As an Army wife who has been through my share of deployments (one of them for 15 months in 2006 to 2007), I know what it's like to be alone. In fact, I'm in the midst of the final countdown to another yearlong...
Planning to bake and ship a little love this holiday season? If you want to make sure your...
Boys have harder time with parent deployed, study says
It is well known that children of servicemembers face numerous stressors that civilian children...
Benefits of ‘conscious breathing’ for Servicemembers
Some may think "conscious breathing" classes are absurd - why take a class for something that...
Children
Are PUBLIC and tearful reunions good for kids?
Stumbleupon.com has posted a thought-provoking story looking at tearful reunions between military parents returning from war and their children before cameras for all to see. Give us your thoughts below.
Children
USO helps connect families through reading
Deployment can be hard on a family. It can be even harder for a service member who would normally read their children a good night story but are not around to do so. However, the Pat Tillman Memorial United Services Organization here offers a...
Support
SAAF, AUSA support JBLM troops downrange
Nov. 13 was a cool, rainy Sunday morning - the kind where many burrowed deeper beneath warm blankets. Yet 43 volunteers attended a Support America's Armed Forces (SAAF) event at the American Legion Post 67 in Puyallup to make care packages for...
Spouses
Homecoming Ceremonies are like Weddings
There is a LOT of planning involved... Invitations to be sent out... but in this case, the guests don't mind if the time changes 4 times... Food to be prepared... no need for fine silver... our guests of honor are easy to please. The...
Support
Grandma's Top Ten Lessons for Deployments
amily Matters guest blogger, Debbie Nichols, is a military mom and grandma. Her daughter, Tech. Sgt. Erin Caldwell, is in the Air Force, and she has two grandchildren, Ivie and Bailey. Debbie cared for her grandchildren when her daughter,...
We have new Facebook pages for families, and another for single soldiers and airmen serving at...
Every Thursday, we send JBLM Spouses magazine onto the world wide web to inform our single...
Hello spouses in business. Northwestmilitary.com and our affiliate sites including JBLM...
Every Thursday, we send JBLM Singles magazine onto the world wide web to inform our single...
Northwestmilitary.com has a portal for military spouses looking for employment. JBLM...
Recent Comments
sergio garcia said:
awesome pics....i miss all you guys!.....keep up the good work...i'm always watching. SGT Garcia...BLACKSHEEP
in Charlie Company, 2-23 Infantry Battalion, 4-2 SBCT
Michael King & daughter Rachael King said:
I am a member of American Legion Post 67 Puyallup. I try to encourage my daughter to get involved with worth while programs. SAAF & AUSA are just...
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J pearson said:
Is there a fee for this storage service? Who does a soldier speak to to make arrangements?
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Debbie said:
Thank you kindly for a beautiful, respectful and informative article on Tommy and TBI. Tommy passed away July 5, 2011. He was the type of person...
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janice spiak said:
I think Boys tend to internalize their feelings where girls ware their "heart on the sleeve". That is why their stress comes out in behavior...
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