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Time is hard to get with a three-star general. And for leadership from across Joint Base Lewis-McChord, known as JBLM, a short block of time with Lt. Gen. Robert Brown, commanding general of I Corps, proved to be a valuable thing. Brown met with more than
Military Resources
A punch to the face isn't exactly the rendezvous with destiny most people envision when they think of finding self-confidence. But Staff Sgt. Marcus Edwards knows that when it comes to Modern Army Combatives class, it's often the moment where faith in self comes out in its
Schools
Joint Base Lewis-McChord and Clover Park School District broke ground on the future site of JBLM's Hillside Elementary School Monday, signifying the official start of a yearlong construction project to completely rebuild Hillside and Carter Lake Elementary Schools. Leadership from the installation and Department of the Army,
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(JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash.) - The verdict is in for Soldiers with the 508th Military Police Battalion: Sometimes, slide show presentations just don't cut it. To train properly, you need to go outside once in a while. You need tents, you need generators, you need to break the field equipment out
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FORT IRWIN, Calif. - Her tail wagging uncontrollably as passersby brush their hands across her fur, Coba, a 3-year-old chocolate lab, often stands for a lot of things. She's the dog troops leave at home before deploying; the one they grew up with. She's a fond memory, a beacon of happiness
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FORT IRWIN, Calif. - Standing over the engine compartment of a Stryker fighting vehicle in the warm afternoon winds of the Mojave Desert, Pvt. Joshua Lopez is a long way from home. The intense heat, the whipping gusts throwing sand and dust into his face and the sprawling, barren landscape resemble
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JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash. - In college, 1st Lt. James Appel always wanted to compete in a triathlon. But, somewhere, he always found a reason not to. "I kind of made excuses when I was in college for the reasons why I didn't," said Appel,
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FEDERAL WAY - When Tech. Sgt. Guy Dashnea stumbled upon outrigger canoeing for the first time in 2006 while stationed in Hawaii, he was merely searching for a new way to be active. He said years of intense weight lifting, running, soccer and football - and a
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JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash. - While in Afghanistan in 2010, a roadside bomb attack took away both of Erin Schaefer's legs. But now, just two years later, a bicycle is making him feel whole again. "It's a freedom adventure," said the Everett, Wash., native, loading his three-wheeled, hand-pedaled bike into his truck,
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JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash. - Spc. Ryan Tremble has watched his 9-month-old daughter, Jade, grow up like most other parents do - a little bit at a time. But he's witnessed it all from behind a screen. No touching, no playing, no holding. For the 22-year-old,
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JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash. - When members of the 56th Army Band performed for Sgt. 1st Class Thomas Babbit's high school nearly 30 years ago, playing professionally as a musician was still a new dream for him. Now, it's a reality every day of his life.
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JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash. - Pfc. Domonique Dennis has always been a competitor. Through Tae Kwon Do, mixed martial arts, track and football, the 21-year-old has continuously sought to be the best. And now, combatives, the Army's Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu-based style of hand-to-hand fighting, is doing well to
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OINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash. - Normally, training comes as often for the 67th Military Police Company as it does for any other Army unit. But this year, its soldiers will be lucky to make it to the field once. The company and its sister company, the 595th
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JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash. - Spc. Sean Shanahan looks at combatives, the Army's Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu-based style of hand-to-hand fighting, much like he does life: You get knocked down, you get back up. "It transfers over to everything you do in life," Shanahan says in between ground
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Having spent the last decade in the Army, Erica McLean is more than familiar with the act of rendering a salute. Having others salute her, however, might take some getting used to. After 10 years of climbing her way through the Army's enlisted ranks, McLean finally stepped into the
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As 1st Sgt. Tauese Tupua strolled through an open stretch of training area Feb. 10 during a recent field exercise with his battalion, he summed up in his own words the near future of Army operations. "The days of riding around in mine-resistant, ambush protected vehicles are
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JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash. - Sgt. 1st Class Shvoda Gregory remembers a time in the Army when new sergeants coming up in the world learned to care for their soldiers the hard way - by making mistakes."The term we used for it was ‘baptism by fire,'" said Gregory, motor sergeant
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At a point in her life when most other girls were probably trying on makeup, playing with dolls and dreaming of fairytale love, Shannon Baird had her mind set on something else completely: becoming an elite Navy Seal. Unfortunately, since the military doesn't allow females to join special operations units that
Military Life
The instant Jenn Hemmer first held her newborn daughter in her arms, an everlasting bond was formed. It was a landmark moment etched deeply in time for Hemmer and her husband, Maj. Patrick Hemmer - a time when the rest of the world slowed down and one couple took its next-biggest
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JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash. - At a point in her life when most other girls were probably trying on makeup, playing with dolls and dreaming of fairytale love, Shannon Baird had her mind set on something else completely: becoming an elite Navy Seal. Unfortunately, since the
