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Tyler Hemstreet on February 3rd, 2012
Washington High School's Air Force JROTC marksmanship team is so good it's taking its show on the road.
The unit's No. 1 rifle team is set to leave next week for the 2012 Air Force JROTC Service Championship Feb. 8-12 at Camp Perry, Ohio.
The competition will give JROTC units and individuals
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Tyler Hemstreet on February 3rd, 2012
When Air Force retiree Gene Felisiano saw an opportunity to lend a hand to Operation Cookie Drive, he and his wife went all in.
Felisiano and his wife, Sandy, baked 12 dozen cookies for the yearly event geared at bringing single Airmen living in the dorms a little sweet token of
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Tyler Hemstreet on February 3rd, 2012
The McChord Field Officer's Spouses' Club will host its annual charity scholarship auction at 6 p.m. Feb. 17 at the McChord Clubs and Community Center.
The OSC awards scholarships as part of its welfare program every year to graduating high school students who are dependents of both military and/or civilians at
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Tyler Hemstreet on February 3rd, 2012
The Museum of Flight in Seattle will host a lecture and panel presentation Feb. 4 as part of its Black History Month festivities.
Both programs will feature the first African American to walk in space, former astronaut Dr. Bernard Harris. The Black History Month programs include a 2 p.m. lecture by
Veterans
Tyler Hemstreet on February 1st, 2012
Washington's Lottery announced its first gift of $150,000 to the Washington State Department of Veterans Affairs from sales amassed by the inaugural Hometown Heroes Raffle during a ceremony Jan. 17 in Olympia.
Last September, Washington's Lottery and the WDVA partnered to launch the first annual Hometown Heroes Raffle supporting veterans across
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Tyler Hemstreet on January 31st, 2012
As all married couples know, the key to relationship harmony is each spouse making a sacrifice at one time or another - and sometimes daily - for their partner or for the good of the family.
McChord Field spouse Jennifer Bargiel knows this all too well.
Bargiel, also a Reservist with the
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Tyler Hemstreet on January 28th, 2012
There isn't a better feeling for some than standing in a river up to the waist while casting a line back and forth across the water.
Such is the life of a fly fisherman.
For fly fishermen who recently moved to the area, or those looking to get into the sport, the
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Tyler Hemstreet on January 25th, 2012
With an active group of more than 150 community partners, the McChord Field Air Force Association chapter already has a strong presence in the local military community.
The chapter hopes to continue to build on all its support programs in 2012.
New president Bill Striegel took the helm in Oct. 2011, and
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Tyler Hemstreet on January 25th, 2012
Air Force Reservist Ronald Lagman has a great amount of pride for his Filipino heritage.
In a matter of months, the rest of the Puget Sound will get a chance to see that pride played out on the big screen.
Lagman, a staff sergeant with the 446th Aerospace Medicine Squadron at McChord
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Tyler Hemstreet on January 25th, 2012
McChord Field spouse Melissa Boyle wanted to know how Space Available flights from McChord Field could connect her to Fort Benning, Ga.
Through the magic of Facebook, she had her answer about two hours later.
"For Benning, think about looking at the MAC flights from Whidbey (Island, Wash.) to Naval Air Station
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Tyler Hemstreet on February 3rd, 2012
As Staff Sgt. Verne Patterson stood on the stage of the base theater at McChord Field and received his Bronze Star with Valor, those in the audience watching waited patiently to show their excitement.
When the opportunity presented itself for people to cheer for the 22nd Special Tactics Squadron Airman, the
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Tyler Hemstreet on January 18th, 2012
Working as a real estate agent in a housing market hit hard by the economic downturn, Army spouse Melynda Bosch came to the realization it was time for a career change.
"I started researching ways to start working from home," said Bosch, who PCSed with her husband and three children to
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Tyler Hemstreet on January 13th, 2012
McChord Field spouse Tiffany Swaggart had seen what kind of home-based businesses some of her friends and acquaintances were getting involved with.
Tupperware. Sentsy candles.
"The market was flooded with those (kinds of) consultants," said Swaggart, whose husband is a staff sergeant in the 627th Security Forces Squadron.
But selling tea? That was
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Tyler Hemstreet on December 26th, 2011
As Tech. Sgt. Keith Sekora coasted across the finish line of the 2011 Iraq/Afghanistan Run for Remembrance on his recumbent bicycle, a great sense of accomplishment washed over him.The 446th Civil Engineering Squadron Reservist successfully completed the 5K race, part of the Seattle Marathon, over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. It
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Tyler Hemstreet on December 19th, 2011
The Washington Air National Guard honored Airmen from the 116th Air Support Operations Squadron during a ceremony Dec. 8 at the squadron's headquarters on Camp Murray.
The Airmen recently returned from one of the largest deployments in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan in the squadron's history.
Several emotional and heroic
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Tyler Hemstreet on December 11th, 2011
The chances are good you won't see any camouflaged patterned purses in the windows of local Coach or Brighton stores this holiday season.
But that doesn't mean they don't exist.
Army spouse Stephanie Turner, a Puyallup resident, makes custom purses out of old ABUs and sells them through her Facebook page "Diamonds
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Tyler Hemstreet on November 26th, 2011
It might be cold and it might be raining on the morning of Dec. 10, but a group of local Civil Air Patrol cadets will be out in force putting wreaths on the graves of local veterans.
It's all part of Wreaths Across America, a week-long collection of events made possible
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Tyler Hemstreet on November 24th, 2011
Drivers traveling the stretch of Interstate 5 from State Route 512 to Gravelly Lake Road may see a familiar name on the sign at mile marker 127.
You might even say "Team McChord" owns that stretch of highway.
The McChord Company Grade Officers' Council recently teamed up with the Washington State Department
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Tyler Hemstreet on November 18th, 2011
It's not uncommon in Staff Sgt. Nicholas Quijano's job for him to be greeted in other countries with a hug and a kiss on both cheeks.
It's something he's used to by now.
A Phoenix Raven with the 627th Security Forces Squadron at McChord Field, Quijano travels with aircrews to remote locations
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Tyler Hemstreet on November 4th, 2011
Senior Airman James Santos left McChord Field in January as talented trumpet player prepared to tackle one of the most difficult challenges in his life.
He will return to the base next week as a polished musician with more than 10 months of hard work underneath his belt.
The 25-year-old Airman from
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