPORT FOR 9.5.14 >>> Ukraine and pro-Russia separatists meeting in Minsk agreed today on a conditional cease-fire only hours after NATO approved plans Friday for a new rapid response force to counter future Russian aggression in the region. The Obama administration
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This just in from Sharon D. Ayala, director, Directorate of Communication and Executive Services, Western Regional Medical Command ... Western Regional Medical Command, Fort Lewis, Wash.: Lieutenant General Patricia Horoho, The Army Surgeon General and U.S. Army Medical Command Commander, suspended Brig. Gen. John M. Cho, the Commanding General, Western Regional
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GRAB A COFFEE POT AND READ THE MORNING REPORT FOR 9.4.2014 >>> A senior White House official today signaled the United States is already gathering support from countries in the Middle East for a united front against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. The family of Steven Sotloff, the second American
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GRAB A COFFEE POT AND READ THE MORNING REPORT FOR 9.3.14 >> Militants from the Islamic State group carried out a mass killing of hundreds of Iraqi soldiers captured when the extremists overran a military base north of Baghdad in June, a leading international watchdog said today. President Obama has
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GRAB A COFFEE POT AND READ THE MORNING REPORT FOR 9.2.2014 >>> An airstrike by U.S. military forces struck an area where leaders of Somalia's al Qaeda-linked militants were meeting. Six militants killed during U.S. strike in Somalia. President Obama sent a letter to Congress on Monday notifying them that over the weekend
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GRAB A COFFEE POT AN DREAD THE MORNING REPORT FOR 9.1.14 >>> President Barack Obama put the Islamic State terrorist group on the "varsity" team of U.S. foes. America's top general, Martin Dempsey, has spoken of the group's "apocalyptic" visions. Cities in the United States and Western Europe are being eyed as
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GRAB A CUP AND READ THE MORNING REPORT FOR 8.30.14 >>> Authorities in Connecticut on Friday were investigating a possible threat against President Obama. The chief of Iran's Revolutionary Guard navy confirmed in remarks published Friday that a U.S. Coast Guard vessel fired on an Iranian fishing boat in the Persian Gulf
