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GRAB A CUP AND READ THE MONRING REPORT FOR 3.7.14 >>> The Pentagon unveiled a detailed proposal for fundamental, far-reaching changes to the current military pension system. The Senate defeated Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand's bid to take military sexual assault cases outside the chain of command. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Walter
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Has there ever been more excitement about a grocery store remodel than the new McChord Field Commissary Club's opening tomorrow? At 8:30 a.m. Friday, March 7, the ribbon will be cut and people will rush toward the 10,000-square-foot area to buy oversized packaged products commonly found in commercial warehouse club stores,
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GRAB A CUP AND READ THE MORNING REPORT FOR 3.6.14 >>> Crimea's parliament voted to join Russia and its Moscow-backed government set a referendum within 10 days. The response at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the defense budget was expectedly frosty, from both sides of the aisle. CIA Director John Brennan
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This just in from Joint Base Lewis-McChord Public Affairs office: JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. - JBLM commander, Col. H. Charles Hodges, Jr., will accept a $20 thousand donation on behalf of Joint Base Lewis-McChord from the NFL and USAA Million Fan Salute at 3 p.m. Thursday at the Hillside Teen Center
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GRAB A CUP AND READ THE MORNING REPORT FOR 3.5.14 >>> The Kremlin is threatening to hit back if Western nations impose sanctions against Russia over its actions in Ukraine. Defense leaders are telling Congress it has to tackle sequestration again. The Pentagon started off the 2015 budget season Tuesday with a $496
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GRAB A CUP AND READ THE MORNING REPORT FOR 3.4.14 >>> Russia does not want to take over Ukraine's Crimea region, President Vladimir Putin said today, but he showed no signs of backing down on Russia's presence in the region despite Western pressure. South Korea said North Korea fired seven
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Lakewood City Councilmember, Pierce College teacher and longtime Ranger reporter John Simpson has been training long hours to ready himself for Wednesday night's 25-mile Manchu Mile foot march. He will join roughly 300 soldiers and 50 civilians for one of the 4-2 Stryker Brigade Combat team's final events before the
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Congratulations 8th Brigade ROTC at Pacific Lutheran University for winning another MacArthur Award, this time for the school year 2012-2013. Let's read the U.S. Army Cadet Command's news release: Fort Knox, Ky. (Feb. 28, 2014) - The U.S. Army Cadet Command announced today the eight winners of the MacArthur Awards for the
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Staff Sgt. Dayan Neely with the 20th Public Affairs Detachment files this report: The U.S. Army owes a lot of its success in combat to the ability to operate in dark hours. Under black skies blanketed by clouds, soldiers from 4th Support Company, 14th Engineer Battalion, 555th Engineer Brigade conducted nighttime
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GRAB A CUP AND READ THE MORNING REPORT FOR 3.3.14 >>> American military commanders have a sizable amount of firepower at their disposal in Europe as the crisis deepens over Russia's incursion into Ukraine - but Washington has no plans to use it. When the Russian parliament authorized the deployment of military
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GRAB A CUP AND READ THE MORNING REPORT FOR 1.1.14 >>> Russian President Vladimir Putin asked parliament today for permission to use the country's military in Ukraine. Al Qaeda's leader in Afghanistan is plotting a comeback once U.S. and NATO troops leave the country. Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash. of the U.S. House Armed
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Did you attend the command sergeant major change of command ceremony at Madigan medical Center Wednesday? Staff Sgt. Christopher Klutts with the 20th Public Affair Detachment did. When Command Sgt. Maj. Matthew T. Brady joined the active Army as a combat medic in 1987, he had no idea he would eventually become
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It's probably about this time every winter that you grow weary of your usual early-morning on-the-way-to-work grab-and-go breakfast of a cold in the middle egg white wrap paired with a Mocha Cookie Crumble Frappuccino. You begin looking for something novel to stave off the watery chill creeping into your bones
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While many are feeling anxious over the proposed Pentagon budget cuts, U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer, the Democrat out of Gig Harbor, wants students to consider the armed forces. Kilmer will host a Service Academy Night Wednesday, March 19 at Foss High School in Tacoma. "As a member of the House Armed
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GRAB A CUP AND READ THE MORNING REPORT FOR 2.28.14 >>> A massive veterans legislative package that would have expanded a host of post-military benefits was sidelined after Senate Democratic backers failed to find enough support among their Republican colleagues. A senior defense official says the U.S. Army and Defense Department are being unfairly
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GRAB A CUP AND READ THE MORNING REPORT FOR 2.27.14 >>> Armed men seized the regional government headquarters and parliament in Ukraine's Crimea and raised the Russian flag. A Democratic bill enhancing health care, education and job-training benefits for veterans faces an uphill climb as the Senate approaches a showdown vote on
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Quite often the journalists stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord lead off their reports and feature stories with soldiers doing or saying something awesome. It's a natural lead paragraph. Soldiers and airmen perform spectacular feats. With such a lead, the story grabs a hold of us and never lets go. One of
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When we have seen Charlie Sheen on television - beyond the sweats, the wide red eyes, excessive talking, cigarette-smoking and orange liquid-consuming antics, he looks great. And he's an honorable guy, too. The last few days have been filled with reports of him demanding everyone to stop referring to his
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Congratulations to the following members of Team McChord who were named the "Best of the Best" at the 2014 Annual Awards Banquet Feb. 20. Key Spouse Jennifer Longoria Civilian Category I John Draper, 62nd Aerial Port Squadron Civilian Category IIA David Devine, 5th Air Support Operations
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GRAB A CUP AND READ THE MORNING REPORT FOR 2.26.14 >>> The Pentagon's 2015 war spending proposal is on hold as the U.S. waits to see if Afghan officials approve a deal that would allow NATO forces to remain in the country beyond the end of the year. Hagel: Lack of agreements
