BAGHDAD — The 62nd Medical Brigade, from Fort Lewis, transferred responsibility as the commanding medical unit in Iraq to the 44th Medical Command, Fort Bragg, N.C., during a transfer of authority ceremony Oct. 9, at Al-Faw Palace, Camp Victory.
Usually separated by an ocean, they have come together this month at Fort Lewis in pursuit of the same goals.
He was taken by a tragic accident, but his memory will live on in the hearts of his fellow Soldiers.
Soldiers facing financial challenges now can find more help than ever without leaving Fort Lewis.
Fortune has been good to her. The I Corps deputy commanding general for sustainment is certain of it.
“Wow, she’s really good!” was repeated many times.
WASHINGTON — Fort Lewis was one of eight installations presented Quality of Life Awards Tuesday at the 2008 Association of the United States Army Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.
A redesignation ceremony moving the 1st Air Support Operations Group from under 12th Air Force into the hands of 13th Air Force took place Oct. 1.
Two medical units from Fort Lewis are preparing to deploy to Iraq in Support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
The Army’s Installation Management Command is putting the finishing touches on the Customer Assessment surveys that will be officially launched on Oct. 21. The assessments fall into two main categories, corporate and constituent, which will be accessed from the same Web link. The exact link will be published within the next few weeks.
As the Army turns to more virtual and realistic ways of training, “Tomahawk” Soldiers got the chance to take part in the first live virtual constructive training conducted on Fort Lewis.
There was plenty of family fun for everyone at the Fire Safety Fair Saturday at Summit Skate Arena.
The Combined Federal Campaign has officially started.
Support the Troops signs are not unusual, but seeing someone holding that message on top of the highest peak in Africa is another story.
Successful execution of a comprehensive fire coordination exercise was the last step in preparing the Destroyer Brigade for its biggest challenge next February.
America’s Corps will make history this spring when it goes to Iraq for its first combat deployment in more than a half-century. The Department of Defense Tuesday announced the deployment of Headquarters, I Corps, to Iraq in 2009. I Corps will replace XVIII Airborne Corps and assume duties as the Multi-National Corps-Iraq.
It was so dark in that area of Iraq the night of April 26, Spc. Joe Gibson wasn’t certain what he had just stepped on as he walked through the chest-high grass between a series of two-foot-deep irrigation ditches.
About 60 Soldiers assigned to the Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment of the 504th Military Police Battalion returned to the arms of their loved ones Monday in Sheridan Sports and Fitness Center, to a diverse mix of plans for their futures.
Seeing how 1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery has already established itself as a unit willing to step into the unknown and try new things, it make sense the unit became the first on Fort Lewis to fire the M777 155 mm howitzer Sept. 26.
As the U.S. military moves into its seventh year of operations in the Middle East, insurgent convoy ambushes and the introduction of improvised explosive devices have brought to light the need for non-infantry Soldiers to be trained beyond their military occupational specialties.
The commandant of the newly established Fort Lewis Light Fighter Academy, 1st Sgt. John Blue, describes the academy as being a roof held up by four pillars. Those pillars are the four schools encompassing the academy: the Fort Lewis Combatives School, the Asymmetrical Warfare Group Course, the Medical Simulation Training Center and the Combat Marksmanship Course.
A bulldog determination and unwaivering devotion to community involvement by a local military retiree are being recognized at the national level.
The Army’s Installation Management Command is putting the finishing touches on the Customer Assessment surveys that will be officially launched on Oct. 21. The assessments fall into two main categories, corporate and constituent, which will be accessed from the same Web link. The exact link will be published within the next few weeks.
Understanding and maintaining respect for our diversity is important because that’s the cement that holds a team together. That’s also what the annual ethnic events on post are all about.
It’s been said that to be a good sniper, it takes good marksmanship skills, determination and patience. It is the last two traits that have helped 1st Special Forces Group snipers hone their skills.
HOHENFELS, Germany – A Company, 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment practiced military operations in urban terrain training Sept. 20 prior to conducting live-fire training at the shoot house Sept. 21 at the Joint Multi-National Readiness Center.
HOHENFELS, Germany — The blacktop of the runway stretches out for a few hundred yards as a Soldier pushes an unmanned aerial vehicle toward the launcher designed to sling it into the air.
WHIDBEY ISLAND NAVAL AIR STATION — Senior leaders from Fort Lewis converged on Whidbey Island, NAS, last week as Lt. Gen. Charles H. Jacoby Jr., commnder of I Corps and Fort Lewis, hosted his second “Team Lewis” conference.
It pays to earn good grades in school, especially for students from military families.
