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593rd Sustainers add skills in training

With the slowdown of Overseas Contingency Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, many Army units are adding training events to their calendars that focus on skills that were not used very often during the last 10 years.With that in mind, Soldiers assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 593rd Sustainment Brigade, took

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 Multiple intel disciplines, choppers come together in 3-38 Cav training

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Multiple intel disciplines, choppers come together in 3-38 Cav training

A Boeing Vertol CH-47 Chinook helicopter descended to the ground outside of a walled compound, its twin rotors kicking up a huge cloud of dust. A platoon of Soldiers streamed from the helicopter's ramp and moved toward the objective. Soldiers took positions near the compound's two entrances. Machine gun teams

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Army couple shares Afghanistan deployment

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Army couple shares Afghanistan deployment

KABUL, Afghanistan - When asked what they miss during a deployment, most married servicemembers start the list with their spouses. When Sgt. Ana Salah is asked, her husband not only doesn't top the list - he doesn't even get mentioned.This isn't an insult to Brandon, a staff sergeant and her

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Man’s best friends provide needed therapy

Myah will always have a special place in Shirley Schmunk's heart.Myah is a dog named after her son, Spc. Jeremiah Schmunk, who died in Iraq in 2004.Shirley remembers Jeremiah's vocal nature, which coincidentally Myah shares.She keeps her son alive through pictures and talking with other family members, but Myah will

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Army, USACE open doors to new Ansbach lodge

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Army, USACE open doors to new Ansbach lodge

URLAS TRAINING AREA, Germany -- Ansbach is in the middle of a transformation. The U.S. Army garrison opened the doors to new family housing and a community activity center this summer. Construction began on two child development centers and an auto skills center this fall as

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Operation Family Support

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Jesseca Voorhies exuded happiness on Saturday, Oct. 3 as she walked through 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment’s headquarters.The reason for her happiness stemmed from the work of two photographers in an adjoining room.“The goal here is to allow family members the chance to send their deployed soldiers portraits of their

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2011 HOLIDAY GUIDE FOUR: ‘Tis the season

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2011 HOLIDAY GUIDE FOUR: ‘Tis the season

Cheryl Evans dances around her answer when I ask for her official title at United Way of Pierce County.  "Let's just say I'm the coordinator in the volunteer center. My official title is too official. I'm here to help people," she informs me. An employee with United Way of Pierce County (UWPC)

2011 HOLIDAY GUIDE FOUR: Red carpet cakes

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2011 HOLIDAY GUIDE FOUR: Red carpet cakes

This first sentence took me ten minutes to write.  For 10 amazingly beautiful minutes I stared at my notes while daydreaming about Celebrity Cake Studio's butter cream frosting, German chocolate cake and holiday cookies.  It certainly didn't help that while I sat and chatted with Odette D'Aniello, Celebrity Cake Studio's co-owner,

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Instructors school in classroom and on the court

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Instructors school in classroom and on the court

The ball is tossed into the air and for a moment, everyone holds their breath. Eyes follow the ball as an Airman's hand reaches up to take possession, and the first game of the four-day intramural basketball tournament officially began. Although the 627th Security Forces Squadron

Saturday, Dec. 17: Bryan Bowers

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Saturday, Dec. 17: Bryan Bowers

According to Wikipedia, "There is debate over the origin of the auto-harp. A German immigrant in Philadelphia by the name of Charles F. Zimmermann was awarded US 257808 in 1882 for a design for a musical instrument that included mechanisms for muting certain strings during play. He named his invention

NCO receives Soldier's Medal

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NCO receives Soldier's Medal

Staff Sgt. Richard Giertz couldn’t believe his eyes. “It took me a second to recognize that the house was on fire,” he said Saturday morning as he recalled a February 2009 fire. What Giertz did next saved a little boy’s life. Driving through Parkland, he and a passenger noticed a house on fire. 

Sunday, Dec. 18: 2011 Pokemon City Championships

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Sunday, Dec. 18: 2011 Pokemon City Championships

You're either old or you play Pokémon. Deal with it. Or drive the point home this Sunday at The Game Matrix on South Tacoma Way when Lakewood's installment of the 2011 Pokémon City Championships goes down - starting at 11 a.m. According to promotional hype, this officially sanctioned event is free

Sunday, Dec. 18: Brotherhood Lounge Anniversary

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Sunday, Dec. 18: Brotherhood Lounge Anniversary

What's better than celebrating the birthday of a good friend? What about celebrating the birthday of a good friend that consistently provides you with drinks and a place to play shuffleboard? OK, OK ... what if we throw in some aerialists from Tallhouse Arts Consortium, free pizza and "lots of

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