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Major General Jeffrey S. Buchanan, I Corps' deputy commanding general, forms part of a command team responsible for nine brigades of troops, yet as he looked out at a sea of thousands of Special Olympians June 1, he said he couldn't help but be inspired. Marking the
Kids
Sometimes it can be hard to get 10-year-old Lilyanna Echols' attention. At practice, a week before her second Summer Games appearance, the gold medalist, to her coaches and mother's dismay, likes to socialize. Whether it's between heats, or even during them as she looks out for friends
Military Life
Approximately 40 years of friendship between the South Sound military and Special Olympics continues next week. Special Olympics Washington will open its Summer Games June 1 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord. More than 6,000 athletes and supporters will converge on JBLM as part of the annual partnership. Soldiers
Focus
A traditional Irish saying claims "The tree remains, but not the hand that planted it." Soldiers who live by the creed of De Oppresso Liber, or "to liberate the oppressed," know that truth all too well. Soldiers from 1st Special Forces Group remembered one of their own Feb.
Military Resources
Sam and his older brother, Spc. Tom Brandon, a Soldier with 17th Fires Brigade, rode together in the Joint Base Lewis-McChord Better Opportunities for Single Servicemembers van the evening of Jan. 27. Whether it was barracks-to-barracks, trips to the Express, or getting fellow troops home from a
Education
Servicemembers entering the civilian workforce are sharing in the nation's current economic slump. The U.S. Department of Labor reported in 2010 an 11.5 percent unemployment rate for those who'd served in the military any time after September 2001. With the Army expecting to downsize by approximately 80,000
Focus
It's 25 degrees, 10 with the wind chill. You've lost control of your car and have landed in an embankment just off of the Nisqually. While you get your bearings and wonder if your arm is broken, a tone sounds at Joint Base Lewis- McChord. JBLM firefighters spring
Focus
The "fighting knife" that's seen in the U.S. Army Special Forces crest is said to represent a "silent" weapon that represents "straight and true" Special Forces troops. Soldiers from Joint Base Lewis-McChord's 1st Special Forces Group recognized 14 of their own fighting knives and pinned them with
Focus
"One hundred men we'll test today, but only three win the Green Beret." If we're to believe a song, most of us couldn't hack being Special Forces Soldiers, yet everyone who was invited to the 1st Special Forces Group Flat Range Complex got a chance to shoot like
Neighborhoods
Barely a year old, Joint Base Lewis-McChord continues to upgrade its amenities that serve a growing, diverse military and military Family population. The trend continued when installation leadership, along with Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation and private construction company reps broke ground on upgrades
