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Even though the fire station was unofficially operational last month, Joint Base Lewis-McChord officials hosted the official hose-uncoupling ceremony of the new Fire Station 102 on JBLM Main Sept. 5. "Today, history charts a new beginning that will reach beyond our years to come," said JBLM Fire Chief Kenneth Rhault. "The
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An Air Force Reserve member was working in a civilian capacity in Odessa, Texas, Aug. 31, and helped provide life-saving first-aid to a woman suffering from three gunshot wounds. Lieutenant Col. Nathaniel Ott, an instructor in Air University's LeMay Center Joint Integration directorate, was in Odessa, Texas, working as an emergency
Education
Just off a sun-baked California highway, Soldiers roll their high-tech base of operations into a high school parking lot and greet future recruits. The message they're sharing with the school's students focuses on science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM, and the role it plays in
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The 17th Field Artillery Brigade participated in the opening ceremony of Orient Shield 2019 as the U.S. Army's Multi-Domain Task Force at Camp Kengun, Japan, Sept. 5. Soldiers, assigned to the MDTF, stood in formation next to the Western Army of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force's newly established Cross-Domain Operations Task
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In 1901, a man by the name of William Harley completed a blueprint of an engine designed to propel a bicycle. For the next two years, he and his friend, Arthur Davidson, worked on the "motor-bicycle" in a small machine shop in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Their engineering efforts proved successful, and the
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Joining the first day of the 2019 Maneuver Warfighter Conference Sept. 10 at Fort Benning, Georgia, via video teleconference, the commanding general of the U.S. Army 1st Corps gave an overview of the 1st Corps mission and the current and future capabilities of the Stryker Brigade Combat Team (SBCT) to
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Earlier this week Washington United for Marriage, a statewide campaign leading the effort to lobby in support of marriage equality, celebrated the completion of the first half of its mission when Governor Gregoire signed legislation passing same-sex marriage into law. Over the past three months Washington United has directed and equipped
Military Life
Since the beginning of 2019 there have been some cases of unlivable conditions in the on-base housing of Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM), as well as other installations nationwide. It's really no surprise, given the moist conditions and temperate climate of Washington state, that mold and mildew have found their ways
South Sound Cinema
The popular three-day Lakewood Film, Art and Book Fest is set to open Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 13-15. The festival, called FAB for short, is entering its seventh year and will once again feature popular films, original artwork plus lots of regional authors who will be discussing and autographing
Focus
A traditional Irish saying claims "The tree remains, but not the hand that planted it." Soldiers who live by the creed of De Oppresso Liber, or "to liberate the oppressed," know that truth all too well. Soldiers from 1st Special Forces Group remembered one of their own Feb.
Stage
Weekly Volcano theater critics choose the best plays in Tacoma and Olympia of the 2018-2019 season. Note: we did not see many of the same shows. If we had seen all of the same ones our choices might be different. Rev. Adam McKinney 5. The Foreigner was a tonally wild show, stuffed
Concert Alert
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Citizens of the 27th Legislative District in Tacoma are invited to a town hall meeting Saturday, Feb. 18 from 10 a.m. to noon at the Evergreen State College's Tacoma Campus. Sen. Debbie Regala, Rep. Jeannie Darneille and Rep. Laurie Jinkins will all be on hand to offer
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In 2018, almost half of all newly licensed female pilots between the ages of 17 and 19 were graduates of the Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps Flight Academy. This year, 150 cadets each received a scholarship from the Chief of Staff of the Air Force Scholarship Program to attend
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Since 1955, when the Army began accepting airmen into its school, nearly 300 airmen across different Air Force Specialty Codes have earned the Ranger tab. First Lt. Chelsey Hibsch joined those ranks and became the first Air Force female airman to earn the tab. She pinned on her tab at
Travel
This year, Mobility Guardian, the Air Mobility Command's flagship exercise, takes place at Fairchild Air Force Base near Spokane during the month of September. The exercise will include more than 2,500 airmen, soldiers, Marines and servicemembers including 32 international allies and partners. With units from Joint Base Lewis-McChord set to
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Veterans Back 40 Adventure engages in "dirt therapy" by opening up the throttle of life by connecting veterans to their peers, loved ones, and themselves through dirt bike riding. As to its name, veterans comprise the organization; Back 40 refers to the training area on most military installations; and Adventure is
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Greg Mason, a retired U.S. Army staff sergeant, is part of a long lineage of military servicemembers. On Aug. 27, 75 years after a citation signed by Adm. Chester W. Nimitz was awarded to his grandfather, Mason donated it to the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) during a visit
Features
Not all fats are created equal. When reading the ingredient list on a package, people's first tendency is to check calorie and fat content. The common perception is that all fatty foods are unhealthy. The reality is that the human body needs fat in order to function correctly. A diet
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King's Books is undeniably the literary epicenter of Tacoma these days. So it's not surprising to see local poet and author David Fewster has a book release party and signing lined up Saturday at King's for his latest effort, Neddie Learns The Blues. A picture book illustrated by Tim Bernsau
