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Registration opens for virtual military spouse symposium

Military spouses can learn how to search for federal jobs, make a career change, polish their resumes and more at the fourth annual Virtual Military Spouse Symposium.
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Osan's Wild West Night returns Mar. 21

Osan Air Base’s largest fundraiser event of the year, Wild West Night, will be held at the Officers’ Club on Saturday, March 21 from 6-10 p.m.
Sunshine Burgess, left, attends a resiliency workshop with other Air Force spouses at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2019. THERON GODBOLD/STARS AND STRIPES
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Air Force turns to spouses for help in combating suicide in the ranks

Spouses may spot suicidal tendencies or mental health issues that an airman hides at work, according to servicemembers and spouses involved in a resiliency workshop Thursday at the home of U.S. Forces Japan in Tokyo.
Melissa Roletto, a child and youth program assistant at the Child Development Center on Camp Walker, assists CDC children with an art project. Roletto said volunteering, learning how to navigate and use USA Jobs, attending job fairs and talking with other spouses helped her when she applied at the CDC. (Photo Credit: Cameron Porter, USAG Daegu PAO)
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USAG Daegu programs offer employment assistance, opportunities to spouses

Her husband was serving on an unaccompanied tour of duty to Korea when she was working on her degree, but when her husband was placed on orders to Korea for another tour, they decided she and their three boys would go with him.
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One giant leap for military spouses

While Congress hashes out the details of President Donald Trump’s proposed “U.S. Space Force” — who will oversee it, how many personnel are needed, whether we can afford it, where will it be located — I am selfishly wondering what the future holds for the military spouse community after this sixth branch of the armed forces stands up.
A team from the Civilian Human Resources Agency gives workshop attendees a class on how to navigate USAJOBS, the website used by the federal government to advertise job openings, during the newly redesigned Army Community Service's Spouse Newcomers Orientation and Employment Readiness Workshop at the ACS office in the Soldier Support Center on Camp Walker Aug 8. (Photo Credit: U.S. Army)
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USAG Daegu introduces new spouses newcomers orientation, employment readiness workshop

The U.S. Army Garrison Daegu conducted its first iteration of the newly redesigned Army Community Service's Spouse Newcomers Orientation and Employment Readiness Workshop at the ACS office in the Soldier Support Center on Camp Walker Aug. 8.
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Bowling for spouses: Spare some compassion

Every summer, a fresh crop of newly-PCSed military spouses emerges from housing like swarming termites in search of pulp.
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Uyu Changgo's milk ice cream and roll cake never tasted so good

Uyu changgo can be translated to “milk storage room,” but you’ll realize that this place is far from a rustic dairy barn.
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Let's cook up spicy Ddukbokki

Tteokbokki is essentially Korean rice cakes and dried fish cakes cooked in a spicy gochujang sauce. You can vary the spice levels by adding more water or less gochujang.
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Sulbing’s bingsu will keep you cool for the summer

From bingsu shaved ice to Subak-hwachae Korean watermelon punch, there are so many light, refreshing and sweet desserts you can enjoy in the South Korean summer.
Image courtesy of Gorilla Brewing Company
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Enjoy “The Shop”, Gorilla Brewing Company’s New Summertime Pop-up

Gorilla Brewing Company has converted its old brewery into a collaboration pop-up shop featuring beers from six great craft breweries from across the country.
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Hey! In South Korea it's called ramyeon, ramen!

A wide range of noodle dishes are available in Korea, including japchae glass noodles, jajang myeon black bean noodles and dangmun sweet potato noodles, but none have won the hearts of Koreans like ramyeon.
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How we eat in South Korea

In a past life I was a kindergartener. My key duties began with an afternoon bus ride to Tootin Hills Elementary School (yes, the real name of the school) but the journey from home was always preceded by lunch with mom.