Northwest Guardian newspaper

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JBLM service members walk fashion runway

Published: 05:54PM July 17th, 2014

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD Active and retired service members hit the catwalk during a fashion show held at the Lewis Main Exchange on Joint Base Lewis McChord.

AAFES senior NCO meets with JBLM service members

Published: 12:51PM July 21st, 2014

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD Senior Enlisted Adviser for the Army and Air Force Exchange Service, Chief Master Sgt. Tony Pearson, visited Joint Base Lewis McChord July 15-18

JBLM water report has no big surprises

Published: 06:00PM July 17th, 2014

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD With the weather warming up, it’s nice to know the water in bottles, glasses and cups around Joint Base Lewis-McChord is safe to drink.

Hiring practices earn local company award from JBLM program

Published: 05:40PM July 17th, 2014

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD service members through the Joint Base Lewis-McChord Service Member for Life Transition Assistance Program in a nine-month period, Patterson-UTI Drilling Company LLC is one of JBLM’s biggest employers of transitioning service members.

Sports & Leisure

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Pay-to-play football leagues give second chances to service members

Published: 03:10PM July 17th, 2014

Several service members stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord joined the U.S. armed forces directly out of high school with the belief that they had played their last game wearing full pads. But in the Puget Sound region, multiple semi-professional football teams welcome service members to play again.

JBLM's Soldiers, Airmen tackle Seattle to Portland's long ride

Published: 03:55PM July 17th, 2014

There are 203 miles between the E1 Parking Lot at the University of Washington in Seattle and Holladay Park in Portland. Rather than travel by motor vehicle, which takes about two hours, 10,000 people rode their bicycles the entire way during the 35th annual Seattle to Portland Bicycle Classic on July 12.

Kids get a kick at JBLM karate program

Published: 03:29PM July 17th, 2014

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD Children from as young as four to high-school-age teenagers, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord learn about respect, confidence and discipline to prepare for life’s challenges from karate instructor Joel Toline at the Schools of Knowledge, Inspiration, Exploration and Skills Unlimited Academy on JBLM Lewis Main.

On the Schedule for July 18, 2014

Published: 03:07PM July 17th, 2014

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD Races: Get ready to run through the mud in the ninth annual Down and Dirty Mud Run 10 a.m. Saturday at Soldiers Field House on Lewis Main.

Viewpoint

Achieving excellence through readiness

Published: 05:19PM July 17th, 2014

Last month, the 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, “Lancers,” completed an extremely successful rotation to the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, Calif. At NTC, the Lancer Team fought a highly organized and well-equipped near-peer armored military force.

STRAIGHT TALK: How are you keeping your kids or yourself busy this summer?

Published: 05:17PM July 17th, 2014

“We’ve gone to American Lake almost every weekend of the summer, for the past 3 years! Swimming, fishing, and boating are our favorite hot weather activities!” – Amanda Fletcher Dupont

Mission, priorities and vision are all about you

Published: 05:15PM July 17th, 2014

Understanding the mission is essential for each one of us to define requirements for success. For Airmen in the 62nd Operations Group, we often think that launching aircraft and conducting global airlift is our mission. In fact, this task that you contribute to every day is the operational mission of our parent warfighting organization, the 18th Air Force.

Downrange

Soldiers test clean energy sources during RIMPAC

Published: 05:30PM July 17th, 2014

FORD ISLAND, Hawaii For years, the word green has been associated with the U.S. Army. However, with the implementation of renewable energy initiatives, the Army has shared its “green” characteristics while taking on the challenges of “going green.”

JBLM's 2nd Brigade plays host to Canadian officer

Published: 05:25PM July 17th, 2014

FORT IRWIN, Calif. In August, Joint Base Lewis-McChord’s 2nd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, will welcome a new Canadian member to the team.

More U.S. assessment teams arrive in Baghdad

Published: 11:16AM July 11th, 2014

WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. forces in Baghdad have opened a joint operations center in the city to assess the security situation in the wake of the rapid territorial gains made by Sunni militants, bringing the number of American service members there to about 500, Defense Department officials said today.