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The military has not yet put into effect a federal law designed to protect service members who experience mental health emergencies and to reduce the stigma of reporting them. The Brandon Act is included in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year 2022. The act is named after Navy
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Thor is a joke. That's as much fact as opinion, because Thor: Love and Thunder is one of the goofiest and least consequential sagas in MCU history - an allegedly wild and wacky but ultimately disappointing and weirdly disjointed chapter in the ongoing story of the God of Thunder, who seems
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For the first time since COVD-19 became a reality, a full brigade Change of Command ceremony was conducted June 24 on Watkins Field. Hosted by Maj. Gen. Stephen Smith, commander, 7th Infantry Division, Col. Jared Bordwell relinquished command of the 1-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team to Col. Kwenton Kuhlman on a
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On the front page of her website, retired Army Reserve Colonel Margarethe "Grethe" Cammermeyer encourages people to "Live their Truth." For 80 years, Cammermeyer has lived her truth courageously, paving the way for LGBTQ+ rights within the military and while serving as a VA nurse. Inheriting a fearless spirit from her
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WASHINGTON - The recent Supreme Court opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization does not prohibit the Defense Department from continuing to provide essential women's health care services to service members, dependents, other beneficiaries and DOD civilian employees, the undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness said in a
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For those looking to get away from the hustle of urban life and to reconnect with the beauty of nature, a short drive to Thurston County may be in order. To make the getaway more convenient, Experience Olympia & Beyond, which is the Visitor and Convention Bureau for Thurston County, recently
Family
The Defense Department has implemented an early childhood education curriculum called, Early Learning Matters. This is the first early childhood education curriculum developed for DOD's child development program. The department created this curriculum in collaboration with early childhood experts at Purdue University. Several military child development centers pilot-tested the curriculum. Service
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From the movie-opening shot of a can of Coors being cracked open, to the well-timed use of period-piece pop hits, to backyard toy rocket launchers, to the convenience stores with pinball machines, to the two-tone raglan baseball T-shirts worn by the kids, to the brown-and-gold color schemes in the working-class
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Every college hopeful has a list of criteria they're looking for to determine whether a particular school is the right fit. Most students want institutions that are affordable, have the academic programs they're interested in and meet their lifestyle needs. Military and veteran families have even more factors to keep
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SINGAPORE - Soldiers of the U.S. Army and Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) participate in the culminating field training exercise (FTX) for Exercise Tiger Balm 2022 here, June 15, 2022. Tiger Balm is a U.S. Army Pacific (USARPAC) sponsored bilateral training event with SAF as part of the USARPAC Theater Security Cooperation
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In a 2019 Pew Research Center study, 95 percent of veteran respondents sought employment after serving in the military. The good news for service members and veterans is that their time spent in the armed forces has prepared them for success in the civilian workforce. The goal now is to create
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In a 2019 Pew Research Center study, 95 percent of veteran respondents sought employment after serving in the military. The good news for service members and veterans is that their time spent in the armed forces has prepared them for success in the civilian workforce. The goal now is to create
Health
Check-in for your next VA appointment might be different next time you come in. Beginning this summer, some VA facilities will allow veterans to do one or both of these: Start the check-in process up to seven days in advance of the appointment. Check
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MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER, Joint Base Lewis-McChord - It has all been done. All the clinical rotations are complete; all the exams sweated through. Even all the simple things are ready. The seats are tagged and flags straightened for an event that many residents, interns and fellows have awaited for
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ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS) - The U.S. Space Force is accepting FY23 Interservice Transfer Program (IST) applications from June 15-30. The IST allows qualified individuals from other uniformed services to apply for transfer to active duty in the Space Force to fill select career fields. In order to be eligible, all
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Arlington, Va. (AFNS) - The Department of the Air Force will soon launch the Maternity Uniform Pilot Program, or "Rent the Camo," that will temporarily issue free maternity uniform items to pregnant airmen and guardians at 10 bases. This program is a joint effort with the Army and details on how
Health
An inaugural Ruck for Mental Wellness event will be held this Saturday, June 25. The event will benefit the Permission to Start Dreaming Foundation (PTSD) and is hosted by the Forward Operating Base (FOB) Brewing Company in DuPont. The idea for the event came about one Friday evening at the FOB
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The U.S. House of Representatives unveiled a plan on Tuesday that would provide a monthly inflation bonus in 2023 to service members and Defense Department employees who earn under $45,000 per year. Representative Jared Golden, D-Maine, suggested that the 2.4 percent incentive be part of an amendment to the $802 billion
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The numbers vary from internet source to internet source, but the general consensus seems to be there were something like 200 Elvis Presley impersonators in the world at the time of the King's death in 1977 and the number has grown to at least 35,000 today. And we're not even
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Sometimes you just need a cookie. We're not talking about a packaged cookie you can buy at a local supermarket, we're talking about a homemade fresh-baked cookie to just sink your teeth in and make everything feel right again. So, take a photo, clip this out, or whatever you have