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It is at military installations and commands around the U.S. and the world where dedicated military and civilian personnel work to identify the root causes of suicide, identify those who may be at risk for suicide and apply suicide prevention efforts, said Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks during an event
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More than 85 percent of Veteran Health Administration (VHA) enrollees are not eligible for dental care coverage. As such, 7.6 million veterans who are eligible for other primary care through the VHA are not receiving dental care. Since 2008, Dr. Theresa Cheng, DDS, of Issaquah, Washington, has worked to change this. Her
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Stopping a problem before it starts sounds like it requires time travel or movie magic, but sometimes it's as simple as knowing the conditions that make the problem more likely. That's the foundation of VA's Help with Employment, Agency, Risk, Transitions and Housing (HEARTH) project. It's a national pilot program which
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Among the many unique and interesting venues to visit, Tacoma's Museum of Glass is a contemporary art museum dedicated to glass and glassmaking in the West Coast's largest and most active museum glass studio. "The museum has established a reputation for hosting impactful and engaging artist residencies, organizing and exhibiting unique
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The Defense Department announced Sept. 13 a new series of initiatives aimed at improving the welfare and well-being of service members and their families. In a memorandum published today, titled "Our Enduring Duty to America's Service Members and Their Families," Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III announced a new set
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JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD - It's the afternoon on a cool day in August and you are hiking up a mountain toward a dazzling lookout with a view of Mount Rainer and the surrounding landscape. SNAP - CRUNCH - You feel your leg give out beneath you and the sense
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Join us for a FREE Salute to Military Kids Day at the Family Fun Center in Tukwila, Saturday, Sept. 21 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Active duty, veterans, we welcome all military families to this event. The event is brought to you by Northwest Military, publishers of The Ranger
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There is no stopping Maj. Zori Drew. A growing presence in the field of technical science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), she recently received the Armed Forces Communications & Electronics Association's (AFCEA) Under 40 Award and the Women in Engineering: Rising Star Award. "I get after anything that's in my path," began
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OLYMPIA, WA - You know who they are: volunteers, service officers, community members, Tribal veterans programs and advocates, National Guard members or others who day in and day out go above and beyond the call of duty making sure veterans and their family members are cared for. Whether they submit claims for
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There's an annual love affair with autumn characterized by the nip of a crisp evening, the smell of warm apple cider and the orange, red and yellow turning of the leaves and fields of pumpkins. This is the stuff of a wonderful dream. For the 32nd year in a row, Spooner
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JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD - Gen. Andrew Poppas, the U.S. Army Forces Command (FORSCOM) Commanding General, joined Lt. Gen. Xavier Brunson and Command Sgt. Maj. Nema Mobar, America's First Corps command team, along with commanders and senior enlisted leaders across I Corps for a two-day Fall Commander's Conference September 4-5, 2024,
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JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD - Joint Base Lewis-McChord hosted the Air Force Wounded Warrior Program during the Northwest Region Warrior CARE (Caregiver Support, Adaptive Sports and Ambassador Workshop, Recovering Airman Mentorship Program and Resiliency Programming, and Empowerment in Transition) event during the last week of August. AFW2 offers CARE events as a
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In September 2024, VA researchers will be reaching out to Gulf War-era veterans for the fourth time since the 1990-1991 Gulf War. This is a part of a long-term health study called the Gulf War Era Cohort Study. VA will send invitations to pre-selected veterans for this study. "Now, more than
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The arrival of fall means a new season for events in the South Sound. Moving on from the water-related themes of summer, autumn brings with it cooler weather and beautiful colors. Fall also means Oktoberfest and family events. We preview two of these we think you will enjoy. The Tacoma Oktoberfest
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NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. - The U.S. Army's only Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon Battery, part of the 1st Multi-Domain Task Force, lived up to its "First-Round" lineage by participating in Bamboo Eagle, an eight-day U.S. Air Force Warfare Center-led joint exercise spanning various locations across the United States from Aug.
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The Defense Media Activity (DMA) and the American Forces Network (AFN) invites its overseas audiences to enjoy the military network's full coverage of the 2024 NFL season, beginning this Thursday, Sept. 5. With the generous support of the National Football League (NFL), AFN will stream all NFL games on its free
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TOWNSVILLE, QSD, Australia - On Aug. 19, more than 150 U.S. Air Force airmen and Army soldiers from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, alerted and loaded onto four C-17 Globemaster IIIs, departing for their final destination ... Royal Australian Air Force Base Townsville, Queensland, Australia. Within hours of the alert, each C-17 was
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Over the last two weeks, wrenches have been turning, air guns have been firing, and knowledge has been expanding between mechanics from the Washington Army National Guard and Royal Thai Army during a Stryker Maintenance expert exchange at the Maneuver Area Training Equipment Site (MATES) in Yakima. "At the
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FALLS CHURCH, Va. - Master Sgt Natalia Laughlin is as tough as they come. She is disciplined, focused, and always up for a challenge. The combat medic has found more than her share of challenges, beginning with an injury that brought her to the Joint Base Lewis-McChord Soldier Recovery Unit,
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Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Guam Army National Guard, and U.S. Army Reserve Deployment Support Command, Alabama, suicide prevention programs were recognized for outstanding contributions to their communities from Sept. 1, 2022, through Aug. 31, 2023. The awards, which will be presented by the Defense Suicide Prevention Office in a Pentagon ceremony
