The Casual News was Fort Slocum’s bi-weekly newspaper through the years of the Second World War.  Meant to be both informative and entertaining, the tone of the Casual News mirrored that of the big-band swing era: optimistic, breezy, mildly saucy and youth-oriented.  The issue of July 31, 1943, highlights the contributions of Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC)—soon to become the Women’s Army Corps (WAC)—and celebrates the completion of the first three buildings of the WAC complex next to the Mortar Battery (Buildings 130, 131 and 133). Issue reproduced in its entirety through the courtesy of the Fort Slocum Alumni & Friends Collection, Michael A. Cavanaugh, Los Angeles, CA, custodian.