Veterans
Bruce McKenty sits with his hands folded in front of him in his office on the second floor of the new Rehabilitation and Learning Center at the American Lake Veterans Golf Course. "One day Francine, my wife, came home from the McChord commissary with an application for the Military Order of
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Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Soldiers and Airmen will unite at Joint Base Lewis-McChord Sept. 29 for the 2011 Pacific Northwest CBRN Conference. The conference runs from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Carey Theater. CBRN Soldiers embedded in Special Forces, Ranger battalions, medical brigades, field artillery units, engineer brigades,
Operation Family Support
On the table against the basement wall stood a glass container of aluminum sulfite and a couple of jars filled with what looked like gunpowder. Some glass containers had wires leading out of them. Switches, steel wool and a soldering gun were nearby on a bench. Oh, and there was a grenade. Someone
Operation Family Support
Sgt. 1st Class Stephen Lenhert, a 38-year-old platoon sergeant with Bravo Battery, 5th Battalion, 5th Air Defense Artillery Regiment at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, remembers the days while training for the 26.2-mile Fort Irwin, Calif., marathon in 2000. Though he didn't make the starting line because he felt as though he wasn't
Tacoma Week In Review
Teachers Strike Over For nine school days families weathered the storm that was the Tacoma teachers strike. And then, in a flash, it was over. That flash turned out to be a long day spent in Governor Gregoire's office. Gregoire demanded negotiations be moved to her office just as the strike threatened to
Operation Family Support
When the riders of the Western Washington Mounted Shooters (WWMS) Association mount their horses for the final shoot of the summer competition series this weekend, they will have a lot on their minds. Not the least of which will be the attacks that happened ten years earlier, nearly 3,000 miles away. On
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Look, we're old and jaded here at the Volcano. When we hear a band like Never Shout Never we can't help but scoff, squirm, and throw up a little in our mouths. We're assholes like that ... old and jaded, like we mentioned. We're, basically, the exact opposite of a
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The thing about Tacoma's Jazzbones is it rarely hosts jazz. You'd assume by the club's name that it was all jazz, all the time; but in truth history has seen more DJ nights, KRY shows, foam partiers and co-ed Jager-bomb orgies than nights of actual jazz. The good news is,
Operation Family Support
Babies may be snuggly and sweet, but they're also a lot of work and need a lot of stuff. To help ease the burden for local Army families, a group of South Sound businesses on Friday sponsored a baby shower for expectant military moms. Held at America's Credit Union in DuPont,
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Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender servicemembers can now join a newly-formed support group at Madigan Army Medical Center. The LGBT support group meets the second Thursday of every month at 5 p.m. at the Richmond Conference Room. Servicemembers can participate on a drop-in basis. "We want to be able to support the
Concert Alert
We list major concerts going on sale this weekend, as well as national touring acts performing in the Puget Sound this week and down the road. . SECRET TICKET CODE TM = Ticketmaster, 253.627.TIXS, www.ticketmaster.com TW = TicketsWest, 800.325.SEAT, www.ticketswest.com TWEB = Ticketweb, 866.468.7623, www.ticketweb.com . >>> ON SALE THURSDAY, SEPT. 22 10 AM Greensky
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The Col. Patrick S. Madigan Foundation's Sixth Annual Benefit Breakfast will take place April 19, at the Tacoma Country & Golf Club. The guest speaker is Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Kenneth Farmer. Attendees will also learn about the foundation's programs. The event is free and the public is welcome. Guests will
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In 2003, military units used the equipment they had on-hand to conduct the invasion of Iraq. The movement from Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, to Baghdad, Iraq, consisted of a 450-mile movement with fighting throughout. From April 3-9, the 17th Field Artillery Brigade and its subordinate units are conducting a 550-mile movement from
Military Life
Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium will be hosting the Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) Gold Star Spouses' Day Recognition Event, 10 a.m. until noon, Saturday, April 14. Put on by the JBLM branch of Washington Survivor Outreach and Survivor Outreach Services in partnership with Sarah Vargo, the Survivor Outreach Services coordinator
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Ciara Kaluhiokalani Jefferson, a senior at Lakes High School and daughter of Anthony Jefferson Sr. and Sgt. Angelique Jefferson, was recently selected to audition for The Voice, a reality singing competition on NBC. Ciara is 18 years old and has been singing for more than three years. While living in Hawaii,
Focus
Defending yourself from an attack can be difficult, but your prospects improve with knowledge of effective techniques.Third generation Gracie jiu-jitsu master, Rener Gracie, has made it his purpose recently to empower women with just such techniques.Gracie travels across the country teaching self defense and combative techniques to law enforcement, military
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Pacific Northwest overcast morning that gave way to rain wasn't enough to keep away approximately 500 Soldiers, civilians and members of the greater South Sound community and beyond from taking part in Joint Base Lewis-McChord's annual Half Marathon, 5K run and 1K fun run at JBLM Lewis Main, Saturday.Specialist Aaron
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ANNOUNCER: Dutch and Jackie step straight into a dark and mysterious hangout this week, right in downtown Tacoma's Opera Alley. The Devil's Reef is Caribbean themed in both atmosphere and spice, and full of enough rum concoctions for everyone. Though nautical in focus, it has a dark side to it
Music
Blues, by design, has always been the musical genre of the people. In order to make blues music, one needn't own anything more than an acoustic guitar and a story to tell. Its bare bones form and personal lyrics enabled even the poorest of folk to take part, leading to
