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JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD - The year's most outstanding volunteers at Joint Base Lewis-McChord were recognized by the installation's senior leaders May 29 with a banquet in their honor at the McChord Field Club. The JBLM Volunteer Recognition Ceremony paid tribute to volunteers from various communities across the base including active-duty, civilian
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JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD - The finalists in a campaign designed to help civilian employees have a voice in improving operations at Joint Base Lewis-McChord pitched their ideas to a panel of decision-makers May 30. Major General Matthew McFarlane, I Corp deputy commander, Col. Kent Park, JBLM commander, Col. Patrick McClintock, 62nd
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JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD - Garrison leaders at Joint Base Lewis-McChord joined Liberty Housing officials April 19 to celebrate the opening of a first-of-its-kind playground here that offers families a more challenging way to play. Dubbed a challenge course playground, the play area in the Evergreen housing community on Lewis Main merges
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JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD - Leaders with the Directorate of Public Works and the Network Enterprise Center at Joint Base Lewis-McChord gathered with JBLM first responders March 14 to celebrate the launch of the base's new state-of-the-art, redundant radio transmission system that brings communications at the installation into a new realm
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JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD - Soldiers with the 6th Military Police Company, 22nd MP Battalion participated in an AER Meets Financial Literacy Challenge March 22 where they learned details about the Army Emergency Relief assistance program, as well as financial lessons and guidance from AER specialists and Financial Readiness Program counselors
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JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD - Any soldier, regardless of rank or experience, could one day find themselves in an unexpected financial emergency. That was the message leaders at Joint Base Lewis-McChord conveyed during the Feb. 29 kickoff event to the 2024 Army Emergency Relief campaign. "Sometimes it happens, and it happens to
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JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD - Leadership from across Joint Base Lewis-McChord gathered inside building 580 on McChord Field Jan. 23 to celebrate the reopening of the child development center after nearly four years of renovation. "This is exciting. It is a relief to see the renovations complete after such a long road,"
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JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD - Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division Special Agent Johnny Victory leads the charge every day in keeping the CID Western Field Office at Joint Base Lewis-McChord at the forefront of the latest developments in forensic science. Understanding forensic science is a specialty Victory has devoted most
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JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD - The Washington Vets to Tech program at St. Martin's University in Lacey celebrated a milestone achievement Dec. 15 when it graduated its 1,000th student in its 10 years of providing IT training and certifications to veterans preparing to enter the civilian workforce. Specialist Damien Thomas, an information
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JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD - Most Christmas trees tell a story through the ornaments hung with care from their evergreen boughs. Inside Waller Hall at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, two Christmas trees share the stories of heroes and sacrifice who have been lost while serving on active duty. The trees were decorated Dec.
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JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD - It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas at Santa's Castle on Joint Base Lewis-McChord. Located near the Clarkmoor Child Development Center on Lewis Main, the building's candy cane decorated columns are a true indicator of the magic happening inside. Through the generosity of donors and volunteers,
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JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD - Child care experts and staff from Army installations across the globe came together at Joint Base Lewis-McChord recently to share experiences and gain information that will help them provide better care for children with special needs and their families. The meeting was a two-day conference referred to
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JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD - Garrison and community leaders from Joint Base Lewis-McChord gathered Sept. 21 to celebrate the official opening of a new community park on Lewis Main with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. First announced in November 2022, the park transforms a gravel lot where the Army and Air Force Exchange Service
Health
JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD - Employees with the Directorate of Public Works are often called to assist with repairs, engineering work and for maintenance on the installation they serve, but recently at Joint Base Lewis-McChord they added the title of "honeybee rescuers" to their list of services. Jamal Brown, pest controller with
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JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD - Joint Base Lewis-McChord is one of 17 installations selected by the Department of Defense to herald in a new program intended to address and prevent workplace violence within the military community. Following the tragic active-shooter event that unfolded in 2009 at Fort Cavazos, Texas - then known
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JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD - Stress is an everyday occurrence for most people, especially active-duty service members. Whether it be family, work or financial stressors, finding a way to cope with the mental weight of stress and any additional duties can be hard for just about everyone. But very few people
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JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD - Are you prepared for a major weather event or natural disaster? Do you have a plan in place for your family members if disaster should strike while you're not at home? The Directorate of Emergency Services at Joint Base Lewis-McChord wants to help residents prepare for
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JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD - Command Sgt. Maj. Kenne Hanson assumed his new duties and responsibilities as garrison command sergeant major at Joint Base Lewis-McChord Aug. 24. In a ceremony held on the grounds in front of the JBLM Headquarters building, Hanson formally stepped into his role as the base's senior enlisted
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JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD - Have you ever wondered about those massive mounds writhing with ants scattered across the grounds of Joint Base Lewis-McChord? Surprisingly, those mounds of ants provide a valuable service to the areas they occupy. Thatching Ants build their impressive mounds out of decaying materials on the forest floor,
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JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD - More than 80,000 people attended the Joint Base Lewis-McChord Airshow & Warrior Expo on McChord Field July 15-16 and took in a large variety of military vehicle displays and breathtaking aerial maneuvers. The airshow featured the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds as the marque performer for JBLM's
