Since 1941 the United Service Organizations (USO) Northwest has supported the area's service members and their families while adapting to meet their needs. "Today's USO continuously adapts to the needs of our men and women in uniform and their...
PIN Pad changes implemented to boost support to Military Relief Funds
In 2022, Exchange shoppers stepped up and generously donated more than $1.5 million to Army Emergency Relief (AER) and the Air Force Assistance Fund (AFAF). Since 2017, the Exchange has partnered with the relief funds to make it possible for...
Commissaries to host sidewalk sales
FORT LEE, Va. - Commissary customers stateside can stock up on their favorite items while enjoying deeper savings during the Defense Commissary Agency's "Hometown Heroes" Sidewalk Sale event May 1-29. McChord Field will host its sale May 26-29,...
Celebrating military-connected kids
At Beachwood, Carter Lake, Idlewild and Meriwether, students and staff sported their brightest purple attire on April 14 to celebrate military-connected students and honor the sacrifices they make as their family members serve our country.
Mark Glenn is dedicated to public service. "I am a public servant, and public service to and for others is what I am all about," said the former soldier. The last of nine children, Glenn was born at Madigan Army Medical Center and raised in...
CAMP MURRAY - Catherine Trujillo had always dreamed of flying helicopters. At the age of 35, she thought she had missed her chance. "Along the way in life, I put my family ahead of my career. But when my youngest daughter turned three, I was...
It's not Elizabeth Lord's first time receiving accolades from Weekly Volcano readers, having won...
They might be plays and they might be short stories or works in progress, but whatever they are,...
When Chris Serface became managing artistic director of Tacoma Little Theatre (TLT) May 1, 2013,...
With the launch of McMenamins Elks Temple in May, downtown Tacoma saw the re-opening of a civic...
It's a tie. And rightfully so, because the theaters our readers chose as best in Olympia are two...