Capt. Christopher Kaighen, left, braces Tech. Sgt. Michael Docodcil, while Pathfinder Jacob Boshop, right, supervises as they hook an 1,800 pound A-22 cargo bag to a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during slingload training at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. Kaighen is a JBLM Reservist with 86th APS.
KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan — Joint coalition team peers into a dark, moonless sky in preparation for a night time helicopter slingload mission, planned by a Joint Base Lewis-McChord officer. All of their other senses are heightened to compensate for the reduced visibility as a UH-60 Black Hawk approaches the site.
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With the birth of grunge in Seattle from the late 1980s to the early 1990s, the Pacific Northwest has turned out several influential musical acts such as Soundgarden, Nirvana and Pearl Jam. More recently, alternative band Death Cab For Cutie and the artist Macklemore have traced their roots to the Puget Sound area.
Joint Base Lewis-McChord offers a variety of opportunities for weekend camping escapes. With the cost of gas rising again at the start of the summer travel season, places to “stay-cation” are in high demand.
When the summer season’s first shipment of Copper River salmon arrived from Alaska May 17 to the delight of seafood lovers throughout the Pacific Northwest, an Air Force Reservist assigned to the 446th Airlift Wing knew just how to cook it up.
Airmen of the 62nd Maintenance Group saluted their new commander during a change of command ceremony June 14 here.
The McChord side of Joint Base Lewis-McChord will conduct a mandatory wing training day Tuesday.
After looking into a number of bear sightings the past two weeks, Joint Base Lewis-McChord leaders will reopen Engineer Bluff to the public Saturday.
Joint Base Lewis-McChord leaders announced the implementation of workplace furloughs mandated by the Budget Control Act of 2011, which will affect about 10,000 civilian Department of Defense employees on the installation.
Residents living in a quiet Tacoma neighborhood were awakened on the morning of July 8 by nearly 700 military runners preparing for the military portion at the 2013 Sound to Narrows Race.
After months of intense training, Sgt. Joshua Andrew came away from the Department of Defense’s Fourth Annual Warrior Games in May with a gold medal for shot put and a silver medal for discus.
TUKWILA — The Seattle Sounders of Major League Soccer have played against some of the world’s best — from European powerhouses Manchester United and Chelsea, to league rivals Los Angeles Galaxy and FC Dallas.
Joint Base Lewis-McChord is one of 25 installations participating in the “Feet First into Safety” program during the month of June.
Before my boss at CENTCOM presided over my retirement ceremony, he asked how many PCS moves I had made in my 20-year Army career, drawing attention to one of the top stress-producing activities military families share— moving the household.
SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. — Get mentored or get left behind. Air Force development opportunities are becoming more competitive and without proper guidance an officer stands the chance of missing important milestones.
As my time here at Madigan comes to an end, I am once again reminded of what an honor it has been to be the director of Health Services leading Madigan Army Medical Center as your health care provider on Joint Base Lewis-McChord.
COMBAT OUTPOST TALUKAN, Afghanistan – Soldiers of B Company, 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry “Manchu” Regiment, recently tore apart the combat outpost that was their home for nearly seven months.
BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan — Halfway there.
BAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan — In the first four months of their deployment, the Soldiers of the Joint Task Force Triple Nickel headquarters, 555th Engineer Brigade, have overseen engineering projects for countless other units throughout Afghanistan. Massive base expansions, road construction, building repairs and more.