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JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD - Those who have spent time around Army helicopters know that the enlisted crew chiefs are often visible from the sky, with their head hanging out of the sliding side door of a UH-60 Black Hawk or feet dangling off of the back ramp of a CH-47
Stage
When American playwright A. R. Gurney wrote his Tony-nominated play Love Letters in 1989, he knew it'd be a draw for name-brand actors. That's because the play is in epistolary form, meaning it's constructed as a series of letters in the manner of many 19th-century novels, thus requiring less rehearsal
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FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. - The U.S. Army Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear School named 1st Lt. Jordan Anderson and Sgt. Austin Howard, from the 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, the winners of the six-day Best CBRN Warrior competition during a ceremony April 15 at Baker Theater. The competition,
Focus
JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD - Litter is a big problem with a simple solution - everyone on Joint Base Lewis-McChord doing their part. At least that's what Staff Sgt. Ciara Love, precision measurement equipment laboratory technician with 62nd Maintenance Squadron, at JBLM proposed for April 22, which was Earth Day. Love is
Focus
While a Reserve Officers' Training Corps cadet who majored in business analytics at Auburn University only to be branch detailed into the infantry, 1st Lt. Gavin McGettigan is now not only an infantry officer but a Good Samaritan. Cadets have the opportunity to rank their choice of branches in the Army
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Joint Base Lewis-McChord - The 62nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron conducted a weeklong Agile Combat Employment training here, April 18-22, 2022. The ACE training is part of a grand and innovative operation in which maintainers at McChord Field do their part to "Accelerate Change or Lose." It is no secret that adversaries'
Food Matters
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Housing
JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD - Toward the end of 2021, Joint Base Lewis-McChord began recruiting community mayors for its five base housing districts. These mayors serve as a voice for the communities and advocate for quality-of-life initiatives. "Each of those districts has the subordinate 22 communities," said Col. Phillip Lamb, JBLM commander.
Focus
Lindsey Gerheim tuned in often to watch the 2012 Olympic Games in London the past two weeks. Unfortunately for the captain assigned to the 6th Military Police Group, Criminal Investigation Division, she didn't get to see her favorite sport. After Japan defeated the USA softball team 3-1
Health
Madigan's Department of Pediatrics is offering several dedicated physical exam dates this summer:August 28, Sept. 13, and Sept. 25. Physical exams appointments are offered for TRICARE Prime patients ages 4 to 18 who are enrolled in the Madigan Department of Pediatrics. Parents should ensure that the parent section
Health
Madigan Healthcare System is proud to announce the official opening of the Military Adolescent School Based Health Initiative (MASBHI) in partnership with the Steilacoom Historic School District No.1. Team members from the Division of Adolescent Medicine's patient-centered medical home at Madigan will conduct a teen clinic
Health
You went to your primary care manager and she suggested you go see a specialist. Maybe it's for an evaluation; maybe it's for a specific treatment. You just know you need to make another appointment and you want to make it quickly. Whether this is your first
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With sweat dripping from their dirty faces, a group of "Utmost" Soldiers from the 110th Chemical Battalion charged obstacles during the battalion's inaugural rite of passage event "Iron Dragon Fury," on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Lewis North, July 31. "This event shows Soldiers that they are capable of doing
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The job of helping Soldiers prepare for deployment changed hands Aug. 1 on Joint Base Lewis-McChord when Col. John Velliquette Jr. assumed command of the 1st Joint Mobilization Brigade from Lt. Col. Steven Donnelly. Velliquette steps into a crucial role for the base. The 1st JMB runs
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In a warehouse on Joint Base Lewis McChord, parachute riggers from the 201st Battle-field Surveillance Brigade worked at four long tables with the Army's newest parachute system spread out in front of them. The Maneuverable Canopy-6, part of the Advanced Tactical Parachute System and used by the
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The 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Family and friends said their final goodbyes to a comrade as photos of the young sergeant during happier times, scrolled on a screen at the Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Lewis North Chapel Aug. 1. The Soldiers of 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment remembered
Focus
How to run a city wasn't in the curriculum at West Point, or part of Col. Thomas Brittain's 23-year infantry-heavy Army experience before his arrival at Fort Lewis. Yet at the end of his three-year joint base command, as the de facto mayor of the sixth-largest city
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FORT HOOD, Texas - The command team of 40th Infantry Division, California Army National Guard, conducted a War Fighter Exercise (WFX) with direct support from Observer, Coach and Trainers (OC/Ts) of the 189th Infantry Brigade, Division West - First Army, at North Fort Hood throughout the first half of April. 40th
Schools
In a summer marked with athletes, medals and matches, it's nice to know that local students are following suit. Last week, Clover Park High School's own Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps drill teams made a lasting impression when they swept multiple events at a national competition. Although the Clover
