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SUMMARY:Military Affairs Forum
DESCRIPTION:Military Affairs Forum works to enhance communication and opportunities between the civilian community and defense installations.  During the event we will hold community updates\, networking and listen to a keynote update.\n\n\n\nThere will be a panel discussion on what makes a great American defense community with various partners:\n\n\n\nTOPIC OF DISCUSSION: What makes a great American Defense Community\n\n	0800-Breakfast begins\n	0815-Chamber opens the meeting\n	0820 -SSMCP Intro\n	0830- JBLM -COL Park\n	0850 (Panel Discussion)- Washington APEX Accelerator\, formerly PTAC\n	0855- Blue Star Families\n	0900- Support the Enlisted Project\n	0905- Hiring our Heroes\n	0910- VA Sponsorship Program\n	0915-Q &A\n	0925- Community Announcements\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeaker:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nColonel KENT PARK\n\nJoint Base Garrison Commander\n\nJoint Base Lewis-McChord\, Washington\n\n\n\nColonel Kent W. Park is the commander of Joint Base Lewis-McChord\, Washington. As the commander\, Colonel Park ensures mission essential support and services to units\, service members\, families\, civilian employees\, contractors and retirees -- which totals more than 290\,000 people within 414\,000 acres -- to ensure the resilience of our Service members and their families.\n\n\n\nA graduate of the United States Military Academy\, Colonel Park was commissioned as an Infantry Officer in 1999 and served in various leadership and broadening assignments over the past 24 years.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<em style="color: rgb(105\, 105\, 105)\; font-family: arial\; font-size: 14px\;">Military Affairs Forum works to enhance communication and opportunities between the civilian community and defense installations.&nbsp\; During the event we will hold community updates\, networking and listen to a keynote update.<br />\n<br />\nThere will be a panel discussion on what makes a great American defense community with various partners:<br />\n<br />\nTOPIC OF DISCUSSION: What makes a great American Defense Community</em>\n<ul>\n	<li style="margin-left:0in\;">0800-Breakfast begins</li>\n	<li style="margin-left:0in\;">0815-Chamber opens the meeting</li>\n	<li style="margin-left:0in\;">0820 -SSMCP Intro</li>\n	<li style="margin-left:0in\;">0830- JBLM -COL Park</li>\n	<li style="margin-left:0in\;">0850 (Panel Discussion)- Washington APEX Accelerator\, formerly PTAC</li>\n	<li style="margin-left:0in\;">0855- Blue Star Families</li>\n	<li style="margin-left:0in\;">0900- Support the Enlisted Project</li>\n	<li style="margin-left:0in\;">0905- Hiring our Heroes</li>\n	<li style="margin-left:0in\;">0910- VA Sponsorship Program</li>\n	<li style="margin-left:0in\;">0915-Q &amp\;A</li>\n	<li style="margin-left:0in\;">0925- Community Announcements</li>\n</ul>\n<br />\n<br />\n<strong>Speaker:</strong><br />\n<br />\n<img alt="" height="187" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/1361/Image/Events/Military_Affairs_Forum/ColKentParkHeadshot.jpg" style="width: 150px\; height: 187px\;" width="150" /><br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-size:16px\;"><strong>Colonel KENT PARK</strong></span><br />\n<span style="font-size:14px\;">Joint Base Garrison Commander<br />\nJoint Base Lewis-McChord\, Washington</span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-size:12px\;">Colonel Kent W. Park is the commander of Joint Base Lewis-McChord\, Washington. As the commander\, Colonel Park ensures mission essential support and services to units\, service members\, families\, civilian employees\, contractors and retirees -- which totals more than 290\,000 people within 414\,000 acres -- to ensure the resilience of our Service members and their families.<br />\n<br />\nA graduate of the United States Military Academy\, Colonel Park was commissioned as an Infantry Officer in 1999 and served in various leadership and broadening assignments over the past 24 years.</span>
LOCATION:La Quinta Inn and Suites Conference Center 1425 E 27th Street Tacoma\, WA 98421-2200
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DTSTAMP:20260514T161213Z
URL:https://business.tacomachamber.org/events/details/military-affairs-forum-19051
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