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The official wear date for the operational camouflage pattern uniform is Oct. 1. Some airmen preparing to deploy, or who have deployed previously and those who have been assigned to Air Force Special Operations Command or Air Force Global Strike Command, may already have these uniforms. Others have already purchased OCPs
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On Aug. 30, two repeat donors came to donate platelets as they always do, every two weeks, at the Armed Services Blood Bank Center-Pacific Northwest at Joint Base Lewis-McChord. The husband and wife team of Aaron Boone and Denise Haigh-Boone, are regular donors with the ASBBC-PNW. Denise started donating whole blood
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The U.S. Army Chaplain Corps plays a vital role in improving the spiritual well-being of soldiers and family members within the organization. Chaplains assist in improving morale, providing religious services, and supporting the Army's Suicide Prevention programs. The 1-229th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion's chaplain found himself directly involved in one such situation,
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Spouses of the 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) soldiers participated in the opening of many anticipated F.I.R.S.T. Spouse Mentorship Conferences at the Hilton hotel in Bellevue Sept. 8-9. The F.I.R.S.T. Spouse Mentorship program, which stands for "Friendship, Information, Resiliency, Support and Trust," focuses on taking care of 1st SFG (A)
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FORT IRWIN, Calif. -- The Soldiers of Reconnaissance Platoon, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, zip tied their high value target and called for an extraction. Less than 10 minutes on the ground and they had their man. The 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment
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There's a certain power that comes with storytelling, for both storytellers and audiences, regardless of whether the story unfolds around a campfire, in the pages of a book, or on a canvas. And when stories are told through multiple artistic media, magic happens: tellers feel catharsis, audiences experience empathy and
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Temporal Terminus: Marking the Line is a temporary public art exhibit that celebrates the important transformation of the Prairie Line Trail from rail to linear park in downtown Tacoma. The exhibition features sculptural work by Austin-based national design team, Thoughtbarn, composed of Lucy Begg and Robert Gay, as well as
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LAS VEGAS (September 12, 2018) – Wedding chapels, venues and industry members across the Las Vegas valley will kick off Veterans Day weekend by honoring military members during the 2nd Annual “Las Vegas Marries the Military.” Couples where one party is a member of the Armed Forces
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Are you ready to explore your career options all in one place on a convenient Saturday morning? Find out about open jobs available, explore various degree and certificate education programs, find out about free technology programs with Google and Microsoft, dream big with Starbucks and pilot training, see part time
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JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Washington - The U.S. Army Chaplain Corps plays a vital role in improving the spiritual well-being of Soldiers and family members within the organization. Chaplains assist in improving morale, providing religious services, and supporting the Army's Suicide Prevention programs. The 1-229th Attack Reconnaissance
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Among the gray ships that are indicative of a U.S. Navy port lies the all-white USS Arizona Memorial, which commemorates the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor Dec. 7, 1941, that drew the United States into World War II. The memorial, located on what is now Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, is currently
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Chamber's 33rd annual John H. Anderson Military Citizen of the Year Award, sponsored by TriWest Healthcare Alliance. SFC Jimenez is currently the NCOIC of the 593rd Sustainment Brigade's Supply and Services Section, JBLM.SFC Jimenez has consistently been active in the communities where he has been stationed, including Taegu, Korea and Fort
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The action of placing a bright, shiny, red apple on a teacher's desk is the symbolic epitome of the beginning of the academic year. It's rumored that this version of nature's candy has something to do with wisdom, but I think we gift our educators with it because it is
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The creamy filling of the ongoing, three-part Broadway Center for the Performing Arts "Film Focus" series on Audrey Hepburn, which opened with a screening of Roman Holiday on Oct. 23 and will conclude with My Fair Lady on Jan. 22, Sunday brings one of Hepburn's most well-known films, Breakfast at
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I know it's the oldest cliché in the book, but Olympia's fall theater scene has something for everyone, from mystery to comedy to children's fare to musicals, and various mixtures of all that. Harlequin Productions' season runs later than other theaters, meaning as the fall season opens everywhere else, they are
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A friendly neighborhood bar with good food and the all-important seven-day-a-week happy hour. Sure, it's uncomfortable to really tie one on here, but it's a good place to get started. The scene during Friday's early happy hour - 3-6 p.m. is packed with 30- and 40-somethings in the front bar and
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Stiff Records mainstay Wreckless Eric, after the success of his indelible "Whole Wide World," wrote "A Popsong," all about the fear and anxiety of being asked by his label to come up with a hit; as Wreckless Eric says, it's "just a pop song," so why is it so hard
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In case you haven't noticed, Tacoma's art scene is no longer provincial. The City of Destiny is now a center of grown-up art, art that is socially and politically hip, that comments on current issues that can dare to be innovative and risky. Part of it might be an influx
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SSgt. Eric Mack, a Joint Base Lewis-McChord soldier, won last weekend's PAX West Street Fighter V eSports championship. Spc. Mikaul McDermid, Sgt. Kalyntae Williams, and 2Lt. Ryan Deopante took second, third and fourth place, respectively. Mack's victory earned him a two-night stay at the Mandalay Bay resort in Las Vegas along with
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Marine Corps veteran Steve Byerly is on a mission -- a mission to bring fresh farm-to-market produce to the South Sound. All summer long, from the beginning of July until around the end of September, Byerly makes the trip twice a week from Yakima to University Place and back again
