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She's the boss of the BOSS. Sergeant Jin Lim, 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, was named the Better Opportunities for Single Soldiers President of the Year for the Army. Lim received her award from Command Sgt. Maj. Timothy Marble, Joint Base Lewis-McChord Garrison command sergeant major,
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More than 200 military children were able to experience the trepidation of deployment and the bliss of coming home at a Kids Understanding Deployment Operations event hosted by the 62nd Airlift Wing at Joint Base Lewis-McChord Aug. 2. The event aims to help kids understand a sliver of what their parent
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People need to ask themselves -- is one to two seconds worth their safety? Beginning Aug. 1, drivers entering Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) may notice longer lines at the gates. However, those long lines will mean a more secure JBLM, as the new Automated Installation Entry system handheld scanners are implemented. While
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Mold remediation, pet fees and basic allowance for housing were the main topics discussed at the Joint Base Lewis-McChord housing town hall hosted by Lt. Gen. Gary Volesky, I Corps commanding general and Col. Nicole Lucas, JBLM Garrison commander at Carey Theater last week. The forum was a follow-up to the
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With five kids, a part-time job, a full load of college classes and the title of military spouse, Cheryl Del Rosario is no stranger to hard work. She fills her days with tasks designed to care for every aspect of her family's lives and, in the meanwhile, forgets to give
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Over 70 volunteers were recognized for their continuing contribution to Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) and the surrounding communities at the 2019 Volunteer Recognition Luncheon at the American Lake Conference Center May 30. Each year, the JBLM Directorate of Personnel and Family Readiness asks the community to nominate volunteers who not only
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There are a few things you can generally count on during a summer at Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) -- hot weather and smoke. Over the past few years, most of that smoke can be attributed to wildfires raging from California to Canada. That's why JBLM does prescribed burns -- a
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As Joint Base Lewis-McChord has continued to grow and change around them, 193 buildings on JBLM North have remained mostly untouched throughout their 78 years here. Now, after outlasting their projected lifespan of five years, the buildings, known as D Block, will be demolished over the next year to make
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Resilience ... it's one of the first words people think of when they hear military spouse -- and for good reason, too. Between the constant moves and family separations, anyone would have to be resilient to walk in those shoes. But Joint Base Lewis-McChord spouse, Mandy Kruger, the mind behind the
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The Washington chapter of the Special Olympics will host the 2019 Washington State Special Olympics spring games May 31-June 2. Three of the events, Olympic Town cycling, the cycling competition, and the powerlifting competition, take place on Joint Base Lewis-McChord. The organization is looking for volunteers of every age to assist
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With a box of latex gloves and an industrial-size bottle of hand sanitizer, "Trash Cop" Greg Mason investigates on-base dump sites as part of the Joint Base Lewis-McChord's illegal dumping program. The program began in 2005 when it was discovered about 600 tons of trash were disposed of on JBLM each
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The Nisqually tribe and the Joint Base Lewis-McChord community come together to honor Chief Leschi and his brother, Quiemuth, at the 11th annual Leschi-Quiemuth Honor Walk April 27. The event takes participants through the ancestral lands of the Nisqually tribe. After preregistering for the event, attendees meet at Carey Theater at
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After 37 years of silence, actor Anthony Edwards finally reached a point where he was ready to honestly answer the questions his mother had posed to him in regards to inappropriate behavior by Edward's mentor and friend, Hollywood producer Gary Goddard. In his 2017 essay entitled, "Yes Mom, There is Something