A Stryker brigade whose only commander said was "conceived under the aegis of Mars" retired its flag and welcomed a new leader last week. The Destroyer Brigade cased its colors July 22 for the first time in ...
PTSD ruling benefits ‘fobbits’
The Greek historian Herodotus described an Athenian warrior who had been struck blind "without...
Farrelli’s Pizza honored for community service
From shipping a pizza across the country to a deploying soldier to helping a group of deployed...
When Madigan Army Medical Center Commander Col. Jerome (Jerry) Penner III brought up the idea of...
Sep
2nd
McChord's 8th Airlift Squadron returns home today
More than 120 Airmen from McChord Field's 8th Airlift Squadron will be greeted by family and friends today after a 120-day deployment in support of Operations ENDURING and IRAQI FREEDOM. The 8th AS airmen were deployed as the 816th Expeditionary...
Aug
30th
JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. - Family, friends, Service members and the Joint Base community will remember a Soldier who died while in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom with a ceremony to be conducted Tuesday, at 3 p.m. in the JBLM...
Aug
30th
More than 100 airmen assigned to the 4th Airlift Squadron departed McChord Field Aug. 26 for a 120-day deployment in support of the Operations Enduring and Iraqi Freedom. The 4th AS is replacing the 8th AS, which is scheduled to return in the...
Aug
29th
AWOL Lewis-McChord soldier shot in Utah
Spc. Brandon S. Barrett, 28, was killed Friday after he wounded a police officer in one of the busiest intersections in downtown Salt Lake City, according to published reports. For more on the story, click here.
Aug
27th
Users can play Taliban, kill U.S. troops in new video game
A new first-person shooter video game has some up in arms about some of the game's features. By allowing players to assume the role of Taliban fighters killing U.S. troops, Redwood City-based (Calif.) Electronic Arts may have crossed the line...
Operation Family Support
Partnership gives tools to help wounded warriors
Medical staff members and managers of military installation resources gathered Monday on a racquetball court in a Joint Base Lewis-McChord gymnasium to learn how to play a modified version of volleyball. The net was set 3.5 feet above the...
Military Life
Fifty years ago most wedding ceremonies were performed inside religious buildings and officiated by religious leaders. Today it has become commonplace for couples to find unique locations to get married, and fewer couples are going the...
Focus
Special Forces soldiers gather for annual picnic
They are America's fighting elite, "quiet professionals" who have waged unconventional warfare on enemies from the jungles of Vietnam to the mountains of Afghanistan. And on Aug. 14, a few hundred former, retired and active-duty Special Forces...
Business News
Direct sales solve military spouses’ career woes
The term "portable career" is often thrown around within military circles with reference to the ideal occupations for spouses. Arranging days at the office around deployments, the needs of the kids' and the general chaos that sometimes comes as...
Operation Family Support
For the fourth straight year, Joint Base Lewis-McChord hosted a Surviving Family Members Appreciation Day Aug. 13 at the American Lake Community Center. "This is a good place to bring together all the information and services for survivors and...
With the start of the school year just around the corner, families who've recently arrived at...
Moving to a new duty station can be overwhelming if you don't know the area or any of the people...
Jennifer McPhee's eyes filled with tears as she struggled to find words. Her thoughts centered...
It's time again for dinner and a movie on August 20th.
Finding a place to live can be a stressful and tedious process when you PCS to a new duty...
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