Recreation
JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD - A newly created basketball team of service members assigned to Joint Base Lewis-McChord gave a strong showing in a face-off against a professional basketball team, the Seattle Super Hawks, at Soldiers Field House on Lewis Main Feb. 25. Though the game was won by the
Military Policy
JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. - The Army's Expert Infantryman, Field Medical and Soldier badges will now share a common fitness assessment, while still maintaining the integrity and history of each badge. The Expert Physical Fitness Assessment is a continuation of making it easier for units conducting three separate events throughout the year,
News
Those missing in action or who served as prisoners of war were honored during a ceremony at Patriots Landing last month, which also paved the way to represent the new Space Force as well. The retirement community presented a Prisoner of War/Missing in Action (POW/MIA) table as part of a solution
Military Life
The Joint Base Lewis-McChord Exchange welcomed yet another new restaurant to its recently renovated and expanded food court. Joint Base Command Sgt. Maj. Waylon Petty joined Exchange Region Vice President Carrie Cammel, JBLM Exchange General Manager Matthew Beatty and other Exchange leaders in cutting the ribbon on the made-to-order teriyaki and
Military Policy
ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS) - The Department of the Air Force issued guidance effective Feb. 27 implementing Department of Defense policies outlining privacy of command notification of pregnancy, administrative absence for non-covered reproductive health care and unit-funded travel for those seeking non-covered reproductive health care. Non-covered reproductive health care is defined in this policy
News Front
JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD - The co-owners of a recently closed western wear business that had storefronts in Renton and Tacoma decided to thank Cavalry soldiers at Joint Base Lewis-McChord for their continued business support over the years by donating 543 pairs of gold and silver spurs to the 7th Infantry
Explore
Located about a 50-minute drive from Joint Base Lewis-McChord is Northwest Trek, a wildlife park that offers an up close experience with Northwest nature and wildlife. And there is truly no better time to visit than right now with their recent introduction of their three rescued moose calves. Atlas, Luna and
Housing
JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD - Joint Base Lewis-McChord is shining a light, literally, on the power of communication and the importance of hearing the needs of its community members as crews continue to repair hundreds of broken streetlights throughout installation communities. As of Feb. 8, more than 157 lights within nine housing
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The 62d Airlift Wing hosted the Team McChord Civic Leader Tour Feb. 7-9, visiting Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, and Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma. The goal of the Civic Leader Tour was to educate local civic leaders on the way the Air Force trains America's
News
JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD - Volunteering is about giving time, energy and skills - freely. For Raymond Fry, he has been giving his time, energy and skills for 44 years - and counting, at Eagle's Pride Golf Course in DuPont. "I started volunteering in 1979," Fry said. "They asked me to help
Military Life
JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD - Are you craving for some island-style cuisine from Guam? Lucky for you, one is now open at McChord Field's Building 100. The Island Comfort Café had its grand opening Feb. 13 at the "Castle's" Room 1002, next to the Common Access Card ID Center. "The Joint Base
News Front
JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD - In answer to the ongoing housing needs at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, garrison leaders recently announced new homes will be built in the Meriwether Landing community, on Lewis North, in 2027. The project will add 212 new homes to the existing community at the cost of approximately $130
Jobs & Education
JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD - You never realize how bad you need a pest management professional until a battalion of ants march into your kitchen showing no signs of surrender. Like any other community, the Air Force uses pest managers to combat those relentless pests, as well as provide additional crucial services
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Whether on the battlefield during a federal deployment or responding to a disaster here at home, being able to communicate is one of, if not the most important thing for Guard members and first responders. Without communications, commanders do not know the status of their members, how the mission is
Family
For two decades, military children watched as their parents trained and deployed in support of the Global War on Terror. In doing so, they shouldered a unique burden that few discuss and that too often is misunderstood or ignored by the American public. These young people watched their families struggle and
Explore
\Since 2011 The Lacey Cultural Celebration - brought to you by Lacey Parks, Culture and Recreation and presented by TwinStar Credit Union - has drawn families from all over Thurston County and beyond to savor the sights and sounds of the world without leaving Lacey. This year's free event on Saturday,
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WASHINGTON (AP) - While some Republicans blame the COVID-19 vaccine or "wokeness" for the Army's recruiting woes, the military service says the bigger hurdles are more traditional ones: Young people don't want to die or get injured, deal with the stress of Army life and put their lives on hold. They
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JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD - Col. Robert A. Griffith assumed command of the 446th Maintenance Group in a ceremony at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Saturday, Feb. 4. During the ceremony, the military tradition of passing the flags occurred symbolizing the change of leadership as Griffith assumed command of the 446 MXG. Col.
Entertainment
Add Liam Neeson to the impressive list of leading men who have played Raymond Chandler's laconic antihero gumshoe Philip Marlowe, a roster highlighted by Dick Powell in Murder, My Sweet (1944), Humphrey Bogart in The Big Sleep (1946), Robert Montgomery in Lady in the Lake (1947), James Garner in Marlowe
Family
SAGAMIHARA FAMILY HOUSING AREA, Japan - When Sydney LeFebre had her first photoshoot for a large fashion retailer last year, the process became a whole new experience for her and her family. Sydney, now a third grader at Arnn Elementary School, wore several outfits throughout that day as photographers, and even
