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ARLINGTON, Va. - No matter how far along someone gets in life, they can always reach for new goals. Task Force Phoenix at the Joint Base Lewis-McChord Soldier Recovery Unit (SRU) in Tacoma, created a new scoreboard that is helping spur competition among soldiers and boost interest for the upcoming
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JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD - Dr. (Maj.) Jason R. Bingham, chief of general surgery at Madigan Army Medical Center here, was recently selected to receive the 2021-2022 Rising Star Award from the Society of Federal Health Professionals, known as AMSUS. Bingham joins a select group of Army Medical Corps officers who will
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ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS) - Retired Col. Gail Halvorsen, also known as the "Candy Bomber," passed away Feb. 16. He was 101 years old. Starting his career in the U.S. Army Air Corps in 1942, Halvorsen served as a pilot until his retirement in 1974, after accumulating more than 8,000 flying hours
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HOHENFELS, Germany - Soldiers with the 547th Medical Company (Area Support), 62nd Medical Brigade, reacted to a mock accident during a mass casualty training exercise at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center, Hohenfels, Germany, Feb. 17, 2022. The readiness building event required medical soldiers to evaluate injuries at the accident site, triage
Entertainment
From the ridiculously simple title to the elevator-pitch premise of Channing Tatum as a broken-down former Army Ranger who has to deliver a troublemaking retired military dog to the memorial service for the dog's human partner, we know exactly where Dog is going to take us; it's as predictable as
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JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD - If you've had the opportunity to hear him speak, then you know what passion Lt. Gen. Xavier Brunson, commanding general of I Corps at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, has for the Army. That passion didn't just come out of nowhere. Brunson, the eldest son of three, grew up watching his dad, Albert Brunson, a retired U.S.
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GROUNDED is about coming down from the blue sky and into a drone's grey image on a computer screen. It is characterized by powerful and questioning dialogue from a chair on a stage that narrates a war that is very recent. A compelling one-woman presentation written by George Brant and produced
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JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD - The 62nd Airlift Wing was recently selected as Air Mobility Command's nomination for the 2022 Air Force Association Verne Orr Award. The AFA established this award in honor of former Secretary of the Air Force Verne Orr to recognize mission-oriented accomplishments and achievements by units that made
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JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD - "Thunderbolt" soldiers with the 17th Field Artillery Brigade came together for a physical training session at Cowan Stadium on Feb. 3, to honor the spirited lives and service of "The Four Chaplains" on the 79th anniversary of their ultimate sacrifice. "Medal of Honor physical training is something
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The Olympia Armory is part of a long history of the Washington Army National Guard's presence in Olympia, as well as being a central part of the city's cultural history. Built in the late 1930s on the site of the Washington School, and recently listed on the Olympia Heritage Register, will
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Mid-February in Washington is probably about the time you're silently screaming, "I need some sunshine" or "Why didn't we plan a trip to Hawaii?" We get it. Don't make the same mistake next year, plan a trip to Hawaii now. When planning your trip, look no further than the island of
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JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD - Leadership, knowledge, and lessons learned are all apparatuses that tend to transcend the test of time. Within the 7th Infantry Division, leadership garnered throughout its history leads to bolstering the knowledge of those that would follow. Coupled with the lessons learned from successes and failures make
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After nearly a decade and a half in Development Purgatory, the movie adaptation of the popular video game franchise Uncharted finally hits big screens - and you'd think that somewhere along that 14-year timeline, they would have remembered to put an actual movie inside the movie. You know how they say
Health
In providing mental health services, Olympia TMS has rebranded to Pristine Mental Health in order to strengthen connections with patients and their families. The founder of Pristine Mental Health is Dr. David Penner, MD, a Harvard-trained, dual board-certified psychiatrist. Realizing the future of psychiatry had begun to shift toward the use
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Representative Marilyn Strickland (D-WA) co-led and secured language for the Military Family Hunger Prevention Act of 2021 to help service members and their families make ends meet. Begging the question, how many military personnel need help? "Congress and the Department of Defense need to show that we value service members and
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JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD - In the military, a vital skill of being a successful leader while improving the organization in which you are employed is having the ability to consistently evaluate processes and determine more efficient means of accomplishing requirements in a more effective way. With this goal in mind, 19
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ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Maryland - A Master Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician was selected for the U.S. Army command sergeant major program. Sgt. Maj. Stephen P. Cunningham will become the senior enlisted leader for the Joint Base Lewis-McChord-headquartered 3rd Ordnance Battalion (EOD), which commands six Army EOD companies stationed in Washington state,
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JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD - The Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade and Lt. Gen. Xavier Brunson, commander of America's First Corps, played a friendly kickball tournament on Feb. 4 at Lewis North Athletic Complex. The event was organized by the Headquarters and Headquarters Company commander, Capt. Grant Hendrix and
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Since 1941 the United Service Organizations (USO) Northwest has supported the area's service members and their families while adapting to meet their needs. The USO Northwest - which celebrated its 81st birthday on Feb. 4 - is present throughout the states of Washington and Oregon. With approximately 300 volunteers, the organization
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We know the thrill of hunting and searching for the perfect antique can be a lot of fun. Especially when you see it and instantly know the perfect spot in your house for the piece - bingo! We've compiled a list of all the antique shops to explore locally. Sanford and
