NW Navy News

You can get all these links as soon as they're posted by following @nwnavynews on Twitter. Have a link to suggest? Send me an e-mail or a message on Twitter. Thanks!
Links for the week of Dec. 4:
 

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You can get all these links as soon as they're posted by following @nwnavynews on Twitter. Have a link to suggest? Send me an e-mail or a message on Twitter. Thanks!
Links for the week of Nov. 20:
 
Everett's Navy League is looking for donations to help local Navy families in need this Thanksgiving http://bit.ly/2sOsZI (Everett WA Blog).
 

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You can get all these links as soon as they're posted by following @nwnavynews on Twitter. Have a link to suggest? Send me an e-mail or a message on Twitter. Thanks!
Links for the week of Oct. 30:
 

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If you're still trying to decide what to do for Halloween, here's a rundown of events happening this week on or near local bases in Kitsap, Whidbey Island and Everett. This list is by no means comprehensive. Post a comment and share other activities you'd recommend. 
 

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The Navy is making it easier for sailors and their spouses to take advantage of education and career advancement programs through online applications.

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I'm starting a new weekly feature here to share links about what's happening related to the military in the Puget Sound area, as well as other items of interest. You can get all these links as soon as they're posted by following @nwnavynews on Twitter. Have a link to suggest? Send me an e-mail or a message on Twitter. Thanks!
Links for the week of Oct. 16:
 
Unplugged: The Art of Ship Building (CBS News)

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Looking for something fun to do with the kids in the weeks remaining before school starts again for the fall? Communities all over the Puget Sound area offer free summer activities, many of which happen year after year.

Here are some best bets coming up:

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I caught up with Alison Buckholtz recently at a cafe in Anacortes, Wash., where she reflected on the reception to her book and her family's next chapter: a 14-month IA assignment for her husband.

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Spouses looking for a career they can maintain during moves to duty stations around the country and the world can connect with resources to help them at an event near Tacoma next Wednesday, May 20.

The career fair, sponsored by the Washington-based nonprofit Hire America's Heroes, is open to the husbands and wives of service members in the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marines, Navy, National Guard or Reserves. It will be 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the American Lake Club at Fort Lewis.

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A survey by Blue Star Families released last week indicates that most military families feel the general public doesn't understand their sacrifices.

Conducted in March, the survey of 2,796 military family members was presented to members of Congress on May 5. Blue Star Families also released an executive summary of the results on its Web site.

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