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Two battalions from 201st Battlefield Surveillance Brigade set to deploy to Afghanistan

The 109th Military Intelligence Battalion and the 502nd Military Intelligence Battalion, both assigned to 201st Battlefield Surveillance Brigade at JBLM, are set to deploy to Afghanistan in late spring of 2012. This is the first deployment to Afghanistan for both of the military intelligence battalions. The battalions were recently deployed to Iraq in support of Operation New Dawn in 2010. The

Suspicious person incident prompts School District to remind parents of safety precautions

Parents of students attending Pioneer Middle School and Saltar's Point Elementary School were reminded this week to take safety precautions when students are walking to and from bus stops after a suspicious person reportedly approached students who were waiting for the school bus in the Oakbrook area of Lakewood earlier this week. The Steilacoom Historical School District sent home a note to

Douglas Fir trees are stacked in piles waiting for transport on the site that will soon be known as Creekside Village in DuPont.

Construction begins on Creekside Village

The owners of Creekside Village began clearing trees on their 12.8 acre parcel of land located west of Center Drive and next to Sequalitchew Creek in DuPont on Tuesday, May 15. The site and smell of towering Douglas Firs coming down triggered several emails and text messages to South Puget Sound News from readers wondering why the trees were being removed. Once finished, Creekside Village,

Community invited to Armed Forces Day celebration at Joint Base Lewis-McChord Saturday, May 19

Joint Base Lewis-McChord will open its gates to the public for the base’s annual Armed Forces Day celebration this Saturday, May 19 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The celebration and installation open house offers members of the greater Puget Sound community an opportunity to join JBLM service members in celebrating America’s history, our military heritage, and our continued commitment to serving

Active military now qualify for a free annual National Parks Pass

Beginning on Armed Forces Day on May 19, active duty service men and women – Army, Marines, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, and activated National Guard and Reserves – can obtain the new military version of the America the Beautiful National Parks and Federal Recreation Lands Annual Pass. The pass will be accepted at National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Reclamation,