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News Front
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, through its Hiring Our Heroes initiative, is hosting a two-day Military Spouse Hiring Event at Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) Feb. 21-22. The nationwide initiative's mission is to help veterans, transitioning servicemembers, and military spouses find meaningful employment opportunities. The event provides a helpful break for
Jobs & Education
Education is undoubtedly important for military personnel; it can mean the difference between a successful military-to-civilian career transfer and a difficult one. Attending college while working a hectic work schedule can also be challenging. Luckily, JBLM's Brandman University campus is available to help servicemembers tackle the responsibility successfully. Enter Sales &
Benefits & Deals
LinkedIn is like Facebook for professionals. It is a social media platform, which connects job seekers with employers and is the largest online professional networking site. The company is proud to support those who have served by offering eligible military and veteran members one year of free access to LinkedIn
Jobs & Education
If you're a servicemember at Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) searching for the best educational opportunities in the area, you won't have to look far: Pierce College made Military Times' Best Colleges 2018 list. It didn't just make the list -- the local college was selected as the top four-year college
Reviews
ANNOUNCER: As Dutch and Jackie zipped down Tacoma's Market Street, the "Be Happy" sign lured them into the vegan focused (but meat-eater friendly) restaurant and juice bar, Happy Belly. JACKIE: It's hard not to smile when traveling down Market Street and spying the bright and bubbly "Be Happy" slogan quietly
Hip-Toss
While it's certainly not California or Hawaii, believe it or not Washington does have some prime spots for surfing enthusiasts. The city of Westport, on the south end of Grays Harbor and about 90 miles from JTacoma, might be the state's best-kept coastal secret. While Westport is perhaps known more for
Focus
Sirens blare, red and blue lights flash, and a big, red truck pulls up. Out of the truck climb several firefighters, ready to respond to an emergency. Their uniforms may not quickly reveal it, but these firefighters may actually be Soldiers with the Military Occupational Specialty
Music
It's kind of hard to predict which instruments will fall into and out of style -- much more so than which genres will keep plugging along. The secret to why this is may be kind of a no-brainer: every instrument is good, when used in the proper context or, more
Arts
You'll find the good, the bad and the you-gotta-be-kidding-me at the annual postcard exhibition at South Puget Sound Community College. There are professional artists in the show, including many of Olympia's best, and there are many rank amateurs. Well over half of the works are crudely executed and either corny
News Front
With move after move, and trying out so many different homes, military families often dream of their forever home. It is that final home after leaving military service where they can finally put down roots. For many, that home is going to be located in the Pacific Northwest -- after
Military Life
One way to start the New Year is to participate in a fitness program or play intramural sports. What follows is a listing of the 2018 intramural sports programs. Intramural Sports "Commander's Cup" refers to sports where points are earned to win the Commander's Cup, presented at the end of the season. "Open" refers
Military Life
If you like playing volleyball, if you like chasing and kicking a soccer ball, or if you like drilling a double into the outfield, Bruce Antonowicz has some advice for you: Sign up. JBLM intramural sports has opportunities for servicemembers and families to take part in the sport of their choice, including
News Front
Diane Formoso, founder of the Caring for Kids program that serves thousands of underprivileged school-age children and their families in Lakewood and other municipalities, was presented the first Larry Saunders Service Award. In a ceremony in Council Chambers at Lakewood City Hall, friends, city staff and city officials honored Formoso last
Stage
One thing that this country of ours has had a hard time wrapping its head around is the notion of post-traumatic stress disorder. It occurs in our everyday citizens' lives, making its home in the minds of our friends and family members in the days, months and years following harrowing
Heroes & Zeroes
For months leading up to the anticipated runs of high-speed trains on tracks along Interstate 5 and Joint Base Lewis-McChord, we stressed safety at nearby railroad crossings. At the same time, agencies on and off-base got together to conduct joint emergency training, collaborating on many what-if scenarios.
