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We're just a few short weeks away from kicking off spring. The clocks have sprung forward and we can almost taste the longer days and slightly warmer weather. Below we've compiled a list of what should be included on your local spring to-do list. Washington State Spring Fair The 2023 Spring Fair
Health
FALLS CHURCH, Va. - Would you like to know more about your TRICARE health plan costs? Maybe you'd like to compare different plans to find the most cost-effective one. TRICARE's online compare cost tool can help you look up your health plan's costs and review multiple health plan costs at the
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JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD - The 2023 Joint Base Lewis-McChord Airshow & Warrior Expo is a "GO" for July 15-16 at McChord Field. This will be JBLM's first airshow in seven years. The all-day event will feature the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds as the marquee act. The JBLM Airshow & Warrior
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SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, ILL. (AFNS) - In the summer of 2021, Lt. Col. Nicole Stenstad, 16th Airlift Squadron commander, while researching unconscious gender bias, came up with the idea to try and remove the G-code from Air Mobility Command flight authorizations. Aviation Management instructs the use of Air Force form
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A sea of spectators begins to stand, creating a wave effect; they're there to watch a show - and that's exactly what they'll get. One by one they turn their phones to camera mode to capture one of the U.S. Air Force's most lethal aircraft in its element. The F-22 Raptor
Military Policy
The Department of the Air Force is committed to recruiting talented and qualified individuals, while retaining the experienced airmen and guardians currently serving. Throughout the upcoming months, a Barriers to Service Cross-Functional Team, championed by Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. David W. Allvin, is examining existing policies
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MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER - Reproductive health care is a readiness issue. It is a personal issue and a family issue. Deciding how and when to have or add to a family is a concern that touches the active duty service member and their family members. Madigan Army Medical Center
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WASHINGTON - For the first time since 2001, the U.S. Army has introduced a new brand that redefines what it means to "Be All You Can Be" for a new generation. Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth, Army Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville and Sgt. Maj. of the Army
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JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO, Texas - U.S. Army Medical Command's top career counselors competed at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston Feb. 22 and 23 for the title of MEDCOM's Career Counselor of the Year. Sgt. 1st Class Angie Carper, Madigan Army Medical Center, won the coveted title, and will represent MEDCOM at the
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What is PTSD-related avoidance? Avoidance is a natural reaction to a negative experience. If you burn your hand on a stove, you'll avoid touching that stove again. PTSD-related avoidance is when you avoid things that are painful specifically because they remind you of your trauma. There are different types of avoidance,
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If you've filed a VA disability claim and are awaiting a decision letter, you can access it online once it's ready. Veterans with a VA.gov sign-in can use this online option to access their disability decisions whenever they need them. No need to store hard copies or request reprints from
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JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD - A newly created basketball team of service members assigned to Joint Base Lewis-McChord gave a strong showing in a face-off against a professional basketball team, the Seattle Super Hawks, at Soldiers Field House on Lewis Main Feb. 25. Though the game was won by the
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JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. - The Army's Expert Infantryman, Field Medical and Soldier badges will now share a common fitness assessment, while still maintaining the integrity and history of each badge. The Expert Physical Fitness Assessment is a continuation of making it easier for units conducting three separate events throughout the year,
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Those missing in action or who served as prisoners of war were honored during a ceremony at Patriots Landing last month, which also paved the way to represent the new Space Force as well. The retirement community presented a Prisoner of War/Missing in Action (POW/MIA) table as part of a solution
Military Life
The Joint Base Lewis-McChord Exchange welcomed yet another new restaurant to its recently renovated and expanded food court. Joint Base Command Sgt. Maj. Waylon Petty joined Exchange Region Vice President Carrie Cammel, JBLM Exchange General Manager Matthew Beatty and other Exchange leaders in cutting the ribbon on the made-to-order teriyaki and
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ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS) - The Department of the Air Force issued guidance effective Feb. 27 implementing Department of Defense policies outlining privacy of command notification of pregnancy, administrative absence for non-covered reproductive health care and unit-funded travel for those seeking non-covered reproductive health care. Non-covered reproductive health care is defined in this policy
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JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD - The co-owners of a recently closed western wear business that had storefronts in Renton and Tacoma decided to thank Cavalry soldiers at Joint Base Lewis-McChord for their continued business support over the years by donating 543 pairs of gold and silver spurs to the 7th Infantry
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Located about a 50-minute drive from Joint Base Lewis-McChord is Northwest Trek, a wildlife park that offers an up close experience with Northwest nature and wildlife. And there is truly no better time to visit than right now with their recent introduction of their three rescued moose calves. Atlas, Luna and
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JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD - Joint Base Lewis-McChord is shining a light, literally, on the power of communication and the importance of hearing the needs of its community members as crews continue to repair hundreds of broken streetlights throughout installation communities. As of Feb. 8, more than 157 lights within nine housing
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The 62d Airlift Wing hosted the Team McChord Civic Leader Tour Feb. 7-9, visiting Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, and Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma. The goal of the Civic Leader Tour was to educate local civic leaders on the way the Air Force trains America's
