JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. – JBLM’s Armed Forces Community Service and the Family Advocacy Program working in conjunction with Marvel Comics are hosting Spider-Man to conduct a series of bullying prevention campaign presentations to students attending elementary schools located on base. The 12 assemblies scheduled for the on-base elementary schools during the week of April…
Category: JBLM
Military
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 10 April 2014 TIME 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Times could vary due to weather) FIRING OF Demolitions and C4 The purpose of the late-night training is to maintain unit proficiency on this weapon system. Increased…
Operation Kid Fit
BETHEL SCHOOL DISTRICT — Is your child struggling with their weight? Joint Base Lewis McChord is offering some help through its new parenting program called Operation Kid Fit. OKF is specifically designed for military parents and other caregivers with children between the ages 5 to 10 who are struggling to maintain a healthy weight. In the…
JBLM rescue exercise
JBLM partners with community in exercise; Commemorates 1964 Great Alaskan Earthquake JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. –Multiple JBLM units and local community organizations will be involved in a disaster-driven patient reception scenario next week as part of the National Exercise Program Capstone Exercise 2014, a complex emergency preparedness exercise facilitated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency….
Captain Meriwether Lewis Chapter, AUSA upcoming events and sponsorship opportunities
Commanders’ Briefing and General Membership Meeting: On 15 April 2014, 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM, at the Tacoma Golf and Country Club in Lakewood, the AUSA Captain Meriwether Lewis Chapter will be hosting a Commanders’ Briefing and General Membership Meeting. Come watch our eleven subchapter presidents provide a 2013 year in review to LTG Lanza, the JBLM Brigade Commanders and…
Military Healthcare Study
Participants needed for group discussions of military retiree healthcare use: The US Army Surgeon General has tasked the RAND Corporation, a nonprofit research institute, to study the use of healthcare services by military retirees and their family members. A team of researchers from RAND will be coming to the Joint Base Lewis-McChord area on March…
JBLM Receives $20 Thousand Donation from NFL and USAA Million Fan Salute
JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. – JBLM commander, Col. H. Charles Hodges, Jr., will accept a $20 thousand donation on behalf of Joint Base Lewis-McChord from the NFL and USAA Million Fan Salute at 3 p.m. Thursday at the Hillside Teen Center on JLBM Lewis Main. The donation is a result of joint effort between USAA and the NFL Salute…
Commissary Club opens March 7 at McChord Field
Nancy O’Nell, Defense Commissary Agency public affairs specialist FORT LEE, Va. – Recognizing the popularity of club store shopping, the Defense Commissary Agency will begin testing a new club store format March 7 at the McChord Field Commissary, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. The format features a huge, new section of the store dedicated to club packs…
RallyPoint/6 chooses Pierce County for private, 1-stop resource center
Pierce County and the South Sound enjoy a special relationship with military services members and their families. So it only makes sense that RallyPoint/6 chose Lakewood to open the state’s largest private, one-stop resource center. The nonprofit organization – which supports transitioning service members, National Guard and Reservists, veterans and military families – is now…
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 25-28 February 2014 TIME 6:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. FIRING OF Demolitions and C4 The purpose of the late-night training is to maintain unit proficiency on this weapon system. Increased levels of activity will be noticed…
1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) Valor Awards Ceremony Thursday
Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. — The 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) will be conducting a Valor Award ceremony Thursday at 2:30 p.m. in the Carey Theater, on JBLM Lewis-Main, to recognize Soldier’s heroic actions while serving the nation. Multiple valor awards will be presented including Silver Stars, Bronze Stars with “V” (valor) devices, and Army Commendation…
Pierce Prairie Post 