JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. – Medical professionals and senior Army and Air Force leaders will host a series of town halls next week at JBLM to provide information about Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) as well as the installation’s Ebola preparedness. Leaders at the Town Halls will also answer service member, military family member and employee questions…
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JBLM conducts Town Hall meetings to inform military community and answer questions about Ebola
JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. – Medical professionals and senior Army and Air Force leaders will host a series of town halls next week at JBLM to provide information about Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) as well as the installation’s Ebola preparedness. Leaders at the Town Halls will also answer service member, military family member and employee questions…
JBLM hosts naturalization ceremony Friday for 10 new citizens
JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. – U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Seattle District will swear in approximately 10 new U.S. citizens Friday, Nov. 7 during a naturalization ceremony at Joint Base Lewis-McChord. The new citizens are active duty service members. This ceremony honors Veterans Day. The ceremony will take place at 12 p.m., at JBLM’s…
JBLM Overpass Construction Perimeter Rd CLOSED Oct 14-15
JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. – Construction of the new Joint Base connector road and overpass project that links both segments of the joint base will enter the third phase of construction with the installation of twelve, 183-foot girders Tuesday evening. Perimeter Road will be temporarily closed to local traffic between the intersections of 150th St….
Groundbreaking ceremony set for second JBLM Fisher House Sept 25
JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. – The Fisher House Foundation will officially break ground on a second comfort home facility at Joint Base Lewis-McChord Thursday at 1:30 p.m. on the Madigan campus. The home will provide a place for military families to stay at no cost while a loved one is receiving medical treatment. It will feature…
JBLM Schedules Events for POW/MIA Remembrance Week
JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. – In support of the National POW/MIA Recognition Day, held September 19, JBLM has scheduled a week of events. The 2014 POW/MIA Remembrance Week events begin Sept. 15 with a wreath-laying ceremony at 11 a.m. at Memorial Grove, JBLM McChord Field (Outside the Club at McChord). Other scheduled events include: Sept. 16: Motorcycle…
1ST Special Forces Group (Airborne) to hold 30th anniversary of unit reactivation ceremony
1ST Special Forces Group (Airborne) to hold 30th anniversary of unit reactivation ceremony Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.—The 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) will hold a 30-year anniversary ceremony for the reactivation of the Group on September 4, 3 p.m. at the 1st SFG (A) “Coleman” compound by the unit memorial wall. Col. Otto K. Liller…
Invitation to RallyPoint/6 grand opening Sept. 3
RallyPoint/6 invites you to attend a grand opening ceremony on Wednesday, Sept. 3, at noon to tour the new facility, meet the team and hear guest speakers. The nonprofit organization – which supports all generations of all military branches, veterans and military family members – operates the state’s largest privately-funded resource portal for employment, education,…
Joint Base Lewis-McChord late-night firing announcement
JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. – Joint Base Lewis-McChord will conduct late-night firing on the following date(s): DATE 28 August 2014 TIME 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. FIRING OF Demolitions- C4 The purpose of the late-night training is to maintain unit proficiency on this weapon system. Increased levels of activity will be noticed during the…
Elected officials tour JBLM Joint Base connector road and overpass construction site August 19
JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. – U.S. Senator Patty Murray, D-Wash., and U.S. Representatives Adam Smith, D-Bellevue, and Denny Heck, D-Olympia, will receive a construction update and tour the site of the new Joint Base connector road and overpass project at JBLM. The new road and overpass will cross over Perimeter Road, which bisects Lewis Main…
Special Forces Scholarship Fund to hold awards ceremony
Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.—The Special Forces Scholarship Fund will hold an awards ceremony August 8, 2 p.m. at the 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) compound. Retired Army Col. Richard G. Thomas Jr., the 1st SFG (A) Scholarship Fund Volunteer Program Director, will be hosting the event along with Col. Steve Johnson, 1st SFG (A) Deputy…
2d Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment Change of Command
JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash. – 2d Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment will welcome a new commander and bid farewell to their present commander 10 a.m. Thursday at Watkins Parade Field on JBLM Lewis Main. Lt. Col. Jay Bartholomees will assume command from Col. Gregory K. Anderson during the change of command ceremony. Bartholomees is no stranger to the…
Medal of Honor recipient Master Sergeant Leroy A. Petry Retirement ceremony July 23, 2 p.m.
JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. – 2d Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment will conduct an official retirement ceremony in honor of Medal of Honor recipient Master Sergeant Leroy A. Petry Wednesday, July 23 at 2 p.m. here. Media who wish to attend the retirement ceremony should call 706-604-5114 for pick-up time and location. Petry will conduct interviews Tuesday, July…
Army invites public to comment on environmental impacts of possible force reductions
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO, Texas – The Department of the Army has completed a Supplemental Programmatic Environmental Assessment (SPEA) for Army 2020 force structure realignment and is making a draft Finding of No Significant Impact (FNSI) available for public comment. All interested members of the public, federally-recognized Indian or Alaska Native tribes, Native Hawaiian groups,…
2nd Stryker Brigade Soldier killed during training exercise
JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD –A 2-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 7th Infantry Division Soldier was killed during a training exercise at the National Training Center in Fort Irwin, Calif., June 21. The Soldier has been identified as Pfc. Andrew J. Sass, 23, of Fremont, N.C. Sass was an infantryman assigned to Company C, 2nd Battalion, 1st…
JBLM to Host Skate Day with Professional Skateboarders Torey Pudwill and Joey Brezinski
JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. –JBLM Family, Morale, Welfare, and Recreation Directorate is inviting service members and families to skate with two professional skateboarders, Torey Pudwill and Joey Brezinski, at the JBLM Skate Park Thursday from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Pudwill, or “T-Puds,” as he goes by, was named the Best Street Skater at the 2011 TransWorld Skateboarding Awards,…
JBLM South Gate Closure this summer
JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. – Construction has begun on a new road and overpass project that will cross over Perimeter Road, which bisects JBLM Lewis Main and McChord Field, to link both sides of the joint base. Service members who work on either side of JBLM will more easily travel back-and-forth without needing to exit or enter security…
2014 Special Olympics Washington Summer Games
Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. – The 2014 Special Olympics Washington Summer Games will host a record-breaking 2,800 Special Olympics athletes at Joint Base Lewis-McChord May 30-June 1. The Special Olympics “Flame of Hope” is scheduled to arrive at JBLM McChord Field Friday, May 30, in time for the opening ceremony, which is scheduled to begin at 7:30…
Joint Base Lewis-McChord late-night firing announcement
JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. – Joint Base Lewis-McChord will conduct late-night firing on the following date(s): DATE 28-29 May 2014 TIME Midnight to Midnight FIRING OF Demolitions- C4, Demo Block and Dynamite The purpose of the late-night training is to maintain unit proficiency on this weapon system. Increased levels of activity will be noticed…
JBLM honors fallen Service Members in Memorial Day Ceremony
JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash. – Joint Base Lewis-McChord will honor the memory of those who have made the ultimate sacrifice in the defense of the United States with a Memorial Day ceremony Monday, May 26, at 11:30 a.m. at the base cemetery, the Fort Lewis Cemetery. Brig. Gen. Willard M. Burleson III, deputy commanding general,…