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  • Caprock Quilters sew on memories

    The beginning of Operation Homefront Quilts began on a May afternoon in 2003 when Jessica Porter, a young quilter, thought of the idea of sending handmade quilts to the families of every fallen service member, regardless of the branch in which they served. With the help of her mother, Joanne Porter,

  • TRICARE tools tame tax time

    Love it or hate it, there's no denying it: tax season is here. Do you see yourself digging through piles of paper looking for last year's forms and receipts? There's a better way - TRICARE West Region beneficiaries can find TRICARE out-of-pocket costs online through their secure www.triwest.com

  • 27 SOMDG receives pathology accreditation

    27th Special Operations Medical Group MDSS/SGAL Laboratory Services, Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico, has been awarded accreditation by the Accreditation Committee of the College of American Pathologists, based on the results of a recent onsite inspection. During the accreditation process,

  • Defense Department pauses spouse employment program

    Defense Department officials here have temporarily halted a popular employment assistance program for military spouses while it conducts a "top-to-bottom" review of its services, officials said Feb. 18. The My Spouse Career Advancement Account program, also known as MyCAA, offers military spouses

  • Extended hours for CDC, youth center

    The Child Development Centers and Youth Center will be open Monday through Friday from 5:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. during the upcoming exercise. Duty-related childcare requirements outside these hours will be handled through Extended Duty Child Care contract. Jim Hernandez, Family Child Care coordinator,

  • Steering the relation ship

    When does "Absence makes the heart grow fonder" turn into "Out of sight, out of mind?" The first deployment, or the fifth, can put strain and stress on a couple. Relationships can withstand many things, but lengthy separations of time and distance aren't  the calmest of waters. When a deployment or