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A chief’s advice

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A chief’s advice

While playing Babe Ruth League baseball in 1976 at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, Tim Gorden broke his neck. As a result, he spent six months in neck traction devices before undergoing fusion surgery. "The life lesson here is that regardless of what you believe is not recoverable and devastating is rarely that," wrote

Understanding the benefits of nutrition

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Understanding the benefits of nutrition

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD - When you watch major sports teams play, do you ever think about the "behind the scenes" work that goes into producing a superior athlete? Professional sports teams have doctors, physical therapist, dietitians, strength and conditioning coaches, this list can go on and on. The point is,

Certification for Puget Sound Military Health System

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Certification for Puget Sound Military Health System

JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD - The Puget Sound Military Health System becomes the latest to certify as a MHS market. This certification marks the next step in a long history of collaboration with staff at Army, Navy, and Air Force military Medical Treatment Facilities (MTF) in the Pacific Northwest. A market is a

Eagle Port to represent 62nd AW at Port Dawg Rodeo

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Eagle Port to represent 62nd AW at Port Dawg Rodeo

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD - The C-17 Globemaster III is the most flexible aircraft to enter the airlift force and is responsible for the rapid, strategic delivery of cargo and troops to main operating bases and those in deployed environments. Have you ever seen one of our C-17s fly overhead and

Prehistoric party!

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Prehistoric party!

Take a drive back through time at the Jurassic Empire Dinosaur drive-thru event coming to the Auburn Outlet Collection Mall and the Everett Mall. Visitors will be able to enjoy the prehistoric journey from the comfort of their car (visitors must remain in vehicles and are not allowed in truck beds).

Join the fun at the Pierce County Fair

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Join the fun at the Pierce County Fair

The Pierce County Fair is right around the corner, starting Thursday, Aug. 12 and running through Sunday, Aug. 15. After a year off with only a virtual event, it's exciting to get back in person for the fair's 74th year to smell the food vendors, pet the animals and scream

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VA announces new options to help veterans avoid foreclosure

WASHINGTON - The Department of Veterans Affairs is offering a new COVID-19 Refund Modification option to assist veterans who require a significant reduction in their monthly mortgage payments because of the COVID-19 pandemic. In some cases, veterans can receive a 20% payment reduction - in others, the reduction can be even

VA fast-tracks claims for vets exposed to toxins

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VA fast-tracks claims for vets exposed to toxins

WASHINGTON - The Department of Veterans Affairs on Monday created a fast-track to disability compensation for certain veterans who developed asthma, rhinitis or sinusitis because of their exposure to burn pits during overseas deployments. The VA announced it will now process disability claims for those conditions on a presumptive basis, which

EOD career reads like history book

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EOD career reads like history book

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Maryland - U.S. Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians save lives and enable operations by confronting and defeating everything from hand grenades to nuclear weapons.  Across the nation and around the world, EOD soldiers take on the explosive devices that can harm people and hinder operations during combat missions

Getting out? Go reserve?

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Getting out? Go reserve?

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas - As COVID-19 travel restrictions ease around the world, commercial airlines are looking to hire more pilots. Air Force officials want to remind active-duty pilots leaving the Air Force for the civilian aviation industry that such a move doesn't have to end their service to

U-Pour beer has arrived in Tacoma

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U-Pour beer has arrived in Tacoma

A new beer concept has rolled into Tacoma and we wasted no time trying it out. The Redd Dog is a U-Pour it pub located on Sixth Ave. and is the first of its kind in the city. The concept is exactly how it sounds, their self-serve tap wall provides

Solemn duty

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Solemn duty

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD - Soldiers assigned to the 16th Combat Aviation Brigade assisted the Cowlitz County Sheriff's Office in the search for 1st Lt. Brian Yang, a platoon leader assigned to 593rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command, on July 20 and 21. "When we received the mission at 11:35 a.m. on July 20,

Extra leave for airmen

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Extra leave for airmen

Airmen and guardians will be able to keep up to 120 days of leave through 2024, more than double the usual amount allowed to be accrued, an Air Force administrative memo said. Unused leave exceeding 60 days is normally lost at the end of each fiscal year, but coronavirus-related restrictions since

Masks are mandatory again

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Masks are mandatory again

The Pentagon on Wednesday announced it would once again require all individuals to wear face coverings when indoors at Defense Department facilities in locations deemed high-risk for coronavirus spread by federal health officials. Pierce and Thurston counties, where Joint Base Lewis-McChord is located, is currently showing significant rates of COVID spread. The

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Masks required on bases again

The Pentagon on Wednesday announced it would once again require all individuals to wear face coverings when indoors at Defense Department facilities in locations deemed high risk by federal health officials for the spread of coronavirus. AD: TRICARE COVERS TMS FOR DEPRESSION AND PTSD. INFO HERE. The directive issued

Healthy PCSing with kids

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Healthy PCSing with kids

Military families move frequently, so this can be both an exciting and challenging time for children and teens. Keep in mind while you're busy preparing, they'll need extra attention and help in this transition. Prepare and show how to move with confidence. Utilize the MilitaryINSTALLATIONS and Plan My Move tools to help

Diagnostics further forward

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Diagnostics further forward

A new portable hearing test technology advanced by Department of Defense researchers is capable of assessing and diagnosing hearing health far forward on the battlefield, as well as in a clinic setting, vastly improving access to care and enabling quicker diagnosis and treatment of injury. The aptly dubbed "boothless" technology can

Defending against cyber attacks

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Defending against cyber attacks

Breaking News - A recent cyber-attack on a civilian company has resulted in the polluting of a small town's water supply. "The attackers are inside the network of this company," explained Maj. Sameer Puri, Washington Army National Guard, Chief Information Officer, "and they are using ‘cyber injects' to resist our attempts

A master of integration

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A master of integration

1Lt. Brett Cox is a master of integration; he is a generalist as opposed to a specialist; he knows a great deal about a great many disciplines and applies that knowledge is a practical way. "My spectrum of passions ranges from water sports, outdoor hobbies, cars and all things aviation to

How to change your military record

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How to change your military record

The Defense Department wants to make sure its veterans know they can apply to correct inaccuracies or injustices in their military records, including an upgrade in discharge, officials for the DOD's legal policy office said. "Veterans who believe they have suffered an inequity or injustice warranting a correction to their service

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