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To say the military influenced the South Sound's growth is like saying Gen. Grant influenced the outcome of the Civil War. Joint Base Lewis-McChord has served as the major military hub in our area since the waning days of World War I. Collaborating with Seattle, our shipyards built over 100
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AT&T, an international corporation providing Internet connection, mobile phone service and pay TV world wide, affirmed their support for veterans and active-duty military by announcing a $30,000 donation to Heartbeat Serving Wounded Warriors and the Back in the Saddle Warriors program at Healing Hearts Ranch, Nov. 10. According to Marianne Bichsel,
Military Life
The leaves are now turning stunning shades of orange and red before they fall to the ground. The next few weeks will undoubtedly fly by, as they always seem to do this time of the year. The winter will creep up and hints of snow and frost will be in
People Rule
When running in a race with more than 19,000 in Washington, D.C., finishing in the top 30 would usually be a great accomplishment. Captain Nicole Solana, flight surgeon with the 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, was disappointed in her time of 3:13:58 — good for the 30th
Tacoma Week In Review
City Policy The Tacoma City Council voted unanimously this week to grant an increase in pay to more than 340 city utility workers over the next year. This, despite the well-publicized "wage freeze" Tacoma implemented for all city workers earlier this year to help alleviate budget issues. City of Tacoma officials
Travel
Joint Base Lewis-McChord Leisure Travel Services staff members want to help you plan your escape during winter block leave with tips and discounts available on places around the state, country and the world. The travel service has two locations on JBLM and provides service members and their
Reviews
Announcer: Dining in the Northwest you are exposed to a plethora of international flavors, but those are mostly from the Pacific Rim. We don't get a lot of European and Caribbean foods. In Olympia, however, is a tiny eatery serving Eastern European dumplings ... and darn they are good.Jason: The
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The reports are in. Backstage Bar & Grill, despite its almost-end-of-Sixth-Ave, strip mall locale, is pretty freakin' bad-ass. From what Bobble Tiki hears, the stage is epic, the drinks are strong, and it's the kind of place that hires chicks like these to sling drinks. How can you really go
Music
The Beatles were fond of saying that their favorite contemporary American musician was Harry Nilsson, and it's not hard to see why. With the voice of an angel, capable of operatic bravado ("Without You"), surging rock wails ("Jump Into the Fire"), and impish character work ("Coconut"), Nilsson was an almost
Arts
Art House Designs owner Susie Engelstad challenged three other artists and herself to come up with four paintings measuring four feet by four feet for a show to be called, naturally, "Four by Four". Three of the women, Rose Nicholas, Susan Ujcid and Engelstad herself, rose to the challenge. The
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So what makes Master Sgt. Rick Stage such a good youth sports coach? He's not necessarily a master of the X's and O's or a dominating personality behind a pregame speech. It's more about his ability to relate with his players. "I'm really a big kid myself," said Stage, the noncommissioned officer
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Polo is built on horsepower - as in the four-legged kind. "You get to ride fast and bump into people," said Claudia Howell as she put a saddle onto her horse, Sierra. A rider for more than 50 years and a polo player for the past 24 years, Howell worked efficiently and
Veterans
Staff Sgt. Michael Eader knows all about the power art can have on both the artist and those viewing it. Before enlisting in the Army years ago, Eader took some glass blowing classes and really enjoyed learning the craft. After finishing up his active duty career with the 2nd Stryker Brigade at
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Officially, the Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) is a federal program sponsored by the United States Armed Forces in high schools across the country. Unofficially - and more to the point - JROTC is an opportunity for young people to gain self-confidence, leadership skills and have fun. For approximately 360 JROTC
Military Life
Of all the branch insignia on uniforms at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, one stands out for a unique reason. Chaplain (Capt.) Somya Malasri's dharma wheel is one of the most uncommon symbols in the military. He is the first - and currently, the only - active-duty Buddhist chaplain in
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Joint Base Lewis-McChord's Sergeants Major Association of the Northwest (SMANW) is reaching out to active-duty servicemembers to continue to build on the 42-year history of the organization. With more than 125 current members, the SMANW partners with local businesses and organizations, such as the USO, to provide financial support for
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On April 29, the 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment from Joint Base Lewis-McChord hosted an outdoor combat awards ceremony at Stadium Bowl in Tacoma, Stadium High School's historic waterfront field. The event was out of the ordinary since the 75th Ranger Regiment, which falls under Special Operations Command and has battalions
Veterans
Bernie Moskowitz honored the 150th anniversary of the start to the Civil War by talking about Union Army Corporal Jesse Barrick. "I was honored to be the bugler at his reinternment at the Tahoma National Cemetery," Moskowitz said as he cleaned some gear. Barrick had been buried in an unmarked grave in
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When it comes to military readiness, there is no number two. "Readiness is our number one priority, and there is no other number one," Gen. Mark Milley, Army Chief of Staff, wrote in an earlier press release. This attitude resides at the heart of the Associated Unit Program Memorandum of Agreement (MOA)
