Entertainment
We've just finished celebrating the finale of one of the great spinoff series of all time in Better Call Saul, and now the gods of television once again smile upon us with another potentially memorable prequel: HBO's Game of Thrones precursor House of the Dragon, which gets off to a
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REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. - Imagine the possibilities of a self-driving vehicle on the battlefield. Engineers at the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation & Missile Center, or AvMC, don't have to imagine it, they are building it. The Autonomous Multi-Domain Launcher takes a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System - or
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Until she attended high school, 1Lt. Amber Thompson was introverted, but creative and focused on her studies. During this time, she had grown up believing her father was her father. Informed that he was not, she learned who her biological father is and reunited with him. "I was in my freshman
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The Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade (known as Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization) - which eliminated federally guaranteed access to abortion - has raised questions among some congressional and service members. The decision has left the right to an abortion up to the states to decide, thus
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Chaplain (Captain) Aybu Laari is a devout Muslim who believes that diversity and open-mindedness toward others should be embraced. "If you are open-minded, you can respect and accept the views of others and believe that each and every other person has something to bring to the table," began the Imam assigned
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JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD - The 1st Combat Weather Squadron hosted this year's International Combat Weather Competition: Thunder Challenge at Joint Base Lewis-McChord from Aug. 1-3, 2022. This competition was inspired by the Tactical Air Control Party's Lightning Challenge and adapted to suit the combat weather specialty. Thunder Challenge invited eight
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JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD - It may not take much thought for service members to get dressed for work in the morning. They routinely place their uniform, belt, boots and cover on, then report for duty. After leaving the military many seek work but finding affordable attire for job interviews can
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The Agents of Discovery Mobile App is a free educational tool to encourage families who want to spend more time outdoors. Think Pokemon Go but for nature. Six Metro Parks Tacoma locations offer missions. You'll also find eight partners from Seattle to Snoqualmie with additional missions. Become a Puget Sound
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In the delicate work of maintaining and strengthening relations with this nation's military partners that the 5th Security Force Assistance Brigade advises, small things matter. Activated in May 2020, the brigade's approximate 800 volunteer soldiers conduct security force assistance (SFA) missions in the Indo-Pacific Area of Operations (AOR) to advise and
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STAND TO! I Corps and Joint Base Lewis-McChord invite the public to a Meet Your Army Day at Cowan Stadium on Aug. 25 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event is in response to current recruiting challenges described in a July 20 memorandum - A Call to Service to Overcome Recruiting
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Welding works where duct tape fails. And while there is no shortage of duct tape, there is a nationwide shortage of welders. "We're 400,000 welders short in this nation right now," said Les Davis, an Army veteran and director of military services at Tulsa Welding School, in a recent Military.com article. "A
Entertainment
Ever since her days on Parks & Recreation, Aubrey Plaza has excelled at playing characters who can cut you to ribbons with a withering glance or a deadpan observation - and yet they seem to have just enough vulnerability, a kind of reluctant humanity, that makes them more complex and
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Located two hours from JBLM on the Puget Sound is Whidbey Island, a must visit during your time stationed in Washington. Spanning 55 miles, this island provides endless opportunities for exploration, sightseeing and of course, eating. If you're the exploring type, Whidbey has multiple state parks, chalked full of exploration. Starting with Washington's
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YAKIMA TRAINING CENTER - Soldiers assigned to the United States Army Air Ambulance Detachment- Yakima (USAAAD-YTC) "Yakima Dustoff," 2-158 Assault Helicopter Battalion, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade performed multiple aeromedical evacuations of civilians in various locations across Washington last month. Two aircrews from Yakima Dustoff performed three life-saving aeromedical evacuations between July
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Over the years, there have been numerous attempts to turn Neil Gaiman's immensely popular graphic novel series The Sandman into a movie or streaming series, and it's finally happening, with Netflix giving us a lush, moody and ambitious adaptation that occasionally skirts the borders of camp with its lofty monologues
Family
Members of the military may think their next permanent change of station, or PSC, means selling their home and moving to a new one. While sometimes true, many are turning their current homes into rental properties. At America's Credit Union, its team of military family experts is available to help service
Military Policy
WASHINGTON - Since the publication of Army Directive 2020-16, Determination and Reporting of Missing, Absent-Unknown, Absent Without Leave, and Duty Status-Whereabouts Unknown Soldiers, the urgency and timeliness of locating soldiers who are missing from formation has been improved across the force at all levels. "On a recent trip to Fort Hood,
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In early 2023, the new Northwestern Joint Regional Correctional Facility (NWJRCF) will become operational at Joint Base Lewis-McChord. "Our primary mission is to provide for the care, custody and safeguard of U.S. military prisoners," explained Captain Brett Beavon, commander, United States Army Correctional Activity, 42nd Military Police Brigade. The groundbreaking for the
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The Blackhawk bumped down into Landing Zone Sparrow; moments later seven soldiers assigned to Bronco Troop, 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team (SBCT), stepped off and took prone positions as the bird lifted off. Before the grass and dust had settled, SFC Michael Perkins had
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WASHINGTON - In an effort to prepare soldiers to move to its new Integrated Pay and Personnel System - Army, the U.S. Army is mandating all soldiers on long-term active-duty orders be paid on a semimonthly schedule, starting Oct 1, 2022. The vast majority of the Army's soldiers on active-duty orders
