Education
Four mannequins were lined up on the floor of a common area in the medical mall of Madigan Army Medical Center. The mannequins were being used to give CPR demonstrations and to allow non-medical spectators a chance to perform CPR. "A big portion of the public does not know what to
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It costs about $60 for a family of six to visit the Seattle Art Museum. If that same family visited the Museum of History and Industry in Seattle, the cost would be about $40. However, from now until Labor Day 2010 more than 700 museums spread throughout all 50 states are offering
Operation Family Support
With temperatures outside finally starting to warm up, soon people will start to flock to lakes and the serene waters of the Puget Sound. One of the best ways to enjoy the many views the Pacific Northwest has to offer is from a kayak floating on the water. Washington has dozens of
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Insurgents have hidden improvised explosive devices throughout a small city in Iraq. Your task is to locate and disarm the IEDs using a robot. Oh, and make sure no one, including the robot, gets hurt. This is a task Staff Sgt. Mark Walker, an EOD robot technician for the 62nd Civil Engineer Squadron's
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For those who would like to try fishing locally without purchasing a fishing license, a golden opportunity exists June 12-13 as the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife hosts its annual Free Fishing Weekend. Although licenses are not required on Free Fishing Weekend, other rules such as size limits, bag limits
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How would you like to spend the summer doing things your friends may not be willing to try in the water? For starters, how about a dookie dive just for the thrilling fun of it? Or perhaps you are a booger, or a kook. Confused yet? Well, these terms are commonly used in
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Greg Reger turned on a computer, put on some headphones, and then sat on a chair on a wooden platform. The computer screen in front of him showed an Army Humvee driving through a small town. Explosives blew up all around him as the vehicle crawled through the streets. Suddenly an
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One of the fastest growing sports in the world, Ultimate Frisbee is played in more than 42 countries by hundreds of thousands of people, according to the Ultimate Player's Association. To play, seven players line up at the end zones at either end of a rectangular field. Next, one team throws
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"Can a fish swim in space?" is the question that started 1st Lt. Eleanor "Ellie" Morgan on the path to becoming a pilot. As a third-grader, in 1993, her class held a contest that would allow the person who came up with the best question to speak to shuttle commander Ken
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Some people might think that merging two installations that house two different branches of the military, might be like an American citizen being told to speak Spanish without instruction. When the base transition process began, members of the transition team thought that the differences in terminology would be a huge mountain
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Deployments are riddled with conflict, separation, and a plethora of problems for married couples. Perhaps the only good thing about a deployment is the soldier's homecoming. During the first couple of months after the soldier's return home, some couples take a family trip, and even more couples take a romantic trip to
Military Life
When Capt. Scott Koeman came home on leave in March from Afghanistan, his wife, Benita, and their three children had 10 days to get him caught up on what was happening on the home front. They took an action packed vacation and created memories for him to take back with him.
Operation Family Support
Kaylie Bergen was up for the challenge of her first mission as a pilot with the 4th Airlift Squadron. Called Operation Friskies, her mission was classified as Double Super Secret Squirrel. Her goal was to fly into Federal Way and save all the kittens, including Mr. Kissy Kissy Boo Boo, the leader
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In 2005, of all children one to four years old who died, almost 30 percent died from drowning, and in children ages 1 to 14 fatal drowning is the second leading cause of unintentional injury-related death, according to data compiled by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. As a result
Military Life
As a mere mortal you are charged with another human life that you have to teach how to eat, walk, talk, play, and learn. You are responsible for teaching the child morals, values and the difference between right and wrong. But for some mothers, caring for your child goes well beyond
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Shortly after the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, Eric Johnson, a Spokane-based anesthesiologist, wanted to do something to help. At age 53, he joined the U.S. Air Force Reserves and became a member of an air transport team known as Critical Care Air Transport Team, or CCATT. For Johnson,
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When Spc. Craig Carpenter deployed the first time in 2007, he injured his lower back by packing too much weight. In 2008, the 27-year-old deployed a second time and his pre-existing condition worsened. "I didn't realize that I had an injury," said Carpenter, who is a member of the National Guard. "It
Veterans
There are somewhere between 5,000 and 8,600 homeless veterans in Washington state, depending on which source you use. These vets come from every walk of life. They come from every age, ethnicity, education, and social background. Some are veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and others go back as
Veterans
There is nothing ordinary about 93-year-old Lodovico "Loody" Christofero's military career. His years in the U.S. Air Force included being stationed near the jungles of Eastern India, a pet leopard, and flying over the Himalayas. On a recent afternoon, Christofero sat in a conference room in the Museum of Flight where he
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Although the name has changed to Joint Base Lewis - McChord, the Air Force base has a legacy that will forever be engrained in U.S. history. "McChord was established because of its strategic position on the Northwest corner of the United States facing the Pacific," said Dr. Robert Allen, the new
