WASHINGTON — Some Soldiers will need to make a reenlistment decision by Monday or they won’t get to stay in the Army.

WASHINGTON — Airmen will play an important role in the joint team’s effort to achieve the priorities laid out in the new defense strategic guidance, according to the Air Force’s top uniformed officer.

The Joint Base Lewis-McChord community was reminded of the power inherent in social media sites like Facebook in sharing timely information during a massive winter storm that swept across Western Washington last week.

SAVANNAH, Ga. — Needless drowning deaths of hunters who fall into lakes and streams can be prevented with a little preparation and fast thinking, according to officials with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District.

WEST POINT, N.Y. — Jason Fabian scored two goals and Air Force never trailed in a 4-2 win over Army in an Atlantic Hockey Association game Saturday, Jan. 21, at a sold out Tate Rink in West Point, N.Y.

Ski n’ board Summit Jan. 28. $40. Spend a fun day on the slopes at the Summit at Snoqualmie Saturday, Jan. 28. (Transportation only: $20).

Life as an Airman in service to our country is honorable and rewarding. There is no higher calling than to be a part of a group of Americans who pledged their lives in our country’s defense. This choice is definitely not for the faint of heart. It takes an exceptional person just to earn the title of Airman, officer or enlisted, and the demands continue to grow the longer we serve. If you are charged with leading other Airmen, whether as a first-line supervisor, NCOIC, flight chief, commander, etc., you have a solemn obligation to serve those you lead with high standards and expectations, true compassion, up-to-date guidance, genuine caring, and most important, by splendid example. Our opstempo remains high, with a number of Airmen continuing to deploy at greater than a 1:1 deploy/dwell ratio. If you are not currently deployed, you are carrying heavier buckets of water because many of your teammates are “downrange.” We have been executing missions in Afghanistan for over 10 years now and we just completed our mission in Iraq after nearly nine years. Many Airmen have deployed “outside the wire,” many in harm’s way. Sadly, a number of our Airmen have joined our Soldier, Sailor, and Marine brothers and sisters in the ranks of wounded warriors. And tragically, we have had brave Airmen give the last full measure of devotion to our country.

First of all, Happy New Year to all of you wonderful, professional and hard-working Airmen who call McChord Field and the Pacific Northwest home. What you have accomplished over the past year has been nothing short of remarkable. In this short commentary, I want to briefly talk about something that I am fairly passionate about: Servant Leadership.

AFGHANISTAN — The people and places the military introduces servicemembers to, can at times seem quite small. For every deployment to a remote forward operating base, there are multiple occasions when Soldiers run into an old friend or colleague. Command Sgts. Maj. Samuel G. Murphy and John Wayne Troxell are no different; their career paths began to crisscross at Fort Bragg, N.C., years before their recent meeting in southern Afghanistan. This meeting allowed the two senior NCOs the chance to look back on their friendship.

TRANSIT CENTER MANAS, Kyrgyzstan — During the two week period of Dec. 10 to 25, approximately 17,108 servicemembers travelling via the Transit Center at Manas made it home in time to see their families for the holiday season.