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  • New M50 respirator has got that Darth Vader look

    Soldiers, Marines, Sailors and Airmen all agree: They like the look and feel of the new M50 respirator, said U.S. Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center, who developed the masks. Otherwise known as the Joint Service General Purpose Mask, the M50 was developed by Edgewood on behalf of the Joint

  • JBLM water report has no big surprises

    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.The 3.5 million gallons of drinking water used daily on JBLM met state and federal safety standards, according to the 2013 Consumer Confidence Report released this

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

    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

  • Resilient Airman leads by example

    Life is not a smooth road; it's bumpy and full of obstacles. In the Air Force, how Airmen deal with the challenges they face depends on how resilient they are. Capt. Amanda Turcotte, 627th Force Support Squadron sustainment flight commander, had her resiliency put to the test twice in her career as

  • Existing tools help users reduce PII breaches

    Members of 24th Air Force are refurbishing an old email tool to help Air Force users reduce breaches of personally identifiable information, or PII.The Digital Signature Enforcement Tool, or DSET, which currently prompts users to provide a digital signature when an email contains an active hyperlink

  • Congratulations to NCO Academy Class 14-5

    Congratulations to the following technical sergeants who graduated the Forrest L. Vosler NCO Academy July 11, 2014 at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo.Tech. Sgt. Brian Adams, 627th Communications Squadron Tech. Sgt. David Beck, 62nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Tech. Sgt. Erich Boehm, 62nd Maintenance

  • Airmen and Soldiers conduct joint training

    Airmen and Soldiers from Joint Base Lewis-McChord participated in a water training exercise at American Lake here July 14 and 15, 2014. Airmen from the 22nd Special Tactics Squadron's Red Team practiced helocasting alternate insertion and extraction training with Soldiers from the 160th Special

  • Congratulations to ALS Class 14-E

    Congratulations to the following Airmen who graduated Julius A. Kolb Airman Leadership School here July 10.Senior Airman Robert Alvarez, 10th Airlift SquadronSenior Airman David Bartels 627th Logistics Readiness Squadron Senior Airman Nathaniel Bartholomew, 62nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Senior