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Military spouses' best-kept secret

This morning, I peered at my baggy, bloodshot eyes in the bathroom mirror. It had been a rough night. Thanks to wild fluctuations in my hormones, my hair was a rat's nest of sweaty tangles.
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USO Camp Walker holds Coffee Connection at Chinhae Naval Base

USO Camp Walker hosted our very first Coffee Connection at Chinhae Naval Base since the program started in area IV over a year and ago.
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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 in Korea a treat

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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Korean Kitchen: Cook up your own seafood pancakes!

When the weather is overcast and rainy, what are your go-to comfort foods?
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Pick your poison: Why chopsticks in Korea are metal

Since their invention in ancient China more than 3,000 years ago, chopsticks have been widely used in Asian countries. In South Korea, “jeotgarak” means chopsticks.
Suwon galbi; Photo courtesy of Suwon city hall
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Suwon’s traditional Nam-mun Market a Korean treat

For tourists seeking to sample street food and eat like a local, a stop at Nam-mun Market, near Suwon Hwaseong, is a must. This is Suwon’s largest traditional market, covering a total area of 164 square meters and featuring over 80 kiosks selling a variety of food and goods.
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Hey, foreigners! Here are 14 dishes you have to try in Korea!

In Korea, there is no end to what people can see and experience, but trying Korean food is on the top of most visitor to-do lists! So let’s explore some of the dishes that are sure to impress you with Korea’s true flavor!
Bibimbap: Rice with nutrient-packed flavor
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VIDEO| Touring Korean's Multicultural Ansan Food Street

Located in Wongok-dong, the Ansan Multicultural Food Street was formed in 1990s during the influx of blue-collar foreign workers who came work at the many industrial companies in Ansan.