MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER, Joint Base Lewis-McChord - If you visit Madigan Army Medical Center on Joint Base Lewis-McChord you may see more than the hospital's iconic swans, Madi and Lewi. You may also meet up with the mellowest black Lab in...
JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD - When Anitra Reed was sharing her childhood story to a friend in northern Virginia recently, she could not help but remember her formative years spent on former Fort Lewis in the 1970s. Especially the time she spent here...
Imagine living in an apartment with no furniture other than a single twin bed and several plastic chairs to sit on. Captain Tai Nguyen does not have to imagine any of this; he lived it. "I distinctively remember folding blankets multiple times...
JBLM's Iuli just "rolls" with it
You can't remember the 2017 Department of Defense Warrior Games in Chicago without the image of Team Army performing a Haka chant. That chant led by Joint Base Lewis-McChord's Sgt 1st Class Dave Iuli, became one of the greatest memories...
Asked how he met the challenges he faced growing up in Liberia, SSG Golaybah Kamara said he "accepted the realities and made use of meager resources." The reality was that while the West African country was engulfed in a civil war, his father...
Services showcase menus from Christmases past
Meals have always been an important part of military life - for sustainment as well as enjoyment. On holidays, the Defense Department has tried to provide especially delicious meals, as troops were often far from family and needed an extra...