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Army Secretary John McHugh signs a directive for the development of a "Ready and Resilient" campaign on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Feb. 4, 2013. The campaign will integrate and synchronize the multiple efforts and programs designed to improve the readiness and resilience of soldiers, Army civilians and their families. U.S. Army photo by Spc. John G. Martinez

McHugh Signs ‘Ready and Resilient’ Campaign Directive

Posted on February 11, 2013 by Erin Wittkop

Army Secretary John McHugh signed a directive stating that programs from resilience training to suicide prevention be part of a new “Ready and Resilient Campaign.”
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Joint Base Lewis-McChord Members Team up to Provide Hurricane Support

Posted on November 11, 2012 by glenn.selby

After airlifting more than 20 electrical utility vehicles to the East Coast Saturday in Hurricane Sandy relief efforts, airmen were back at it Sunday
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Posted in DoD News, Hurricane Sandy | Tagged 62 Airlift Wing, 62d Airlift Wing, 62nd Airlift Wing, Hurricane Sandy Relief, hurricanesandy, JB-MDL, JBLM, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, McChord, McChord Field | Leave a comment

Travis Airmen support Hurricane Sandy victims

U.S. Military Assisting Cleanup in Aftermath of Sandy

Posted on November 2, 2012 by glenn.selby

All of the services are pulling together their resources to support disaster relief efforts in NY, NJ, and Connecticut in the days after Hurricane Sandy.
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Posted in DoD News, Hurricane Sandy | Tagged 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, 62nd Airlift Wing, 6th Communications Battalion, Adm. William E. Gortney, Col. Jeffrey Philippart, Col. Matthew G. St. Clair, Connecticut, District of Columbia National Guard, Hurricane Sandy, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Lt. Col. Richard Bordonaro, Marines, New Jersey, New York, sailors, Sgt. Jorge Negron, U.S. Fleet Forces Command, USS Carter Hall (LSD-50), USS San Antonio (LPD-17), USS Wasp | Leave a comment

Fitness with a Growing Belly

Posted on October 15, 2012 by glenn.selby

The Pregnancy-Postpartum Physical Training Program, known as P3T, helps U.S. Army soldiers stay in shape while pregnant and return to fighting form afterward.
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Posted in DoD News, Medical Monday | Tagged Joint Base Lewis-McChord, P3T, Pregnancy-Postpartum Physical Training Program, U.S. Army Soldiers | Leave a comment

Female Engagement Teams: Who They Are And Why They Do It

Posted on August 15, 2012 by jtozer

Throughout Afghanistan, platoons of male soldiers from the Afghan and American forces conduct daily patrols. Over the course of the patrols there always exists the possibility of encountering women, given they make up nearly half the population of Afghanistan. The …
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