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Transitioning from a military career to a civilian career is not always easy; however, there is the recognition of the value that veterans bring in terms of leadership and teamwork. A recent analysis by LinkedIn's Economic Graph team looked at metropolitan areas where college-educated veterans with a bachelor's degree or more
Recreation
JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD - And it's a wrap! On Make a Difference Day 2022, volunteers of all ages turned out to do restoration work on the Madigan FIT Trail on Joint Base Lewis-McChord. Forty-eight engaged volunteers, including several scout groups, worked hard on the removal of invasive Himalayan blackberries, holly, Scotch
Entertainment
If Hollywood delivered a decades-later sequel titled It's Still a Wonderful Life that picked up the story of Zuzu Bailey as a middle-aged florist undergoing her own existential crisis, or Another Miracle on 34th Street, with Susan Walker all grown up and having forgotten she once believed in Kris Kringle,
Health
ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS) - As we enter cold and flu season, airmen and guardians are encouraged to get their COVID-19 vaccination booster as soon as possible. The virus continues to pose a risk to the health and welfare of service members, civilian employees and families. Airmen and guardians
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The American Forces Network, AFN, marked its 80th Anniversary this year with the launch of its new streaming service, AFN Now, on Nov. 7. The AFN Now app delivers top-rated AFN television programming to service members, families, and retirees living overseas, when and where they want it, on the devices
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WASHINGTON - The Biden-Harris administration announced Nov. 8 that starting on Veterans Day (Nov. 11), veterans of the U.S. Armed Services and Gold Star Families can obtain a free lifetime pass to more than 2,000 federal recreation sites spread out across more than 400 million acres of public lands, including national
Jobs & Education
Kimberlee Cavin, the owner of DuPont small business Pine and Moss, remembers the struggles to establish a business as a military spouse. Each month she hosts a Small Business Collective which supports small businesses without store fronts. "Prior to opening Pine and Moss, I was just another military spouse trying to
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Driving on the flyover from Schuster Parkway to Ruston Way you may have noticed a Chinese pavilion and park below the overpass. This lovely park is the Chinese Reconciliation Park. The sculptured landscape of this Chinese garden marks a dark time in Tacoma history. On Nov. 3, 1855 a large group
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VA, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness announced preliminary results of the 2022 Point-in-Time (PIT) Count for Veterans, Nov. 1, 2022. The PIT Count is the annual effort to estimate the number of Americans, including veterans, without permanent housing. The data show
Military Policy
ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS) - The Department of the Air Force has developed several products designed to assist aircrew in making the most informed decisions about whether to fly during their pregnancy. In April 2022, the DAF issued a clarification of policies pertaining to aircrew during pregnancy. Since then, the Department recognized
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"You know who they are!" Community members that constantly make a difference and continually shift the attention to serving veterans and their families in Washington state. It's individuals who may be supporting several non-profit organizations or volunteering more hours then there are in a day. It's teams that rise together as
Entertainment
Prince Charles rarely comes off as a sympathetic figure in television and film adaptations about the royal family, but you do feel a certain measure of sympathy for him on a few occasions in season five of Netflix's The Crown, as he asks anyone who will listen, including the Queen
Focus
SPC Mohamed Abdelaziz was not far from a station where soldiers trained to evaluate and treat a casualty for a spinal injury and shock. Sitting cross-legged and writing with an old-fashion wood pencil, he was a study in concentration. "I'm am going over and committing to memory the 12 identifying signs
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JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD - Spc. Raymond Alonso, a combat medic specialist with Charlie Company, 181st Brigade Support Battalion, is the first member of his unit to earn the Expert Field Medical Badge on his first attempt in more than a decade. "Of the three expert badges, including the Expert Infantry and
Jobs & Education
The Defense Department signed up an additional 70 government organizations, nonprofits and private sector companies to participate in its Military Spouse Employment Partnership program Oct. 25. With the new additions, there are now more than 600 such organizations committed to recruiting, hiring, promoting and retaining military spouses. Gilbert R. Cisneros Jr.,
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JOINT BASE LEWIS MCCHORD - As Exercise Rainier War 22B comes to a close, Team McChord reflects on the groundbreaking firsts that help set the standard for Air Mobility Command's certifying events. Through this exercise, airmen championed innovative ideas to execute an Integrated Combat Turn: the rapid re-arming and refueling
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JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD - The values of our airmen are fundamental to the Spirit of McChord. For the 62d Aerial Port Squadron, U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kristopher Minter embodies the honesty, determination and appreciation that Team McChord runs on. "I've known Staff Sgt. Minter for a while now, we met
Housing
WASHINGTON - The Army began its fiscal 2023 housing tenant satisfaction survey today to gather feedback about living in Army housing. Survey results will guide future plans for improvements to housing, resident services, and community amenities. "Army leaders want your opinion about your Army housing, so please take a few minutes
Health
The Department of Veterans Affairs reports that 112,949 claims by veterans have been filed as of Oct. 22 under the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring Our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022, or PACT Act. The new law expands the eligibility for health care and benefits for veterans
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The Spouses' Club of Lewis-McChord (SCLM) Kris Kringle Market takes place Nov. 18-19, 2022, at the Thurston County Fairgrounds. Get into the holiday spirit at this family friendly event which is modeled after the Christmas markets in Europe. Enjoy an indoor beer garden, more than 15 food trucks, photos with
