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
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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
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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
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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
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The majestic Anthony Hopkins nearly saves the well-intentioned but dour and heavy-handed American family portrait film Armageddon Time in a single, elegantly constructed scene in which Hopkins' family patriarch, Aaron, is in the park with his grandson Paul (Banks Repeta), who tells Grandpa at his new private school, "Sometimes kids
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A Department of Defense policy will soon require hearing protector fit testing for DOD personnel who are exposed to certain noise levels, according to the Defense Health Agency Hearing Center of Excellence. The change is an update to Department of Defense Instruction 6055.12 "Hearing Conservation Program" and is expected to be
Benefits
For the first time in 78 years, G.I. Bill® applicants can receive an immediate, real-time education benefits decision, thanks to the simplified Post-9/11 G.I. Bill application experience. Since 1944, over 25 million beneficiaries have taken advantage of G.I. Bill benefits. Many of these individuals waited up to a month to receive
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Shopping for that new refrigerator, washer or dryer may come with a few more options, to include improved delivery and installation services, through a new partnership between Home Depot and military exchange officials according to a story by Military Times. According to Karen Cardin, chief merchandising officer for the Army &
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In hosting a Vietnam War era Veterans Pinning Ceremony Oct. 20 at Lakewood City Hall, Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland's (WA-10) sincerity toward the veterans and their family members was palpable. "My father, William Strickland, is a veteran who served in World War II and Korea," she began. "I know that military families
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Cate Blanchett is such a blazing and commanding force in Tar, we almost instantly believe she's been the title character her entire life: one Lydia Tar, a globally renowned classical conductor who is a generational genius, a fiercely protective mother, a passionate lover, an influential mentor, a generous benefactor, a
