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During World War I, a sod airfield was constructed at the side of today’s Gray Army Airfield. Major construction came in 1938 with two runways and buildings. On April 12, 1938, it was named Gray Army Airfield to honor Capt. Lawrence Gray, who lost his life during
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On May 27, the Flying Heritage & Combat Armor Museum (FHCAM) will host Tankfest Northwest 2017. Formerly known as Paul G. Allen's Flying Heritage Collection, the event marks the public reveal of the museum's new brand identity. Tank lovers will enjoy the unveiling of a new vehicle to the collection, the
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A part of Camp Lewis, Fort Lewis and now Joint Base Lewis-McChord, the field takes its name from Master Sgt. Travis Earl Watkins. The eldest of three sons, Watkins was born in 1920 in the small town of Waldo, Arkansas. In time, his family moved to the slightly larger town of Troup,
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Sandwiched between a deployment to Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, about five years ago, Col. R. Wyn Elder spent two assignments at McChord Field. And after two other assignments on the east coast and another in the Midwest, Elder's Air Force career has led him back to McChord. In front of a crowd
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The 361st Recruiting Squadron had been in this position before. Despite a new opponent, new tournament and a negligible home-court advantage, the Air Force volleyball team eaked out a championship victory against Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 593rd Sustainment Brigade. The team took home its third straight championship
Tacoma Week In Review
Readers: After missing last week's update I note that this week's includes news from the past two weeks Superintendent Retires Many expected Tacoma Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Art Jarvis to announce his retirement in the coming months, but few expected it to come as early as last Wednesday. Jarvis, who has been
Military Life
Pregnancy is a time one never forgets. The nine-month period is one filled with its share of joys and torments, from the sacred "pregnancy glow" to insatiable late-night cravings and absurdly stretchable pants. For many, author Heidi Murkoff's What to Expect When You're Expecting series serves as a sort of
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When retired Petty Officer 1st Class Kyle D. Pratt was a child, his family moved to a secluded home in the Rocky Mountains in Colorado. Although he was a somewhat reluctant reader, with no TV and no radio, he soon turned to books - especially sci-fi books - to fill
Operation Family Support
Even though the Northwest Natural Horsemanship Center in Fall City had already successfully assisted in the healing process for a handful of Soldiers from Joint Base Lewis-McChord's Warrior Transition Battalion (WTB), owner Jim Hutchins wanted more. "My goal was to get the families involved," Hutchins said. So the owner and director of
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Those in attendance at the Evergreen Speedway on June 11 were there for a night of entertainment. Not only did they see some exciting racing, but they also had the chance to celebrate the U.S. Army's 236th birthday. The event started with a pre-race concert from Tuff Boxx & The Baghdad Horns.
Arts
Artist, curator and gallery owner Lisa Kinoshita recently announced that local artist Nicholas Nyland has joined Matter co-owners Kinoshita and furniture maker Steve Lawler of rePly Furniture as a third partner. "And wait ‘til you see the changes he's wrought at the gallery," Kinoshita exclaimed in an email brimming with
Music
Warning: this week Bobble TIki is not writing about a musical "show," per se. In fact, he's not even really sure what "per se" means. Rather, he's writing about an event - a musical event, yes - but not your standard three bands on a bill and a couple (too
Stage
Shakespeare in Hollywood by legendary playwright Ken Ludwig, author of such popular plays as Lend Me a Tenor, Moon Over Buffalo, and Twentieth Century, brings a bit of magic and a lot of mayhem to Olympia Little Theatre. The concept is brilliant, even as it asks audiences to forsake logic
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If you've ever seen Peter Shaffer's 1979 play Amadeus or the Oscar-winning 1984 film based on it, you know some of the story of Mozart's Requiem in D minor, K. 626 - but you probably know a clever fiction. Shaffer based his work on an 1830 Pushkin play, Mozart and
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"Just find your happy place." Wise words of a close friend when you're about to rip your hair out. Do you ever ask yourself where that place is? I mean, it's a place in our hearts that we all go to when life seems to get the better of us,
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The ministry at Life Center Church in Tacoma hosts an annual SHE Soiree, which is intended to give female members of the congregation and their friends a night out. This year, it added a new component in the form of a Military Spouse Lounge. Thus, in addition to motivational speakers, musical
Kids
As part of the fourth class since its inception, the Washington Youth Academy will celebrate the graduation of 117 cadets on Saturday in Tacoma. Word of the success of the program is spreading fast throughout the state, and that's something that academy officials hope to keep going, said Elizabeth Bergmann, WYA
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Twenty-two students from the Dupont karate class participated May 28 in the Washington Isshin-Ryu Society Annual Tournament in Puyallup, and brought home 24 medals - 14 first-place gold, six second-place silver and four third-place bronze. The class includes students from the Dupont community as well as family members from Joint Base
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Having been in the mattress manufacturing business since 1987, Ray Burgess knows exactly what it takes to deliver a good night's sleep. And he takes great pride in providing that service for military members at installations all across the country. Burgess and his company, Mattress Makers, were introduced to doing business with
Concert Alert
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