Two Army families from Joint Base Lewis-McChord became the first from Pierce County to receive a check from Homes for Heroes.
Navigating the world of VA loans
For many things in life, being a good consumer is a benefit. Learning everything one can about a product or service helps to ensure several things: good value, good service and a more positive outcome. Navigating the world of home loans is no...
Tools to use when you’re shopping for a new neighborhood
Whether you are about to PCS, move into a different area at your current duty station or choose your retirement locale, there are a number of criteria that families look at before deciding on a new town or neighborhood. Important factors can...
Starting the new house search before a PCS
A PCS brings about a lot of stress and upheaval for a military family, to include the challenge of finding a new place to literally call home. According to a PCS-checklist on Military.com, families should start to look for a new home two months...
To live on base or off? That is the question
Military couples and families are often staunchly opinionated on whether residing on or off base is best. For some, living on post might feel like the military controls every aspect of their life, yet for others, it signifies a guaranteed...
Do yourself a favor. Say "road trip." If you didn't feel a little twinge of excitement, then...
Pour yourself a coffee and explore the world of housing information on and off Joint Base...
Every Thursday, we send JBLM Spouses magazine onto the world wide web to inform our single...
Looking for a job? Leaving the service? Are you a spouse? Scroll through this...
Journalist J.M. Simpson embedded with Soldiers, Airmen and Coasties for the Mangudai Leadership...
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