JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD - Twelve years after arriving in the United States from Ukraine, U.S. Army Sgt. Dmytro Tsvira, a culinary specialist assigned to 296th Brigade Support Battalion on JBLM, shares how he plans to achieve his personal and...
189th CATB legal NCO’s son assists Army recruiting goals
JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD - For several decades the Army's Hometown Recruit Assistant Program (HRAP) has been considered vital in recruiting soldiers into the United States Army while allowing recent trainees to return home to convey their...
Leading with the best version of herself
A pat on her shoulder did wonders. "In the fifth and sixth grades I had a teacher named Mrs. Reeder," began retired Col. Kirsten Brunson. If she praised you, you really deserved it - a pat on my shoulder had me floating for a week." Born in...
She sat in the lounge area of the Survivor Outreach Services (SOS) at Joint Base Lewis-McChord. The woman had a smile on her face and extended a warm handshake. After introductions, she pulled out a portrait in a dark, wooden frame, almost the...
Over 30 years ago, a non-commissioned officer took an interest in then Pvt. Shawn Carns. It's a lesson he has not forgotten. "He is the NCO who made me the soldier that has allowed me to get to where I am right now," began now I Corps' Command...
Marching to a unique beat: the versatile 42R
JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD - When picturing the U.S. Army, the first image that comes to mind usually is not soldiers mesmerizing crowds with the sweet razzle-dazzle of tubas, drums, or trumpets, but that's exactly what the proud members of the...