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A legion of lawsuits against earplug manufacturer 3M has become the largest multidistrict litigation in the nation's history. Between 2003 and 2015, thousands of military personnel who used the dual-ended Combat Arms Earplugs, Version 2 have either been diagnosed with or suffer from hearing loss or tinnitus. On May 6, District Judge
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Join us for a FREE Salute to Armed Forces Family Day, presented by StationedAT JBLM and sponsored by Grand Canyon University, to honor military families and their sacrifice. The party will take place on May 14 in the DuPont ACU parking lot from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. When we say
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Champions for Veterans is an organization that helps those who have served maneuver the Veterans Affairs' system by providing the tools necessary to effectively obtain the disability rating they have earned. "We help veterans get the VA disability they deserve," said CEO Gino Johnson, "through the use of an online course,
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SAN ANTONIO, Texas - Airmen and guardians from across the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force are invited to take part in FORCECON 2022: Innovation - Technology - Gaming, an interactive industry and academia collider event and gaming competition being held at the Tech Port Center and Arena here
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FORT LEE, Va. - The Lewis Main and McChord Field commissaries were two of nearly 40 commissaries worldwide named grand prize winners in an industry promotion that delivered extra savings to their military communities while also supporting their local Special Olympics chapters. As part of their Special Olympics promotion, Procter and
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This past Monday afternoon during a Change of Responsibility Ceremony at I Corps Headquarters, America's First Corps said farewell to Command Sgt. Maj. Shane Pospisil as it welcomed Command Sgt. Maj. Shawn Carns. "They are the first example to our soldiers; they are the backbone of our Army; they are leaders
Benefits
Olivia Burley, a military spouse, made it clear to a United Service Organizations (USO) Transition Program member at USO Northwest (USO NW) what she did not want to do in her next career move. "She was very clear about that," began Patrick Creighton, a decorated Army veteran and a senior member
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FORT KNOX, Ky. - A former Fort Knox military family learned a valuable lesson during their most recent permanent change of station move - making national headlines and leading to Department of Defense talks to improve processes. Chief Warrant Officer 3 Austin McNulty and his wife Valerie, who left Fort Knox
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JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD - Those who have spent time around Army helicopters know that the enlisted crew chiefs are often visible from the sky, with their head hanging out of the sliding side door of a UH-60 Black Hawk or feet dangling off of the back ramp of a CH-47
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Editor's note: The following is a list of summer movies Richard is looking forward to. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (May 6) Feels like there's a multiverse of multiverses these days, and I fully expect to get lost in the weeds at some point during this latest chapter from
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FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. - The U.S. Army Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear School named 1st Lt. Jordan Anderson and Sgt. Austin Howard, from the 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, the winners of the six-day Best CBRN Warrior competition during a ceremony April 15 at Baker Theater. The competition,
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JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD - Litter is a big problem with a simple solution - everyone on Joint Base Lewis-McChord doing their part. At least that's what Staff Sgt. Ciara Love, precision measurement equipment laboratory technician with 62nd Maintenance Squadron, at JBLM proposed for April 22, which was Earth Day. Love is
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While a Reserve Officers' Training Corps cadet who majored in business analytics at Auburn University only to be branch detailed into the infantry, 1st Lt. Gavin McGettigan is now not only an infantry officer but a Good Samaritan. Cadets have the opportunity to rank their choice of branches in the Army
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Joint Base Lewis-McChord - The 62nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron conducted a weeklong Agile Combat Employment training here, April 18-22, 2022. The ACE training is part of a grand and innovative operation in which maintainers at McChord Field do their part to "Accelerate Change or Lose." It is no secret that adversaries'
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JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD - Toward the end of 2021, Joint Base Lewis-McChord began recruiting community mayors for its five base housing districts. These mayors serve as a voice for the communities and advocate for quality-of-life initiatives. "Each of those districts has the subordinate 22 communities," said Col. Phillip Lamb, JBLM commander.
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Robert Eggers' bloody and bone-cracking and yet beautiful Viking saga The Northman is set primarily in 10th-century Iceland - but every frame of this 137-minute epic makes us feel as if we've been plunged neck-deep into the violent dread of Dante's Seventh Circle of Hell. Even the kings and queens
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Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) representing the South Sound asked the Department of Defense last week to add more homes on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, citing low housing supply and skyrocketing costs as the reasons. With more than 45,000 service members and civilian workers at JBLM, it is the fourth largest military installation
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FORT HOOD, Texas - The command team of 40th Infantry Division, California Army National Guard, conducted a War Fighter Exercise (WFX) with direct support from Observer, Coach and Trainers (OC/Ts) of the 189th Infantry Brigade, Division West - First Army, at North Fort Hood throughout the first half of April. 40th
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JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD - The energy program on Joint Base Lewis-McChord leads in taking energy action for sustainable working and living conditions. One project that exhibits this drive is the decentralization of heating plants for the Korean War-era "hammerhead" barracks situated east of Gray Army Airfield on Lewis Main, commonly referred to as
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JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD - The Holistic Health and Fitness (H2F) team launched its post-pilot Thunderbolt Performance Center at the Soldier Center Medical Home in a ribbon-cutting ceremony, April 13. The 17th Field Artillery Brigade piloted the Army's H2F program in early 2018 at the 5th Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery Regiment with
